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What's the most underrated thing about East Technical High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
487
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437800456
East Technical High School
2439 E 55th St, Cleveland, OH 44104 · (216) 838-1000 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Ohio public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 191 | 39% |
| Grade 10 | 145 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 15% |
Student demographics
19%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
21.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
9.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 7 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 | 21.8% | 9.4% |
| 2023-24 | 16.4% | 4.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.1% | 1.9% |
| 2021-22 | 14.9% | 2.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where East Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #723 of 776 ▲ 19 | #59 of 71 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #711 of 774 ▲ 14 | #59 of 71 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #221 of 742 | #33 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #391 of 888 | #30 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #617 of 739 | #52 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #443 of 749 | #53 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.2% | #27 of 198 | #4 of 14 |
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
487
-133 (-21%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 51 | 7.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 36 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 71 | 11.3:1 | 100% (802) |
| 2000-01 | 995 | 93 | 10.7:1 | 63% (625) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 59 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Technical High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (363 to 487); teachers unchanged (24 to 24).
About East Technical High School
East Technical High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Cleveland, Ohio. The school had 487 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Cleveland Municipal is the district for East Technical High School. It has 93 schools and 33,065 students.
Black students make up 90% of enrollment at East Technical High School. The remaining shares are 5% White and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Cuyahoga County's population at about 29%. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at East Technical High School is 24 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.3:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher above the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, East Technical High School 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.
Cuyahoga County has these Census figures: 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.
The closest public school to East Technical High School is Alfred Benesch, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 487 students in 2024-25, 133 fewer than the 620 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.2:1 to 20.3:1.
The East Technical High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Alfred Benesch0.1 mi · 214
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- Stepstone Academy0.9 mi · 186
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Frequently asked questions
About East Technical High SchoolHow large is East Technical High School?
East Technical High School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does East Technical High School serve?
East Technical High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does East Technical High School have?
East Technical High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Technical High School?
At East Technical High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is East Technical High School public or private?
East Technical High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cleveland Municipal.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.