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Garfield Heights High School
4900 Turney Rd, Garfield Heights, OH, 44125-2501 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Garfield Heights High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Cuyahoga County, OH
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1347 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 59 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 409 students
Grade 10 - 382 students
Grade 11 - 286 students
Grade 12 - 270 students
This School (OH) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:23 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School (OH) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 2% 3%
% Black 26% 20%
% White 69% 72%
% Unknown 2 % 6%
Additional Student Information
This School (OH) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 22% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(OH) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Garfield Heights City Sd School District
This School's Agency (OH) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 5 3
Number of Students Managed 4,081 students 1,255 students
District Total Revenue $40,967,000 $11,546,000
District Expenditure $39,431,000 $11,057,000
District Revenue / Student $10,038 $9,602
District Expenditure / Student $9,662 $8,626
District Graduation Rates 88% 94%
School Notes:
  • Garfield Heights High School is a public high school located in Garfield Heights, Ohio, about 10 miles southeast of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Garfield Heights City School District.
  • However, enrollment is expected to slightly increase over the next two years.
  • History: The school has recently received an "Effective" rating from the state of Ohio, the second highest rating a school can achieve. The district is fed by its own middle school and by five nearby parochial schools.
  • The school's athletic teams are known as the bulldogs and mainly belong to the Lake Erie League Erie Division, which also features Shaw High School, Lorain Admiral King High School, Warrensville High School, Bedford High School and Lorain Southview High School. Starting in the 2007-2008 school year, the Bulldogs will move to an 18-team "superconference" known as the Northeast Ohio Conference. The school fields athletic teams in football, wrestling, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, softball, and hockey. The Ohio High School Athletic Association approved bowling as a sanctioned sport starting in the 2006-2007 school year. The 2005-2006 bowling team won an unofficial state championship.
  • The school also contains several student associations/clubs. The Students of Service program provides community service throughout the community and school. Other programs include: Art Club, Book Club, Tech Crew, Computer Club, among others. The GHHS Academic Challenge team falls under this category as well. They are in their 21st season, having won 18 league championships and approaching 1,000 wins in the history of the program. The team is the most successful of any team in school history, with a winning percentage near .800.
  • The current building in use was approved to be built in the year 2000 and was finished and opened in the middle of the 2003-2004 school year. The current middle school was built in 1962 and transitioned into the middle school after the high school was moved to the new complex. The former middle school was demolished to make room for the soon-to-be-built music and arts wing.
  • Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships: Wrestling - 1960,1994.
  • Academic Awards: 2005-2006 GHHS Academic Team -- NAQT Division I State Champions.
  • (Team Captain Jim Hrdlicka was named State MVP).
  • 2004-2005 GHHS Academic Team -- NAQT Division I State Runners-Up.
  • 1998-1999 GHHS Academic Team -- OAC State Runners-Up.
  • 1996-1997 GHHS Academic Team -- OAC State Runners-Up.
  • 1989-1990 GHHS Academic Team -- OAC State Runners-Up.
  • 1986-1988, 1990-2000, 2003-2006 GHHS Academic Team -- Northeast Ohio Academic League Champions.
  • 1989, 2001, 2002 GHHS Academic Team -- Northeast Ohio Academic League Runners-Up.
  • Notable alumni: Wilma Smith - Television news reporter.
  • Tony Howard - football player at Kent State University.
  • Vonda Ward - Women's basketball player at University of Tennessee; now a boxer.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (44125)
School Zip (44125) (OH) State Average
Population (Approximate) 29,876 people 11,069,487 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 19% 21%
Population Average Age 39 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $40,605 $41,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 55 years old 47 years old
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