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What's the one class at Citizens Leadership Academy East every student should take?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITIZENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EAST·NCES 390159405904
Citizens Leadership Academy East
12523 Woodside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44108 · (216) 352-5900 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
26 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 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
4%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
19.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
16.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.1% | 11.4% |
| 2021-22 | 16.8% | 5.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Citizens Leadership Academy East ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,473 of 1,569 ▼ 12 | #141 of 172 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #1,522 of 1,569 ▼ 17 | #155 of 172 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #464 of 1,514 | #66 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #508 of 1,808 | #37 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,059 of 1,582 | #113 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #1,576 of 1,590 | #157 of 158 |
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
489
-97 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 489 | 26 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 24 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 38 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 27 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 5.1 | 11.4:1 | 93% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Citizens Leadership Academy East.
Since 2017-18: students up 743% (58 to 489); teachers up 410% (5.1 to 26).
About Citizens Leadership Academy East
Citizens Leadership Academy East is a mid-sized elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the schools in Citizens Leadership Academy East. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 489 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 404.
Citizens Leadership Academy East is its own local education agency in federal data.
Citizens Leadership Academy East is 98% Black by enrollment. Census estimates put the Black share of Cuyahoga County's population at about 29%. The diversity index for Citizens Leadership Academy East is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.8:1. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is higher.
Citizens Leadership Academy East holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Census data for Cuyahoga County show the median household earns about $64,468 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Citizens Leadership Academy East, Cuyahoga County has 352 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Stephanie Tubbs Jones is about 0.4 miles from Citizens Leadership Academy East. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Citizens Leadership Academy East the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Citizens Leadership Academy East operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school's student count decreased 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.8 students per teacher, compared with 21.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Citizens Leadership Academy East is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Citizens Leadership Academy EastHow large is Citizens Leadership Academy East?
Citizens Leadership Academy East enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Citizens Leadership Academy East serve?
Citizens Leadership Academy East serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Citizens Leadership Academy East have?
Citizens Leadership Academy East employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
How diverse is Citizens Leadership Academy East?
Citizens Leadership Academy East reports a student body of 0% White, 0% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Citizens Leadership Academy East public or private?
Citizens Leadership Academy East is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Citizens Leadership Academy East.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.