Best Middle Schools in Ohio for Gifted and Talented Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Ohio!

Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Gifted and Talented students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 196)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Gifted and Talented)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Gifted and Talented)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Van Buren Middle School	Public	6-8	3775 Shroyer Rd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1800	607	42	14.4	41.0%	465 (76.6%)	36 (5.9%)	40 (6.6%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.4%)	$14,175							99.5%	75.3%	24.16%			390441801114
2	Manchester Middle School	Public	5-8	760 W Nimisila Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 882-3812	377	25	15.2	34.2%	357 (94.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,883							99.0%	81.9%	17.05%			390500003792
3	Beachwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2860 Richmond Rd	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 831-0355	316	26	12	23.4%	130 (41.1%)	81 (25.6%)	23 (7.3%)	56 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	$22,125							98.5%	94.5%	4.01%			390435500122
4	Pleasant Run Middle School	Public	6-8	11770 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 851-2400	651	43	15.1		191 (29.3%)	284 (43.6%)	67 (10.3%)	20 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	84 (12.9%)	$11,444							98.0%	29.3%	68.61%			390473602861
5	Hyatts Middle School	Public	6-8	6885 Sawmill Parkway	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5400	800	48	16.7	9.0%	509 (63.6%)	21 (2.6%)	35 (4.4%)	200 (25.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (3.8%)	$14,716							97.4%	95.2%	2.23%			390467605422
6	Amherst Junior High School	Public	6-8	548 Milan Ave	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-0324	856	46	18.6	36.1%	655 (76.5%)	25 (2.9%)	131 (15.3%)	14 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$10,239							96.9%	74.7%	22.27%			390451902119
7	Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	2341 Snouffer Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5700	521	37	13.9		270 (51.8%)	71 (13.6%)	92 (17.7%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.1%)	$12,977							96.4%	59.0%	37.44%			390451306085
8	Bethel-Tate Middle School	Public	6-8	649 W Plane St	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	Bethel-Tate Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 734-2271	296	21	14	48.0%	271 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,745							95.9%	79.9%	15.99%			390463102507
9	Hopewell Junior School	Public	7-8	8200 Cox Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-2258	470	19	25.1	33.8%	291 (61.9%)	58 (12.3%)	34 (7.2%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	43 (9.1%)	$13,102							95.4%	83.7%	11.66%			390461102437
10	Utica Middle School	Public	6-8	260 N Jefferson St	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2691	338	25	13.3	92.6%	327 (96.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,740							94.9%	64.1%	30.75%			390480203088

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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