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Heskett Middle School

Q: Is Heskett Middle School a good school?

Heskett Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Heskett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Heskett Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Heskett Middle School?

Students at Heskett Middle School are 80% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Heskett Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heskett Middle School usually go on to attend Bedford High School

Public Grades 6-8

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Heskett Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Bedford, Ohio, serving 592 students as part of the Bedford City School District in the Cleveland area. The school sits in the bottom quartile of Ohio middle schools — 847 of 1,046 (19th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026 — and its district ranks 670 of 773 (13th percentile, 1 star). The pattern is long-term rather than a one-year dip: Heskett was at the 39th percentile in 2015–2016 but has been at or below the 27th percentile since 2017–2018 and at 19–20th percentile in each of the last three reported years.

Academically, the profile is split. Grade-level proficiency is mostly far below Ohio averages: in 2025–2026, Math 8 was 12.5% and Science 8 just 20.1%, versus state rates near 52–61%. Yet Algebra I (80.8%) and Geometry (81.8%) end-of-course results beat both district and state, though those exams likely reflect a smaller advanced group. Science 8 is a standout weakness — below Garfield Heights Middle School (22.2%), Milkovich Middle School (32.5%) and Warrensville Heights Middle School (37.4%), and down from 36.8% in 2022–2023. Against high-performing neighbors such as Solon Middle School (95.9% in Math 8), Beachwood Middle School and Ballard Brady Middle School, the gaps are enormous. Heskett does outpace Garfield Heights Middle School on most grade-level tests and is mixed against Milkovich Middle School.

Two barriers stand out. Chronic absenteeism reached 41.2% in 2025–2026, up from 36.1%, far above Lee Eaton Intermediate School (11.2%) and Geo G Dodge Elementary School (13.8%), though below Garfield Heights Middle School (63.8%). The latest free/reduced-price lunch rate is 83.42%, the highest among nearby schools reporting it. Among student groups, African American students rank at the 37th percentile — the strongest reported result — while special education students (9th percentile) and low-income students (19th) remain very low.

592

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,037

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

5771 Perkins Rd
Bedford, OH 44146-2560

(440) 439-4450

District: Bedford City

Students who attend Heskett Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bedford High School

Feeder schools for Heskett Middle School:

Elementary:	Carylwood Intermediate School
	Central Primary School
	Columbus Intermediate School
	Glendale Primary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.6%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (39% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg29%

Ohio avg56%

847^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

670^th of 773Bedford 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	17.1	847 of 1046	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	832 of 1036	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	836 of 1046	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	807 of 1048	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	757 of 1017	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	798 of 1037	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	770 of 1050	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	736 of 1010	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	723 of 1038	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	643 of 1050	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	638 of 1035	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.4	667 of 1008	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	742 of 1001	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	707 of 989	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.8	668 of 925	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.7	643 of 895	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	624 of 858	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	634 of 835	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	675 of 837	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	612 of 732	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	597 of 692	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	285 of 455	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	257 of 442	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	245 of 429	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	215 of 436	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	178 of 413	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	184 of 385	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	160 of 405	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	140 of 384	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	515 of 565	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	564 of 576	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	632 of 658	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	544 of 643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	47.1	64 of 127	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	793 of 947	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	768 of 938	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	787 of 942	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	732 of 943	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	732 of 925	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	756 of 910	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	704 of 917	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	700 of 897	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	21.5	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	148 of 186	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	157 of 194	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	143 of 196	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.3	117 of 173	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	222 of 241	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	261 of 274	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	228 of 270	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	160 of 262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	149 of 222	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	807 of 996	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	797 of 983	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	811 of 989	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	769 of 974	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	730 of 947	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	745 of 923	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	737 of 945	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	688 of 924	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	834 of 955	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	835 of 954	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	816 of 958	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	819 of 963	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	738 of 946	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	758 of 924	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	760 of 933	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	713 of 916	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	189 of 260	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	188 of 263	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	201 of 254	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.4	120 of 245	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	175 of 239	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	170 of 206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	528 of 579	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	468 of 572	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	552 of 563	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	560 of 590	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	744 of 805	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	530 of 809	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	665 of 796	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	602 of 781	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)50th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile-15 vs school

Foster Care (2018)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry82%+39 vs state

Algebra I81%+19 vs state

English Language Arts36%-23 vs state

Mathematics21%-31 vs state

Science20%-41 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/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 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 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
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
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
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
Orchard Middle School	Public	4-8	6800 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-6215	730	40	18.2	18.5%	361 (49.5%)	111 (15.2%)	36 (4.9%)	169 (23.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.8%)	96.5	1^st of 1046 public middle schools	99.9%					(n/a)	97.4		99.3	94.1	100.0		96.8	92.9						$15,452
Solon Middle School	Public	7-8	6835 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-3848	768	43	17.8	18.9%	360 (46.9%)	128 (16.7%)	32 (4.2%)	190 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.4%)	95.2	5^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.5%		94.8	7^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.3%	2		95.5			85.4	95.9			94.4	94.7		100.0	100.0	$16,171
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
Lee Eaton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	115 Ledge Rd	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 467-0582	487	31	15.6	12.9%	336 (69.0%)	81 (16.6%)	11 (2.3%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)								(n/a)	81.5		84.9	82.9	100.0	100.0	90.7	86.0						$14,945
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
Garfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	12000 Maple Leaf Dr	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8105	541	52	10.4	—	23 (4.3%)	464 (85.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	8.4	951^st of 1046 public middle schools	9.1%		10.5	903^rd of 1036 public middle schools	12.8%	48		22.2		13.3	10.3	12.0		24.8	26.6	18.1				$11,831
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Heskett Middle School

How many students attend Heskett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Heskett Middle School.

What district is Heskett Middle School in?

Bedford City

What is the racial makeup of Heskett Middle School?

Students at Heskett Middle School are 80% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

Is Heskett Middle School a good school?

Heskett Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Ohio middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Heskett Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heskett Middle School usually go on to attend Bedford High School

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