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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437800421

Artemus Ward

4315 W 140th St, Cleveland, OH 44135 · (216) 838-6200 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • DTest 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.
  • AThree-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

Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K337%
Kindergarten5010%
Grade 15110%
Grade 2469%
Grade 35812%
Grade 45211%
Grade 54910%
Grade 64710%
Grade 75611%
Grade 8459%

This year's kindergarten class (50) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (45).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
9119%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
16534%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
17736%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
245%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
286%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
24751%
Female
24049%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
29.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
29.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +17.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.9%29.5%
2023-2428.6%23.1%
2022-2327.6%21.8%
2021-2223.0%12.3%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Artemus Ward ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Cuyahoga County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.5%#1,334 of 1,569
▲ 20
#114 of 172
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.9%#1,400 of 1,569
▲ 28
#122 of 172
▲ 8
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+12.1pp#180 of 1,514#30 of 167
Enrollment
ranked largest first
487#515 of 1,808#38 of 193
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.5:1#1,196 of 1,582#128 of 158
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.2%#68 of 1,590#12 of 158
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.4%#789 of 992#83 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 2024-25
Enrollment
487
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254872519.5:1N/A
2023-244682320.4:1N/A
2022-234872321.2:1N/A
2020-214602717.0:1N/A
2017-185153116.6:1N/A
2015-164783214.9:1100% (478)
2010-114882916.8:181% (394)
2000-014042814.4:182% (333)
1990-912541221.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Artemus Ward.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (515 to 487); teachers down 19% (31 to 25).

About Artemus Ward

Cleveland, Ohio, is home to Artemus Ward, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 487 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.

Artemus Ward is among 93 schools run by Cleveland Municipal, which serves 33,065 students.

The biggest share of students at Artemus Ward, 36%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Artemus Ward scores 71%.

The school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here.

Artemus Ward holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Ohio public elementary schools.

In Cuyahoga County, median household income comes to about $64,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 352, with about 155,924 students.

A public school about 0.3 miles away, Bard Early College Cleveland, is the closest to Artemus Ward. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Artemus Ward.

The federal government classifies Artemus Ward's location as City: Large.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 487, from 460 in 2020-21. The ratio was 17.0:1 in 2020-21 and 19.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Cuyahoga County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Artemus Ward
District
Cleveland Municipal
Address
4315 W 140th St, Cleveland, OH 44135
Phone
(216) 838-6200
County
Cuyahoga County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
487
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
19.5:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
390437800421
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Artemus Ward
What is the total enrollment at Artemus Ward?
Artemus Ward enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Artemus Ward serve?
Artemus Ward serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Artemus Ward?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Artemus Ward.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Artemus Ward?
At Artemus Ward, the student body is approximately 19% White, 34% Hispanic, 36% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Artemus Ward in?
Artemus Ward is part of Cleveland Municipal.
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