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What's one thing Ballard Brady Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
461
Middle
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE CITY·NCES 391001602597
Ballard Brady Middle School
32000 Chagrin Blvd, Pepper Pike, OH 44124 · (216) 831-8600 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
67 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 187 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 29% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ballard Brady Middle School→Orange High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Orange City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
87.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
84.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.2% | 84.2% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 86.6% |
| 2022-23 | 88.6% | 85.8% |
| 2021-22 | 85.8% | 82.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Ballard Brady Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #27 of 316 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #81 of 637 | #13 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #29 of 637 | #7 of 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #367 of 629 | #26 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #304 of 654 | #27 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #48 of 577 | #7 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #143 of 579 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #131 of 169 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
461
+13 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.2:1
% White
66%
was 67%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
13%
was 20%
% Asian
10%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 461 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 16% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ballard Brady Middle School.
About Ballard Brady Middle School
Ballard Brady Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Ohio, with an address in Pepper Pike. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 461 students.
Orange City has 2,029 students spread across 4 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Ballard Brady Middle School is White: 66%. Other groups make up 13% Black, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ballard Brady Middle School scores 54%.
Based on 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ballard Brady Middle School has a ratio of 12.8:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 15% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County, the school's rate is lower.
Ballard Brady Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 86.8%, compared with a predicted 83.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Cuyahoga County show median household income comes to about $64,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 352 public schools and about 155,924 students.
Among nearby public schools, Moreland Hills Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Ballard Brady Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Ballard Brady Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Ballard Brady Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 7 years, enrollment rose by 13 students, from 448 to 461. The student mix also changed: the Black share fell from 20% to 13%.
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Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orange City
- Moreland Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 918 students
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 617 students
- Orange Inclusive PreschoolElementary · 33 students
Other schools in Pepper Pike
- Moreland Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 918 students
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 617 students
- Orange Inclusive PreschoolElementary · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Moreland Hills Elementary School0.0 mi · 918
- Orange Inclusive Preschool0.4 mi · 33
- Orange High School0.4 mi · 617
- Bryden Elementary School2.6 mi · 260
- STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights2.6 mi · 339
- Luther E Ball (Chjcf)2.9 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Ballard Brady Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ballard Brady Middle School?
Ballard Brady Middle School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ballard Brady Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ballard Brady Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ballard Brady Middle School have?
Ballard Brady Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ballard Brady Middle School?
At Ballard Brady Middle School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 3% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Ballard Brady Middle School?
Ballard Brady Middle School is overseen by Orange City in Cuyahoga County.
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