Summary:
ZIP code 44125 contains 10 schools — five elementary, two middle, and three high schools — enrolling about 3,982 students across four entities: Garfield Heights City Schools (5 schools, 2,581 students), Cuyahoga Heights Local (3 schools, 774 students), North Shore High School (a standalone high school with 368 students), and The Brilliance School (a standalone K–8 with 259 students). Schools report rankings, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, Ohio State Test proficiency, spending, and student-teacher ratios, but not every school reports every measure; blanks mean unknown, not zero.
The three Cuyahoga Heights schools are the standouts. Cuyahoga Hts High School ranks 57th of 795 Ohio high schools in 2025–2026 (93rd percentile, 5 stars), with a 98.5% graduation rate, 8.5% chronic absenteeism, and test scores far above the state in every reported subject. Cuyahoga Hts Middle School ranks 88th of 1,046 middle schools with 6.1% chronic absenteeism and 100% Algebra I proficiency in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School ranks 179th of 1,560 elementary schools with 4.3% chronic absenteeism and strong scores across subjects.
At the other end, North Shore High School ranks 831st of 855 high schools (3rd percentile, 0 stars): a 45.2% graduation rate, 98.7% chronic absenteeism, every reported End-of-Course score below 25%, and a 40.8 student-teacher ratio, more than double any other school here. The Brilliance School sits at the 13th percentile with 61.4% chronic absenteeism and reported 0% math proficiency in grades 3, 6, and 7 in 2025–2026, even though 3rd-grade ELA (61.5%) is near the state's 63.4%. Garfield Heights City Schools ranks 720th of 773, and Garfield Heights High School graduates 92.3% of students while scoring 9.6% in Geometry and 28.7% in English II, with 74.4% chronic absenteeism. Absenteeism tracks performance closely: Cuyahoga Heights schools are under 9%, while Garfield Heights, The Brilliance, and North Shore range from 49.5% to 98.7%.
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