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B−

Parma City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Parma, Parma Heights and Seven Hills.

Parma’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Ohio school districts

Students
8,703
Schools
12
Spent per student
$17,856
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Parma City School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of Ohio districts
  • Spends 8% more per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3M, about $345 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Parma 78,581B−Parma Heights 20,327B−Seven Hills 11,464

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Parma. Grade by grade →

K–46 elementary schoolsThis district
5–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Normandy High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 52.2% · 4,595 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 59.5% · 4,724 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 86.2% · 785 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,856 per student · 8% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 24%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,425’20
7,458’21
7,510’22
8,916’23
8,703’24

Up 17.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Black 8%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Parma
B−
971 students20:1
John Muir Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Parma
C
526 students19:1
Thoreau Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Parma
C
483 students18:1
Dentzler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Parma
B
435 students18:1
Green Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Parma
B+
371 students20:1
Ridge-Brook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Parma
C
341 students18:1
Greenbriar Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Parma
C+
1,064 students17:1
Shiloh Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Parma
C
729 students16:1
Hillside Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Seven Hills
B+
717 students19:1
Normandy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parma
B
1,610 students19:1
Valley Forge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parma Heights
C
1,402 students19:1
Parma Virtual Learning Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Parma
54 students

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Berea City School DistrictBrook Park
$15,792per student
Cuyahoga Heights Local School DistrictBrooklyn Heights
$23,260per student
Independence Local School DistrictIndependence
$21,660per student
North Royalton City School DistrictNorth Royalton
$14,771per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.