Apex Academy

Apex Academy is a primary school of medium-sized scale in Cleveland, Ohio, part of Apex Academy, instructing 495 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Apex Academy sits 23% bigger than that benchmark.

Apex Academy is the operating authority for Apex Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Apex Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). The remainder looks like 11% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cuyahoga County put median household earnings sit near $64,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Apex Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Shaw High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Apex Academy operates from a suburban location. Apex Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Apex Academy's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 539 (now 495). Black enrollment moved from 99% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.