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Garfield Heights City Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 656 students in Garfield Heights City Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Garfield Heights City School School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
2,920 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
171 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Garfield Heights City Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#806 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
63%
Graduation Rate
85%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.57
# American Indian Students
3 Students
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
85 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
9%
# Black Students
2,386 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
82%
22%
# White Students
231 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
8%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
207 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
83
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
153
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
207
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
184
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
167
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
187
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
199
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
211
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
205
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
240
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
334
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
243
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
266
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
241
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,051 is higher than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,829 is higher than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$58 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,051
$17,287
Spending / Student
$19,829
$17,235
Best Garfield Heights City Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Garfield Heights Middle School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
12000 Maple Leaf Dr
Cleveland, OH 44125
(216) 475-8105
Cleveland, OH 44125
(216) 475-8105
Grades: 6-8
| 656 students
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