The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 31% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Roxboro Middle School
Roxboro Middle School serves grades six through eight in Cleveland Heights, a historic inner-ring suburb of Cleveland with tree-lined streets, a highly educated population, and dispersed commercial districts centered around walkable neighborhoods. The school's student body is predominantly Black, with meaningful representation of white students and smaller numbers of students identifying as Asian, Hispanic, or multiracial. The school has an enrollment of roughly 550 students spread evenly across the three grade levels.
On state assessments administered in 2024-2025, Roxboro's proficiency results present a mixed picture. In English language arts, the school reached proficiency at about the midpoint; in science, proficiency was near the midpoint as well. Mathematics proficiency, however, sits notably lower, suggesting this subject warrants attention. The overall proficiency index places Roxboro below the midpoint among the 31 schools in Cuyahoga County with comparable testing data, a meaningful gap worth understanding. Recent state test participation was strong and near universal, indicating sound test administration and attendance during testing windows.
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, which serves both Cleveland Heights and the adjacent city of University Heights, adopted a new K-12 math curriculum beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, placing common instructional materials into every classroom across all grades. This reflects a deliberate district-wide pedagogical shift that may take time to show results in student proficiency. Parents working through math support at home or seeking tutoring may find it useful to familiarize themselves with the new curriculum materials and approach.
Cleveland Heights itself sits in a redevelopment phase typical of older suburbs. Housing values in the zip code reflect a modest decline year-over-year, though the median home price and monthly rent both remain accessible relative to national benchmarks. The 2024 Cuyahoga County property reappraisal raised residential valuations significantly, driving property tax increases for homeowners; since the school district receives a substantial share of local property tax revenue, families weighing a move into the area should factor that into their housing budget and long-term costs.
The district narrowly passed an operating levy in 2020 by a narrow margin, which shaped the current budget structure and operating constraints. The district described this levy as the bare minimum needed to keep operations stable when combined with additional cuts. That context informs the resources available to schools like Roxboro.
The school's location on Roxboro Road places it within a residential neighborhood rather than in one of the city's commercial districts. Cleveland Heights is a walkable community, particularly around its commercial corridors like Cedar Lee and Coventry Village, with good public transit access via the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. The broader area functions as a commuter suburb; major employers such as Cleveland Clinic and University Circle institutions sit just outside the city, and most working adults commute there.
No data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, or English learner populations were available for Roxboro; understanding the school's approach to supporting economically disadvantaged or multilingual students would benefit from a direct conversation with the school. Similarly, information on school climate, discipline approaches, course offerings, and teacher staffing levels was not provided in available sources and would merit discussion with school leadership or recent families.
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