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Schools in Richmond Heights · Richmond Heights Local School District

Richmond Heights’s public schools score below 79% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

In Richmond Heights, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Richmond Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

#984of 993 Ohio townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
36%
▼ 24 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 34 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 21% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
OH 16.9
Schools in town
4
786 students on the public path
In brief

Richmond Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1272 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richmond Heights’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,093 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Richmond Heights Middle School, then Richmond Heights High School. Enrollment is up 14% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Flex High School Cleveland is 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 Richmond Heights’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 21% of Ohio school districts, #984 of 993 Ohio towns. Test scores are below the Ohio average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1272)Better than 1%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 398 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Richmond Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (403 in math, 393 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Richmond Heights Elementary SchoolRichmond Heights Local School DistrictD
7–8Richmond Heights Middle SchoolRichmond Heights Local School DistrictD
9–12Richmond Heights High SchoolRichmond Heights Local School DistrictC−

Richmond Heights’s public schools are run by Richmond Heights Local School District. Parts of Richmond Heights (6% of its land) are served by South Euclid-Lyndhurst 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.

Richmond Heights Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 786 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$20,093OH $16,610 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 59.5% · 393 students tested
Math18%
State average 52.2% · 403 students tested

Richmond Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richmond HeightsC−Richmond Heights Local
EuclidC−Euclid City
South EuclidC+South Euclid-Lyndhurst City
Willoughby HillsB−Willoughby-Eastlake City
Highland HeightsA−Mayfield City
LyndhurstC+South Euclid-Lyndhurst City

Every school in Richmond Heights

4 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 Richmond Heightsby address
Richmond Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
378 students16:1Rate it →
Richmond Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
D
137 students27:1Rate it →
Richmond Heights High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
271 students14:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Flex High School Cleveland
High · Grades 9–12
Charter
132 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Richmond Heights’s schools

Are Richmond Heights’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Richmond Heights children attend score below 79% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #984 of 993 Ohio towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richmond Heights in?

Richmond Heights Local School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 786 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Richmond Heights are served by South Euclid-Lyndhurst City.

Where do Richmond Heights kids go to high school?

Richmond Heights High School, with 271 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Richmond Heights spend per student?

$20,093 in Richmond Heights Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.