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Ballard Brady Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Ballard Brady Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Pepper Pike, Ohio, serving 461 students in the Orange City district, which ranks 29th of 773 Ohio districts at the 96th percentile with 5 stars; the school itself ranked 26th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–2026, at the 98th percentile with 5 stars.

Academically, Ballard Brady posts proficiency rates far above Ohio averages. In 2025–2026, 8th-grade science was 90.3% proficient versus 61.2% statewide; 8th-grade math was 93.9% versus 52%; 7th-grade ELA was 90.2% versus 62.7%; and End-of-Course results were 100% proficient in Biology, Geometry, and Algebra I. The school also reports 6th-grade math at 90.6%, 6th-grade ELA at 86%, and 7th-grade math at 70.1%. Compared with nearby schools, Chagrin Falls Middle School and Beachwood Middle School are stronger in 7th-grade math, but Ballard Brady is stronger in 8th-grade science, 8th-grade math, and 8th-grade ELA. Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, well below the district’s 8.3% and lower than every listed nearby school, including Mayfield Middle School at 18.8% and Shaker Hts Middle School at 19.1%.

Subgroup rankings are strong across many student groups, including female students (19th of 947), male students (43rd of 955), special education students (30th of 579), and low socio-economic status students (67th of 996, up from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024). Resources are also favorable: per-student spending was $21,057 in 2018–2019, the highest among the nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.8 in 2024–2025. The free/reduced-lunch rate was 14.53% in 2024–2025, higher than Chagrin Falls Exempted Village schools around 5.8–5.9% but lower than Mayfield City at 33.82%, Shaker Heights City at 45.15%, and Beachwood City at 22.32%. The clearest relative challenge is 7th-grade math, though it remains above the state and has improved from 58.7% in 2023–2024 to 65.4% in 2024–2025 to 70.1% in 2025–2026.

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: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (91% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg87%

Ohio avg57%

26^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 773Orange 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
2026	92.1	26 of 1046	97.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	96.9	5 of 455	98.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	89.1	1 of 78	98.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	92.6	19 of 947	98.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.9	67 of 996	93.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	90.9	43 of 955	95.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	91.9	12 of 260	95.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	88.0	30 of 579	94.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	91.5	19 of 790	97.6%	★★★★★
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)

African American (2026)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology100%+33 vs state

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science90%+29 vs state

English Language Arts88%+30 vs state

Mathematics85%+33 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 Biology (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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%)	92.1	26^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.5%		90.3	47^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.5%	21		90.3			90.6	70.1	93.9			86.0	90.2	89.3	100.0	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	40^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.2%		90.5	45^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.7%	5		84.8			83.9	81.6	80.0			89.5	92.4	78.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,449
Warrensville Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	4270 Northfield 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%)	23.9	793^rd of 1046 public middle schools	24.2%		19.8	816^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.2%	23		37.4			28.2	33.1	18.7			32.4	50.8	37.4			94.1	$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)	94.9		95.7	86.9	93.3	100.0		92.4	95.6	91.1						$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%)	92.6	21^st of 1046 public middle schools	98.0%		95.5	2^nd of 1036 public middle schools	99.8%	19		86.2				82.7	88.4				92.6	89.0		100.0	97.5	$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%)	63.8	407^th of 1046 public middle schools	61.1%		60.7	447^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.9%	40		64.9			55.4	52.8				66.3	63.1	63.1		100.0	68.8	$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%)	17.1	847^th of 1046 public middle schools	19.0%		17.4	832^nd of 1036 public middle schools	19.7%	15		20.1			20.1	30.0	12.5			25.3	43.0	39.9		81.8	80.8	$13,037
Greenview Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	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)	58.3		64.0	45.9	38.6		100.0	60.2	64.3	42.7						$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%)	77.8	217^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.3%		78.3	214^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.3%	3		69.9			56.6	71.7	74.9			68.4	81.4	75.1		100.0	100.0	$16,734
Milkovich Middle School	Public	5-8	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%)	15.9	855^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.3%		18.2	824^th of 1036 public middle schools	20.5%	31		32.5			16.8	18.3	29.3			26.6	35.6	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 26^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools.

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