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Garfield Heights Middle School

Q: Is Garfield Heights Middle School a good school?

Garfield Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Garfield Heights Middle School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Garfield Heights Middle School?

Students at Garfield Heights Middle School are 86% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% White.

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

Students who attend Garfield Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Garfield Heights High School

Public Grades 6-8

951^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Garfield Heights Middle School is a public school in Garfield Heights, Ohio — a suburb southeast of Cleveland — serving about 541 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of Garfield Heights City Schools. It ranks 951st of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 9th percentile with 0 stars, while its district ranks 720th of 773 statewide.

Test scores are far below state averages in every subject: 8th-grade science 22.2% proficient (state 61.2%), 7th-grade math 10.3% (state 48.6%), and 8th-grade ELA 18.1% (state 58.3%). The school matches its district almost exactly, suggesting district-wide rather than building-specific challenges. Compared with nearby schools, Garfield Heights is generally lowest — 7th-grade math is 10.3% here versus 33.1% at Warrensville Heights Middle School, and 8th-grade ELA 18.1% versus 42.5% at Shiloh Middle School. Nearby Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School, Cuyahoga Hts Middle School and Independence Middle School routinely score 70–95% proficient. Chronic absenteeism is the standout concern: 63.8% in 2025–26, the highest nearby and above 60% for five straight years, compared with 6.1% at Cuyahoga Hts Middle School. Special education and low-income student subgroups rank in the bottom 10% statewide.

There are bright spots. Algebra I proficiency was 78.9% in 2022–23 and 75.0% in 2023–24, far above district and state averages, though it serves a small advanced group. Math 8 rose from 2.5% in 2023–24 to 12.0% in 2025–26, and ELA 7 from 20.0% to 26.6%. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 10.4 is the lowest among nearby schools, but per-student spending was $6,289 in 2018–19, among the lowest in the comparison group.

541

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,831

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

12000 Maple Leaf Dr
Garfield Heights, OH 44125-4346

(216) 475-8105

District: Garfield Heights City Schools

Students who attend Garfield Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Garfield Heights High School

Feeder schools for Garfield Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Elmwood Elementary School
	Maple Leaf Elementary School
	William Foster Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.8%

Two or more races:

8.7%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Ohio avg56%

951^st of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

720^th of 773Garfield Heights 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	8.4	951 of 1046	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	903 of 1036	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	968 of 1046	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	923 of 1048	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	850 of 1017	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	856 of 1037	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	907 of 1050	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	855 of 1010	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	855 of 1038	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	881 of 1050	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	910 of 1035	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	878 of 1008	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	890 of 1001	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	842 of 989	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	741 of 925	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	694 of 895	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	641 of 858	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	690 of 835	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	669 of 837	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	633 of 732	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	602 of 692	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.6	289 of 400	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	383 of 455	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	240 of 442	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	372 of 429	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	360 of 436	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	265 of 413	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	278 of 385	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	314 of 405	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	276 of 384	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	13.5	576 of 576	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	611 of 658	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	582 of 643	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	898 of 947	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	863 of 938	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	883 of 942	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	853 of 943	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	798 of 925	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	803 of 910	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	822 of 917	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	803 of 897	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	32.7	162 of 222	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	127 of 192	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	922 of 996	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	879 of 983	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	927 of 989	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	871 of 974	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	785 of 947	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	776 of 923	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	833 of 945	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	821 of 924	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	910 of 955	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	865 of 954	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	930 of 958	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	905 of 963	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	842 of 946	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	837 of 924	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	856 of 933	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	818 of 916	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	238 of 260	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	262 of 263	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	242 of 254	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	212 of 245	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	190 of 239	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	201 of 219	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	201 of 206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	201 of 205	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	567 of 579	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	761 of 790	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	756 of 795	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	629 of 805	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	615 of 809	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	634 of 781	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	713 of 796	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	690 of 781	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)27th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-36 vs state

Science22%-39 vs state

Mathematics12%-40 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 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
Garfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	12000 Maple Leaf Dr	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8105	541	52	10.4	69.7%	23 (4.3%)	464 (85.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	8.4	951^st of 1046 public middle schools	9.1%		10.5	903^rd of 1036 public middle schools	12.8%	48		22.2		13.3	10.3	12.0		24.8	26.6	18.1			$11,831
Cuyahoga Hts Middle School	Public	6-8	4840 E 71st St	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Cuyahoga Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 429-5757	172	12	14.6	—	136 (79.1%)	9 (5.2%)	19 (11.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	87	88^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.6%		89.5	55^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.7%	33		83.3		76.4	83.6	86.7		71.0	83.9	76.5		100.0	$18,899
Independence Middle School	Public	5-8	6111 Archwood Rd	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Independence Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 642-5865	299	22	13.8	—	274 (91.6%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	89.5	55^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.7%		90.8	41^st of 1036 public middle schools	96.0%	14	75.3	89.9	81.5	63.9	81.3	94.0	91.4	84.8	94.3	84.3		100.0	$18,088
Milkovich Middle School	Public	5-8	19800 Stafford Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6000	664	48	13.8	71.5%	9 (1.4%)	598 (90.1%)	33 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	15.9	855^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.3%		18.2	824^th of 1036 public middle schools	20.5%	31		32.5		16.8	18.3	29.3		26.6	35.6	32.5		100.0	$15,168
Warrensville Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	4270 Northfield Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 752-4050	403	36	11.1	85.1%	1 (0.2%)	378 (93.8%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	23.9	793^rd of 1046 public middle schools	24.2%		19.8	816^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.2%	23		37.4		28.2	33.1	18.7		32.4	50.8	37.4		94.1	$21,550
Hillside Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Educational Park Dr	Seven Hills	44131	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2373	717	38	18.8	39.1%	510 (71.1%)	42 (5.9%)	90 (12.6%)	25 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.8%)	63	416^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.2%		68.4	352^nd of 1036 public middle schools	66.0%	64	73.2	51.2	80.4	71.6	56.1	58.5	79.2	62.4	67.5	55.7		96.9	$13,659
Shiloh Middle School	Public	5-8	2303 Grantwood Dr	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-8485	729	44	16.4	60.6%	448 (61.5%)	73 (10.0%)	119 (16.3%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.1%)	34.3	717^th of 1046 public middle schools	31.5%		37.5	674^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.9%	43	54.3	40.4	50.9	46.9	22.4	31.0	66.7	48.9	57.2	42.5		91.4	$13,307
Heskett Middle School	Public	6-8	5771 Perkins Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4450	592	39	15.1	62.5%	28 (4.7%)	471 (79.6%)	51 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	17.1	847^th of 1046 public middle schools	19.0%		17.4	832^nd of 1036 public middle schools	19.7%	15		20.1		20.1	30.0	12.5		25.3	43.0	39.9	81.8	80.8	$13,037
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	6376 Mill Rd	Broadview Heights	44147	Cuyahoga County	Brecksville-Broadview Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 740-4400	790	49	16.2	—	644 (81.5%)	17 (2.2%)	33 (4.2%)	44 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)	91.7	29^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.2%		92.4	26^th of 1036 public middle schools	97.5%	3		89.1		87.6	88.5	91.7		80.5	87.1	80.0	100.0	100.0	$14,815
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	4430 State Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 351-0280	265	18	14.3	58.5%	102 (38.5%)	49 (18.5%)	93 (35.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	16.3	851^st of 1046 public middle schools	18.6%		9.8	911^th of 1036 public middle schools	12.1%	60	22.7	26.3	15.9	18.5	20.0	26.3	26.1	25.8	34.8	40.4			$9,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Heights Middle School

What district is Garfield Heights Middle School in?

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

Students who attend Garfield Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Garfield Heights High School

Is Garfield Heights Middle School a good school?

Garfield Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Heights Middle School?

Students at Garfield Heights Middle School are 86% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend Garfield Heights Middle School?

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

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