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East Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 240 students in grades K-8 in Cleveland, Ohio. The school is part of the East Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 695 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Preparatory Academy faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 42.8% to 67.8%, which are much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Alfred Benesch, Willson School, and Campus International School. Additionally, the school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from just 4.3% in 6th-grade Mathematics to 57.9% in 4th-grade Mathematics.

Despite the school's low performance, East Preparatory Academy spends $8,840 per student, which is higher than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as University of Cleveland Preparatory School ($7,832 per student) and Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School ($7,483 per student). This raises questions about the efficient use of resources and the need to evaluate the school's instructional practices and support systems to better serve its students.

212

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,774

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4129 Superior Ave
Cleveland, OH 44103-1129

(216) 539-0595

District: East Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.3%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (26% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 55 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,346^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

851^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

695^th of 828East Preparatory Academy 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	13.5	1346 of 1558	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1341 of 1577	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1487 of 1596	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1319 of 1588	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1346 of 1610	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1224 of 1676	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1432 of 1636	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1316 of 1651	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	1496 of 1678	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	1561 of 1684	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	411 of 615	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	402 of 603	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	482 of 610	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	337 of 601	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	257 of 533	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	214 of 605	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	399 of 598	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1283 of 1452	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1239 of 1466	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1352 of 1483	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1262 of 1488	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1223 of 1467	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1075 of 1502	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1242 of 1518	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1253 of 1473	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1253 of 1484	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1342 of 1447	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1130 of 1419	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1130 of 1404	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1014 of 1465	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1274 of 1465	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1135 of 1466	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1240 of 1485	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1376 of 1499	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1448 of 1536	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	851 of 1036	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	871 of 1046	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	850 of 1048	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	795 of 1017	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	863 of 1037	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	921 of 1050	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	947 of 1010	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	880 of 1038	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	954 of 1050	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	270 of 442	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	279 of 429	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	332 of 436	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	197 of 413	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	276 of 385	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	311 of 405	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	349 of 384	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	794 of 938	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	812 of 942	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	673 of 943	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	738 of 925	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	818 of 910	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	837 of 897	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	795 of 983	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	818 of 989	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	793 of 974	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	704 of 947	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	794 of 923	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	841 of 945	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	862 of 924	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	790 of 958	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	792 of 963	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	777 of 924	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2024)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-23 vs state

English Language Arts24%-37 vs state

Science8%-55 vs state

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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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	6100 S Marginal Rd	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 432-9940	295	23	12.8		2 (0.7%)	268 (90.8%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	14.1	1338^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.1%		23.9	1210^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.3%	128	60.7	42.9	23.8	7.7	14.3	19.0	10.7	11.4	42.9	26.9	25.0	23.8	28.6	22.9		$14,186
Wade Park	Public	PK, KG-8	7600 Wade Park Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1750	339	17	19.9		0 (0.0%)	333 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4	1517^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.7	1522^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	3.5%	5	8.3	15.9	26.3	25.0	0.0	2.9	19.0	11.6	21.1	30.0	11.8	2.9	16.3	18.2		$17,060

Frequently Asked Questions about East Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of East Preparatory Academy?

Students at East Preparatory Academy are 87% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Is East Preparatory Academy a good school?

East Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

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How many students attend East Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended East Preparatory Academy.

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