Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437800436
Charles Dickens School
13013 Corlett Ave, Cleveland, OH 44105 · (216) 838-4200 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Ohio public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- BThree-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
28.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
11%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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
14.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
11.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.6% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 10.4% |
| 2022-23 | 20.5% | 4.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11.6% | 4.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charles Dickens School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #1,528 of 1,569 ▼ 21 | #159 of 172 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #1,547 of 1,569 ▼ 25 | #165 of 172 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #584 of 1,514 | #86 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,440 of 1,808 | #138 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.1:1 | #1,567 of 1,582 | #158 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #1,440 of 1,590 | #145 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #28 of 992 | #12 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
253
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
28.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 253 | 9 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 14 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 90% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 85% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 24 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Dickens School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (413 to 253); teachers down 62% (24 to 9).
About Charles Dickens School
Charles Dickens School is a small elementary school for students in Cleveland, Ohio. It has an enrollment of 253 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 37% below that mark.
The district, Cleveland Municipal, has 33,065 students enrolled across 93 schools.
Black students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic. 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 11%.
The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Charles Dickens School 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 6% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cuyahoga County show that the median household earns about $64,468 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Cuyahoga County has 352 public schools with about 155,924 students, including Charles Dickens School.
About 0.2 miles separate Charles Dickens School from the closest public school, Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy. The five-mile area around Charles Dickens School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Charles Dickens School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 253, from 261 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 28.1 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
Charles Dickens School 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 Charles Dickens SchoolHow large is Charles Dickens School?
Charles Dickens School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Charles Dickens School serve?
Charles Dickens School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Charles Dickens School have?
Charles Dickens School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles Dickens School?
Student demographics at Charles Dickens School are roughly 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Charles Dickens School in?
Charles Dickens School is part of Cleveland Municipal.
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