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Ballard Brady Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Ballard Brady Middle School is a highly successful public middle school located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school is part of the Orange City School District, which is ranked 27th out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ballard Brady Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 90% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 90% for the district and 63% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking among the top Ohio middle schools for female students, Asian students, African American students, White students, multi-racial students, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Ballard Brady Middle School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Memorial Junior High School in the South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District, Ballard Brady Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. This highlights the exceptional quality of education at Ballard Brady Middle School within the local context.

461

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,542

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32000 Chagrin Blvd
Pepper Pike, OH 44124-5922

(216) 831-8600

District: Orange City

Students who attend Ballard Brady Middle School usually attend:

High:

Orange High School

Feeder schools for Ballard Brady Middle School:

Elementary:

Moreland Hills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

African American:

12.8%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (88% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Ohio middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg85%

Ohio avg57%

47^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 828Orange 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	47 of 1036	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	62 of 1046	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	54 of 1048	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	66 of 1017	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	139 of 1037	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	68 of 1050	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	82 of 1010	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	88.6	56 of 1038	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	71 of 1050	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	86.7	81 of 1035	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	82.2	89 of 1008	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	73 of 1001	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.1	132 of 989	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.1	73 of 925	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	85 of 895	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	54 of 858	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.4	75 of 835	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.7	100 of 837	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	78 of 732	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	84.1	64 of 692	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	87.5	24 of 400	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	39 of 442	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	36 of 429	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	36 of 436	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	64 of 413	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	60 of 385	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	20 of 405	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	29 of 384	92.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	88.2	1 of 76	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	12 of 67	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	10 of 67	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	29 of 69	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	16 of 565	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	4 of 576	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	12 of 658	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	58 of 643	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	20 of 938	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	32 of 942	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	35 of 943	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	49 of 925	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	130 of 910	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	89 of 917	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	51 of 897	94.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	72.0	59 of 521	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	133 of 983	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	291 of 989	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.6	635 of 974	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.2	213 of 947	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	193 of 923	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	218 of 945	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	266 of 924	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	94 of 954	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	91 of 958	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	82 of 963	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	111 of 946	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	120 of 924	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	53 of 933	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	113 of 916	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	14 of 263	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	11 of 254	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	4 of 219	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	36 of 572	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.5	56 of 563	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	22 of 590	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	26 of 777	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	30 of 795	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	46 of 805	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	20 of 809	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	69 of 781	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	4 of 796	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	8 of 781	99.0%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2024)99th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)89th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science90%+27 vs state

English Language Arts87%+30 vs state

Mathematics79%+29 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
Ballard Brady Middle School	Public	6-8	32000 Chagrin Blvd	Pepper Pike	44124	Cuyahoga County	Orange City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 831-8600	461	36	12.8	14.5%	302 (65.5%)	59 (12.8%)	13 (2.8%)	47 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	90.3	47^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.5%		89.6	62^nd of 1046 public middle schools	94.1%	15		90.0			83.6	65.4	87.9			86.7	91.9	83.1	100.0		100.0	$26,542
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
Warrensville Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	23401 Emery Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 752-4050	403	36	11.1		1 (0.2%)	378 (93.8%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	19.8	816^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.2%		16.4	851^st of 1046 public middle schools	18.6%	35		42.0			17.9	20.6	20.0			38.2	39.7	23.5			100.0	$21,550
Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-6	77 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 893-7690	388	27	14.3	5.9%	365 (94.1%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)	92.3		98.5	80.4	83.3	100.0		94.8	96.1	87.7						$18,599
Chagrin Falls Middle School	Public	7-8	342 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 247-4746	224	19	11.6	5.8%	203 (90.6%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	95.5	2^nd of 1036 public middle schools	99.8%		96.3	2^nd of 1046 public middle schools	99.8%			95.4				91.3	92.6				96.5	95.4		100.0	100.0	$21,479
Shaker Hts Middle School	Public	6-8	20600 Shaker Blvd	Shaker Heights	44122	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4100	939	57	16.4	45.2%	311 (33.1%)	485 (51.7%)	35 (3.7%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.5%)	60.7	447^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	467^th of 1046 public middle schools	55.4%	20		62.6			43.3	59.6				64.2	66.0	54.2		95.5	58.1	$22,593
Heskett Middle School	Public	6-8	5771 Perkins Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4450	592	39	15.1		28 (4.7%)	471 (79.6%)	51 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	17.4	832^nd of 1036 public middle schools	19.7%		17.7	836^th of 1046 public middle schools	20.1%	4		32.9			14.1	28.9	10.1			18.9	42.2	35.9		100.0	96.2	$13,037
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
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
Milkovich Middle School	Public	6-8	19800 Stafford Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6000	664	48	13.8		9 (1.4%)	598 (90.1%)	33 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	18.2	824^th of 1036 public middle schools	20.5%		18.6	827^th of 1046 public middle schools	20.9%	3		45.7			17.2	21.6	12.2			26.4	35.9	32.5			100.0	$15,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Ballard Brady Middle School

How many students attend Ballard Brady Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Ballard Brady Middle School.

What district is Ballard Brady Middle School in?

Orange City

What is the racial makeup of Ballard Brady Middle School?

Students at Ballard Brady Middle School are 66% White, 13% African American, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Ballard Brady Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ballard Brady Middle School usually go on to attend Orange High School

Is Ballard Brady Middle School a good school?

Yes! Ballard Brady Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools.

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