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Enrollment
437
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437805920
John Adams College & Career Academy
3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland, OH 44105 · (216) 838-4050 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Ohio public high schools
- FTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
29 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 | 164 | 38% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 19% |
Student demographics
12%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
22.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +14.6pp since 2021
Math
3.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.7pp 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 4 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.4% | 3.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.2% | 5.2% |
| 2021-22 | 7.8% | 6.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where John Adams College & Career Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.8% | #756 of 776 ▼ 25 | #68 of 71 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #705 of 774 ▲ 28 | #58 of 71 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #264 of 742 | #39 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #434 of 888 | #38 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #268 of 739 | #23 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #581 of 749 | #60 of 65 |
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
437
-62 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 10 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Adams College & Career Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 351% (97 to 437); teachers up 190% (10 to 29).
About John Adams College & Career Academy
John Adams College & Career Academy runs as a small high school in Cleveland, Ohio. The latest federal count shows 437 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 23% lower.
A total of 93 schools make up Cleveland Municipal, with 33,065 students enrolled.
The student body at John Adams College & Career Academy is 94% Black. The rest of enrollment is 3% White and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Cuyahoga County, the Black share is about 29%. John Adams College & Career Academy's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
John Adams College & Career Academy's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.1:1. On average, high schools in Ohio have 17.7:1, compared with 15.1:1 here.
John Adams College & Career Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cuyahoga County show that the median household income is $64,468, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides John Adams College & Career Academy, Cuyahoga County has 351 other public schools.
The closest public school to John Adams College & Career Academy is Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 62 students since 2020-21, to 437. Students per teacher fell from 16.1 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at John Adams College & Career Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 John Adams College & Career AcademyHow many students attend John Adams College & Career Academy?
John Adams College & Career Academy enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 09-12.
Is John Adams College & Career Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Adams College & Career Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does John Adams College & Career Academy have?
John Adams College & Career Academy employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is John Adams College & Career Academy?
John Adams College & Career Academy reports a student body of 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees John Adams College & Career Academy?
John Adams College & Career Academy is overseen by Cleveland Municipal in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.