For nearly half a century, students have qualified as National Merit Finalists or Commended Students. More than one-third of seniors graduate with honors diplomas.
Academic rankings
The Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School has received various awards for excellence in education. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School as an NCLB Blue Ribbon School. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School was also a past nominee, by the Ohio Department of Education, for the prestigious Blue Ribbon School Award. In 2015, The Washington Post published the list of America's most challenging high schools. The analysis covered approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools. The rankings were determined by taking the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year and dividing by the number of seniors that graduated. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School ranked in the top 4 percent of all high schools in this assessment. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School has consistently been ranked by U.S. News & World Report magazine as being in the top 5 percent of all high schools in the United States. Additionally, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School was recognized in Newsweek magazine's 2013 list of the top 2000 public high schools in the United States. Because of its high academic standards, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School students are represented in the National Merit Scholars and the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
Sport championships
Along with academic excellence, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School's sports program competes at the state championship level. The "Bees" are members of the Suburban League. In 2018, the girls' gymnastics team won its fifteenth consecutive state title and eighteenth overall. The boys' wrestling team won the 2015 state championship. The basketball, football, soccer, cross-country, and swimming/diving programs vie for regional and state titles as well, including:
In 2015, 27 Brecksville-Broadview Heights middle and high school art students received a total of 36 regional awards through the 35th Annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. Five students who were awarded Gold Keys had their artwork judged on the national level in New York.
Music
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School offers multiple music classes such as the band, choir, orchestra, and AP Music Theory programs. • The band program is made up of the 300 member Marching Bees, four concert bands, Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Pep Band, and Flagline. • The orchestra provides chamber orchestra, concert orchestra, and symphonic orchestra music performances throughout the year. • The choir provides Choraleers, Concert Choir, Treble Choir, Chamber Choir, and Music in Motion that perform throughout the year.
Notable on-campus event
In September 2004, President George W. Bush, running for re-election, made a Saturday morning "town hall-style visit" at the school. A crowd of about 4,000 filled the gymnasium to see Bush speak and answer audience questions. An additional 500 people watched on a large screen from a secondary gymnasium.
