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Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School is a K–8 charter school at 1700 Denison Ave in Cleveland, OH, serving 302 students on the city's west side alongside several other district and charter schools.

By state standards, Horizon is a low-performing school: in 2025–26 it ranked 1,355 of 1,560 Ohio schools (13th percentile, 1 star). It has climbed, though, from 0 stars and the 6th–8th percentile between 2015–16 and 2020–21, settling around the 13th–16th percentile since 2021–22 and plateauing recently — 16th in 2022–23, 14th in 2023–24, and 13th in both 2024–25 and 2025–26. Among nearby schools it trails Buhrer, Denison, Lincoln Park Academy, Washington Park Community School, and Scranton School, is roughly level with Tremont Montessori School and Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary, and sits above Charles A Mooney School, Cleveland College Preparatory School, and Luis Munoz Marin School.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell from 53.3% in 2023–24 to 49.1% in 2024–25 and 38.6% in 2025–26, lower than the Cleveland Municipal rate of 54.3% and lower than every nearby school except Buhrer (27.1%). The student-teacher ratio was 15.1 in 2024–25, in the middle of the local group. Academically, Horizon averages about 31.6% proficiency across the 14 listed state tests, versus roughly 60.1% statewide, with math the clearest weakness (about 25.0% vs. 57.6%), followed by science (35.2% vs. 62.0%) and ELA (37.0% vs. 62.1%). Middle-grade ELA is a relative local strength, with 6th-grade (44.4%) and 8th-grade (40.7%) results second-highest among nearby schools behind only Buhrer. Subgroup results are uneven: African American students ranked 22nd percentile, above the school's overall standing, while Hispanic students (3rd percentile) and English Language Learner students (6th percentile) ranked very low.

302

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,514

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Denison Ave
Cleveland, OH 44109-2925

(216) 739-9911

District: Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.0%

Hispanic:

26.2%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (32% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,355^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

784^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

666^th of 773Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School 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
2026	13.5	1355 of 1560	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1362 of 1558	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1361 of 1577	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1340 of 1596	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1445 of 1588	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1521 of 1610	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1559 of 1676	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1508 of 1636	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1511 of 1651	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	1540 of 1678	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.1	1666 of 1684	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	1529 of 1687	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	1428 of 1701	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	1468 of 1709	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	1476 of 1686	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	1464 of 1662	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	1435 of 1582	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1427 of 1609	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	490 of 631	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	491 of 615	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	411 of 603	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	456 of 610	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	532 of 533	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	523 of 605	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	520 of 598	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	298 of 318	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1314 of 1452	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	1310 of 1452	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1362 of 1466	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1404 of 1483	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1419 of 1467	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1434 of 1502	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1423 of 1518	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	305 of 315	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	178 of 234	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1268 of 1467	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	1290 of 1473	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1250 of 1484	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1192 of 1447	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1220 of 1419	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1340 of 1404	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1363 of 1465	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1356 of 1465	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	1262 of 1467	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	1278 of 1466	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1268 of 1485	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1342 of 1498	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1481 of 1518	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1364 of 1499	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1427 of 1535	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1413 of 1536	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	784 of 1046	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	778 of 1036	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	719 of 1046	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	711 of 1048	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	714 of 1017	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	847 of 1037	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	804 of 1050	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	741 of 1010	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	782 of 1038	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	834 of 1050	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	4.5	1000 of 1035	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.1	770 of 1008	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	777 of 1001	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.4	725 of 989	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	713 of 925	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	718 of 895	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	716 of 858	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.1	686 of 835	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	632 of 837	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	228 of 455	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.1	252 of 442	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	187 of 429	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	124 of 436	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	126 of 413	69.5%	★★★★☆
2021	27.7	263 of 385	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	176 of 405	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	158 of 384	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	764 of 947	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	787 of 938	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	745 of 943	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	691 of 925	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	765 of 910	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	750 of 917	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	634 of 897	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	210 of 270	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	744 of 996	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	735 of 983	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	651 of 989	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	529 of 974	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	520 of 947	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	773 of 923	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	720 of 945	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	663 of 924	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	746 of 955	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	718 of 954	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	702 of 958	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	577 of 963	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	608 of 946	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.6	799 of 924	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	755 of 933	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	762 of 916	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)50th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-25 vs state

Science35%-27 vs state

Mathematics25%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Denison Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 739-9911	302	20	15.1	100.0%	32 (10.6%)	166 (55.0%)	79 (26.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	13.5	1355^th of 1560 public elementary schools	13.1%		12.6	1362^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	33.3	37.0	26.5	22.2	18.2	29.6	20.0	33.3	35.3	19.4	42.4	44.4	40.0	40.7	$12,514
Denison	Public	PK, KG-8	3799 W 33rd St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3250	255	13	19.6	100.0%	58 (22.7%)	86 (33.7%)	80 (31.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.2%)	37.2	1060^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.1%		34.2	1076^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.9%	16	52.0	0.0	66.7	63.0	36.0	22.7	19.2	27.3	59.3	70.4	52.0	18.2	30.8	13.6	$15,751
Buhrer	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 Buhrer Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8350	424	23	18.4	90.8%	31 (7.3%)	13 (3.1%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	41.8	1008^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.4%		54.7	821^st of 1558 public elementary schools	47.3%	187	56.9	56.4	39.1	53.5	51.0	60.0	60.7	80.0	34.8	55.8	62.7	62.8	60.9	48.7	$13,123
Charles A Mooney School	Public	PK, KG-8	3213 Montclair Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3200	305	23	13.2	100.0%	94 (30.8%)	111 (36.4%)	79 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	12.7	1367^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.4%		19.9	1264^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%	103	22.2	16.1	33.3	40.6	38.9	19.2	13.8	6.9	29.6	28.1	44.4	23.1	34.5	9.4	$13,672
Luis Munoz Marin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Castle Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3300	483	26	18.5	100.0%	44 (9.1%)	68 (14.1%)	357 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	2.9	1538^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.4%		2.9	1536^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	9.4	7.7	20.5	10.3	9.4	4.9	4.8	2.6	18.2	12.8	31.3	4.9	9.5	7.7	$13,082
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	4430 State Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 661-7888	360	16	22.2	39.0%	121 (33.6%)	89 (24.7%)	127 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	14.5	1337^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.3%		5	1501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	3.7%	164			33.3	46.4					24.2	39.1					$9,026
Lincoln Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3185 W 41st St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Lincoln Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 263-7008	236	15	15.7	94.5%	46 (19.5%)	90 (38.1%)	76 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.2%)	35.1	1082^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	30.6%		28.2	1139^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.9%	57	40.9	52.9	38.5	63.0	60.9	17.9	64.3	88.2	65.4	29.6	69.6	41.4	28.6	11.8	$11,836
Scranton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 Barber Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7450	495	24	20.6	100.0%	57 (11.5%)	106 (21.4%)	316 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	27.1	1170^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.0%		21.7	1236^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%	66	36.7	42.3	44.4	37.5	38.8	44.4	36.4	34.0	53.3	43.8	57.1	37.7	26.7	18.9	$13,595
Washington Park Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 Washington Park Blvd	Newburgh Heights	44105	Cuyahoga County	Washington Park Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 271-6055	162	14	11.5	91.0%	82 (50.6%)	51 (31.5%)	6 (3.7%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.3%)	28.7	1147^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.5%		30.9	1110^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.8%	37	31.6	22.2	37.5	77.3	15.8	5.3	10.5	7.4	62.5	86.4	26.3	5.3	36.8	14.8	$13,962
Tremont Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	2409 W 10th St	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9850	330	27	12.2	100.0%	64 (19.4%)	204 (61.8%)	41 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	14.4	1339^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.2%		16.8	1298^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.7%	41	33.3	26.1	32.1	25.0	28.6	8.3	43.8	26.1	50.0	37.5	33.3	36.0	60.0	30.4	$17,636

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In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School.

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