Cleveland Preparatory Academy
- C-Test 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 6% |
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 15.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36.3% | 4.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.5% | 29.8% |
Where Cleveland Preparatory Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,149 of 1,569 ▲ 302 | #79 of 172 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,171 of 1,569 ▲ 183 | #82 of 172 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #448 of 1,514 | #63 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #1,730 of 1,808 | #182 of 193 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 6 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 10 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 20 | 6.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 78% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 17 | 10.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (111 to 107); teachers up 11% (9 to 10).
About Cleveland Preparatory Academy
Cleveland Preparatory Academy is a small elementary school with its address in Cleveland, Ohio. The student body numbers 107 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 74% smaller than that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
The most common group at Cleveland Preparatory Academy is Black students, at 38%. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic, 20% White, and 8% multiracial. Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Cleveland Preparatory Academy counts 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 7.2 below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Cleveland Preparatory Academy receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Across Cuyahoga County, the median household income is $64,468, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cuyahoga County is home to 352 public schools and about 155,924 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Old Brook High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cleveland Preparatory Academy.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Cleveland Preparatory Academy as a charter school.
Enrollment dropped 20% from its 2020-21 level of 134. Its ratio of students to teachers was 6.7:1 in 2020-21, and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
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