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Highland Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

28^th

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of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Highland Middle School in Medina, Ohio, serves 824 students in grades 6–8 as the middle-grades school of the Highland Local district. It is one of Ohio's strongest middle schools: in 2025–2026 it ranked 28th of 1,046 middle schools statewide (97th percentile), the best result in its ten-year record and a full recovery from a pandemic-era slide to the 85th–89th percentile in 2020–21 and 2021–22. Every tested subject sits more than 20 points above the state average, including 8th-grade science at 92.2% proficient vs. 61.2% statewide, 7th-grade math at 85.6% vs. 48.6%, and 8th-grade ELA at 91.0% vs. 58.3%.

Among nearby schools, only Revere Middle School (25th statewide) is a true peer. Highland leads in ELA at every grade and in 7th-grade math, while Revere is stronger in 6th- and 8th-grade math — 87.0% vs. 72.4% in 8th grade. Highland clearly outperforms A. I. Root Middle School, Brunswick Middle School, Claggett Middle School, and Buckeye Junior High School. The school is also unusually effective with students many schools struggle to serve: special education students ranked 18th of 579 (97th percentile), multiracial students 3rd of 260, and low socio-economic status students in the 90th percentile. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 14.2% to 9.3%, lower than nearly every nearby school.

Notably, Highland achieves this with the largest classes of any school in its comparison set — 25.4 students per teacher — and mid-range spending of $8,965 per student, roughly half of Revere's $13,161. Two things to watch: 8th-grade math (72.4% proficient) is the school's lowest score, though still about 20 points above the state, and the low socio-economic status subgroup ranking slipped from the 97th to the 90th percentile in one year. The reported 100% Geometry pass rate reflects a small, selected group of advanced students rather than a grade-level result.

824

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,157

Per pupil spending ?

9.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3880 Ridge Rd
Medina, OH 44256-7920

(330) 239-1901

District: Highland Local

Students who attend Highland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Highland High School

Feeder schools for Highland Middle School:

Elementary:	Granger Elementary School
	Hinckley Elementary School
	Sharon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (89% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school89%

District avg88%

Ohio avg56%

28^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 773Highland 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
2026	91.7	28 of 1046	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	37 of 1036	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	35 of 1046	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	51 of 1048	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	107 of 1017	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	158 of 1037	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	50 of 1050	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	54 of 1010	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	88.6	54 of 1038	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	89.2	55 of 1050	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	70 of 1035	93.2%	★★★★★
2014	83.0	73 of 1008	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	64 of 1001	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.4	81 of 989	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.3	85 of 925	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	56 of 895	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	109 of 858	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.2	103 of 835	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	96 of 837	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	99 of 732	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.8	71 of 692	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	82.3	55 of 400	86.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	62.2	122 of 565	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	87 of 576	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	32 of 658	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	34 of 643	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	25 of 947	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	27 of 938	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	22 of 942	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	14 of 943	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	117 of 925	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	166 of 910	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	57 of 917	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	81 of 897	91.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	70.9	74 of 521	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	96 of 996	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	28 of 983	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	27 of 989	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	26 of 974	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	27 of 945	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	59 of 924	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	30 of 955	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	38 of 954	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	40 of 958	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	65 of 963	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	95 of 946	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	109 of 924	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	26 of 933	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	42 of 916	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	3 of 260	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	18 of 579	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	14 of 572	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	29 of 563	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	59 of 590	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	32 of 790	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	35 of 777	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	46 of 795	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	51 of 805	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	115 of 809	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	152 of 781	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	47 of 796	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	61 of 781	92.2%	★★★★★

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 (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)86th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I96%+35 vs state

Science92%+31 vs state

English Language Arts90%+31 vs state

Mathematics82%+29 vs state

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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 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 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
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3880 Ridge Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 239-1901	824	32	25.4	9.6%	755 (91.6%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.7%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	91.7	28^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.3%		91.4	37^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.4%	9		92.2			86.5	85.6	72.4			89.1	89.9	91.0	100.0	96.4	$11,157
Claggett Middle School	Public	6-8	420 E Union St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3600	724	46	15.6	34.1%	599 (82.7%)	40 (5.5%)	34 (4.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	78.5	206^th of 1046 public middle schools	80.3%		77.2	231^st of 1036 public middle schools	77.7%	25		81.3			67.0	59.2	71.9			70.9	73.8	75.3	100.0	100.0	$13,684
Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1483 Pearl Rd	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 273-0500	1,375	78	17.6	29.5%	1,195 (86.9%)	28 (2.0%)	61 (4.4%)	27 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.6%)	77.3	223^rd of 1046 public middle schools	78.7%		74.3	269^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.0%	46		73.3			73.9	68.1	58.4			69.3	73.8	76.1	100.0	98.0	$12,644
Revere Middle School	Public	6-8	3195 Spring Valley Rd	Akron	44210	Summit County	Revere Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 523-3403	593	46	12.8	11.5%	481 (81.1%)	17 (2.9%)	18 (3.0%)	54 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	92.1	25^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.6%		89.2	57^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.5%	32		91.5			90.0	83.9	87.0			88.3	85.5	81.2	100.0	100.0	$16,544
Copley-Fairlawn Middle School	Public	5-8	1531 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Copley	44321	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 664-4875	850	57	14.9	26.2%	561 (66.0%)	134 (15.8%)	39 (4.6%)	37 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	72 (8.5%)	81.9	156^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.1%		82.7	144^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.1%	12	89.6	76.3		82.9	66.2	72.6	77.3		88.5	77.1	82.5	70.0		100.0	$14,352
A. I. Root Middle School	Public	6-8	333 W Sturbridge Dr	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3500	690	44	15.7	19.3%	608 (88.1%)	15 (2.2%)	25 (3.6%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	86	100^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.4%		86.2	94^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.9%	6		83.8			69.3	70.5	84.9			75.2	82.2	87.0	100.0	98.9	$14,870
Buckeye Intermediate School	Public	4-6	3140 Columbia Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 722-8257	581	26	22.7	22.2%	520 (89.5%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)								(n/a)	76.8		88.5	82.6	79.9			75.2	80.8	68.6					$9,681
Buckeye Junior High School	Public	7-8	3024 Columbia Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 722-8257	312	17	18.6	26.3%	284 (91.0%)	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	72.9	282^nd of 1046 public middle schools	73.0%		80.3	179^th of 1036 public middle schools	82.7%	103		78.2				62.0	48.2				79.8	70.1		100.0	$13,495
North Royalton Middle School	Public	5-8	14709 Ridge Rd	North Royalton	44133	Cuyahoga County	North Royalton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 582-9120	1,205	66	18.2	34.2%	985 (81.7%)	28 (2.3%)	69 (5.7%)	70 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.3%)	83.3	138^th of 1046 public middle schools	86.8%		82.9	141^st of 1036 public middle schools	86.4%	3	80.0	82.9		76.3	75.6	70.0	74.5		82.7	75.7	77.2	73.5	96.2	100.0	$13,726
Litchfield Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	470 Castle Blvd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3330	469	44	10.6	—	107 (22.8%)	297 (63.3%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	23.2	800^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.5%		22.4	792^nd of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%	8		39.4			29.4	27.1	23.0			33.6	41.4	42.9		100.0	$16,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Middle School?

Students at Highland Middle School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Highland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Highland Middle School usually go on to attend Highland High School

How many students attend Highland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 824 students attended Highland Middle School.

Is Highland Middle School a good school?

Yes! Highland Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 28^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools.

What district is Highland Middle School in?

Highland Local

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