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Eastern Heights Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Eastern Heights Middle School is a grades 5–8 building at 528 Garford Ave in Elyria, Ohio, serving 549 students as the second-largest of the three Elyria City Schools middle schools. Its 2025–26 standing is 795th of 1,046 Ohio schools (24th percentile, 1 star) — above its district's 17th-percentile rank, but below one of its two in-district peers. Nearly every student is economically disadvantaged (99.46% in 2023–24), the highest rate among the comparison schools here.

Proficiency trails the state broadly: averaging reported grade-level and subject results, roughly 32% met standards against a comparable state average near 59%. Mathematics (~20%) runs about 34 points below Ohio (~54%) while English language arts (~41%) is about 21 points below (~62%). A striking exception is Algebra I, where 79.4% passed versus 41.9% in the district and 61.6% statewide — a small, well-served accelerated group. The larger group taking grade-level math is where the problem lives: grade-5 math sits at just 15.9%. Grade-8 ELA has climbed (24.8% → 34.7% → 43.6%), while grade-5 ELA has fallen (54.2% → 46.0% → 39.3%). Special education students rank at the 4th percentile statewide — the sharpest gap in the data.

Chronic absenteeism is 36.7%, above the district's 32.0% and far above Northwood Middle School (27.5%) and Avon Middle School (11.0%); nearby Westwood Middle School is similar at 37.0%. Northwood, 1.97 miles away and in the same district, reaches the 35th percentile with higher proficiency in nearly every grade and subject — evidence that results here are not simply demographics. Per-student spending is $6,910 (2018–19) versus $8,806 at Avon and $8,602 at Brookside Middle School, though the 12.9:1 student–teacher ratio is favorable.

549

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,282

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

528 Garford Ave
Elyria, OH 44035-6410

(440) 284-8015

District: Elyria City Schools

Students who attend Eastern Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elyria High School

Feeder schools for Eastern Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Eastern Heights Elementary School
	Hamilton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

Two or more races:

21.9%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Ohio avg59%

795^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Elyria City Schools

641^st of 773Elyria City Schools 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
2026	23.6	795 of 1046	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	775 of 1036	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	823 of 1046	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	870 of 1048	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	791 of 1017	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	784 of 1037	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	743 of 1050	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	683 of 1010	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	686 of 1038	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.7	733 of 1050	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	765 of 1035	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.8	687 of 1008	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	718 of 1001	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.5	662 of 989	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	663 of 925	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.9	620 of 895	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	554 of 858	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.9	427 of 835	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.4	327 of 837	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	337 of 732	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.6	310 of 692	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	390 of 455	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	395 of 442	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	392 of 429	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	351 of 436	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	299 of 413	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	344 of 385	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	297 of 405	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	236 of 384	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	23.8	559 of 658	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	585 of 643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	735 of 947	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	752 of 938	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	801 of 942	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	809 of 943	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	763 of 925	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	715 of 910	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	684 of 917	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	636 of 897	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	149 of 196	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	139 of 173	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	194 of 241	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	231 of 274	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.3	224 of 521	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	222 of 270	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	241 of 262	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	228 of 247	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	192 of 222	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	180 of 192	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	755 of 996	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	727 of 983	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	851 of 989	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	876 of 974	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	803 of 947	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	795 of 923	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	754 of 945	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	704 of 924	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	805 of 955	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	741 of 954	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	788 of 958	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	843 of 963	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	790 of 946	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	766 of 924	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	716 of 933	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	669 of 916	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	235 of 260	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	248 of 263	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	248 of 254	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	240 of 245	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	226 of 239	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	215 of 219	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	163 of 206	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	172 of 205	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	553 of 579	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	679 of 790	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	631 of 777	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	673 of 795	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	729 of 805	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	728 of 809	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	688 of 781	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	630 of 796	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	534 of 781	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I79%+18 vs state

English Language Arts41%-21 vs state

Science40%-22 vs state

Mathematics20%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Eastern Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	528 Garford Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8015	549	43	12.9		247 (45.0%)	87 (15.8%)	95 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (21.9%)	23.6	795^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.0%		24	775^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.2%	20	35.5	45.0			15.9	26.9	20.0	17.4			39.3	35.3	45.7	43.6		79.4	$13,282
Northwood Middle School	Public	5-8	570 Abbe Rd N	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8016	599	43	14.0		309 (51.6%)	88 (14.7%)	90 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (18.7%)	38.3	685^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.5%		34.3	695^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.9%	10	47.5	54.7			34.5	46.4	28.6	19.8			51.4	46.1	57.4	52.3		74.5	$13,262
Westwood Middle School	Public	5-8	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8017	480	44	11.0		178 (37.1%)	114 (23.8%)	94 (19.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (19.0%)	24.8	787^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.8%		19.8	817^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.1%	30	41.5	36.8			24.2	47.8	18.2	33.7			40.0	31.1	41.8	36.6		90.9	$12,486
Midview Middle School	Public	7-8	12865 Grafton Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 748-2122	427	27	16.1	46.8%	364 (85.2%)	13 (3.0%)	30 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	74.4	262^nd of 1046 public middle schools	75.0%		66.6	368^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.5%	106		74.5					56.6	72.3					74.7	64.9	100.0	100.0	$11,844
Southview Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Fairless Dr	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4280	423	32	13.2		70 (16.5%)	106 (25.1%)	213 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	8.1	959^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.3%		8	957^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.6%	2		16.8				8.3	1.0	24.4				16.5	26.1	25.2		88.0	$13,387
Midview East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	13060 Durkee Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(877) 644-6338	435	23	19.1	49.7%	364 (83.7%)	15 (3.4%)	32 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)								(n/a)	60.0				67.1	67.9	100.0				72.7	65.1					$11,989
North Ridgeville Academic Center	Public	3-8	34620 Bainbridge Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1131	1,855	91	20.3	31.8%	1,526 (82.3%)	38 (2.0%)	157 (8.5%)	39 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	88 (4.7%)	73.9	270^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.2%		67.3	360^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.3%	90	75.0	82.1	75.3	72.7	69.2	58.0	58.2	72.4	66.8	70.9	76.5	64.3	72.0	68.9	96.6	100.0	$10,307
Avon Middle School	Public	6-8	3445 Long Rd	Avon	44011	Lorain County	Avon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 934-3800	976	54	18.1	16.4%	794 (81.4%)	39 (4.0%)	63 (6.5%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	87.2	85^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.9%		86	97^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.6%	12		81.8				85.9	80.4	68.6				84.0	83.2	77.6	100.0	100.0	$11,970
Durling Middle School	Public	5-8	100 N Ridge Rd W	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6869	448	25	17.9		137 (30.6%)	73 (16.3%)	198 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	23.5	796^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.9%		22.8	785^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.2%	11	53.1	35.2			13.6	21.0	24.0	9.9			58.0	38.0	56.6	40.4		80.0	$10,475
Ranger High Technical Academy	Public	3-8	5580 Lear Nagle Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1178	259	18	14.3	14.7%	229 (88.4%)	8 (3.1%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	91.5	31^st of 1046 public middle schools	97.0%		93.9	15^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.6%	16	81.3	95.6	72.5	84.8	75.0	79.1	77.8	93.0	82.5	73.3	89.4	75.7	90.9	93.3		100.0	$14,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Heights Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Heights Middle School?

Students at Eastern Heights Middle School are 45% White, 22% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 16% African American.

Is Eastern Heights Middle School a good school?

Eastern Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is Eastern Heights Middle School in?

Elyria City Schools

How many students attend Eastern Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Eastern Heights Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Eastern Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Eastern Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Elyria High School

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