Apex Academy

Public, Charter K-8

 16005 Terrace Rd
       Cleveland, OH  44112-2001


(216) 451-1725

District: Apex Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
1086th of 1,596 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,775 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  484

Racial breakdown:

African American:
89.0%
Two or more races:
8.1%
Hispanic:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.6% Help


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Compare Details Apex Academy ranks worse than 68% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details Apex Academy ranks worse than 66.5% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.55. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Apex Academy is $11,775.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Apex Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Apex Academy 1086th of 1596 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Apex Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Apex Academy 697th of 1048 Ohio public middle schools. (See Apex Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Apex Academy 572nd of 835 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Apex Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 6.43 1518th 1609 5.7%
2008 5.97 1501st 1582 5.1%
2009 5.96 1518th 1610 5.7%
2010 2.54 1619th 1662 2.6%
2011 12.02 1523rd 1686 9.7%
2012 23.07 1428th 1709 16.4%
2013 11.89 1526th 1701 10.3%
2014 9.50 1531st 1687 9.2%
2015 21.70 1373rd 1684 18.5%
2016 11.28 1485th 1678 11.5%
2017 5.90 1562nd 1651 5.4%
2018 22.93 1290th 1636 21.1%
2019 43.80 1090th 1676 35.0%
2021 37.50 1058th 1610 34.3%
2022 44.64 993rd 1588 37.5%
2023 35.30 1086th 1596 32.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.57 616th 856 28.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.62 1128th 1465 23.0%
2019 56.90 705th 1465 51.9%
2021 49.58 732nd 1404 47.9%
2022 55.01 678th 1419 52.2%
2023 46.52 846th 1447 41.5%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.47 1229th 1518 19.0%
2019 45.74 965th 1502 35.8%
2021 30.21 1025th 1467 30.1%
2022 38.09 1001st 1488 32.7%
2023 38.53 980th 1483 33.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.89 390th 956 59.2%
2021 42.07 410th 765 46.4%
2022 50.04 344th 824 58.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.70 1249th 1536 18.7%
2019 39.41 1050th 1535 31.6%
2021 35.64 1002nd 1499 33.2%
2022 46.91 911th 1518 40.0%
2023 27.90 1109th 1498 26.0%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.27 259th 598 56.7%
2019 76.76 95th 605 84.3%
2021 72.98 89th 533 83.3%
2022 74.06 104th 601 82.7%
2023 71.82 113th 610 81.5%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Apex Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 13.71 741st 837 11.5%
2008 16.35 731st 835 12.5%
2009 12.52 764th 858 11.0%
2010 6.39 837th 895 6.5%
2011 22.88 763rd 925 17.5%
2012 32.10 762nd 989 23.0%
2013 23.51 814th 1001 18.7%
2014 28.65 785th 1008 22.1%
2015 22.10 817th 1035 21.1%
2016 10.14 932nd 1050 11.2%
2017 6.70 965th 1038 7.0%
2018 9.77 899th 1010 11.0%
2019 26.62 763rd 1050 27.3%
2021 29.01 713th 1037 31.2%
2022 25.78 748th 1017 26.5%
2023 35.55 697th 1048 33.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.33 475th 590 19.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.24 834th 924 9.7%
2019 35.38 665th 945 29.6%
2021 37.83 590th 923 36.1%
2022 32.97 663rd 947 30.0%
2023 46.16 545th 974 44.0%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.59 816th 897 9.0%
2019 22.38 721st 917 21.4%
2021 28.52 647th 910 28.9%
2022 26.29 690th 925 25.4%
2023 33.35 650th 943 31.1%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.15 248th 576 56.9%
2022 19.94 518th 565 8.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.96 863rd 916 5.8%
2019 25.92 711th 933 23.8%
2021 19.49 710th 924 23.2%
2022 18.95 746th 946 21.1%
2023 35.01 647th 963 32.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Apex Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.50 280th 384 27.1%
2019 58.75 146th 405 64.0%
2021 63.70 97th 385 74.8%
2022 56.02 139th 413 66.3%
2023 64.74 110th 436 74.8%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Open Quote My children went to Cleveland Public Schools for their first 2 years. I had nothing but problems. Their first school was Joseph Landis, it was a Joke. I hated it, but I lived across the street from it. The Principle was alright at times but most of the teachers were not. Only a hand full of the teachers really gave a care, maybe because the students were so, way out of control. I started having problems with the office and staff the first year. I would have rated them a 3. After Joseph Landis closed down in 2009, most of the students went to Michael R. White. The principle in this school had her work cut out for her. All of the trouble students went over to this Elementary school and it was swarmed with problems and bullies. The teachers and staff here were better than Joseph Landis but the students were way out of control. There was no room for learning in this school. Students were to busy worrying about getting jumped on the playgrounds and after school to have a productive day. Parents could barely pick up their children after school, without an altercation of some sort, everyday. I removed my children from there. In both of these schools, you ate breakfast at your own risk. Lunch wasn't better by much. Recess time was un-properly supervised. Bullying was a huge problem and could not be controlled. Descent parents worried from the time the children stepped in school to the time they walked back in the home.
Since enrolling my children in Apex Academy, I have no complaints. The Principle is very caring. The teachers are gentle and caring. The environment is peaceful. We have experienced no bullying whatsoever. Learning is achieved. School activities are regular, organized and fun for the students and parents. The communication between the school and home via recorded calls is a wonderful idea, this keeps the parents abreast of everything. Open communication with a caring teacher makes a world of difference. Breakfast time and Lunch time is organized and peaceful. Drop off and Pick up of the students is drama free and organized. I no longer contemplate Home-School for my children's safety and proper education. My children enjoy school now. I feel good about them being away at school all day. I love having happy Honor Roll students again. My children went from being unhappy students, on Eugene Sanders list of students to watch for the Gifted and Talented Program, to happy Honor Roll students, satisfied and happy to be Apex Academy students. I love this school and its rules and its teachers. Our favorite teacher by far is Kathleen Mahoney.
(1 star for each attribute:Inspiring,Compassionate,Demanding,Fair,Excellent Communicator). I would rate her a 5 star teacher. I also commend Tierra Johnson for being a great teacher. I am thankful for The New Apex Academy and its teachers and staff. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Apex Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 4 360 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2006 3 497 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 501
2007 0 615 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 616
2008 0 700 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 701
2009 0 705 0 0 0 n/a n/a 7 712
2010 0 646 0 0 0 n/a n/a 6 652
2011 0 632 0 0 0 0 3 0 635
2012 0 523 0 1 0 0 2 0 526
2013 0 571 0 1 0 0 2 0 574
2014 0 606 0 1 0 0 4 0 611
2015 2 602 1 1 0 0 0 0 606
2016 0 637 0 0 0 0 0 0 637
2017 0 604 3 0 0 0 0 0 607
2018 0 536 3 0 0 0 0 0 539
2019 0 515 3 0 0 0 0 0 518
2020 1 450 2 3 0 0 3 0 459
2021 2 416 1 2 0 0 10 0 431
2022 0 436 1 11 0 0 28 0 476
2023 0 431 2 12 0 0 39 0 484

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Apex Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 364 1.0 364.0 0
2006 501 18.8 26.6 81
2007 616 41.4 14.9 85.9
2008 701 32.0 21.9 n/a
2009 712 31.0 23.0 89.9
2010 652 29.0 22.4 94.9
2011 635 30.0 21.1 94
2012 526 28.0 18.7 94.5
2013 574 26.0 22.0 94.9
2014 611 26.0 23.5 95.4
2015 606 n/a n/a 98.3
2016 637 28.0 22.7 93.6
2017 607 26.0 23.3 n/a
2018 539 27.0 19.9 n/a
2019 518 27.0 19.1 n/a
2020 459 26.0 17.6 n/a
2021 431 21.0 20.5 n/a
2022 476 22.0 21.6 n/a
2023 484 39.5 12.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Apex Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 364 1.0 364.0 0
2006 501 18.8 26.6 81
2007 616 41.4 14.9 85.9
2008 701 32.0 21.9 n/a
2009 712 31.0 23.0 89.9
2010 652 29.0 22.4 94.9
2011 635 30.0 21.1 94
2012 526 28.0 18.7 94.5
2013 574 26.0 22.0 94.9
2014 611 26.0 23.5 95.4
2015 606 n/a n/a 98.3
2016 637 28.0 22.7 93.6
2017 607 26.0 23.3 n/a
2018 539 27.0 19.9 n/a
2019 518 27.0 19.1 n/a
2020 459 26.0 17.6 n/a
2021 431 21.0 20.5 n/a
2022 476 22.0 21.6 n/a
2023 484 39.5 12.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Apex Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,274
2022 $10,791
2023 $11,775

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Apex Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1090th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1086th of 1596 Elementary schools
 3%
Ranks 763rd of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 697th of 1048 Middle schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Apex Academy)80.632.7
 47.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Apex Academy)54.738.2
 16.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Apex Academy)7868.1
 9.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Apex Academy)6153.2
 7.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Apex Academy)55.327.8
 27.5%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Apex Academy)3436.1
 2.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Apex Academy)68.150
 18.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Apex Academy)40.542
 1.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Apex Academy)37.856
 18.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Apex Academy)42.322.7
 19.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Apex Academy)55.840
 15.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Apex Academy)22.540.5
 18%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Apex Academy)4542.9
 2.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Apex Academy)3040.5
 10.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students518484
 6.6%
African American515431
 16.3%
American Indian00
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic012
Pacific Islander00
White00
Two or More Races039


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In the 2022-23 school year, 484 students attended Apex Academy.

Students at Apex Academy are 89% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Apex Academy ranks 1086th of 1596 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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