Summary:
ZIP code 45243 in Cincinnati, Ohio, has two public middle schools serving grades 6–8—Indian Hill Middle School in Indian Hill Exempted Village and Madeira Middle School in Madeira City—and both are 5-star schools ranked among Ohio’s best.
Academically, both schools far exceed Ohio averages in every reported subject and grade. Madeira Middle School is the higher-ranked school in 2025–2026, at #8 of 1,046 schools statewide (99th percentile), and its district ranks #18 of 773 districts. Its proficiency highlights include 99.2% in 6th-grade math, 96.1% in 8th-grade math, 94.7% in 6th-grade ELA, 93.7% in 8th-grade science, and 100% in Algebra I End of Course. Indian Hill Middle School ranks #24 of 1,046 schools statewide (98th percentile), with its district at #43 of 773. It leads Madeira in 7th-grade ELA at 93.6%, and its advanced math results are exceptional: 99% in Algebra I and 98.5% in Geometry End of Course, which is 55.2 points above the state. Madeira has improved from #40 statewide in 2023–2024 to #9 and then #8; Indian Hill jumped from the #70s to #24. Madeira’s 7th-grade math dipped to 76.8% but remains 28.2 points above state, while Indian Hill’s 8th-grade math rose to 87.2%.
Attendance and resources differ. Madeira Middle School has 395 students, a 17.1 student-teacher ratio, 5.2% chronic absenteeism, and $11,498 per-student spending in 2018–2019. Indian Hill Middle School has 537 students, a 12.4 ratio, 8.4% chronic absenteeism, and $16,384 per-student spending in 2018–2019. Madeira’s free/reduced lunch rate is 9.87%; Indian Hill’s is not reported. Keep in mind that spending figures are from 2018–2019, and Madeira has no Geometry EOC value in this data set. Overall, Madeira is the top-10 performer in most 2025–2026 tests, while Indian Hill is close behind with stronger resources by ratio and spending and standout advanced-math scores.
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