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Garfield Heights City Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 554 students in Garfield Heights City Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Ohio.
Public Preschool in Garfield Heights City School School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Ohio public pre school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 92% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public preschool average of 37% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
5 Schools
816 Schools
# Students
3,328 Students
316,031 Students
# Teachers
41 Teachers
17,969 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Garfield Heights City Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 896 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#819 out of 897 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
50%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
57%
Graduation Rate
83%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.56
# American Indian Students
5 Students
415 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
6,310 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
83 Students
25,517 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
8%
# Black Students
2,704 Students
64,534 Students
% Black Students
81%
21%
# White Students
302 Students
199,070 Students
% White Students
9%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
307 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
223 Students
19,878 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
69
39,129
# Students in K Grade:
190
55,738
# Students in 1st Grade:
172
47,617
# Students in 2nd Grade:
184
45,173
# Students in 3rd Grade:
232
40,348
# Students in 4th Grade:
249
37,569
# Students in 5th Grade:
232
29,369
# Students in 6th Grade:
253
11,956
# Students in 7th Grade:
290
4,395
# Students in 8th Grade:
283
4,079
# Students in 9th Grade:
406
205
# Students in 10th Grade:
303
181
# Students in 11th Grade:
261
154
# Students in 12th Grade:
204
118
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,838 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,132. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,398 is higher than the state median of $17,081. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$58 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,838
$17,132
Spending / Student
$17,398
$17,081
Best Garfield Heights City Schools School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
William Foster Elementary School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
12801 Bangor Ave
Cleveland, OH 44125
(216) 475-8123
Cleveland, OH 44125
(216) 475-8123
Grades: PK-5
| 554 students
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