Cleveland Preparatory Academy

Cleveland Preparatory Academy operates as a rural-scale elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the schools within Cleveland Preparatory Academy. Current enrollment sits at 107 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 74% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Cleveland Preparatory Academy is the operating authority for Cleveland Preparatory Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cleveland Preparatory Academy records that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cleveland Preparatory Academy has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cuyahoga County put the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Cleveland Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

Old Brook High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cleveland Preparatory Academy.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Cleveland Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Cleveland Preparatory Academy's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 111 (now 107). The Black share of enrollment grew from 23% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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