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Beachwood Middle School

2860 Richmond Rd, Beachwood, OH 44122 · (216) 831-0355 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Ohio public middle schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools

Enrollment
327
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
73 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611635%
Grade 711134%
Grade 810031%
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
13240%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
186%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
9028%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
6520%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
216%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
17253%
Female
15547%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Beachwood Middle School→Beachwood High School
Feeds from
Hilltop Elementary School03–05
Based on grade levels within Beachwood City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
84.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
88.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2584.6%88.7%
2023-2484.3%85.9%
2022-2384.0%84.8%
2021-2286.4%88.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 →

Schools most like Beachwood Middle School

Beachwood Middle School's state test result (86.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Beachwood Middle School this school32722.3%86.5%
R B Chamberlin Middle School
Twinsburg
56427.1%76.3%
Orchard Middle School
Solon
73018.5%95.3%
Solon Middle School
Solon
76818.9%91.8%
Geo G Dodge Elementary School
Twinsburg
85927.5%79.6%
Magsig Middle School
Centerville
57128.4%73.8%
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Beachwood Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Cuyahoga County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
86.5%#30 of 316#9 of 21
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
88.7%#34 of 637
▲ 26
#8 of 41
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.6%#53 of 637
▼ 8
#10 of 41
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.9pp#150 of 629#7 of 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
327#454 of 654#32 of 44
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#73 of 577#11 of 36
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.5%#20 of 579#1 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
22.3%#258 of 319#13 of 22
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
327
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532724.213.5:122% (73)
2023-2431626.312.0:123% (74)
2022-2330426.711.4:110% (31)
2020-213392613.0:1N/A
2017-1832727.312.0:19% (29)
2015-163552812.7:18% (27)
2010-113362812.0:114% (46)
2000-01234278.7:13% (6)
1990-91194238.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beachwood Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (327 to 327); teachers down 11% (27.3 to 24.2).

About Beachwood Middle School

Beachwood Middle School runs as a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Beachwood, Ohio. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 327 students. The average among middle schools in Ohio is roughly 482 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.

In Beachwood City, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,583 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Beachwood Middle School is White (40%). Other groups make up 28% Black, 20% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Beachwood Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 13.5:1, with 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Beachwood Middle School is 22%.

allk12 grades Beachwood Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Beachwood Middle School is 80.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.5%.

In the county around the school, Cuyahoga County, median household income is about $64,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. A total of 352 public schools operate in Cuyahoga County, serving about 155,924 students.

The closest public school, Beachwood High School, is about 0.2 miles from Beachwood Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Beachwood Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.

Beachwood Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 327 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 339.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Beachwood Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Cuyahoga County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Beachwood Middle School
District
Beachwood City
Address
2860 Richmond Rd, Beachwood, OH 44122
Phone
(216) 831-0355
County
Cuyahoga County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
327
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
73 (22%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390435500122
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Beachwood Middle School
How large is Beachwood Middle School?
Beachwood Middle School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Beachwood Middle School serve?
Beachwood Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Beachwood Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Beachwood Middle School.
How diverse is Beachwood Middle School?
Beachwood Middle School reports a student body of 40% White, 6% Hispanic, 28% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Beachwood Middle School?
Beachwood Middle School is overseen by Beachwood City in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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