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Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

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Harvard Avenue Performance Academy ranks 716 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

716^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 312 students in grades K-8 in Cleveland, Ohio. The school is part of the Harvard Avenue Performance Academy district, which is ranked 553 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with significantly below-average proficiency rates on state tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 3.7% to 92.3% in math and 17.3% to 92.3% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 47.6% to 69.1% in math and 54.4% to 67.7% in ELA. Compared to nearby schools like Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills and SMART Academy, Harvard Avenue Performance Academy generally performs worse than the Cleveland Municipal district average.

Despite these academic challenges, Harvard Avenue Performance Academy exhibits some strengths, such as relatively strong performance for its African American and special education student subgroups. However, the school struggles with its female, male, and low socioeconomic status student subgroups. Additionally, Harvard Avenue Performance Academy has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.7% to 73.6% over the past 5 years, significantly above the state average. The school spends $7,672 per student, which is lower than the spending at nearby charter schools, but maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to the surrounding district and charter schools.

370

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,734

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12000 Harvard Ave
Cleveland, OH 44105-5444

(216) 283-5100

District: Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2014 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Ohio median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

716^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 52 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

842^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 828Harvard Avenue Performance Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	716 of 1558	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	969 of 1577	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1191 of 1596	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1329 of 1588	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1321 of 1610	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1584 of 1676	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1506 of 1636	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	1600 of 1651	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1647 of 1678	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	1614 of 1687	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1577 of 1701	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	1616 of 1709	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	1542 of 1686	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	1445 of 1662	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	1593 of 1610	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	55 of 615	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	93 of 603	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	272 of 610	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	455 of 601	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	276 of 533	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	506 of 605	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	455 of 598	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	25.0	773 of 956	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.1	296 of 1021	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	671 of 1452	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	1013 of 1466	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1134 of 1483	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1460 of 1488	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1216 of 1467	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	1490 of 1502	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1489 of 1518	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	465 of 1473	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	718 of 1484	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	1046 of 1447	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1173 of 1419	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1123 of 1404	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1379 of 1465	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1357 of 1465	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	734 of 1466	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	863 of 1485	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1132 of 1498	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1255 of 1518	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1224 of 1499	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1431 of 1535	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1339 of 1536	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	64 of 935	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	3 of 900	99.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	842 of 1036	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	893 of 1046	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	981 of 1048	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	976 of 1017	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	951 of 1037	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	868 of 1050	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	849 of 1010	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	988 of 1038	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	1031 of 1050	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.6	934 of 1008	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	858 of 1001	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	843 of 989	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	782 of 925	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	737 of 895	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	234 of 442	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	195 of 429	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	324 of 436	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	317 of 413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	318 of 385	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	247 of 405	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	229 of 384	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	756 of 938	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	818 of 942	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	906 of 943	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	901 of 910	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	733 of 917	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	807 of 897	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	794 of 983	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	777 of 989	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	877 of 974	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	856 of 947	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	845 of 923	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	790 of 945	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	788 of 924	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	814 of 954	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	773 of 958	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	922 of 963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	850 of 946	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	779 of 924	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	801 of 933	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	797 of 916	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	300 of 572	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.7	48 of 563	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile+14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-8 vs state

Science50%-13 vs state

Mathematics47%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12000 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 283-5100	370	23	16.0		0 (0.0%)	357 (96.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60.8	716^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.0%		45.6	969^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.6%	253	54.5	46.2	84.6	66.7	68.2	31.0	3.7	26.9	92.3	86.1	74.4	23.8	19.2	17.3	$9,734
Miles School	Public	PK, KG-8	11918 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5250	248	15	16.5		1 (0.4%)	231 (93.1%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2.5	1542^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%		4.3	1527^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.2%	15	17.2	21.4	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.5	10.5	35.7	11.1	7.1	17.2	9.1	15.8	7.1	$12,754
SMART Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4351 E 131st St	Garfield Heights	44105	Cuyahoga County	SMART Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 714-3801	92	10	9.2	96.7%	2 (2.2%)	82 (89.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	52.6	854^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.2%		19.7	1257^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.3%	403	0.0		66.7		72.7				75.0		63.6				$9,850
Charles Dickens School	Public	PK, KG-8	13013 Corlett Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4200	253	9	28.1		4 (1.6%)	239 (94.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	3.9	1520^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.3	1506^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.5%	14	3.8	26.3	0.0	16.0	15.4	16.7	13.3	5.0	7.4	20.0	23.1	5.3	16.7	15.0	$14,394
Robert H Jamison School	Public	PK, KG-8	4092 E 146th St	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5400	376	22	17.0		10 (2.7%)	348 (92.6%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3.4	1532^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.8	1537^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.5%	5	0.0	2.6	12.2	12.5	15.4	0.0	2.7	2.5	11.9	25.0	11.5	14.3	25.0	12.5	$14,313
Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-8	3588 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4250	364	20	18.2		5 (1.4%)	347 (95.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	10	1407^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.9	1338^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.2%	69	23.1	11.1	51.1	23.1	19.2	4.2	10.0	7.5	33.3	30.8	30.8	4.2	20.0	9.3	$14,077
Miles Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	4090 E 93rd St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4450	343	20	17.1		13 (3.8%)	312 (91.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	10.1	1405^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.8%		8.7	1435^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.0%	30	13.5	10.4	55.6	34.6	5.4	3.6	7.5	10.4	33.3	26.9	29.7	10.7	15.0	8.3	$13,621
Citizens Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	15700 Lotus Dr	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Citizens Academy Southeast	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 586-3887	667	29	22.9		1 (0.1%)	648 (97.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Andrew J Rickoff	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 E 147th St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4150	391	24	16.2		5 (1.3%)	368 (94.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	8.1	1441^st of 1558 public elementary schools	7.5%		4.8	1520^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.6%	79	26.7	27.3	12.0	24.0	35.5	12.0	5.6	27.3	28.0	24.0	21.9	12.0	8.3	22.7	$12,540
Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills	Public, Charter	K-8	9201 Crane Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 298-1164	620	31	19.8		3 (0.5%)	602 (97.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

What is the racial makeup of Harvard Avenue Performance Academy?

Students at Harvard Avenue Performance Academy are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Harvard Avenue Performance Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Harvard Avenue Performance Academy.

Is Harvard Avenue Performance Academy a good school?

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy ranks 716^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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