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Lee Burneson Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Lee Burneson Middle School is the grades 7–8 campus of the Westlake City district in Westlake, Ohio, a western Cleveland suburb, serving 501 students alongside its 5–6 feeder campus, Dover Intermediate School. For 2025–2026 it ranks #93 of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (91st percentile, 5 stars). That places it in the second local tier: behind a cluster of 5-star neighbors — Rocky River Middle School (#10), Bay Middle School (#17), Ranger High Technical Academy (#31), and Learwood Middle School (#57) — but well ahead of Lewis F Mayer Middle School (#211), Olmsted Falls Middle School (#253), and North Olmsted Middle School (#398).

Reading is the standout. About 87.6% of 7th graders and 85.4% of 8th graders tested proficient in English language arts, roughly 25–27 points above the state average. Against nearby schools serving similar percentages of lower-income families, Burneson's literacy results run 16–24 points higher. Math is the weaker spot: 68.9% of 8th graders were proficient, trailing Learwood, Olmsted Falls, Rocky River, and Bay. On the other hand, Algebra I and Geometry end-of-course exams have posted 100% proficiency four years running — a genuine signature no nearby school matches as consistently.

Chronic absenteeism has improved to 15.4%, now better than the district's 16.6%, though still behind Bay, Ranger, and Rocky River. Class sizes are competitive at a 13.1 student–teacher ratio, achieved on 2018–19 per-pupil spending of $9,581 — less than several higher-ranked neighbors. Special education students have climbed from the 42nd to the 93rd percentile in three years, while lower-income students slipped from the 86th to the 71st as that enrollment grew from about 16.5% to 24.2%. Overall, the school has rebounded from 88th percentile in 2024–25 to 91st, still below its mid-2010s peak.

501

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,167

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2260 Dover Center Rd
Westlake, OH 44145-3157

(440) 835-6340

District: Westlake City

Students who attend Lee Burneson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Westlake High School

Feeder schools for Lee Burneson Middle School:

Elementary:

Westlake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg80%

Ohio avg55%

93^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 773Westlake 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
2026	86.4	93 of 1046	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	123 of 1036	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	113 of 1046	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	82 of 1048	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	97 of 1017	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	83 of 1037	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	59 of 1050	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	58 of 1010	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	48 of 1038	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	87.2	88 of 1050	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.9	36 of 1035	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.8	76 of 1008	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.1	83 of 1001	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.9	43 of 989	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	54 of 925	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	50 of 895	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	31 of 858	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	51 of 835	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	37 of 837	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	81.9	74 of 732	89.9%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	42 of 692	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	39 of 455	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	14 of 69	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	18 of 76	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	29 of 67	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	38 of 67	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.8	15 of 69	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	18 of 73	75.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	61.9	125 of 565	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	89 of 576	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	21 of 658	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	63.5	156 of 643	75.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	15 of 142	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	55.9	38 of 123	69.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	22 of 110	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	24 of 134	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	18 of 127	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	13 of 107	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	113 of 947	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.9	54 of 938	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	52 of 942	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	84 of 943	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	97 of 925	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	45 of 910	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	30 of 917	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	58 of 897	93.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	75.4	7 of 521	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	53 of 270	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	91.5	10 of 262	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	28 of 239	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	30 of 249	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	47 of 247	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	24 of 228	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	5 of 222	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	10 of 192	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	288 of 996	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	141 of 983	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	179 of 989	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	125 of 974	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	161 of 947	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	134 of 923	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	89 of 945	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	61 of 924	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	77 of 955	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	77.9	182 of 954	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	172 of 958	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	58 of 963	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	89 of 946	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	108 of 924	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	59 of 933	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	60 of 916	93.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	15 of 260	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	77.2	47 of 263	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	21 of 254	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	5 of 245	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	7 of 239	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	12 of 206	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	62.9	80 of 205	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	38 of 579	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	64.5	115 of 572	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	329 of 563	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	145 of 590	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	91 of 790	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	118 of 777	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	114 of 795	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	80 of 805	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	86 of 809	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	91 of 781	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	64 of 796	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	56 of 781	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)99th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts86%+26 vs state

Science82%+21 vs state

Mathematics71%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 11, 2021

This school is managed very badly. Too many turnovers with the principals. They only care about how they look on papers not about the kids. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (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 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
Lee Burneson Middle School	Public	7-8	2260 Dover Center Rd	Westlake	44145	Cuyahoga County	Westlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 835-6340	501	38	13.1	24.2%	373 (74.5%)	20 (4.0%)	42 (8.4%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.0%)	86.4	93^rd of 1046 public middle schools	91.1%		84.7	123^rd of 1036 public middle schools	88.1%	30		82.4					73.2	68.9					87.6	85.4	100.0	100.0	$16,167
Dover Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2240 Dover Center Rd	Westlake	44145	Cuyahoga County	Westlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 835-6325	471	36	13.0	23.1%	360 (76.4%)	10 (2.1%)	25 (5.3%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)								(n/a)	86.9				81.1	81.9	100.0				86.0	85.5					$18,411
Bay Middle School	Public	5-8	27725 Wolf Rd	Bay Village	44140	Cuyahoga County	Bay Village City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 617-7600	738	51	14.3	11.4%	651 (88.2%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.7%)	93.4	17^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.4%		93.5	21^st of 1036 public middle schools	98.0%	4	89.0	92.6			93.4	88.5	88.1	86.4			96.2	84.0	92.1	89.2		100.0	$15,821
North Olmsted Middle School	Public	6-8	27401 Butternut Ridge Rd	North Olmsted	44070	Cuyahoga County	North Olmsted City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 588-5703	813	42	19.1	—	644 (79.2%)	47 (5.8%)	73 (9.0%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	64.5	398^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.0%		68.3	354^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.8%	44		62.9				55.9	58.0	58.1				59.7	72.6	59.9		98.3	$12,870
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%)	78.1	211^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.8%		79	196^th of 1036 public middle schools	81.1%	15		78.2				71.9	61.3	69.1				81.0	69.7	69.1		97.6	$15,619
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	10^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.0%		94.6	10^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.0%			89.9				94.1	92.0	83.0				92.2	91.2	91.5	100.0	100.0	$18,474
Learwood Middle School	Public	7-8	340 Lear Rd	Avon Lake	44012	Lorain County	Avon Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 933-8142	557	36	15.5	14.7%	490 (88.0%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	89.2	57^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.6%		84.8	121^st of 1036 public middle schools	88.3%	64		83.2					83.1	74.5					92.7	81.1		99.1	$14,643
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
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%)	21.7	812^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.4%		30.4	727^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.8%	85	21.1	38.9			15.8	10.0	4.2	11.1			40.0	40.0	58.3	38.9			$15,622
Olmsted Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	27045 Bagley Rd	Olmsted Falls	44138	Cuyahoga County	Olmsted Falls City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 427-6200	747	50	15.0	25.8%	653 (87.4%)	21 (2.8%)	41 (5.5%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	74.9	253^rd of 1046 public middle schools	75.8%		77.1	233^rd of 1036 public middle schools	77.5%	20		76.1				64.3	73.3	73.4				62.3	72.1	61.9	100.0	100.0	$14,697

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Burneson Middle School

Is Lee Burneson Middle School a good school?

Yes. Lee Burneson Middle School ranks in the top 8.9% of Ohio middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Lee Burneson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lee Burneson Middle School usually go on to attend Westlake High School

What district is Lee Burneson Middle School in?

Westlake City

What is the racial makeup of Lee Burneson Middle School?

Students at Lee Burneson Middle School are 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

How many students attend Lee Burneson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Lee Burneson Middle School.

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