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Schools in Cleveland Heights · Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District

Cleveland Heights’s public schools score below 65% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

30% of students in Cleveland Heights’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cleveland Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

#928of 993 Ohio townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 14 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 22 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 3 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▲ 51% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
17
4,629 students on the public path
In brief

Cleveland Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1435 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cleveland Heights’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,025 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland-Oakwood Campus (private), Yeshiva Derech Hatorah (private), Lutheran High School East (private), Ruffing Montessori School (private), Beaumont High School (private), Communion of Saints School (private) and Horizon Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cleveland Heights’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Ohio school districts, #928 of 993 Ohio towns. Graduation is above the Ohio average; test scores are below it.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1435)Better than 3%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,512 test results and a graduating class of 403 could put Cleveland Heights anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Cleveland Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,450 in math, 2,573 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cleveland Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–12Cleveland Heights High SchoolCleveland Heights-University Heights City School DistrictC−

Cleveland Heights’s public schools are run by Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, which also serves University Heights. Parts of Cleveland Heights (6% of its land) are served by East Cleveland City instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 5,019 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$25,025OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 59.5% · 2573 students tested
Math30%
State average 52.2% · 2450 students tested

Cleveland Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cleveland HeightsC+Cleveland Heights-University Heights City
East ClevelandC−East Cleveland City
ClevelandC−Cleveland Municipal
Shaker HeightsBShaker Heights City
South EuclidC+South Euclid-Lyndhurst City
University HeightsC+Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

Every school in Cleveland Heights

17 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).

District schools in Cleveland Heightsby address
Noble Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
408 students17:1Rate it →
Oxford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
278 students15:1Rate it →
Canterbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
311 students16:1Rate it →
Fairfax Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
303 students15:1Rate it →
Boulevard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
270 students15:1Rate it →
Roxboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
251 students15:1Rate it →
Roxboro Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
550 students12:1Rate it →
Monticello Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
541 students12:1Rate it →
Cleveland Heights High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
1,717 students16:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Cleveland Heightsrun by other districts or the state
Caledonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3
245 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland-Oakwood Campus
Grades PK–12 · Cleveland
Private · Religious
1,388 students6:1Rate it →
Yeshiva Derech Hatorah
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
962 students18:1Rate it →
Lutheran High School East
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Religious
354 students10:1Rate it →
Ruffing Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
338 students10:1Rate it →
Beaumont High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic · All-girls
297 students7:1Rate it →
Communion of Saints School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
193 students13:1Rate it →
Horizon Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
40 studentsRate it →

Questions about Cleveland Heights’s schools

Are Cleveland Heights’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cleveland Heights children attend score below 65% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #928 of 993 Ohio towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cleveland Heights in?

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,019 students in 10 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cleveland Heights are served by East Cleveland City.

Where do Cleveland Heights kids go to high school?

Cleveland Heights High School, with 1,717 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Cleveland Heights’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Cleveland Heights spend per student?

$25,025 in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Cleveland Heights?

Yes: The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland-Oakwood Campus (religious, grades PK–12, 1,388 students), Yeshiva Derech Hatorah (religious, grades PK–12, 962 students), Lutheran High School East (religious, grades 9–12, 354 students), Ruffing Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 338 students), Beaumont High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 297 students), Communion of Saints School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 193 students) and Horizon Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 40 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.