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Global Ambassadors Language Academy

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Global Ambassadors Language Academy ranks 1129 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Global Ambassadors Language Academy is a K–8 charter elementary school serving 279 students on Cleveland’s west side at 13442 Lorain Ave, operating as its own single-school district. It currently ranks 1,129th of 1,560 Ohio schools (28th percentile, 1 star), down from a steady stretch in the upper 30th percentile in prior years, so this is a modest slide rather than a collapse.

Compared with nearby schools, GALA has the smallest classes by far: 9.6 students per teacher, versus 14–23 at schools such as Garfield Elementary School, Hayes Elementary School, and Orchard Park Academy. Chronic absenteeism is 33.3%, which is middle-of-the-pack locally: better than most Cleveland Municipal schools, but three to four times worse than Lakewood City schools like Roosevelt Elementary School and Harrison Elementary School. Attendance improved sharply from 49.9% in 2021–22 to 27.9% in 2023–24, then stalled and reversed. Per-student spending is mid-pack at $11,121 (2018–19).

Academically, GALA looks like two schools in one. Its upper grades are strong: 8th grade ELA (90.0) and science (80.0) beat every nearby school by wide margins, and 6th grade math (60.9) is the best among local schools serving that grade. But the early grades lag badly: 3rd grade math (18.8) and 3rd grade ELA (40.6) are the lowest in the comparison group, and the school exceeds state proficiency in only 3 of 13 tested grade-subject areas. English language learners, central to a language academy’s mission, rank in the 5th percentile and have declined for three years; low-income students rank in the 22nd percentile. The school outperforms closest charter neighbors like Orchard Park Academy and Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts overall, but it trails the Lakewood schools and remains below state norms in most grades.

279

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,758

Per pupil spending ?

71.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

13442 Lorain Ave
Cleveland, OH 44111-3432

(216) 315-7942

District: Global Ambassadors Language Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

African American:

29.4%

White:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2021

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

Ohio avg61%

Elementary school

1,129^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 37% (2021) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

481^st of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2023

From top 43% (2023) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

512^th of 773Global Ambassadors Language 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
2026	30.5	1129 of 1560	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	1130 of 1558	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1013 of 1577	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	953 of 1596	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	977 of 1588	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	1013 of 1610	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	169 of 631	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	49.0	279 of 615	54.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	301 of 318	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.7	123 of 239	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	1092 of 1452	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	961 of 1452	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	740 of 1466	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	760 of 1483	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	959 of 1488	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	890 of 1467	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	301 of 315	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	208 of 259	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	138 of 234	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	123 of 233	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	63 of 216	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	1138 of 1467	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1250 of 1473	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	949 of 1484	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	901 of 1447	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	878 of 1419	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	834 of 1404	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	1050 of 1467	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1185 of 1466	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1145 of 1485	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1143 of 1498	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	927 of 1518	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	918 of 1499	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	481 of 1046	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	545 of 1036	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	434 of 1046	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	446 of 1048	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	542 of 947	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	703 of 996	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)73rd percentile+46 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science67%+5 vs state

English Language Arts53%-9 vs state

Mathematics39%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13442 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 315-7942	279	29	9.6	—	44 (15.8%)	82 (29.4%)	127 (45.5%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	30.5	1129^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.6%		28.9	1130^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.5%	1	53.8	80.0	18.8	46.4	33.3	60.9	37.5		40.6	39.3	61.5	47.6	41.7	90.0	$11,758
Orchard Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14440 Triskett Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Orchard Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 340-3202	383	22	17.4	32.9%	56 (14.6%)	146 (38.1%)	60 (15.7%)	75 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	17.7	1290^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.3%		21.3	1240^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.4%	50	39.5	33.3	46.2	17.9	21.1	16.7	19.0	33.3	46.2	41.0	47.4	36.1	38.1	44.4	$11,142
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3800 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6300	536	23	23.3	82.5%	128 (23.9%)	154 (28.7%)	162 (30.2%)	40 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.1%)	48.2	917^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.2%		37	1048^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.7%	131	45.6	32.1	66.7	63.8	49.1	60.0	45.8	37.7	66.7	41.4	61.4	61.1	50.8	45.3	$14,308
Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-8	14601 Montrose Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6700	493	27	18.2	72.4%	248 (50.3%)	112 (22.7%)	82 (16.6%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	29.4	1143^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	26.7%		44	978^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.2%	165	39.6	41.8	50.0	50.0	47.2	28.6	30.4	41.8	52.2	46.2	60.4	33.9	48.2	41.8	$12,568
Mary Church Terrell	Public	PK, KG-8	3595 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6450	235	17	13.8	93.2%	66 (28.1%)	77 (32.8%)	59 (25.1%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	17 (7.2%)	16.4	1308^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.2%		22	1232^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.9%	76	21.7	22.7	66.7	31.8	13.0	14.3	9.1	19.0	46.7	29.2	37.5	28.6	4.0	9.1	$13,396
Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	3727 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-1900	164	11	14.9	84.8%	44 (26.8%)	52 (31.7%)	56 (34.1%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	24	1210^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.4%		17.7	1287^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.4%	77	30.8	22.2	38.1	40.0	3.8	27.8	23.1	15.8	61.9	30.0	50.0	61.1	42.3	21.1	$11,875
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	14237 Athens Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4224	233	14	16.6	—	171 (73.4%)	17 (7.3%)	5 (2.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	72.5	487^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.8%		77.1	383^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	75.4%	104	66.7		76.3	76.7	66.7				73.7	74.4	84.8				$17,983
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2080 Quail St	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4230	255	18	14.1	—	139 (54.5%)	29 (11.4%)	11 (4.3%)	51 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	54.3	829^th of 1560 public elementary schools	46.9%		62	695^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.4%	134	39.1		54.8	70.7	69.6				54.8	73.2	78.3				$16,554
Artemus Ward	Public	PK, KG-8	4315 W 140th St	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6200	487	25	19.4	84.4%	91 (18.7%)	177 (36.3%)	165 (33.9%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	22.9	1223^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	21.6%		19.6	1267^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.7%	44	19.1	13.3	60.9	48.0	34.0	14.6	20.4	8.1	68.1	36.0	27.7	27.1	22.4	23.9	$13,225
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	16210 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-0271	211	12	17.5	77.7%	80 (37.9%)	50 (23.7%)	63 (29.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)	39.7	1029^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.0%		45.8	961^st of 1558 public elementary schools	38.3%	68			35.7	80.9					53.5	51.1					$10,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Ambassadors Language Academy

What is the racial makeup of Global Ambassadors Language Academy?

Students at Global Ambassadors Language Academy are 46% Hispanic, 29% African American, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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How many students attend Global Ambassadors Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Global Ambassadors Language Academy.

Is Global Ambassadors Language Academy a good school?

Global Ambassadors Language Academy ranks 1129^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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