Artemus Ward

Located at 4315 W 140th St, in Cleveland, Ohio, Artemus Ward is a mid-sized elementary campus that instructs 487 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Cleveland Municipal. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Artemus Ward sits 21% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 93 schools in Cleveland Municipal (33,065 students total), Artemus Ward accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Artemus Ward shows that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 34% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Artemus Ward has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Artemus Ward higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cuyahoga County shows median household income runs about $64,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Artemus Ward is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Bard Early College Cleveland is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Artemus Ward.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 515 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 20% to 34%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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