Enrollment
344
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437805821
Bard Early College Cleveland
13501 Terminal Ave, Cleveland, OH 44135 · (216) 838-9700 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Ohio public high schools
- BTest 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.
- A+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 23% |
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%
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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
91.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +29.3pp since 2021
Math
69.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +54.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 29 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 55 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.6% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 32.5% |
| 2022-23 | 63.6% | 23.6% |
| 2021-22 | 62.3% | 15.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bard Early College Cleveland ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #132 of 776 ▲ 415 | #13 of 71 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.6% | #16 of 774 ▲ 272 | #4 of 71 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +41.9pp | #1 of 742 | #1 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #543 of 888 | #44 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #314 of 739 | #26 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #13 of 749 | #3 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #97 of 484 | #13 of 42 |
Ranked against other public high 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
344
-101 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 26 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 15 | 28.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bard Early College Cleveland.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (433 to 344); teachers up 47% (15 to 22).
About Bard Early College Cleveland
Bard Early College Cleveland is a small high school in Cleveland, Ohio, administered by Cleveland Municipal. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 344 students. By comparison, high schools in Ohio enroll about 565 students on average.
Cleveland Municipal counts 33,065 students in its 93 schools, and Bard Early College Cleveland is one of them.
About 40% of students at Bard Early College Cleveland are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 27% Black, 24% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 7%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bard Early College Cleveland is 15.6:1, based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Bard Early College Cleveland earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of Ohio public high schools.
Looking at the county, Cuyahoga County, the median household earns about $64,468 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Bard Early College Cleveland, Cuyahoga County has 352 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Artemus Ward, is the closest to Bard Early College Cleveland. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 344, from 445 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 17.1:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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- Artemus Ward0.3 mi · 487
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- Garfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 536
- West Park Bilingual Academy0.9 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Bard Early College ClevelandWhat is the total enrollment at Bard Early College Cleveland?
Bard Early College Cleveland enrolls approximately 344 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bard Early College Cleveland serve?
Bard Early College Cleveland serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bard Early College Cleveland?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bard Early College Cleveland is approximately 15.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bard Early College Cleveland?
At Bard Early College Cleveland, the student body is approximately 24% White, 40% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bard Early College Cleveland in?
Bard Early College Cleveland is part of Cleveland Municipal.
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