Summary:
Shaker Heights City has one public high school, Shaker Hts High School, serving grades 9–12 with 1,418 students in the Shaker Heights City district, so families should compare it with district and state averages rather than with other local high schools. The district is ranked 355 of 773, 54th percentile, 3 stars.
Shaker Hts High School reports a 98.0% graduation rate and a 13.9 student-teacher ratio. It is above Ohio averages in five of six End-of-Course subjects: American History 77.3% vs. 73.2%, Biology 71.6% vs. 67.0%, English II 67.6% vs. 62.7%, and American Government 73.3% vs. 71.6%. For American Government, American History, and Biology, the school’s results match the district’s. Geometry is 46.6%, above the state’s 43.3% but below the district’s 50.9%. Algebra I is the clearest weakness: 50.0% proficient, below the state’s 61.6% and the district’s 65.8%. Chronic absenteeism is 29.4%, compared with 20.3% in the district, while 40.69% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch and per-student spending was $16,310 in 2018–2019.
The latest rank is 451 of 795, 43rd percentile, 2 stars, down from 3 stars in the prior two years. Overall, the school offers strong graduation outcomes and solid social studies, biology, and English results, but math—especially Algebra I—and high absenteeism are the main concerns for parents to watch. Because Algebra I and Geometry End-of-Course tests can include middle-school students, district math comparisons should be read with some caution, but the school-versus-state Algebra I gap remains clear.
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