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Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

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Harvard Avenue Performance Academy ranks 625 th of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-9

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 60% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Harvard Avenue Performance Academy in Cleveland, OH, is an alternative school serving 370 students in grades K–9 and operates as its own district. Compared with nearby schools, it is mid-sized with a broad elementary-to-middle grade span. In 2025–26, it performed above the state average in 11 of 15 reported Ohio State Tests, with an average proficiency of about 73% versus about 60% statewide. It was especially strong in 3rd grade ELA (97.5 vs. 63.4), 4th grade math (93.8 vs. 67.3), Algebra I (95.5 vs. 61.6), and 8th grade science (93.1 vs. 61.2).

These results are far above most nearby alternative schools. In 3rd grade ELA, the school scored 97.5, while Alfred Benesch had 8.3, Mary B Martin School 12.5, Harvey Rice Elementary School 18.4, Whitney M Young 18.5, Benjamin Franklin 30.6, Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12 41.7, and Alternative Education Academy 44.4. In Algebra I, the school had 95.5, compared with 9.5 at Alternative Education Academy and 0 at Excel Academy and Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12. Ginn-Thompson School for Girls is a partial exception, with Algebra I 95.8, Biology 90.9, Geometry 90.9, and American Government 91.7, but it is much smaller and has higher absenteeism.

The main concern is chronic absenteeism: 70.4% in 2025–26, up from 57.8% in 2024–25 and 54.0% in 2023–24, and higher than the Cleveland Municipal district average of 54.3%. The student-teacher ratio was 16.0 in 2024–25, moderate compared with many nearby schools but better than Alternative Education Academy (35.1) and Excel Academy (25.2). Spending was $7,672 per student in 2018–19, the only spending year shown. Some weak spots remain: 5th grade science was 32.3 vs. the state’s 62.7, 5th grade ELA 67.7 vs. 70.4, 6th grade ELA 39.0 vs. 56.0, and 7th grade ELA 53.7 vs. 62.7. Middle school results improved sharply from 2024–25—Math 7 from 3.7 to 73.2, ELA 7 from 19.2 to 53.7, ELA 8 from 17.3 to 73.3, Math 6 from 31.0 to 58.5, and 8th grade science from 46.2 to 93.1—but these swings suggest small cohorts and one-year gains should be interpreted with caution.

370

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,734

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

92.6%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 7.4% (any vaccine)

12000 Harvard Ave
Cleveland, OH 44105-5444

(216) 283-5100

District: Harvard Avenue Performance Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the Ohio median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

625^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 58 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

343^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 65 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	65.6	625 of 1560	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	716 of 1558	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	969 of 1577	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1191 of 1596	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1329 of 1588	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1321 of 1610	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1584 of 1676	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1506 of 1636	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	1600 of 1651	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	1647 of 1678	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	1614 of 1687	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1577 of 1701	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	1616 of 1709	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	1542 of 1686	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	1445 of 1662	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	1593 of 1610	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	65 of 631	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	55 of 615	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	93 of 603	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	272 of 610	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	455 of 601	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	276 of 533	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	506 of 605	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	455 of 598	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	25.0	773 of 956	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.1	296 of 1021	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	695 of 1452	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	671 of 1452	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	1013 of 1466	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1134 of 1483	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1460 of 1488	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1216 of 1467	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	1490 of 1502	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1489 of 1518	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	389 of 1467	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	465 of 1473	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	718 of 1484	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	1046 of 1447	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1173 of 1419	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1123 of 1404	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1379 of 1465	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1357 of 1465	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	687 of 1467	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	734 of 1466	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	863 of 1485	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1132 of 1498	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1255 of 1518	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1224 of 1499	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1431 of 1535	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1339 of 1536	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	1 of 914	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	64 of 935	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	3 of 900	99.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	343 of 1046	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	16.3	842 of 1036	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	893 of 1046	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	981 of 1048	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	976 of 1017	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	951 of 1037	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	868 of 1050	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	849 of 1010	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	988 of 1038	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	1031 of 1050	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.6	934 of 1008	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	858 of 1001	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	843 of 989	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	782 of 925	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	737 of 895	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	36 of 455	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	40.4	234 of 442	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	195 of 429	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	324 of 436	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	317 of 413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	318 of 385	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	247 of 405	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	229 of 384	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	555 of 947	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.7	756 of 938	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	818 of 942	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	906 of 943	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	901 of 910	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	733 of 917	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	807 of 897	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	173 of 996	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	19.6	794 of 983	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	777 of 989	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	877 of 974	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	856 of 947	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	845 of 923	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	790 of 945	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	788 of 924	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	202 of 955	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	13.2	814 of 954	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	773 of 958	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	922 of 963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	850 of 946	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	779 of 924	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	801 of 933	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	797 of 916	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	100.0	1 of 579	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	40.9	300 of 572	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.7	48 of 563	91.5%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2026)100th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)90th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)19th percentile+14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)100th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I96%+34 vs state

Mathematics76%+19 vs state

English Language Arts69%+7 vs state

Science63%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12000 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 283-5100	370	23	16.0	74.3%	0 (0.0%)	357 (96.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	32.3	93.1			75.0	93.8	80.6	58.5	73.2	76.7	97.5	85.4	67.7	39.0	53.7	73.3				95.5	92.6%	7.4%	$9,734
Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44114	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)	18.2	13.6	38.2	35.0	8.3	28.6	13.6	17.4	2.3	13.3	41.7	42.9	26.1	37.5	18.6	20.5	30.8	28.0	10.3	0.0			$20,239
Whitney M Young	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	17900 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5350	273	16	17.0	—	2 (0.7%)	252 (92.3%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	26.3			34.6	18.5	39.3	14.8	3.6	25.0	18.5	11.5	50.0	11.1	17.9	15.8					75.9%	3.4%	$15,365
Harvey Rice Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2730 East 116th	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1500	427	25	17.0	79.6%	1 (0.2%)	410 (96.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)	7.9	8.3			8.3	3.3	2.6	16.2	15.0	4.1	18.4	17.2	15.8	20.5	10.3	15.7					100%	0%	$14,380
Alfred Benesch	Public, Alternative	K-9	5393 Quincy Ave	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1300	214	15	14.2	—	4 (1.9%)	198 (92.5%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)	6.7	7.7			4.2	2.9	6.7	9.1	0.0	23.1	8.3	8.6	13.3	9.5	16.7	0.0					93.3%	0%	$14,520
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	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	202 (92.2%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)		44.4			12.5	26.3		5.6	28.6	21.1	12.5	16.7		11.1	27.3	27.8					88.5%	0%	$13,570
Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1550 Old Henderson Rd Ste W-11	Columbus	43220	Cuyahoga County	Alternative Education Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(866) 509-3099	6,276	179	35.1	—	3,713 (59.2%)	1,525 (24.3%)	577 (9.2%)	38 (0.6%)	35 (0.6%)	9 (0.1%)	379 (6.0%)								(n/a)	27.0	23.9	45.3	37.7	18.3	21.5	14.4	9.1	7.2	13.6	44.4	27.1	38.9	19.9	25.6	21.8	31.6	28.4	8.0	9.5	56.5%	7.1%	$6,358
Excel Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	485 Northfield Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(440) 786-3506	118	5	25.2	—	10 (8.5%)	99 (83.9%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)			66.7	45.5													9.5	30.8		0.0			$8,558
Benjamin Franklin	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1905 Spring Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3150	364	21	17.3	99.2%	93 (25.5%)	136 (37.4%)	100 (27.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)								(n/a)	14.3	18.2			19.4	40.6	5.9	15.4	24.1	15.2	30.6	45.5	37.1	37.0	44.8	39.4					68.3%	0%	$13,301
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	53.4%	18 (4.7%)	296 (77.1%)	55 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)																					36.8%	0%

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Harvard Avenue Performance Academy ranks 625^th of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Harvard Avenue Performance Academy.

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Students at Harvard Avenue Performance Academy are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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