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Bolton

Q: Is Bolton a good school?

Bolton ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Ohio alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Bolton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Bolton.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bolton?

Students at Bolton are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-9

1551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Bolton is an elementary school located in Cleveland, Ohio that serves grades PK-8 with 199 students. It 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. Bolton has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of schools statewide.

Bolton faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 51.5% to 67.5% in recent years, far exceeding the Cleveland Municipal district average of around 55% and the statewide average of around 20%. Academically, Bolton's performance is dismal across all subject areas and grade levels, with 0% proficiency in Math for grades 5-8 and 0% proficiency in Science for 5th grade. Its English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 25%, far below the Cleveland Municipal and statewide averages. Bolton also struggles to serve its student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 5% of Ohio schools for female, male, African American, low-socioeconomic, and disabled student performance.

While Bolton's challenges appear to be symptomatic of broader systemic issues within the Cleveland Municipal school district, there are some brighter spots in the area. The nearby Roxboro Elementary School, which is part of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City district, demonstrates significantly stronger academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages. Additionally, public charter schools like the Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy and Intergenerational School The also show more promising results than Bolton, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, suggesting that families in the Bolton area may benefit from exploring alternative educational options.

200

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,826

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9803 Quebec Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106-3519

(216) 838-1200

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (5% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Science scores 60 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,551^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,034^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Alternative 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	1.9	1551 of 1558	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1556 of 1577	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1554 of 1596	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1582 of 1588	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1579 of 1610	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1674 of 1676	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	1631 of 1636	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	1618 of 1651	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	1678 of 1678	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	1637 of 1684	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.1	1671 of 1687	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	1700 of 1701	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	1685 of 1709	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	1660 of 1686	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	1562 of 1662	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	1584 of 1610	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.3	1522 of 1582	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	1487 of 1609	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.2	1468 of 1504	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	1283 of 1501	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	1305 of 1471	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	610 of 615	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	589 of 603	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	521 of 610	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	505 of 533	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	603 of 605	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	590 of 598	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	10.6	927 of 956	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	1450 of 1452	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	1501 of 1502	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1476 of 1518	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	1468 of 1473	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	1473 of 1484	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1371 of 1447	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1367 of 1404	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	1463 of 1465	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1460 of 1465	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	1.3	1533 of 1535	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1535 of 1536	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	1034 of 1036	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1040 of 1046	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1040 of 1048	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1004 of 1017	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	987 of 1037	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	1047 of 1050	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	994 of 1010	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1018 of 1038	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	1048 of 1050	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.4	1024 of 1035	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	969 of 1008	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	920 of 1001	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	941 of 989	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	890 of 925	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	869 of 895	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	831 of 858	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.1	772 of 835	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	766 of 837	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	694 of 732	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	614 of 692	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	428 of 436	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	383 of 413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	341 of 385	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	405 of 405	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	338 of 384	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	3.6	964 of 974	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	911 of 947	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	883 of 923	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	945 of 945	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	872 of 924	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-52 vs state

Science3%-60 vs state

Mathematics2%-54 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	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
Bolton	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	9803 Quebec Ave	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1200	200	13	15.3		1 (0.5%)	187 (93.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	6.3			8.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	10.5	25.0	0.0	5.6	0.0					$16,826
Harvey Rice Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	2730 East 116th	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1500	427	25	17.0		1 (0.2%)	410 (96.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)	5.3	22.5			6.3	5.6	5.3	32.4	15.7	0.0	8.0	11.4	31.6	0.0	13.7	14.6					$14,380
Mary B Martin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	8200 Brookline Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1600	219	15	14.6		5 (2.3%)	202 (92.2%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)	0.0	5.9			25.0		23.5	15.4	15.8	0.0	12.5		6.3	23.1	38.9	5.6					$13,570
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	800 Linn Dr	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2200	371	17	21.8		9 (2.4%)	346 (93.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)	0.0	13.8			7.3	3.3	2.9	6.7	12.2	14.3	9.8	13.3	8.6	3.3	12.2	13.8					$15,237
Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(216) 838-0172	563	32	17.5		65 (11.5%)	388 (68.9%)	84 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)								(n/a)	23.8	10.0	42.9	44.1	9.1	20.8	9.1	2.5	5.0	2.0	37.5	33.3	54.5	10.3	17.5	12.0	34.5	33.3	8.6	5.3	$20,239
Albert Bushnell Hart	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3900 E 75th St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4400	249	16	15.5		24 (9.6%)	199 (79.9%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)	12.5	88.9			63.2	22.7	33.3	37.5	13.6	18.5	52.6	22.7	45.8	29.2	27.3	22.2					$14,062
Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2280 Professor Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 965-0580	384	37	10.5		18 (4.7%)	296 (77.1%)	55 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Tremont Montessori School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2409 W 10th St	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9850	330	27	12.2		64 (19.4%)	204 (61.8%)	41 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)								(n/a)	23.1	16.7			27.8	33.3	15.4	42.9	8.0	10.5	44.4	33.3	46.2	28.6	32.0	22.2					$17,636
Luis Munoz Marin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1701 Castle Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3300	483	26	18.5		44 (9.1%)	68 (14.1%)	357 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)								(n/a)	13.6	12.2			19.5	0.0	6.8	2.6	0.0	2.4	21.4	7.4	11.4	10.5	9.4	9.8					$13,082
Euclid Park Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	17914 Euclid Ave	Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0700	266	15	17.7		1 (0.4%)	247 (92.9%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)	8.7	47.6			56.0	47.4	13.0	4.8	6.7	33.3	42.3	42.1	30.4	14.3	20.0	19.0					$14,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Bolton

What is the racial makeup of Bolton?

Students at Bolton are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Bolton a good school?

Bolton ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Ohio alternative schools.

How many students attend Bolton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Bolton.

What district is Bolton in?

Cleveland Municipal

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