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University of Cleveland Preparatory School

Q: Is University of Cleveland Preparatory School a good school?

University of Cleveland Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend University of Cleveland Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended University of Cleveland Preparatory School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of University of Cleveland Preparatory School?

Students at University of Cleveland Preparatory School are 91% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

The University of Cleveland Preparatory School is a small public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Cleveland, Ohio, with 164 students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below the state average.

The school's performance is particularly concerning across several key metrics. It has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 67% to 84.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School (50.7%) and Campus International School (55.7%). The school's test scores are also very poor, with only 5.9% of 3rd graders proficient in Math and English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 64.4% and 61.3%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rates for 5th and 8th grade were also well below the state averages.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, the University of Cleveland Preparatory School is an outlier in terms of its persistently low performance. Schools like Campus International School and Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School, which are also located in Cleveland, have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. This raises questions about the school's resource allocation and the effectiveness of its strategies to support student learning, particularly for underperforming student groups.

138

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,476

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1906 E 40th St
Cleveland, OH 44103-3557

(216) 361-9720

District: University of Cleveland Preparatory School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.3%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (15% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,499^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

965^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

779^th of 828University of Cleveland Preparatory 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
2025	5.1	1499 of 1558	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1519 of 1577	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1531 of 1596	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1439 of 1588	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1533 of 1610	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1538 of 1676	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1462 of 1636	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1495 of 1651	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1494 of 1678	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	1336 of 1684	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1384 of 1687	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	604 of 615	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	513 of 603	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	558 of 610	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	435 of 601	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	461 of 533	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	484 of 605	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	431 of 598	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	10.8	923 of 956	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	1448 of 1452	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1465 of 1483	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1367 of 1488	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1363 of 1467	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1394 of 1502	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1451 of 1518	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1420 of 1473	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1430 of 1484	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1395 of 1447	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1270 of 1419	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1314 of 1404	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1343 of 1465	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1310 of 1465	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	4.9	1472 of 1535	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1444 of 1536	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	965 of 1036	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1007 of 1046	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	947 of 1048	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	779 of 1017	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	819 of 1037	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	829 of 1050	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	829 of 1010	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	930 of 1038	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	902 of 1050	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	772 of 1035	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.3	710 of 1008	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	376 of 442	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	357 of 429	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	380 of 436	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	303 of 413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	236 of 385	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	217 of 405	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	211 of 384	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	11.0	813 of 943	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	765 of 917	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	790 of 897	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	934 of 983	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	966 of 989	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	863 of 974	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	719 of 947	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	739 of 923	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	750 of 945	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	762 of 924	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	12.6	768 of 924	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	819 of 916	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2019)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)17th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-45 vs state

Mathematics15%-42 vs state

English Language Arts14%-48 vs state

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Schools Near University of Cleveland Preparatory School

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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)						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 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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1906 E 40th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 361-9720	138	11	12.5		1 (0.7%)	126 (91.3%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	5.1	1499^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.8%		4.9	1519^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.7%	20	30.0	6.3	5.9	26.7	20.0		12.5	11.8	5.9	6.7	20.0		31.3	5.6		$14,476
Stepstone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3328 Carnegie Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Stepstone Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 260-6400	186	12	15.5		0 (0.0%)	179 (96.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)
George Washington Carver	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 E 55th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1450	327	19	17.2		4 (1.2%)	304 (93.0%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	8.3	1438^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.7%		6.5	1481^st of 1577 public elementary schools	6.1%	43	14.3	12.5	20.6	33.3	25.0	0.0	11.1	4.2	23.5	29.2	46.4	8.3	19.2	12.5		$13,628
East Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4129 Superior Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	East Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-0595	212	12	17.6		4 (1.9%)	185 (87.3%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	13.5	1346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.6%		13.8	1341^st of 1577 public elementary schools	15.0%	5	10.0	5.6	21.4	57.9	40.0	4.3	47.6	27.8	21.4	21.1	45.0	21.7	28.6	5.6		$12,774
Marion-Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3033 Central Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1550	236	19	12.4		9 (3.8%)	212 (89.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3.7	1525^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.1%		8.3	1443^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	8.5%	82	11.8	0.0	3.7	15.0	11.8	0.0	6.7	11.1	14.8	31.6	22.2	4.8	20.0	5.6		$14,583
Village Preparatory School Cliffs	Public, Charter	K-8	1417 E 36th St	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Village Preparatory School Cliffs	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 456-2070	674	31	21.5		8 (1.2%)	612 (90.8%)	13 (1.9%)	19 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Phoenix Village Academy Primary 2 dba Wings Academy 1	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 Prospect Ave E	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Phoenix Village Academy Primary 2 dba Wings Academy 1	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 812-0244	99	4	24.7		2 (2.0%)	93 (93.9%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Campus International School	Public	K-8	2160 Payne Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8000	690	45	15.3		172 (24.9%)	431 (62.5%)	29 (4.2%)	27 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	62.9	670^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.0%		52.7	878^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.3%	208	52.9	57.4	76.9	87.0	55.3	35.6	24.5	32.1	70.9	84.1	70.6	54.8	58.1	54.4	85.0	$14,717
Alfred Benesch	Public	K-8	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%)	2.2	1546^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.8%		2	1569^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.5%	23	4.5	14.3	3.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	6.1	15.8	7.7	15.4	0.0	9.1		$14,520
Dike School of Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 E 61st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9150	296	15	19.7		1 (0.3%)	284 (95.9%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10.1	1403^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	9.9%		6	1494^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.3%	91	35.7	3.7	25.9	15.4	3.6	7.4	3.8	3.7	32.1	26.9	39.3	33.3	20.0	11.1		$16,168

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How many students attend University of Cleveland Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended University of Cleveland Preparatory School.

What is the racial makeup of University of Cleveland Preparatory School?

Students at University of Cleveland Preparatory School are 91% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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University of Cleveland Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

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