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How has Apex Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APEX ACADEMY·NCES 390030904846
Apex Academy
16005 Terrace Rd, Cleveland, OH 44112 · (216) 451-1725 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.3pp since 2021
Math
35.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -9.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 42.9% |
| 2022-23 | 46.3% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 47.9% | 45.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Apex Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,259 of 1,569 ▼ 130 | #97 of 172 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,234 of 1,569 ▼ 78 | #92 of 172 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.4pp | #68 of 1,514 | #4 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #490 of 1,808 | #33 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #811 of 1,582 | #91 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #1,019 of 1,590 | #103 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #680 of 992 | #76 of 98 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
+64 (+15%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 25.5 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 39.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 94% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 30 | 21.2:1 | 94% (597) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apex Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (539 to 495); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About Apex Academy
Apex Academy is a mid-sized elementary school based in Cleveland, Ohio. The school enrolls 495 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 23% bigger than that mark.
Apex Academy operates as its own local education agency.
Black students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% multiracial. Among all residents of Cuyahoga County, the Black share is about 29%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Staffing at Apex Academy comes to 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.7:1. That is in line with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Apex Academy earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Ohio public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Cuyahoga County, median household income comes to about $64,468, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 352, with about 155,924 students.
Shaw High School is about 0.5 miles from Apex Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Apex Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Apex Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Apex Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's student count rose 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.5:1 to 17.7:1.
Apex Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Apex AcademyHow many students attend Apex Academy?
Apex Academy enrolls approximately 495 students in grades KG-08.
Is Apex Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Apex Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Apex Academy have?
Apex Academy employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Apex Academy?
Student demographics at Apex Academy are roughly 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Apex Academy public or private?
Apex Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Apex Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.