Promise Academy

Promise Academy is a minimally staffed high school in Cleveland, Ohio, part of Promise Academy. The school serves 101 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Promise Academy sits 82% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Promise Academy reports that nearly all students (95%) are Black. Other groups include 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Promise Academy shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cuyahoga County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,468, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Cuyahoga County runs 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), of which Promise Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Promise Academy operates from a city-core location. Promise Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 54%: 220 students in 2018 compared to 101 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 44.0:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Promise Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.