Top 10 Best Cuyahoga County Public Middle Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 171 public middle schools serving 77,926 students in Cuyahoga County, OH.
The top ranked public middle schools in Cuyahoga County, OH are Solon Middle School, Bay Middle School and Brecksville-broadview Heights Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Cuyahoga County, OH public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 54% statewide average). Middle schools in Cuyahoga County have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Ohio public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public middle school average of 37% (majority Black).

Best Cuyahoga County Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Solon Middle School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
6835 Som Center Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 349-3848
Grades: 7-8
| 728 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Bay Middle School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
27725 Wolf Rd
Bay Village, OH 44140
(440) 617-7600
Grades: 5-8
| 738 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Brecksville-broadview Heights Middle School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
6376 Mill Rd
Broadview Heights, OH 44147
(440) 740-4400
Grades: 5-8
| 1,090 students
Rank: #44.
Rocky River Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1631 Lakeview Ave
Rocky River, OH 44116
(440) 356-6870
Grades: 6-8
| 600 students
Rank: #55.
Beachwood Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2860 Richmond Rd
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 831-0355
Grades: 6-8
| 320 students
Rank: #66.
Menlo Park Academy
Charter School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2149 W 53rd St
Cleveland, OH 44102
(440) 925-6365
Grades: K-8
| 596 students
Rank: #77.
Chagrin Falls Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
342 E Washington St
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
(440) 247-4746
Grades: 7-8
| 249 students
Rank: #88.
Ballard Brady Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
32000 Chagrin Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44124
(216) 831-8600
Grades: 6-8
| 422 students
Rank: #99.
Independence Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
6111 Archwood Rd
Independence, OH 44131
(216) 642-5865
Grades: 5-8
| 306 students
Rank: #1010.
Lee Burneson Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2260 Dover Center Rd
Westlake, OH 44145
(440) 835-6340
Grades: 7-8
| 543 students
Rank: #1111.
North Royalton Middle School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
14709 Ridge Rd
North Royalton, OH 44133
(440) 582-9120
Grades: 5-8
| 1,189 students
Rank: #1212.
Harding Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
16601 Madison Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 529-4261
Grades: 6-8
| 469 students
Rank: #1313.
Strongsville Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
13200 Pearl Rd
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 572-7090
Grades: 6-8
| 1,217 students
Rank: #1414.
Cuyahoga Hts Middle School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
4840 E 71st St
Cleveland, OH 44125
(216) 429-5757
Grades: 6-8
| 176 students
Rank: #1515.
Orange High School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
32000 Chagrin Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44124
(216) 831-8581
Grades: 8-12
| 678 students
Rank: #1616.
Global Village Academy
Charter School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
5720 State Rd
Cleveland, OH 44134
(216) 767-5956
Grades: K-8
| 201 students
Rank: #1717.
Hillside Middle School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1 Educational Park Dr
Independence, OH 44131
(440) 885-2373
Grades: 5-7
| 565 students
Rank: #1818.
Olmsted Falls Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
27045 Bagley Rd
Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
(440) 427-6200
Grades: 6-8
| 836 students
Rank: #1919.
Mayfield Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1123 Som Center Rd
Cleveland, OH 44124
(440) 995-7801
Grades: 6-9
| 870 students
Rank: #2020.
Ohio Connections Inc
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
3615 Superior Ave E
Cleveland, OH 44114
(513) 486-9120
Grades: K-12
| 5,473 students
Rank: #2121.
Normandy High School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2500 W Pleasant Valley Rd
Cleveland, OH 44134
(440) 885-2400
Grades: 8-12
| 1,337 students
Rank: #2222.
Garfield Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
13114 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 529-4241
Grades: 6-8
| 464 students
Rank: #2323.
Shaker Hts High School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
15911 Aldersyde Dr
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 295-4200
Grades: 8-12
| 1,566 students
Rank: #2424.
Lewis F Mayer Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
21200 Campus Drive
Cleveland, OH 44126
(440) 356-3510
Grades: 6-8
| 375 students
Rank: #2525.
North Olmsted Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
27401 Butternut Ridge Rd
North Olmsted, OH 44070
(440) 588-5703
Grades: 6-8
| 802 students
Rank: #2626.
Shaker Hts Middle School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
20600 Shaker Blvd
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 295-4100
Grades: 7-8
| 725 students
Rank: #2727.
Lakewood High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
14100 Franklin Blvd
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 529-4021
Grades: 6-12
| 1,364 students
Rank: #2828.
The School Of One
(Math: <50% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3575 W 130th St
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 838-8850
Grades: 7-12
| 238 students
Rank: #2929.
Berea-midpark Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
7000 Paula Dr
Cleveland, OH 44130
(216) 767-8400
Grades: 5-8
| 1,624 students
Rank: #3030.
Douglas Macarthur
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
4401 Valleyside Rd
Cleveland, OH 44135
(216) 838-8400
Grades: PK-8
| 274 students
Rank: #3131.
Near West Intergenerational School
Charter School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
3805 Terrett Ave
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 961-4308
Grades: K-8
| 221 students
Rank: #3232.
Greenbriar Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
11810 Huffman Rd
Cleveland, OH 44130
(440) 885-2370
Grades: 5-7
| 873 students
Rank: #3333.
Campus International School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
2160 Payne Ave
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 838-8000
Grades: K-8
| 706 students
Rank: #3434.
Albert Einstein For Letters Arts And Sciences-ohio
Charter School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
26855 Lorain Rd
North Olmsted, OH 44070
(440) 471-4982
Grades: K-12
| 377 students
Rank: #3535.
Parma High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
6285 W 54th St
Cleveland, OH 44129
(440) 885-2300
Grades: 8-12
| 1,355 students
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Cuyahoga County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
4556 Warrensville Ctr
Cleveland, OH 44128
(216) 587-2229
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
5983 West 54th St
Cleveland, OH 44129
(614) 995-1545
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
5983 West 54th St
Cleveland, OH 44129
(614) 995-1545
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
5983 West 54th St
Cleveland, OH 44129
(614) 995-1545
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
9114 Miles Park Ave
Cleveland, OH 44105
(216) 271-0237
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
3901 East 74th St
Cleveland, OH 44105
(216) 341-0874
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
11109 Webster Rd
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 572-7070
Grades: 7-8
| 405 students
11815 Larchmere Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 229-6966
Grades: PK-8
| n/a students
3465 E 130th St
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 561-3880
Grades: 6-9
| 644 students
5393 Quincy Ave
Cleveland, OH 44104
(216) 431-4132
Grades: PK-6
| 393 students
16400 Park Ln Dr
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 572-7130
Grades: K-6
| n/a students
19114 Bella Dr
Cleveland, OH 44119
(216) 344-9191
Grades: K-9
| 60 students
2711 Church Ave
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 344-2081
Grades: K-8
| 119 students
3055 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Cleveland, OH 44104
(216) 421-3132
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
24200 Aurora Rd
Bedford, OH 44146
(440) 439-4503
Grades: 6
| 308 students
3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Cleveland, OH 44105
(216) 838-4100
Grades: 9-11
| n/a students
12200 Fairhill Rd
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 539-5935
Grades: K-8
| 411 students
Bellefaire (Closed 2014)
Special Education School
22001 Fairmount Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44118
(216) 932-2800
Grades: 6-12
| 71 students
21331 Wilmore Ave
Euclid, OH 44123
(216) 261-2900
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
165 East Bagley Rd
Berea, OH 44017
(216) 898-8900
Grades: 9-12
| 1,114 students
11801 Worthington Ave
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 476-6810
Grades: K-8
| 359 students
9200 Biddulph Rd
Cleveland, OH 44144
(216) 485-8176
Grades: PK-3
| 386 students
14105 Snow Rd
Brookpark, OH 44142
(216) 676-4334
Grades: PK-4
| n/a students
9511 Buckeye Rd
Cleveland, OH 44104
(216) 231-2661
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
26669 Butternut Ridge Rd
North Olmsted, OH 44070
(440) 779-3523
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
5130 Warrensville Center Rd
Maple Heights, OH 44137
(216) 587-5282
Grades: 9-12
| 75 students
4050 Superior Ave
Cleveland, OH 44103
(216) 838-1350
Grades: PK-9
| n/a students
27 Public Sq
Brecksville, OH 44141
(440) 740-4100
Grades: 3-5
| 557 students
14121 Shaw Ave
Cleveland, OH 44112
(216) 268-6640
Grades: K-6
| n/a students
3845 E 131st St
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 283-6589
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
815 Linn Dr
Cleveland, OH 44108
(216) 541-6484
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
1841 Prospect Ave E
Cleveland, OH 44115
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
10118 Hampden Ave
Cleveland, OH 44108
(216) 791-4195
Grades: K-5
| 318 students
12523 Woodside Ave
Cleveland, OH 44108
(216) 367-9392
Grades: K-5
| n/a students
1701 E 12th St
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 523-1133
Grades: K-4
| 216 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public middle schools in Cuyahoga County, OH?
The top ranked public middle schools in Cuyahoga County, OH include Solon Middle School, Bay Middle School and Brecksville-broadview Heights Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Cuyahoga County, OH?
171 public middle schools are located in Cuyahoga County, OH.
What is the racial composition of students in Cuyahoga County, OH?
Cuyahoga County, OH public middle schools minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public middle schools average of 37% (majority Black).

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