Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the schools within Harvard Avenue Performance Academy, hosting 370 students in grades K through 8.

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy is the operating authority for Harvard Avenue Performance Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Harvard Avenue Performance Academy shows that nearly all students (96%) are Black; the rest is composed of 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Harvard Avenue Performance Academy has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Harvard Avenue Performance Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, Cuyahoga County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,468, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Harvard Avenue Performance Academy is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Miles School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. Harvard Avenue Performance Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 328 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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