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Schools in Garfield Heights · Garfield Heights City School District

Garfield Heights’s public schools score below 74% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 11% of Garfield Heights’s students scored proficient, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garfield 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.

#975of 993 Ohio townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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
28%
▼ 32 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 41 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 2 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▲ 23% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
10
2,581 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 980 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garfield Heights’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio. Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,492 per student in FY2024, against $16,610 across Ohio. 25% of its revenue that year was federal (Ohio 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Elmwood Elementary School, then Garfield Heights Middle School, then Garfield Heights High School. Enrollment is down 26% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

The Brilliance School, SMART Academy, North Shore High School, St. Benedict Catholic School (private) and Trinity High 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 Garfield Heights’s grade

D Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 26% of Ohio school districts, #975 of 993 Ohio towns. Graduation is above the Ohio average; test scores are below it.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (980)Better than 2%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,729 test results and a graduating class of 265 could put Garfield Heights anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Garfield Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,690 in math, 1,768 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1William Foster Elementary SchoolGarfield Heights City School DistrictD
2–3Elmwood Elementary SchoolGarfield Heights City School DistrictD
6–8Garfield Heights Middle SchoolGarfield Heights City School DistrictD
9–12Garfield Heights High SchoolGarfield Heights City School DistrictD

Garfield Heights’s public schools are run by Garfield Heights City School District. Parts of Garfield Heights (5% of its land) are served by Cleveland Municipal 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.

Garfield Heights City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,581 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$20,492OH $16,610 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 59.5% · 1768 students tested
Math11%
State average 52.2% · 1690 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 25% of the Garfield Heights district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 12% across Ohio, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Garfield Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield HeightsCGarfield Heights City
ClevelandC−Cleveland Municipal
Valley ViewACuyahoga Heights Local
Maple HeightsCMaple Heights City
Cuyahoga Heights—Cuyahoga Heights Local

Every school in Garfield Heights

10 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 Garfield Heightsby address
William Foster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
D
398 students16:1Rate it →
Elmwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3
D
374 students17:1Rate it →
Maple Leaf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5
D
326 students16:1Rate it →
Garfield Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
541 students10:1Rate it →
Garfield Heights High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
942 students16:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
North Shore High School
High · Grades 9–12
Charter
368 studentsRate it →
The Brilliance School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D−
Charter
259 students15:1Rate it →
SMART Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5
D
Charter
92 students9:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Benedict Catholic School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
421 students19:1Rate it →
Trinity High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
377 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield Heights’s schools

Are Garfield Heights’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Garfield Heights children attend score below 74% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #975 of 993 Ohio towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Garfield Heights in?

Garfield Heights City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,581 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Garfield Heights are served by Cleveland Municipal.

Where do Garfield Heights kids go to high school?

Garfield Heights High School, with 942 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Garfield Heights’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Garfield Heights City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Garfield Heights spend per student?

$20,492 in Garfield Heights City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Garfield Heights?

Yes: St. Benedict Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 421 students) and Trinity High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 377 students). Garfield Heights also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.

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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.