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Schools in Birmingham

Birmingham’s public schools

Firelands Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Birmingham. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 16% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,661 students on the public path
In brief

Birmingham’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Birmingham’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Firelands Elementary School places highest (better than 79%); Firelands High School lowest (60%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Birmingham, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Firelands Elementary Schoolin OberlinA−
6–8Firelands Middle Schoolin OberlinB+
9–12Firelands High Schoolin OberlinB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Firelands Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Firelands Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,661 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,985OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 59.5% · 948 students tested
Math66%
State average 52.2% · 943 students tested

Birmingham vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Birmingham’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Birmingham—Firelands Local

Every school in Birmingham

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Birminghamin other towns
Firelands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oberlin
A−
783 students19:1Rate it →
Firelands Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oberlin
B+
407 students16:1Rate it →
Firelands High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oberlin
B
471 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Birmingham’s schools

Are Birmingham’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Birmingham. Firelands Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Birmingham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Birmingham in?

Firelands Local School District.

Where do Birmingham kids go to high school?

Firelands High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.