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Whitney M Young

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Whitney M Young is an elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 272 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal school district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitney M Young faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50.1% to 56.1% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also consistently low across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 15% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 27% for the district and 63.4% for the state. Additionally, the school's student groups, such as female students, male students, African American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools in their respective categories.

Despite being located in close proximity to higher-performing schools like Fernway Elementary and Lomond Elementary in the Shaker Heights City school district, Whitney M Young's performance lags significantly behind these schools. The school's low spending per student, at $10,557 in 2018-2019, may also be a contributing factor to its challenges. Addressing the underlying issues, such as high chronic absenteeism and low academic performance, will be crucial for improving the educational experience and outcomes for the students at Whitney M Young.

273

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,365

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17900 Harvard Ave
Cleveland, OH 44128-2427

(216) 838-5350

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.3%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (13% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 49 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,513^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

993^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	4.3	1513 of 1558	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1538 of 1577	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1568 of 1596	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1537 of 1588	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1532 of 1610	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1612 of 1676	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1532 of 1636	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1603 of 1651	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1472 of 1678	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	1639 of 1684	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	1636 of 1687	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.0	1685 of 1701	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.4	1682 of 1709	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.9	1622 of 1686	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.0	1641 of 1662	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	1586 of 1610	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	1566 of 1582	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	1463 of 1609	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	1356 of 1504	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	583 of 615	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	566 of 603	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	582 of 610	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	555 of 601	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	502 of 533	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	554 of 605	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	492 of 598	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	37.0	654 of 1021	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	4.1	1428 of 1483	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1475 of 1488	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1416 of 1518	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1445 of 1473	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1441 of 1484	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1425 of 1447	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1383 of 1419	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1369 of 1404	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1416 of 1465	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1383 of 1465	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	1455 of 1466	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1475 of 1485	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	1487 of 1498	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1454 of 1518	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1456 of 1499	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1470 of 1535	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1404 of 1536	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	10.4	888 of 900	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	993 of 1036	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1038 of 1046	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1037 of 1048	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	964 of 1017	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	948 of 1037	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1029 of 1050	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	940 of 1010	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	920 of 1038	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	890 of 1050	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	968 of 1035	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	972 of 1008	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.4	982 of 1001	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	973 of 989	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	840 of 925	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	868 of 895	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	782 of 858	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	798 of 835	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	783 of 837	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	685 of 732	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	633 of 692	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	398 of 442	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	436 of 436	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	393 of 413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	357 of 385	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	398 of 405	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	318 of 384	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	339 of 565	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	192 of 643	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	5.3	887 of 943	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	913 of 925	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	834 of 910	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	949 of 983	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	972 of 974	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	915 of 947	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	859 of 923	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	933 of 945	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	873 of 924	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	843 of 954	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	916 of 946	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	863 of 924	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	892 of 933	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	812 of 916	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)36th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2023)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-49 vs state

Mathematics13%-43 vs state

English Language Arts13%-48 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
Whitney M Young	Public	PK, KG-8	17900 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5350	273	16	17.0		2 (0.7%)	252 (92.3%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	4.3	1513^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.7	1538^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.5%	25	15.0	14.3	22.7	17.6	10.0	11.1	0.0	19.0	17.4	11.8	30.0	5.3	11.1	0.0	$15,365
Adlai Stevenson School	Public	PK, KG-8	18300 Woda	Cleveland	44122	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5300	295	19	15.5		3 (1.0%)	277 (93.9%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	7.8	1444^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.3%		9.1	1424^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.7%	20	9.7	36.8	30.8	36.0	3.1	0.0	8.0	5.3	3.7	37.5	35.5	24.0	33.3	21.1	$16,995
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
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)
Warrensville Heights Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	4265 Northfield Road	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 364-1014	208	14	14.8		1 (0.5%)	202 (97.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)															$10,808
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
Warrensville Heights Elementary School	Public	1-5	21865 Clarkwood Pkwy	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 230-2468	673	45	15.1		3 (0.4%)	623 (92.6%)	21 (3.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	22	1231^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.0%		23.6	1213^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.1%	18	38.5		47.2	34.3	37.0				44.1	42.4	46.7				$18,737
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney M Young

Is Whitney M Young a good school?

Whitney M Young ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Whitney M Young in?

Cleveland Municipal

How many students attend Whitney M Young?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Whitney M Young.

What is the racial makeup of Whitney M Young?

Students at Whitney M Young are 92% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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