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Heritage Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

781^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school located in Painesville, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 599 students. The school is part of the Painesville City Local School District, which is ranked 638 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Ohio middle schools, with rankings ranging from 721 to 832 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 23.2% in 6th grade ELA, 28.2% in 6th grade Math, and 41% in 8th grade Science, compared to state averages of 54.5%, 51.9%, and 63%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for African American, Hispanic, multi-racial, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students all in the bottom half or lower of Ohio middle schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Willowick Middle School, Willoughby Middle School, and Eastlake Middle School, Heritage Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower. Schools like Kirtland Middle School and Chardon Middle School, within a 12-mile radius, have much stronger academic performance, ranking in the top 10% and top 5% of Ohio middle schools, respectively. Heritage Middle School's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 38.8%, are also significantly higher than the nearby schools, which may be a major contributing factor to the school's academic struggles.

602

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,121

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Cedarbrook Dr
Painesville, OH 44077-2810

(440) 392-5250

District: Painesville City Local

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Harvey High School

Feeder schools for Heritage Middle School:

Elementary:	Chestnut Elementary School
	Elm Street Elementary School
	Maple Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.1%

White:

15.6%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg36%

Ohio avg57%

781^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

638^th of 828Painesville City 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	23.3	781 of 1036	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	721 of 1046	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	742 of 1048	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	754 of 1017	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	749 of 1037	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	832 of 1050	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	791 of 1010	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	785 of 1038	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	786 of 1050	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	828 of 1035	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	824 of 1008	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	846 of 1001	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	821 of 989	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	746 of 925	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	701 of 895	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	673 of 858	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	694 of 835	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	707 of 837	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	635 of 732	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	600 of 692	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.0	351 of 400	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	279 of 442	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	306 of 429	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	298 of 436	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	272 of 413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	265 of 385	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	304 of 405	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	289 of 384	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	494 of 565	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	421 of 576	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	616 of 658	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	617 of 643	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	113 of 142	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	79 of 123	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	63 of 113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	96 of 110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	80 of 134	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	103 of 127	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	79 of 107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	686 of 942	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	693 of 943	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	742 of 925	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	712 of 910	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	788 of 917	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	753 of 897	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	30.4	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	416 of 521	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	188 of 262	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	140 of 239	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	185 of 247	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	153 of 228	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	186 of 222	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	168 of 192	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	737 of 983	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	650 of 989	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	633 of 974	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	672 of 947	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	652 of 923	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	785 of 945	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	718 of 924	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	771 of 954	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	736 of 958	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	749 of 963	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	747 of 946	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	713 of 924	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	776 of 933	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	747 of 916	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	239 of 263	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	213 of 254	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	152 of 245	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	154 of 239	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.9	213 of 219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	156 of 206	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	158 of 205	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	544 of 572	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	540 of 590	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	679 of 777	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	628 of 795	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	645 of 805	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	719 of 809	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	579 of 781	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	692 of 796	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	675 of 781	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)10th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Biology95%+29 vs state

Science41%-22 vs state

Mathematics31%-19 vs state

English Language Arts30%-27 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 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Cedarbrook Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5250	602	39	15.4		94 (15.6%)	88 (14.6%)	368 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.0%)	23.3	781^st of 1036 public middle schools	24.6%		30.3	721^st of 1046 public middle schools	31.1%	60		41.0			28.2	28.0	37.6			23.2	35.6	32.1	94.7		100.0	$12,121
Henry F Lamuth Middle School	Public	5-7	6700 Auburn Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4394	703	36	19.5	37.1%	537 (76.4%)	38 (5.4%)	80 (11.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.8%)	73.2	283^rd of 1036 public middle schools	72.7%		75.5	252^nd of 1046 public middle schools	75.9%	31	76.8			62.7	54.4	58.9	98.0		77.5	59.6	72.2					$14,113
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	8979 Mentor Ave	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 974-2250	852	54	15.7	27.0%	726 (85.2%)	36 (4.2%)	33 (3.9%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	81.4	164^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.2%		83.8	139^th of 1046 public middle schools	86.7%	25		72.0			67.1	73.9	65.9			74.2	80.8	77.4			100.0	$10,067
Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	5670 Hopkins Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-4444	752	47	16.1	35.1%	642 (85.4%)	18 (2.4%)	36 (4.8%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	73.6	280^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.0%		71.9	295^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.8%	15		66.1			67.5	56.5	62.9			68.3	74.5	69.0			100.0	$9,369
Perry Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Learning Ln	Perry	44081	Lake County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 259-9500	443	25	17.7	28.7%	368 (83.1%)	9 (2.0%)	46 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	81.5	163^rd of 1036 public middle schools	84.3%		82.3	159^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.8%	4	72.4	87.9		59.8	59.8	71.1	72.0		77.6	73.0	77.8	71.0			100.0	$15,345
Chardon Middle School	Public	4-7	424 North St	Chardon	44024	Geauga County	Chardon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 285-4062	716	43	16.6	25.0%	631 (88.1%)	14 (2.0%)	34 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	89.1	58^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.4%		92.4	32^nd of 1046 public middle schools	96.9%	26	88.4		89.0	81.7	67.9	78.5	100.0	82.2	80.2	69.6	87.8	100.0			100.0	$14,507
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
Eastlake Middle School	Public	6-8	35972 Lake Shore Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 942-5696	330	26	12.6	64.5%	250 (75.8%)	31 (9.4%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.0%)	50.1	565^th of 1036 public middle schools	45.5%		56	521^st of 1046 public middle schools	50.2%	44		68.2			40.6	44.0	35.3			47.4	64.2	53.3		75.0	94.1	$14,028
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	6079 Middle Ridge Rd	Madison	44057	Lake County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 428-1196	605	26	23.2	48.6%	508 (84.0%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (6.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	59.4	460^th of 1036 public middle schools	55.6%		62.7	431^st of 1046 public middle schools	58.8%	29		69.3			49.7	56.8	39.9			53.5	74.1	52.5			100.0	$10,871
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Middle School

What high school do graduates of Heritage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually go on to attend Harvey High School

Is Heritage Middle School a good school?

Heritage Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Ohio middle schools.

How many students attend Heritage Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Heritage Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?

Students at Heritage Middle School are 61% Hispanic, 16% White, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Heritage Middle School in?

Painesville City Local

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