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The Brilliance School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

The Brilliance School is a public charter elementary school serving 219 students in grades K-8 in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 5 years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below state averages.

The Brilliance School faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes. It has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 53.1% to 66.4% over the past 5 years, which is much higher than the state average and nearby public schools. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are also dismal across all grade levels and subjects, with only 11.8% of 5th graders proficient in science and math proficiency ranging from 7.4% in 6th grade to 38.5% in 4th grade, well below state averages. In comparison, Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School, a top-performing school in the state, had proficiency rates over 80% in math and English language arts.

The Brilliance School serves a high-poverty student population, with 68.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average and nearby public schools. Meaningful improvements at The Brilliance School will require addressing the root causes of its performance issues, such as improving attendance, providing targeted academic interventions, and ensuring adequate resources and support for students and teachers.

259

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,548

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10608 Penfield Ave
Garfield Heights, OH 44125-1504

(216) 710-6621

District: The Brilliance School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Two or more races:

3.1%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (22% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 54 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,394^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

958^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2022

From bottom 11% (2022) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

751^st of 828The Brilliance 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	10.6	1394 of 1558	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1521 of 1577	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1482 of 1596	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1459 of 1588	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1590 of 1610	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	439 of 615	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	530 of 603	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	469 of 610	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	438 of 601	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1393 of 1452	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1331 of 1466	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1327 of 1473	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1416 of 1484	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1287 of 1447	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1294 of 1419	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1394 of 1404	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1391 of 1466	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1446 of 1485	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1397 of 1498	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1421 of 1518	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	958 of 1036	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	918 of 1046	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	834 of 1048	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	909 of 1017	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	364 of 442	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	304 of 429	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.8	153 of 436	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	181 of 413	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	928 of 983	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	879 of 989	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	656 of 974	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	799 of 947	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	855 of 954	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	909 of 958	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-33 vs state

Mathematics20%-37 vs state

Science9%-54 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The principals at the school are very unprofessional. They do not care about the wellbeing and concerns of your child. They violate state mandated laws. They are extremely rude and very disrespectful. They will not notify if your child gets hurt and is hit. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 11, 2025

My daughter teacher is great others are so unprofessional they started out with transportation then no transportation my child will not be going back here and don't b late picking your child up when it's a concert going on u will regret it sign a piss parent Close Quote

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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)						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	Total
The Brilliance School	Public, Charter	K-8	10608 Penfield Ave	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	The Brilliance School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 710-6621	259	17	15.2		5 (1.9%)	244 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	10.6	1394^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.5%		4.8	1521^st of 1577 public elementary schools	3.6%	127	11.8	6.3	23.3	38.5	23.5	7.4	13.6	12.5	23.3	46.2	35.3	21.4	27.3	12.5	$14,548
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	1-3	5275 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8110	374	22	17.0		20 (5.3%)	311 (83.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)								(n/a)			36.6						36.6						$17,182
William Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	12801 Bangor Ave	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8123	398	25	15.9		26 (6.5%)	313 (78.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.1%)								(n/a)															$8,506
Maple Leaf Elementary School	Public	4-5	5764 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 662-3800	326	21	15.5		23 (7.1%)	265 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.7%)	16	1311^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.9%		15.7	1314^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.7%	3	36.6			44.0	26.7					32.0	38.5				$18,347
Warner Girls Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8315 Jeffries Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8950	306	18	17.0		11 (3.6%)	280 (91.5%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	16.8	1297^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.8%		10.1	1402^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.1%	105	20.0	30.0	50.0	36.8	12.0	5.3	8.7	13.3	54.1	42.1	24.0	34.2	34.8	26.7	$17,951
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4880 E 71st St	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Cuyahoga Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 429-5880	352	26	13.3	31.0%	297 (84.4%)	7 (2.0%)	22 (6.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	80.1	306^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.4%		85.3	168^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.3%	138	88.1		78.4	92.2	82.4				62.7	80.4	84.7				$17,600
SMART Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4351 E 131st St	Garfield Heights	44105	Cuyahoga County	SMART Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 714-3801	92	10	9.2	96.7%	2 (2.2%)	82 (89.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	52.6	854^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.2%		19.7	1257^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.3%	403	0.0		66.7		72.7				75.0		63.6				$9,850
Miles School	Public	PK, KG-8	11918 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5250	248	15	16.5		1 (0.4%)	231 (93.1%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2.5	1542^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%		4.3	1527^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.2%	15	17.2	21.4	7.7	0.0	0.0	4.5	10.5	35.7	11.1	7.1	17.2	9.1	15.8	7.1	$12,754
Miles Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	4090 E 93rd St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4450	343	20	17.1		13 (3.8%)	312 (91.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	10.1	1405^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.8%		8.7	1435^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.0%	30	13.5	10.4	55.6	34.6	5.4	3.6	7.5	10.4	33.3	26.9	29.7	10.7	15.0	8.3	$13,621
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12000 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 283-5100	370	23	16.0		0 (0.0%)	357 (96.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60.8	716^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.0%		45.6	969^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.6%	253	54.5	46.2	84.6	66.7	68.2	31.0	3.7	26.9	92.3	86.1	74.4	23.8	19.2	17.3	$9,734

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In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended The Brilliance School.

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The Brilliance School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of The Brilliance School?

Students at The Brilliance School are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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