University of Cleveland Preparatory School

University of Cleveland Preparatory School is a micro-enrollment elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, part of University of Cleveland Preparatory School. The school serves 138 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 66% below typical.

University of Cleveland Preparatory School is the operating authority for University of Cleveland Preparatory School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, University of Cleveland Preparatory School records that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, University of Cleveland Preparatory School lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting University of Cleveland Preparatory School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cuyahoga County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. University of Cleveland Preparatory School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site. University of Cleveland Preparatory School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 64%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 96% to 91%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.