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Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

801^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership is a public charter high school serving 303 students in grades 9-12 in Cleveland, Ohio. Despite being part of the Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership District, which is ranked 766 out of 828 districts in the state, the school has consistently struggled to perform at a high level.

Over the past decade, Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools, with graduation rates ranging from just 34.3% to 46.9% - significantly below the state average. The school also has alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates between 85.1% and 92.3%, and dismal proficiency rates on state tests, ranging from 0% to 29.4% proficient across all subject areas and grade levels, compared to state averages of 39.8% to 72.6% proficient.

In contrast, nearby schools like Cleveland School of Architecture & Design and Cleveland Early College High have significantly higher graduation rates (76.5%), lower chronic absenteeism (55.7%), and much stronger test scores (up to 95.6% proficient) - outperforming the state averages by a wide margin. Despite being in operation for over a decade, Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership has shown little to no improvement in its key metrics over the years, remaining consistently among the lowest-performing high schools in Ohio.

269

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,342

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3950 Prospect Ave E
Cleveland, OH 44115-2710

(216) 583-5210

District: Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.4%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2010 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (20% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Biology scores 55 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

Ohio avg62%

801^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

766^th of 828Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	801 of 855	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	796 of 864	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	842 of 867	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	808 of 836	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	805 of 819	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	790 of 836	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	792 of 800	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.5	810 of 832	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	800 of 818	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.1	811 of 819	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.0	788 of 791	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.0	765 of 767	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.0	755 of 756	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	325 of 328	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	308 of 318	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	314 of 323	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	301 of 306	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	280 of 284	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	289 of 303	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	278 of 279	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	559 of 606	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	588 of 596	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	584 of 628	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	505 of 550	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	765 of 809	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	752 of 798	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	785 of 813	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	755 of 794	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	749 of 775	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	770 of 781	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	760 of 815	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	760 of 822	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	783 of 805	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	747 of 773	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	753 of 763	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	750 of 779	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.4	756 of 758	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	757 of 817	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	728 of 816	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	815 of 819	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	803 of 808	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.9	775 of 778	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	725 of 792	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	762 of 763	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	488 of 598	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	497 of 614	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	2.1	727 of 749	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)18th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2022)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History29%-42 vs state

American Government26%-46 vs state

Algebra I24%-35 vs state

Geometry20%-23 vs state

English II11%-49 vs state

Biology10%-55 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Prospect Ave E	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 583-5210	269	19	14.1		78 (29.0%)	149 (55.4%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	5.3	801^st of 855 public high schools	6.3%		5.3	796^th of 864 public high schools	7.9%	5	26.2	29.4	10.0	11.4	19.5	24.4	$11,342
Invictus High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3122 Euclid Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Invictus High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-7200	333	15	22.2		12 (3.6%)	309 (92.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	778^th of 855 public high schools	9.0%		2.9	848^th of 864 public high schools	1.9%	70	23.1	28.6	22.2	14.0	20.0	33.3	$12,955
Campus International High School	Public	9-12	3100 Chester Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8100	227	17	13.3		14 (6.2%)	180 (79.3%)	26 (11.5%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10.6	729^th of 855 public high schools	14.7%		6.8	775^th of 864 public high schools	10.3%	46	50.0	50.0		28.2	5.3	19.0	$18,055
East Technical High School	Public	9-12	2439 E 55th St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1000	487	24	20.2		23 (4.7%)	436 (89.5%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.3	772^nd of 855 public high schools	9.7%		3.9	828^th of 864 public high schools	4.2%	56	38.1	40.8	35.8	21.8	10.2	8.7	$19,004
Promise Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1701 E 13th St	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Promise Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 443-0500	101	4	25.2		1 (1.0%)	96 (95.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)							$10,342
Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts	Public	9-12	1440 Lakeside Ave E	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	311	19	16.3		27 (8.7%)	227 (73.0%)	43 (13.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	44.8	517^th of 855 public high schools	39.5%		30.1	616^th of 864 public high schools	28.7%	99	81.3	78.5	61.3	45.5	12.7	67.2	$13,152
Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School	Public	9-12	1440 Lakeside Ave E	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2500	257	17	15.1		34 (13.2%)	152 (59.1%)	65 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	49.4	475^th of 855 public high schools	44.4%		33.3	602^nd of 864 public high schools	30.3%	127	82.9	79.5	67.4	50.8	33.3	54.8	$17,324
MC^2 STEM High School	Public	9-12	601 Erieside Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8500	215	15	14.3		17 (7.9%)	180 (83.7%)	15 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	19.7	671^st of 855 public high schools	21.5%		7.6	764^th of 864 public high schools	11.6%	93	54.5	61.1	43.1	47.5	10.3	15.4	$19,759
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland	Public, Charter	9-12	6000 S Marginal Rd	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy Cleveland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 432-3660	308	23	13.3		9 (2.9%)	277 (89.9%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Cleveland School of Architecture & Design	Public	9-12	2075 Stokes Blvd	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8200	215	13	16.5		6 (2.8%)	190 (88.4%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	74.9	125^th of 855 public high schools	85.4%		64.6	272^nd of 864 public high schools	68.5%	147	93.0	90.4	86.4	70.8	48.4	87.9	$23,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership

How many students attend Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership.

Is Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership a good school?

Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership?

Students at Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership are 55% African American, 29% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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