Beachwood Middle School

Beachwood Middle School is a middle school of low-enrollment scale in Beachwood, Ohio, overseen by Beachwood City, caters to 327 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 32% below typical.

Beachwood City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,583 students; Beachwood Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Beachwood Middle School records that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 28% Black, 20% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Beachwood Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Beachwood Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 80.4%, the actual is 86.5%, a residual of +6.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cuyahoga County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Beachwood Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Beachwood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beachwood Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.6%.

Beachwood Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beachwood Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 327 students in 2018 to 327 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 53% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.