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Richmond Heights High School

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Richmond Heights High School ranks 557 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 35% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Richmond Heights High School is a public high school serving 299 students in grades 9-12, located in Richmond Heights, Ohio, which is part of the Richmond Heights Local School District.

Academically, Richmond Heights High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state tests ranging from 22.7% to 93.3% across different subject areas and years. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 90.7% and 100% in recent years, which is generally on par with or slightly above the state average. However, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 23.8% to 31.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Beachwood High School, which is located just 4.86 miles away and consistently ranks in the top 5% of Ohio high schools, Richmond Heights High School generally underperforms. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students and special education students performing relatively well compared to their peers statewide, while students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and female students tend to perform below average.

271

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,554

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

447 Richmond Rd
Richmond Heights, OH 44143-1429

(216) 692-0094

District: Richmond Heights Local

Feeder schools for Richmond Heights High School:

Elementary:	Richmond Heights Elementary School
Middle:	Richmond Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.6%

Hispanic:

4.8%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 37 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Ohio avg62%

557^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

633^rd of 828Richmond Heights Local 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2017	9.5	911 of 1038	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	818 of 1050	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	756 of 1035	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	874 of 1008	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	883 of 1001	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	812 of 989	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.6	650 of 895	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	617 of 858	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.7	586 of 835	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	557 of 855	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	577 of 864	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	611 of 867	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	612 of 836	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	687 of 819	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	563 of 836	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	599 of 800	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	639 of 773	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	688 of 784	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	705 of 778	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	30.0	649 of 769	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	638 of 767	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.6	610 of 832	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.9	567 of 818	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	646 of 819	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	602 of 791	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.2	519 of 767	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.7	237 of 756	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.0	253 of 696	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.3	172 of 689	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	28.4	536 of 681	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	107 of 328	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	96 of 318	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	134 of 323	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	122 of 306	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	175 of 284	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	104 of 303	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	121 of 279	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	406 of 596	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	578 of 809	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	612 of 798	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	592 of 813	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	581 of 794	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	681 of 775	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	500 of 781	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	584 of 751	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	602 of 815	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	512 of 822	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	566 of 805	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	602 of 773	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	656 of 763	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	326 of 779	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	533 of 758	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	521 of 817	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	524 of 816	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	609 of 819	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	629 of 808	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	685 of 778	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	615 of 792	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	609 of 763	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	75 of 598	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

High school

Special Education (2024)87th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government93%+21 vs state

American History73%~ state avg

Biology62%-4 vs state

English II46%-14 vs state

Geometry26%-17 vs state

Algebra I23%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Richmond Heights High School	Public	9-12	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0094	271	19	14.2	65.7%	9 (3.3%)	232 (85.6%)	13 (4.8%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	40.9	557^th of 855 public high schools	34.9%		36.7	577^th of 864 public high schools	33.2%	20		93.3	72.7					61.5	45.9	25.5	22.7	$14,554
Flex High School Cleveland	Public, Charter	9-12	5222 Wilson Mills Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Flex High School Cleveland	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 625-3258	132	7	18.8		3 (2.3%)	123 (93.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)		46.2										$12,370
Mayfield High School	Public	9-12	6116 Wilson Mills Rd	Cleveland	44143	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-6900	1,504	79	19.0	29.1%	879 (58.4%)	347 (23.1%)	93 (6.2%)	92 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.1%)	70.8	184^th of 855 public high schools	78.5%		75	137^th of 864 public high schools	84.1%	47		87.2	83.1					80.4	81.8	46.0	77.9	$15,595
Brush High School	Public	9-12	4875 Glenlyn Rd	Lyndhurst	44124	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 691-2065	1,030	49	21.1		102 (9.9%)	796 (77.3%)	31 (3.0%)	21 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.6%)	37.2	587^th of 855 public high schools	31.3%		33.5	601^st of 864 public high schools	30.4%	14		70.5	71.5					56.9	57.3	25.8	33.3	$16,484
Euclid High School	Public	9-12	711 E 222nd St	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-7800	1,505	85	17.6		126 (8.4%)	1,224 (81.3%)	74 (4.9%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (4.8%)	16.3	695^th of 855 public high schools	18.7%		20.8	666^th of 864 public high schools	22.9%	29		62.2	56.9					32.1	34.6	10.3	17.2	$16,577
Wickliffe Upper School	Public	7-12	2255 Rockefeller Rd	Wickliffe	44092	Lake County	Wickliffe City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 810-8001	586	31	18.9	55.5%	397 (67.7%)	97 (16.6%)	28 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.6%)	52.3	445^th of 855 public high schools	48.0%		48.6	476^th of 864 public high schools	44.9%	31	71.7	68.1	80.4	28.8	27.7	55.3	43.5	77.1	70.0	38.2	45.5	$14,504
Ginn Academy	Public	9-12	655 E 162nd St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8752	330	15	22.0		0 (0.0%)	322 (97.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	9.2	744^th of 855 public high schools	13.0%		10.1	732^nd of 864 public high schools	15.3%	12		50.0	38.5					15.9	30.1	9.0	32.6	$17,167
Collinwood High School	Public	9-12	15210 Saint Clair Ave	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0500	228	13	17.5		6 (2.6%)	210 (92.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	6.6	781^st of 855 public high schools	8.7%		6.7	777^th of 864 public high schools	10.1%	4		54.8	29.7					9.5	26.7	0.0	2.5	$20,737
Shaw High School	Public	9-12	15320 Euclid Ave	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 268-6500	420	40	10.5		0 (0.0%)	403 (96.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	11.6	724^th of 855 public high schools	15.3%		15.8	689^th of 864 public high schools	20.3%	35		56.3	47.0					29.5	31.9	7.0	19.1	$27,069
Beachwood High School	Public	9-12	25100 Fairmount Blvd	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 831-2080	620	35	17.6	19.0%	306 (49.4%)	143 (23.1%)	35 (5.6%)	81 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.2%)	82.1	57^th of 855 public high schools	93.3%		76.9	109^th of 864 public high schools	87.4%	52		89.1	90.8					87.9	87.0	70.5	87.5	$20,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Heights High School

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Heights High School?

Students at Richmond Heights High School are 86% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Richmond Heights High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Richmond Heights High School.

Is Richmond Heights High School a good school?

Richmond Heights High School ranks 557^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Richmond Heights High School in?

Richmond Heights Local

What schools feed into Richmond Heights High School?

Richmond Heights High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Richmond Heights Elementary School
Middle : Richmond Heights Middle School

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