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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTANBURG 07·NCES 450366001042
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership
151 Franklin Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303 · (864) 594-4444 · Spartanburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
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 | 64 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 53.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where The Cleveland Academy of Leadership ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #357 of 635 ▼ 105 | #30 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #476 of 635 ▼ 88 | #40 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #333 of 709 | #28 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #273 of 656 | #25 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #411 of 656 | #30 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #241 of 395 | #6 of 12 |
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
521
+110 (+27%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 521 | 39.8 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 40.9 | 10.0:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 38.3 | 12.1:1 | 100% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 100% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 100% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 84% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 96% (547) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 45 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Cleveland Academy of Leadership.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (582 to 521); teachers down 8% (43 to 39.8).
About The Cleveland Academy of Leadership
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership is a medium-sized elementary school based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school serves 521 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Spartanburg 07 is responsible for 10 schools, The Cleveland Academy of Leadership included, with 7,624 students in all.
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership is 65% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% White. County-wide, 19% of Spartanburg County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
allk12 grades The Cleveland Academy of Leadership a C+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Spartanburg County show that the median household income is $66,234, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The Cleveland Academy of Leadership is one of 88 public schools in the county.
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg is the closest public school, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 27% from 2020-21, when The Cleveland Academy of Leadership had 411 students, to 2024-25, when it had 521. The ratio was 10.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Spartanburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
347,852
Census ACS
Median income
$66,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
58,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spartanburg 07
- Spartanburg HighHigh · 2,164 students
- McCracken MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Drayton Mills ElementaryElementary · 810 students
- Carver MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Pine St. ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- E. P. Todd SchoolElementary · 559 students
Other schools in Spartanburg
- Spartanburg HighHigh · 2,164 students
- High Point AcademyCombined · 1,208 students
- Fairforest MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- McCracken MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Broome HighHigh · 865 students
- Drayton Mills ElementaryElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg1.3 mi · 306
- Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg1.3 mi · 369
- Spartanburg Preparatory School1.6 mi · 454
- Mary H. Wright Elementary1.9 mi · 451
- Carver Middle1.9 mi · 633
- Jesse S. Bobo Elementary2.0 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About The Cleveland Academy of LeadershipHow many students attend The Cleveland Academy of Leadership?
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does The Cleveland Academy of Leadership serve?
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Cleveland Academy of Leadership?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The Cleveland Academy of Leadership is approximately 13.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is The Cleveland Academy of Leadership?
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership reports a student body of 8% White, 16% Hispanic, 65% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees The Cleveland Academy of Leadership?
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership is overseen by Spartanburg 07 in Spartanburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.