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Harvey Rice Elementary School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-10

1497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 4% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Harvey Rice Elementary School is an alternative public school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades PK-9 with a total enrollment of 474 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.

Harvey Rice Elementary School faces significant challenges, particularly in its high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 51.5% to 68.7% over the past few years, far exceeding the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, is also significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 32.4% in mathematics and 0% to 31.6% in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 19.3% to 35% in mathematics and 22.7% to 36.5% in English Language Arts. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.6 to 18.9 over the past few years, which is higher than the ratios of some nearby schools.

When comparing Harvey Rice Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Cleveland Municipal district, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse academically. For instance, Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy, which is also part of the Cleveland Municipal district, has higher proficiency rates in several subject areas and grade levels. Addressing the underlying causes of the high chronic absenteeism rates at Harvey Rice Elementary School could potentially lead to improvements in student learning outcomes, as the two factors appear to be closely linked. Additionally, the school's status as an alternative school, serving a diverse student population, may present unique challenges that require specialized interventions and support.

427

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,380

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2730 East 116th
Cleveland, OH 44120-1130

(216) 838-1500

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.0%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (12% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 49 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,497^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

930^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	5.1	1497 of 1558	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1551 of 1577	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1574 of 1596	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1558 of 1588	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1399 of 1610	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1655 of 1676	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	1615 of 1636	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.7	1638 of 1651	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	1643 of 1678	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1617 of 1684	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.4	1638 of 1687	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	1610 of 1701	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	1674 of 1709	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	1603 of 1686	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	1656 of 1662	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	1544 of 1610	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	1464 of 1582	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	1456 of 1609	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1494 of 1504	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.8	1434 of 1501	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	1439 of 1471	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	568 of 615	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	577 of 603	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	565 of 610	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	554 of 601	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	397 of 533	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	581 of 605	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	577 of 598	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	855 of 956	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1019 of 1021	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1306 of 1452	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1446 of 1466	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1461 of 1483	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1472 of 1488	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1210 of 1467	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1475 of 1502	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	1503 of 1518	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1409 of 1473	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1466 of 1484	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1403 of 1447	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1377 of 1419	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1137 of 1404	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1451 of 1465	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1450 of 1465	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1425 of 1466	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1454 of 1485	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1493 of 1498	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1477 of 1518	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1177 of 1499	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	1517 of 1535	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1492 of 1536	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	930 of 1036	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	987 of 1046	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	941 of 1048	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	998 of 1017	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	864 of 1037	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1013 of 1050	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	996 of 1010	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1011 of 1038	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	1035 of 1050	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	964 of 1035	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	977 of 1008	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	976 of 1001	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	949 of 989	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	819 of 925	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	825 of 895	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	815 of 858	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	784 of 835	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	751 of 837	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	712 of 732	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	320 of 442	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	389 of 429	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	328 of 436	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	394 of 413	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	233 of 385	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	360 of 405	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	366 of 384	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	799 of 938	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	897 of 942	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	840 of 943	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	909 of 925	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	903 of 917	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	887 of 897	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	858 of 983	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	952 of 989	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	854 of 974	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	932 of 947	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	694 of 923	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	907 of 945	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	912 of 924	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	889 of 954	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	937 of 958	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	859 of 963	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	928 of 946	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	665 of 924	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	899 of 933	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	865 of 916	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	527 of 572	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2019)11th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science14%-49 vs state

English Language Arts13%-47 vs state

Mathematics11%-46 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Harvey Rice Elementary School

Is Harvey Rice Elementary School a good school?

Harvey Rice Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Ohio alternative schools.

How many students attend Harvey Rice Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Harvey Rice Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harvey Rice Elementary School?

Students at Harvey Rice Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Harvey Rice Elementary School in?

Cleveland Municipal

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