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Richmond Heights Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

875^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Richmond Heights Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Richmond Heights Local District in Ohio, with a total enrollment of 120 students. According to the data, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students significantly underperforming the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the Ohio State Tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.7% of 7th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 50%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.5% to 28.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When comparing Richmond Heights Middle School to nearby schools, the academic performance gap is quite significant. For example, Beachwood Middle School, located just a few miles away, had 83.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to only 10.6% at Richmond Heights Middle School. The school's spending per student ($10,229 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Beachwood Middle School ($17,319) and Shaker Hts Middle School ($13,324).

137

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,653

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

447 Richmond Rd
Richmond Heights, OH 44143-1429

(216) 692-0094

District: Richmond Heights Local

Students who attend Richmond Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Richmond Heights High School

Feeder schools for Richmond Heights Middle School:

Elementary:

Richmond Heights Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.5%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

Ohio avg56%

875^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 24% (2019) to bottom 16% (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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	875 of 1036	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	838 of 1046	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	874 of 1048	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	786 of 1017	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	905 of 1037	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	803 of 1050	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	290 of 442	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	224 of 429	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	227 of 436	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	196 of 413	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.4	304 of 385	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	198 of 405	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	14.8	621 of 658	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	828 of 938	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	840 of 942	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	829 of 943	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	843 of 925	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	872 of 910	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	796 of 917	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	857 of 983	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	838 of 989	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	833 of 974	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	699 of 947	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	866 of 923	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	813 of 945	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	844 of 954	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	770 of 958	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	795 of 963	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	695 of 946	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	836 of 924	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	658 of 933	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I59%~ state avg

English Language Arts29%-30 vs state

Science29%-34 vs state

Mathematics16%-33 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 Biology (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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
W.H. Kirk Middle School	Public	6-8	14410 Terrace Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 268-6610	194	15	12.9		0 (0.0%)	186 (95.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	7.8	961^st of 1036 public middle schools	7.2%		4.9	1018^th of 1046 public middle schools	2.7%	57		23.5				2.4	8.3	9.3				7.1	21.3	27.6				$25,271
Beachwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2860 Richmond Rd	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 831-0355	327	24	13.5	22.3%	132 (40.4%)	90 (27.5%)	18 (5.5%)	65 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	90.5	45^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.7%		89.9	58^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.5%	13		87.9				76.8	83.2	83.3				88.7	84.9	80.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,449
Superior School for the Performing Arts	Public	3-7	1865 Garfield Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 268-6600	118	10	11.8		0 (0.0%)	111 (94.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)	40.7		42.3	18.2	18.5	38.9	28.6		40.7	54.5	66.7	44.4	27.3					$23,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Heights Middle School

How many students attend Richmond Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Richmond Heights Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Heights Middle School?

Students at Richmond Heights Middle School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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

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

What district is Richmond Heights Middle School in?

Richmond Heights Local

Is Richmond Heights Middle School a good school?

Richmond Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Ohio middle schools.

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