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Northwest School of the Arts

Public, Charter Grades K-8

279

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1441 W 116th St
Cleveland, OH 44102-2301

(216) 226-6800

District: Northwest School of the Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.2%

Hispanic:

15.4%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2010 → 29th in 2019

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (48% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 28 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school48%

Ohio avg64%

Not ranked this year

Northwest School of the Arts did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2019	35.5	1189 of 1676	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	1045 of 1636	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.6	1361 of 1651	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1438 of 1678	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	1578 of 1684	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	1377 of 1687	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	1350 of 1701	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1343 of 1709	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	1276 of 1686	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	1371 of 1662	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	1488 of 1610	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	1486 of 1582	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.7	1493 of 1609	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	73.1	114 of 605	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	114 of 598	80.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	50.7	401 of 956	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	647 of 1021	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	31.5	1118 of 1502	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1092 of 1518	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	24.4	194 of 239	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	47.6	890 of 1465	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	708 of 1465	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	45.8	972 of 1535	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	872 of 1536	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	20.5	1108 of 1271	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	664 of 1309	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	28.2	751 of 1050	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	763 of 1010	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	869 of 1038	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	905 of 1050	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	934 of 1035	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.6	810 of 1008	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	763 of 1001	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	816 of 989	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	841 of 925	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	846 of 895	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	758 of 858	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	729 of 835	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.8	738 of 837	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	71.1	89 of 405	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	119 of 384	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	29.1	686 of 917	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	764 of 897	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	37.7	653 of 945	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	685 of 924	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	32.9	668 of 933	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	605 of 916	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2019)81st percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2019)58th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)39th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2019)37th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2019)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2018)19th percentile-17 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

African American (2019)78th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)31st percentile~ school

Male (2019)28th percentile~ school

Female (2019)25th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2018-2019) ?

Mathematics51%-12 vs state

English Language Arts48%-16 vs state

Science38%-28 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
Northwest School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1441 W 116th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Northwest School of the Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 226-6800	279	15	18.9		38 (13.6%)	168 (60.2%)	43 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.3%)								(n/a)
Louisa May Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	10308 Baltic Rd	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6500	159	12	13.2		40 (25.2%)	91 (57.2%)	19 (11.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	29.6	1123^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	27.9%		32.8	1104^th of 1577 public elementary schools	30.0%	19	40.6		56.3	60.0	46.9				46.9	30.0	46.9				$15,249
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2080 Quail St	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4230	255	18	14.1	66.7%	139 (54.5%)	29 (11.4%)	11 (4.3%)	51 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	62	695^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.4%		54.1	866^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.1%	171	60.0		70.0	68.0	60.0				70.0	72.0	68.6				$16,554
Marion C Seltzer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1468 W 98th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6550	356	22	16.1		60 (16.9%)	150 (42.1%)	133 (37.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	11.7	1375^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.7%		9.9	1403^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.0%	28	21.6	11.9	36.7	40.0	26.3	10.0	13.8	4.9	33.3	40.0	34.2	13.8	17.2	10.0	$16,385
Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2015 W 95th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 651-5212	197	15	13.1		35 (17.8%)	52 (26.4%)	91 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.6%)	5.1	1500^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.7%		5.6	1500^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.9%		15.8	10.5	5.0	25.0	5.3	12.5	15.0	5.3	15.0	31.3	31.6	6.3	15.0	5.3	$12,148
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	13439 Clifton Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4254	323	17	19.0	39.6%	234 (72.4%)	22 (6.8%)	28 (8.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	70.7	519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.7%		77.3	376^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.2%	143	73.5		76.9	76.0	71.4				63.5	72.0	77.6				$14,125
Village Preparatory School Willard	Public, Charter	K-8	9401 Willard Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Village Preparatory School Willard	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 586-3892	473	27	17.8		28 (5.9%)	287 (60.7%)	112 (23.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)								(n/a)
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	14237 Athens Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4224	233	14	16.6	47.6%	171 (73.4%)	17 (7.3%)	5 (2.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	77.1	383^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.7	302^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	80.8%	81	87.5		69.0	78.8	78.1				76.2	72.7	84.4				$17,983
Wilbur Wright School	Public	PK, KG-8	11005 Parkhurst Dr	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6800	521	30	17.3		120 (23.0%)	206 (39.5%)	127 (24.4%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	15.6	1319^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.3%		10.7	1390^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%	71	53.5	25.6	22.8	33.3	41.9	6.8	12.5	15.6	28.1	29.8	41.5	20.5	27.7	18.2	$12,472
Almira	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 W 99th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6150	500	28	17.8		80 (16.0%)	154 (30.8%)	233 (46.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	6	1479^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%		7	1471^st of 1577 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	19.0	17.0	11.3	19.6	28.6	12.8	11.1	15.1	17.0	15.2	23.8	14.9	20.0	18.9	$14,783

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What is the racial makeup of Northwest School of the Arts?

Students at Northwest School of the Arts are 60% African American, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Northwest School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Northwest School of the Arts.

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