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Andrew J Rickoff

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Andrew J Rickoff is an elementary school located in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 422 students. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal school district, which is ranked 675 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Andrew J Rickoff has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.5% to 62.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the Cleveland Municipal district average and the state average. The school's test scores are also consistently low across all grade levels and subject areas compared to the district and the state of Ohio. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 35% for the Cleveland Municipal district and 64.4% for the state.

In contrast, the nearby schools in the Shaker Heights City school district, such as Onaway Elementary, Boulevard Elementary, and Fernway Elementary, have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and higher rankings compared to Andrew J Rickoff and the other Cleveland Municipal schools, highlighting the disparities in educational outcomes between the two districts.

391

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,540

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 E 147th St
Cleveland, OH 44120-4834

(216) 838-4150

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.1%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (21% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 41 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,441^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

910^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

675^th of 828Cleveland Municipal 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	8.1	1441 of 1558	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1520 of 1577	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1449 of 1596	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1505 of 1588	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1530 of 1610	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1529 of 1676	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1526 of 1636	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	1597 of 1651	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	1624 of 1678	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	1662 of 1684	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	1657 of 1687	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	1657 of 1701	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	1673 of 1709	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	1621 of 1686	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	1621 of 1662	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	1548 of 1610	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1548 of 1582	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	1563 of 1609	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1493 of 1504	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	1374 of 1501	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	1465 of 1471	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	508 of 615	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	556 of 603	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	510 of 610	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	517 of 601	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	500 of 533	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	472 of 605	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	496 of 598	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	15.2	728 of 765	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	829 of 956	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1314 of 1452	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1383 of 1466	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1294 of 1483	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1479 of 1488	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1444 of 1467	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1388 of 1502	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1392 of 1518	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1370 of 1473	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1435 of 1484	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1328 of 1447	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1330 of 1419	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1371 of 1404	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1341 of 1465	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1375 of 1465	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1400 of 1466	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1447 of 1485	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1440 of 1498	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1264 of 1518	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1436 of 1499	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1398 of 1535	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1462 of 1536	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	789 of 935	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	797 of 856	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	910 of 1036	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1009 of 1046	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	946 of 1048	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1005 of 1017	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	924 of 1037	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	992 of 1050	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	958 of 1010	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1014 of 1038	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.0	1045 of 1050	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	997 of 1035	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.3	992 of 1008	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	977 of 1001	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.4	954 of 989	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	859 of 925	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	857 of 895	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.5	838 of 858	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	829 of 835	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	810 of 837	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	717 of 732	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	385 of 442	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	403 of 429	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	368 of 436	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	386 of 413	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	319 of 385	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	339 of 405	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	341 of 384	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	907 of 938	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	900 of 925	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	857 of 910	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	887 of 983	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	951 of 989	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	882 of 974	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	923 of 947	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	860 of 923	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	889 of 945	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	886 of 924	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	857 of 954	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	907 of 958	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	879 of 963	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	944 of 946	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	900 of 924	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	909 of 933	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	915 of 916	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

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

Disabled (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-36 vs state

English Language Arts19%-41 vs state

Mathematics19%-37 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
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
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
Onaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 Woodbury Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4080	462	25	18.8	28.1%	230 (49.8%)	162 (35.1%)	14 (3.0%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.4%)	73.7	460^th of 1558 public elementary schools	70.5%		67.2	603^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	61.8%	143	87.3		72.9	64.3	70.8				83.3	66.7	85.9				$18,481
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
Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-5	14900 Drexmore Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4020	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	60.1	733^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	53.0%		74.9	433^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	72.5%	300	70.5		56.3	82.3	49.1				65.6	74.2	65.6				$20,169
Fernway Elementary School	Public	K-5	17420 Fernway Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4040	326	15	22.4	31.6%	155 (47.5%)	119 (36.5%)	14 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	67.9	567^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.6%		81.3	288^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.7%	279	71.7		81.4	80.4	43.8				70.0	80.4	69.8				$24,707
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)
Lomond Elementary School	Public	K-5	17917 Lomond Blvd	Shaker Heights	44122	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4050	467	21	22.2	30.6%	132 (28.3%)	230 (49.3%)	28 (6.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.2%)	53.8	832^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	46.6%		57.1	811^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.6%	21	55.3		70.2	59.7	40.8				72.9	65.7	67.1				$19,461
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew J Rickoff

Is Andrew J Rickoff a good school?

Andrew J Rickoff ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Andrew J Rickoff attend?

Students who attend Andrew J Rickoff usually go on to attend:

High : Bard Early College Cleveland
High : Campus International High School
High : Cleveland Early College High
High : Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts
High : Cleveland School of Architecture & Design
High : Cleveland School of Science & Medicine
High : Cleveland School Of The Arts High School
High : Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School
High : John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership
High : John Marshall School of Information Technology
High : Lincoln West School Of Global Studies
High : Lincoln West School of Science & Health
High : MC^2 STEM High School
High : Rhodes School of Environmental Studies

What is the racial makeup of Andrew J Rickoff?

Students at Andrew J Rickoff are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Andrew J Rickoff in?

Cleveland Municipal

How many students attend Andrew J Rickoff?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Andrew J Rickoff.

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