Joseph M Gallagher School

Joseph M Gallagher School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the schools within Cleveland Municipal, hosting 591 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 46% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Joseph M Gallagher School is one of 93 schools operated by Cleveland Municipal, a district that educates 33,065 students overall.

Demographically, Joseph M Gallagher School shows that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 38% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Joseph M Gallagher School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, 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), Joseph M Gallagher School is one campus in the mix.

Near West Intergenerational 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 Joseph M Gallagher School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Joseph M Gallagher School's enrollment has shrank 22% since 2018, when it stood at 759 (now 591). Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 29% to 42%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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