W.H. Kirk Middle School

Located at 14410 Terrace Rd, in East Cleveland, Ohio, W.H. Kirk Middle School is a close-knit 6-8 campus that hosts 194 students (grades 6 through 8), part of East Cleveland City School District. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 60% smaller than typical.

Within East Cleveland City School District, which oversees 6 schools and 1,177 students, W.H. Kirk Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, W.H. Kirk Middle School shows that nearly all students (96%) are Black; the rest reads as 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Cuyahoga County) records that median household earnings sit near $64,468, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cuyahoga County runs 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), of which W.H. Kirk Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prospect Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 246 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.