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School of Innovation

Public Grades 3-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 100% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

The School of Innovation is a public middle school located in Willoughby, Ohio, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 446 students. It is part of the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District, which is ranked 400 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The School of Innovation has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Ohio, ranking within the top 10 for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 3rd out of 1,036 Ohio middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the district and state in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels, with 97.9% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, 95.9% in English Language Arts, and 97.3% in Science, compared to lower rates in the district and state.

The School of Innovation's exceptional performance is particularly impressive for its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, who ranked 9th out of 983 Ohio middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has consistently high rankings for its female, male, and white student groups. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.1% in 2023-2024 to 26.3% in 2024-2025, which is still lower than the district's rate of 28.4%. The School of Innovation spends $10,729 per student, which is higher than the state average and the nearby Willoughby Middle School ($8,328 per student) and Willowick Middle School ($8,063 per student).

448

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,009

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32500 Chardon Rd
Willoughby, OH 44094-8446

(440) 946-5000

District: Willoughby-Eastlake City

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2019 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (91% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Willoughby-Eastlake City

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg57%

Ohio avg58%

Elementary school

64^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From top 1% (2017) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

3^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2019

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Willoughby-Eastlake City

400^th of 828Willoughby-Eastlake 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	64 of 1558	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	34 of 1577	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	115 of 1596	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	20 of 1588	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	24 of 1610	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	5 of 1676	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	4 of 1636	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	9 of 1651	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	111 of 1452	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	19 of 1466	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	174 of 1483	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	9 of 1488	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	19 of 1467	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	3 of 1502	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	2 of 1518	99.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	64.9	217 of 759	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	43 of 1473	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	39 of 1484	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	93 of 1447	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	11 of 1404	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	4 of 1465	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	34 of 1466	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	37 of 1485	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	312 of 1498	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	15 of 1518	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	63 of 1499	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	8 of 1536	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	6 of 900	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	18 of 856	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	92 of 1175	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	39 of 1190	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	236 of 1215	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	2 of 1242	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	11 of 1249	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	7 of 1309	99.5%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	3 of 1036	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	18 of 1046	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	1 of 1048	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	7 of 1017	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	3 of 1037	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	3 of 1050	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	1 of 938	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	24 of 942	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	3 of 925	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	1 of 910	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	2 of 917	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	3 of 897	99.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	26 of 241	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	81 of 521	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	9 of 983	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	2 of 989	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	3 of 974	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	3 of 954	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	15 of 958	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	22 of 946	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	4 of 924	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	5 of 916	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	94.7	5 of 795	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	2 of 809	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	2 of 781	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	12 of 796	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	9 of 781	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)71st percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2024)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2022)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

English Language Arts93%+32 vs state

Science90%+27 vs state

Geometry89%+47 vs state

Mathematics89%+32 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
School of Innovation	Public	3-8	32500 Chardon Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 946-5000	448	26	17.2	26.6%	355 (79.2%)	16 (3.6%)	13 (2.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	95.5	3^rd of 1036 public middle schools	99.7%		93.9	18^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.3%	15	82.4	97.3	85.1	100.0	71.7	91.9	85.1	97.9	88.9	92.0	91.9	94.6	93.2	95.9	89.3	100.0	$14,009
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
Willoughby Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 Shankland Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 975-3600	509	45	11.3	52.5%	294 (57.8%)	143 (28.1%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	42.4	640^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.2%		36.2	682^nd of 1046 public middle schools	34.8%	42		59.1				47.0	32.8	31.5				52.4	47.3	48.2	57.6	75.0	$14,547
Willowick Middle School	Public	6-8	31500 Royalview Dr	Willowick	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 943-2950	404	31	13.2	63.4%	253 (62.6%)	77 (19.1%)	21 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.1%)	41.1	650^th of 1036 public middle schools	37.3%		36.2	684^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.6%	34		59.7				35.7	31.0	34.0				42.6	59.2	49.6	95.2	76.2	$15,094
Mayfield Middle School	Public	6-9	1123 Som Center Rd	Cleveland	44124	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7801	896	55	16.2	33.8%	506 (56.5%)	180 (20.1%)	63 (7.0%)	82 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.1%)	78.3	214^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.3%		78.7	213^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.6%	1		74.6				56.3	68.1	69.8				70.0	80.9	71.6	100.0	100.0	$16,734
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
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
Kirtland Middle School	Public	6-8	9152 Chillicothe Rd	Kirtland	44094	Lake County	Kirtland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 256-3358	262	13	20.1	12.2%	250 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	91.6	36^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.5%		87.7	89^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.5%	53		89.1				86.4	73.9	81.6				87.6	91.0	87.0		100.0	$14,316
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School of Innovation

How many students attend School of Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended School of Innovation.

Is School of Innovation a good school?

Yes! School of Innovation is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of School of Innovation?

Students at School of Innovation are 79% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is School of Innovation in?

Willoughby-Eastlake City

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