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Monticello Middle School

Q: Is Monticello Middle School a good school?

Monticello Middle School ranks 766 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Monticello Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Monticello Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Monticello Middle School?

Students at Monticello Middle School are 82% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Monticello Middle School attend?

Students who attend Monticello Middle School usually go on to attend Cleveland Heights High School

Public Grades 6-8

766^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Monticello Middle School is a public middle school in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, serving 528 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, which is ranked 541 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monticello Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Ohio middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate was 48.5% compared to the state average of 63%. Monticello Middle School's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as students with disabilities and gifted and talented students, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of Ohio middle schools. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.7% to 39.5% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Monticello Middle School's performance is notably lower. Roxboro Middle School, also in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, outperforms Monticello Middle School across most academic metrics and has a higher 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. On the other hand, Beachwood Middle School, in the Beachwood City School District, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5% of Ohio middle schools and consistently achieving proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.

541

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,051

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3665 Monticello Blvd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121-3301

(216) 371-6520

District: Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

Students who attend Monticello Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cleveland Heights High School

Feeder schools for Monticello Middle School:

Elementary:	Gearity Professional Development School
	Noble Elementary School
	Oxford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.9%

Hispanic:

8.1%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

Ohio avg54%

766^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

541^st of 828Cleveland Heights-University Heights City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	766 of 1036	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	817 of 1046	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	773 of 1048	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	760 of 1017	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	782 of 1037	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	772 of 1050	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	790 of 1010	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	798 of 1038	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	805 of 1050	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.5	735 of 1035	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	831 of 1008	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	888 of 1001	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	844 of 989	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	792 of 925	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	760 of 895	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	694 of 858	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	683 of 835	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.4	671 of 837	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	628 of 732	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	589 of 692	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.2	394 of 400	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	200 of 442	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	230 of 429	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	179 of 436	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	185 of 413	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	192 of 385	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	178 of 405	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	191 of 384	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	531 of 565	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	523 of 576	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	437 of 658	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	567 of 643	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	716 of 938	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	766 of 942	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	702 of 943	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	717 of 925	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	750 of 910	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	736 of 917	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	738 of 897	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	155 of 194	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	173 of 196	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	211 of 241	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	235 of 274	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	111 of 164	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	494 of 521	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	151 of 262	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.8	198 of 239	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	720 of 983	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	771 of 989	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	688 of 974	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	680 of 947	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	698 of 923	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	684 of 945	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	715 of 924	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	775 of 954	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	814 of 958	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	785 of 963	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	792 of 946	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	751 of 924	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	724 of 933	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	760 of 916	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	4.5	218 of 219	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	177 of 205	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	491 of 572	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	510 of 563	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	318 of 590	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	62 of 777	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	61.8	318 of 796	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	295 of 781	62.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)92nd percentile+66 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%+32 vs state

Geometry50%+7 vs state

Science48%-14 vs state

English Language Arts35%-22 vs state

Mathematics28%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	3665 Monticello Blvd	Cleveland Heights	44121	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6520	541	45	12.1		32 (5.9%)	443 (81.9%)	44 (8.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	25.6	766^th of 1036 public middle schools	26.1%		19.3	817^th of 1046 public middle schools	21.9%	51		48.5				27.7	25.5	31.1				30.4	38.2	37.4		50.0	91.2	$22,051
W.H. Kirk Middle School	Public	6-8	14410 Terrace Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 268-6610	194	15	12.9		0 (0.0%)	186 (95.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	7.8	961^st of 1036 public middle schools	7.2%		4.9	1018^th of 1046 public middle schools	2.7%	57		23.5				2.4	8.3	9.3				7.1	21.3	27.6				$25,271
Superior School for the Performing Arts	Public	3-7	1865 Garfield Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 268-6600	118	10	11.8		0 (0.0%)	111 (94.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)	40.7		42.3	18.2	18.5	38.9	28.6		40.7	54.5	66.7	44.4	27.3					$23,363
Greenview School	Public	4-7	1825 S Green Rd	South Euclid	44121	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 691-2245	640	42	15.1		59 (9.2%)	503 (78.6%)	20 (3.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.3%)								(n/a)	52.7			65.8	49.5	31.8		100.0		70.4	61.5	36.2						$16,729
Memorial Junior High School	Public	7-8	1250 Professor Rd	Cleveland	44124	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 691-2140	463	30	15.2		35 (7.6%)	380 (82.1%)	16 (3.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	28.5	742^nd of 1036 public middle schools	28.4%		32.6	707^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.4%	35		40.6					23.4	32.2					49.1	39.7			100.0	$17,156
Roxboro Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Roxboro Rd	Cleveland Heights	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-7440	550	46	12.0		125 (22.7%)	353 (64.2%)	25 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	36.3	679^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.5%		32.2	711^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.0%	32		49.1				41.3	33.3	8.9				58.7	50.3	40.9		69.4	75.0	$20,867
Richmond Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0094	137	5	26.8	73.7%	3 (2.2%)	124 (90.5%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	13.4	875^th of 1036 public middle schools	15.5%		17.6	838^th of 1046 public middle schools	19.9%	37		29.0					20.7	10.6					36.2	22.0			59.1	$16,653
Shaker Hts Middle School	Public	6-8	20600 Shaker Blvd	Shaker Heights	44122	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4100	939	57	16.4	45.2%	311 (33.1%)	485 (51.7%)	35 (3.7%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.5%)	60.7	447^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	467^th of 1046 public middle schools	55.4%	20		62.6				43.3	59.6					64.2	66.0	54.2		95.5	58.1	$22,593
Beachwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2860 Richmond Rd	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 831-0355	327	24	13.5	22.3%	132 (40.4%)	90 (27.5%)	18 (5.5%)	65 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	90.5	45^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.7%		89.9	58^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.5%	13		87.9				76.8	83.2	83.3				88.7	84.9	80.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,449
Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	22555 Tracy Ave	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-5300	899	53	16.9		22 (2.4%)	777 (86.4%)	42 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.3%)	22.4	789^th of 1036 public middle schools	23.8%		17.8	834^th of 1046 public middle schools	20.3%	45		39.7				17.5	29.2	16.5				32.8	46.3	35.7			65.8	$14,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Monticello Middle School

Is Monticello Middle School a good school?

Monticello Middle School ranks 766^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Monticello Middle School attend?

Students who attend Monticello Middle School usually go on to attend Cleveland Heights High School

What is the racial makeup of Monticello Middle School?

Students at Monticello Middle School are 82% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Monticello Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Monticello Middle School.

What district is Monticello Middle School in?

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

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