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Garfield Middle School

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Garfield Middle School ranks 380 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Garfield Middle School is a public middle school located in Lakewood, Ohio, serving 469 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lakewood City School District, which is ranked 179 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Garfield Middle School has seen some improvements in recent years, it continues to face challenges. The school's test scores are generally lower than the Lakewood City and Ohio state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate was 56.8%, compared to the Lakewood City average of 67.3% and the Ohio state average of 63%. Additionally, Garfield Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 15.2% in 2023-2024 to 26.8% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Garfield Middle School's performance varies across different student subgroups. The school ranks highly for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, but struggles with Special Education and Gifted and Talented students. This suggests that the school may be able to learn from its successes with certain student populations to improve outcomes for others. Additionally, Garfield Middle School's spending per student in 2018-2019 was $8,356, which is lower than the spending at nearby Harding Middle School ($9,173) and Lewis F. Mayer Middle School ($10,269), which may be a contributing factor to its performance challenges.

457

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,792

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13114 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107-2840

(216) 529-4241

District: Lakewood City

Students who attend Garfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lakewood High School

Feeder schools for Garfield Middle School:

Elementary:	Emerson Elementary School
	Harrison Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Two or more races:

13.6%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg69%

Ohio avg55%

380^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Lakewood City

179^th of 828Lakewood 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	65.6	380 of 1036	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	322 of 1046	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	363 of 1048	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	344 of 1017	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	337 of 1037	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	402 of 1050	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	454 of 1010	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	531 of 1038	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.8	456 of 1050	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	538 of 1035	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.2	505 of 1008	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.2	581 of 1001	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.6	582 of 989	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.8	444 of 925	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	461 of 895	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	281 of 442	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.7	113 of 429	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	103 of 436	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	99 of 413	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	109 of 385	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	49 of 405	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	196 of 384	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	33 of 76	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	43 of 67	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	54 of 69	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	56 of 66	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	64 of 73	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	329 of 565	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	280 of 576	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	169 of 658	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	320 of 643	50.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	29 of 142	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	29 of 123	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	28 of 110	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	41 of 134	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	39 of 127	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	64 of 107	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	405 of 938	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	295 of 942	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	296 of 943	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	309 of 925	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	353 of 910	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	347 of 917	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	398 of 897	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	42.9	396 of 521	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	99 of 262	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.0	22 of 239	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	46.0	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	92 of 247	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.6	32 of 228	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	48 of 222	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	67 of 192	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	318 of 983	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	215 of 989	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	298 of 974	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	265 of 947	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	286 of 923	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	356 of 945	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	599 of 924	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	337 of 954	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	345 of 958	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	402 of 963	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	370 of 946	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	303 of 924	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	409 of 933	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	500 of 916	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	40 of 263	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	75 of 245	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	84 of 239	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	54 of 219	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	58 of 206	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	72 of 205	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	313 of 572	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	379 of 563	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	340 of 590	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	306 of 777	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	316 of 795	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	321 of 805	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	290 of 809	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	282 of 781	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	369 of 796	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	368 of 781	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)57th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)24th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+38 vs state

English Language Arts66%+9 vs state

Mathematics57%+7 vs state

Science57%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 25, 2018

The Staff at this school are some of the most racist human beings I have ever come across. They treat the children different by their race and economic background. They constantly sweep issues under the rug and never address the situation correctly or legally. The janitor physically attached a child there and they let him keep his employment. Unacceptable. Close Quote

Schools Near Garfield Middle School

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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 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 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 Middle School	Public	6-8	13114 Detroit Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4241	457	30	15.2	56.9%	300 (65.6%)	45 (9.8%)	20 (4.4%)	29 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.6%)	65.6	380^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.3%		70.3	322^nd of 1046 public middle schools	69.2%	58		56.8		60.3	43.5	67.1		61.5	74.5	62.6		97.6	$14,792
Harding Middle School	Public	6-8	16601 Madison Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4261	446	27	16.5	34.5%	355 (79.6%)	16 (3.6%)	13 (2.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.3%)	87.4	85^th of 1036 public middle schools	91.8%		88	82^nd of 1046 public middle schools	92.2%	3		77.9		79.0	67.9	85.0		81.4	84.8	84.6	100.0	100.0	$17,233
Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	3200 W 65th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 961-5052	35	3	11.2		6 (17.1%)	7 (20.0%)	20 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	28.4	743^rd of 1036 public middle schools	28.3%		18.2	829^th of 1046 public middle schools	20.7%	86		33.3			31.3	13.3			75.0	21.4			$20,884
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	16210 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-7200	170	8	21.2		66 (38.8%)	19 (11.2%)	64 (37.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (10.0%)	44.2	614^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.7%		39.1	666^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.3%	52	50.0	54.0	42.0	20.0	53.3	44.0	62.0	46.7	70.0	36.0			$11,384
Rocky River Middle School	Public	6-8	1631 Lakeview Ave	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6870	573	43	13.2	15.7%	501 (87.4%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	94.6	10^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.0%		93.6	22^nd of 1046 public middle schools	97.9%	12		93.1		94.4	87.1	89.9		92.4	89.7	90.9	100.0	100.0	$18,474
Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	17720 Puritas Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-0680	97	5	19.4		12 (12.4%)	30 (30.9%)	38 (39.2%)	9 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	30.4	727^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.8%		26.7	747^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.6%	20	38.5	59.1	15.4	5.9	5.3	27.3	46.2	52.9	42.1	45.5			$15,622
Lewis F Mayer Middle School	Public	6-8	21200 Campus Drive	Fairview Park	44126	Cuyahoga County	Fairview Park City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-3510	314	28	11.2	25.5%	266 (84.7%)	20 (6.4%)	11 (3.5%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	79	196^th of 1036 public middle schools	81.1%		81.5	167^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.0%	29		89.5		77.0	81.4	50.0		59.6	75.2	72.4		100.0	$15,619
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		102 (38.5%)	49 (18.5%)	93 (35.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	9.8	911^th of 1036 public middle schools	12.1%		11.9	899^th of 1046 public middle schools	14.1%	12	15.9	21.0	7.2	8.3	5.7	21.0	26.9	19.6	25.4	23.2			$9,507
Ginn-Thompson School for Girls	Public, Charter	6-10	1740 E 32nd St	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Ginn-Thompson School for Girls	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 353-2248	42	5	8.4		1 (2.4%)	40 (95.2%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$16,764
Greenbriar Middle School	Public	5-8	11810 Huffman Rd	Parma	44130	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2370	1,064	61	17.4		639 (60.1%)	113 (10.6%)	149 (14.0%)	58 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	98 (9.2%)	54.6	507^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.1%		57.8	498^th of 1046 public middle schools	52.4%	9	58.4	63.4	51.7	44.4	43.6	63.2	66.1	45.4	61.7	54.1		100.0	$12,236

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Middle School

What district is Garfield Middle School in?

Lakewood City

Is Garfield Middle School a good school?

Garfield Middle School ranks 380^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Middle School?

Students at Garfield Middle School are 66% White, 14% Two or more races, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Garfield Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Garfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Garfield Middle School.

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