Enrollment
186
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPSTONE ACADEMY·NCES 390149805759
Stepstone Academy
3328 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115 · (440) 260-6400 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Ohio public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- B-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
37.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
15.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.2% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 7.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Stepstone Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,494 of 1,569 ▼ 2 | #149 of 172 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,292 of 1,569 ▼ 74 | #100 of 172 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #769 of 1,514 | #110 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #1,613 of 1,808 | #161 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #120 of 992 | #34 of 98 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
186
+22 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 11 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 16% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stepstone Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (258 to 186); teachers down 33% (18 to 12).
About Stepstone Academy
Stepstone Academy is a small elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has 186 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 404 students for elementary schools in Ohio.
Stepstone Academy operates as its own local education agency.
Roughly 96% of students at Stepstone Academy are Black. Other groups include 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cuyahoga County residents are about 29% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stepstone Academy scores 7%.
Staffing at Stepstone Academy comes to 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Stepstone Academy outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In Cuyahoga County, the median household earns about $64,468 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Cuyahoga County, 352 public schools serve about 155,924 students.
Stepstone Academy's nearest public school is Marion-Sterling Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Stepstone Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment increased 13% over 4 years, reaching 186 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Stepstone AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Stepstone Academy?
Stepstone Academy enrolls approximately 186 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Stepstone Academy serve?
Stepstone Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stepstone Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stepstone Academy is approximately 15.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Stepstone Academy?
Student demographics at Stepstone Academy are roughly 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Stepstone Academy?
Stepstone Academy is overseen by Stepstone Academy in Cuyahoga County.
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