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Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-4

1293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary is a public charter elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 156 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Constellation Schools district, which is ranked 685 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state tests compared to the state and nearby school averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Math was 43.5% at Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary, compared to 64.4% statewide and 60% at the nearby Douglas MacArthur school. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29% to 46.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the 13.8% rate at the nearby Parkview Early Education Center.

Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 41.6% classified as low socioeconomic status in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's per-student spending of $9,357 in 2018-2019 was lower than the nearby Douglas MacArthur school ($14,983 per student) and the Fairview Park City district's Parkview Early Education Center ($8,100 per student). The student-teacher ratio at Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary has also been higher than the nearby schools, ranging from 16.5 to 21.3 over the past few years.

119

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,821

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17720 Puritas Ave
Cleveland, OH 44135-2716

(216) 688-0680

District: Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.6%

African American:

32.8%

White:

21.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

Ohio avg64%

1,293^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

685^th of 828Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1293 of 1558	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1280 of 1577	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1254 of 1596	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1082 of 1588	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1270 of 1610	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1203 of 1676	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.8	799 of 1636	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	892 of 1651	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	1133 of 1678	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	67.5	635 of 1684	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.2	582 of 1687	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.6	522 of 1701	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	860 of 1709	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.6	783 of 1686	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	732 of 1662	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	709 of 1610	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	784 of 1582	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	29.0	1302 of 1609	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	1077 of 1466	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1028 of 1483	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	857 of 1488	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1145 of 1467	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.5	860 of 1518	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	141 of 234	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	138 of 189	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	172 of 228	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	108 of 239	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1203 of 1473	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1172 of 1484	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1083 of 1447	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	768 of 1419	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1062 of 1404	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	858 of 1465	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.3	315 of 1465	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	12.7	1282 of 1498	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1261 of 1518	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1255 of 1499	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	804 of 1535	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	699 of 1536	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	485 of 1309	62.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2018)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)40th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2023)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-21 vs state

English Language Arts34%-27 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)						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 (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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	17720 Puritas Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-0680	119	7	17.0		25 (21.0%)	39 (32.8%)	40 (33.6%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.4%)	17.3	1293^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	17.0%		17.8	1280^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.8%	13			43.5	47.1					39.1	29.4						$11,821
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-8	17200 Valleyview Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8900	157	12	13.0		26 (16.6%)	84 (53.5%)	27 (17.2%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.5%)	19.4	1268^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.6%		38.9	1046^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.7%	222	56.3	52.6	17.6	37.5	50.0	27.3	50.0	42.1	11.8	25.0	43.8	27.3	38.9	47.4		$19,915
Clara E Westropp School	Public	PK, KG-8	19101 Puritas Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6250	415	26	15.9		123 (29.6%)	160 (38.6%)	86 (20.7%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	30.8	1111^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.7%		29.6	1137^th of 1577 public elementary schools	27.9%	26	37.9	15.4	45.7	67.4	37.9	32.4	27.8	11.1	51.4	53.5	37.9	38.9	47.2	11.1		$10,480
Douglas MacArthur	Public	PK, KG-8	4401 Valleyside Rd	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8400	281	17	16.5		86 (30.6%)	93 (33.1%)	54 (19.2%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	63.2	663^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	57.4%		67	609^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.4%	54	77.4	77.4	60.0	72.7	74.2	30.8	48.3	50.0	68.6	63.6	80.6	63.0	62.1	74.2	94.1	$17,714
Robinson G Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4550 W 150th St	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6750	445	25	18.0		128 (28.8%)	149 (33.5%)	117 (26.3%)	27 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	56.2	795^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.0%		43.2	1002^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	36.5%	207	55.9	60.0	73.5	84.8	67.6	44.4	81.4	87.5	53.1	60.9	71.4	42.2	62.8	57.5		$14,085
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	16210 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-0271	211	12	17.5		80 (37.9%)	50 (23.7%)	63 (29.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)	45.8	961^st of 1558 public elementary schools	38.3%		58.4	786^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.2%	175			37.8	81.6					46.7	68.4						$10,950
Artemus Ward	Public	PK, KG-8	4315 W 140th St	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6200	487	25	19.4		91 (18.7%)	177 (36.3%)	165 (33.9%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	19.6	1267^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.7%		11.6	1375^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.8%	108	16.0	32.5	57.7	51.1	22.0	9.1	22.2	15.0	63.5	22.2	34.0	20.5	24.4	15.0		$13,225
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3800 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6300	536	23	23.3		128 (23.9%)	154 (28.7%)	162 (30.2%)	40 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.1%)	37	1048^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.7%		29.4	1141^st of 1577 public elementary schools	27.6%	93	41.2	33.8	52.5	53.7	65.4	49.1	26.3	17.3	37.3	31.5	56.9	52.7	51.8	36.6	84.2	$14,308
Innovation Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	13111 Crossburn Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Innovation Academy West	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 772-1340	131	13	10.4		20 (15.3%)	51 (38.9%)	40 (30.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.5%)	36.4	1058^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.1%		26.3	1178^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.3%	120	41.2		38.5	45.0	64.7	25.0			61.5	65.0	58.8	31.3				$9,105
West Park Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12913 Bennington Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	West Park Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-5450	204	15	13.6		19 (9.3%)	76 (37.3%)	87 (42.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	9.8	1409^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.6%		9.1	1422^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	9.8%	13	0.0	8.3	25.9	11.8	0.0	33.3	21.7	0.0	21.4	29.4	11.1	40.0	21.7	0.0		$12,028

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Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 119 students attended Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary.

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Students at Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 33% African American, 21% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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