Summary
Bella Academy of Excellence is a public charter elementary school located in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 180 students. Despite its name, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bella Academy's district rank is 628 out of 828 districts in Ohio, indicating it is performing well below the state average.
Bella Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.4% to 73.3% over the past 5 years, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools. The school's student proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are alarmingly low across all grade levels and subjects, with only 5.6% of 5th graders proficient in Science in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 63.4%. Bella Academy's student-teacher ratio is also relatively high, ranging from 19.2 to 25.7 over the past 3 years, compared to the nearby Chardon Hills Elementary, Memorial School, and Arbor Elementary, which have ratios around 15-18 students per teacher.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, while still performing below the state average, have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Bella Academy, suggesting the school is an outlier even within its local Bella Academy of Excellence district. Additionally, Bella Academy spends $7,364 per student, which is lower than the nearby schools that spend between $10,665 and $13,368 per student, raising questions about the school's resource allocation and whether additional funding could help improve outcomes. Despite these challenges, Bella Academy's performance has remained consistently poor over the past 10 years, with little to no improvement in its state rankings or proficiency rates, indicating a need for comprehensive interventions to improve the educational experience and outcomes for its students.
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