Willson School

Willson School is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the schools within Cleveland Municipal, with 333 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 93 schools in Cleveland Municipal (33,065 students total), Willson School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Willson School shows that nearly all students (84%) are Black; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Cuyahoga County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Cuyahoga County runs 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), of which Willson School is one.

Stonebrook-White Montessori is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Willson School.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willson School has contracted 5%, going from 350 students in 2018 to 333 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.