Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 1046)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Walnut Hills High School	Public	7-12	3250 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8400	2,500	131	19.1	23.8%	1,498 (59.9%)	532 (21.3%)	108 (4.3%)	167 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	189 (7.6%)	$17,217							96.9	96.1	2	1		390437500384
2	Chagrin Falls Middle School	Public	7-8	342 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 247-4746	261	20	13	6.1%	237 (90.8%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$19,486							96.3	95.8	3	1		390452802160
3	Tri-Village High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	315 S Main St	New Madison	45346	Darke County	Tri-Village Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 996-1511	333	23	14.3	37.2%	322 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,582							96	91.8	34	31		390466802621
4	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	336	28	11.8	42.3%	178 (53.0%)	111 (33.0%)	11 (3.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	$18,561							95.8	93.8	18	14		390437505925
5	Marion Local Elementary School	Public	K-8	7956 State Route 119	Maria Stein	45860	Mercer County	Marion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 925-4595	677	41	16.7	2.5%	663 (97.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,825							95.4	94.8	7	2		391003103297
6	Mt Hope Elementary School	Public	K-8	8242 State Route 241	Mount Hope	44654	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 674-0418	83	7	12.7	13.3%	83 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,272							95.4	94.3	11	5		390476802940
7	New Bremen High School	Public	7-12	901 E Monroe St	New Bremen	45869	Auglaize County	New Bremen Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 629-8606	388	21	18.4	23.7%	371 (95.6%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,361							95.3	95.1	6	1		390459502390
8	Versailles Middle School	Public	5-8	280 Marker Rd	Versailles	45380	Darke County	Versailles Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 526-4426	373	18	20.7		360 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,417							95.2	94.4	10	2		390456302317
9	Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-8	5088 Tr 401	Berlin	44654	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 893-2413	209	16	13.2	14.4%	209 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,088							95.2	91.1	44	35		390476802936
10	Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 East Park St	Fort Loramie	45845	Shelby County	Fort Loramie Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 295-3342	348	19	18.4	6.0%	345 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,894							95.1	94.1	12	2		390497803693

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests Mathematics, Ohio State Tests English Language Arts, Ohio State Tests Science test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 15, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.