Northwest School of the Arts

Located at 1441 W 116th St, in Cleveland, Ohio, Northwest School of the Arts is a compact elementary campus that enrolls 279 students (grades K through 8), run under Northwest School of the Arts. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

Northwest School of the Arts is the operating authority for Northwest School of the Arts, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Northwest School of the Arts records that Black students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Cuyahoga County reports that median household income runs about $64,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Northwest School of the Arts is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Erie International High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, Northwest School of the Arts runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Northwest School of the Arts's enrollment has expanded 18% since 2018, when it stood at 237 (now 279). Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 44% to 60%. Class-load math has widened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.