Roxboro Elementary School

Roxboro Elementary School is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, run under Cleveland Heights-University Heights City, serveing 251 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

Roxboro Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Cleveland Heights-University Heights City, a district that works with 5,063 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Roxboro Elementary School logs that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Roxboro Elementary School has 17 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.

Around the school, Cuyahoga County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Roxboro Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roxboro Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roxboro Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roxboro Elementary School has fell 19%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 45% to 34%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.