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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437800540
Sunbeam
11731 Mount Overlook Ave, Cleveland, OH 44120 · (216) 838-1700 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 73% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
14.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
8.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.8% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 4.3% |
| 2022-23 | 9.9% | 3.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.6% | 3.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sunbeam ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #1,551 of 1,569 ▲ 5 | #164 of 172 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #1,546 of 1,569 ▲ 7 | #164 of 172 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #618 of 1,514 | #90 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #655 of 1,808 | #52 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #458 of 1,582 | #50 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #1,263 of 1,590 | #125 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #217 of 561 | #26 of 64 |
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
450
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
+109% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 32 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 38 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 70% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 26 | 9.6:1 | 88% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 34 | 6.4:1 | 82% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 26 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunbeam.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (387 to 450); teachers up 33% (21 to 28).
About Sunbeam
Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Sunbeam is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 450 students in pre-K through 8.
Sunbeam is one of 93 schools in Cleveland Municipal, which enrolls 33,065 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Sunbeam is 91% Black. Enrollment also includes 4% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 62 points above the 29% share among Cuyahoga County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.1:1. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1.
For the population of Cuyahoga County, the median household earns about $64,468 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Sunbeam shares Cuyahoga County with 351 other public schools.
Sunbeam's closest public school neighbor is Harvey Rice Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Sunbeam holds at least 8 other public schools.
Sunbeam is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
A 5% rise took enrollment from 429 in 2020-21 to 450 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.3:1 to 16.1:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Sunbeam, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
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- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Clark SchoolCombined · 650 students
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- Joseph M Gallagher SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in Cleveland
- Mayfield High SchoolHigh · 1,504 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Campus International SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Village Preparatory School CliffsElementary · 674 students
- Warrensville Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
- Citizens Academy SoutheastElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Harvey Rice Elementary School0.3 mi · 427
- Intergenerational School The0.3 mi · 227
- Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy0.6 mi · 388
- Roxboro Middle School0.7 mi · 550
- Roxboro Elementary School0.7 mi · 251
- Cleveland School Of The Arts High School1.0 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About SunbeamHow many students attend Sunbeam?
Sunbeam enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-08.
Is Sunbeam an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunbeam is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Sunbeam?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Sunbeam.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunbeam?
At Sunbeam, the student body is approximately 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 91% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunbeam?
Sunbeam is overseen by Cleveland Municipal in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.