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West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 1% of Ohio high schools

Summary

West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School is a public charter high school serving 492 students in grades 9-12 in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 844 out of 855 high schools in the state.

The school faces significant challenges, with very low 4-year graduation rates ranging from 20.5% to 43.3% in recent years, far below the state average. It also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, from 96.0% to 99.9%, much higher than nearby schools. Academically, the school's proficiency rates are strikingly low, ranging from just 1.6% in Geometry to 16.7% in American Government, compared to state averages of 42.8% and 72.6% respectively. These struggles are particularly pronounced for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low-income students.

In contrast, nearby Rhodes College and Career Academy, Rhodes School of Environmental Studies, and the various Garrett Morgan schools generally perform much better across key metrics. This suggests the challenges faced by West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School are not necessarily reflective of the entire Cleveland Municipal district. Addressing the underlying issues at this school will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve student outcomes and prepare them for future success.

557

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,651

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3167 Fulton Rd
Cleveland, OH 44109-1465

(216) 273-3033

District: West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High Sch

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.7%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2012 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (10% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Biology scores 59 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

Ohio avg62%

844^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

817^th of 828West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High Sch 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	844 of 855	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	845 of 864	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	798 of 867	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	799 of 800	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	790 of 832	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	326 of 328	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	305 of 318	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	260 of 323	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	271 of 306	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	96 of 111	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	804 of 809	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	792 of 798	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	783 of 813	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	716 of 794	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	265 of 270	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	266 of 273	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	249 of 270	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	809 of 815	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	808 of 822	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	746 of 805	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	677 of 773	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	750 of 758	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	805 of 817	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	797 of 816	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	765 of 819	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	797 of 808	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	604 of 614	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government17%-56 vs state

American History16%-55 vs state

English II14%-47 vs state

Algebra I8%-52 vs state

Biology7%-59 vs state

Geometry2%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	Total
West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3167 Fulton Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High Sch	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 273-3033	557	22	25.7		28 (5.0%)	349 (62.7%)	142 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.3%)	2	844^th of 855 public high schools	1.3%		3.1	845^th of 864 public high schools	2.2%	1	16.7	15.7	6.6	13.7	1.6	7.8	$8,651
Lincoln West School Of Global Studies	Public	9-12	3202 W 30th St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7050	314	21	14.9		31 (9.9%)	106 (33.8%)	168 (53.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2.8	827^th of 855 public high schools	3.3%		3.7	832^nd of 864 public high schools	3.7%	5	30.2	20.5	18.9	9.8	3.7	7.8	$18,203
Lincoln West School of Science & Health	Public	9-12	3202 W 30th Street	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7100	210	17	12.3		33 (15.7%)	111 (52.9%)	60 (28.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	9.3	743^rd of 855 public high schools	13.1%		6	786^th of 864 public high schools	9.0%	43	45.2	31.1	32.7	37.7	4.9	27.0	$21,711
Max S Hayes High School	Public	9-12	2211 W 65th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9400	593	41	14.4		127 (21.4%)	202 (34.1%)	238 (40.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	6.2	787^th of 855 public high schools	8.0%		6.9	772^nd of 864 public high schools	10.6%	15	41.7	32.6	21.5	23.1	12.4	17.7	$15,305
Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation	Public	9-12	4600 Detroit Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8450	425	24	17.7		49 (11.5%)	227 (53.4%)	128 (30.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	27.5	640^th of 855 public high schools	25.1%		23.2	651^st of 864 public high schools	24.7%	11	70.1	53.8	53.2	48.5	19.1	34.0	$15,767
Garrett Morgan School of Leadership and Innovation	Public	9-12	4600 Detroit Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	440	28	15.7		34 (7.7%)	268 (60.9%)	121 (27.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	13.2	714^th of 855 public high schools	16.5%		14.1	703^rd of 864 public high schools	18.6%	11	54.4	42.6	36.7	31.3	9.8	37.6	$14,300
Facing History High School@Charles Mooney	Public	9-12	3202 W 30th St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8600	134	13	10.3		38 (28.4%)	48 (35.8%)	40 (29.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	10.3	733^rd of 855 public high schools	14.3%		27	633^rd of 864 public high schools	26.7%	100	54.5	43.3	30.0	32.4	6.1	10.7	$24,899
Rhodes College and Career Academy	Public	8-12	5100 Biddulph Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3050	588	25	23.5		110 (18.7%)	316 (53.7%)	136 (23.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.7%)	24.3	652^nd of 855 public high schools	23.7%		22.5	659^th of 864 public high schools	23.7%	7	70.9	46.2	39.1	43.9	16.7	50.6	$14,921
Rhodes School of Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	5100 Biddulph Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	330	23	14.3		66 (20.0%)	135 (40.9%)	103 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	17.7	681^st of 855 public high schools	20.4%		9.6	736^th of 864 public high schools	14.8%	55	55.9	49.2	33.3	30.3		52.3	$18,615
Promise Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1701 E 13th St	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Promise Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 443-0500	101	4	25.2		1 (1.0%)	96 (95.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)							$10,342

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West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Ohio high schools.

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Students at West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School are 63% African American, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School.

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