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Alfred Benesch

Q: Is Alfred Benesch a good school?

Alfred Benesch ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Ohio alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Alfred Benesch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Alfred Benesch.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alfred Benesch?

Students at Alfred Benesch are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Alternative Grades K-9

1553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Alfred Benesch is an alternative school in the Cleveland Municipal district at 5393 Quincy Ave, Cleveland, OH 44104, serving grades K–9 with 214 students. The district ranks 689 of 773 in Ohio (11th percentile, 1 star). Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge: in 2025–2026, 73.1% of Alfred Benesch students were chronically absent, compared with 54.3% district-wide. That 73.1% is the highest among same-district nearby schools, above Mary B Martin School (72.4%), Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12 (67.7%), and Harvey Rice Elementary School (67.2%). Alfred Benesch has been above the district rate every year in the provided data.

Test proficiency is very low across subjects. Across the 14 reported 2025–2026 tests, Alfred Benesch’s simple unweighted average proficiency is about 8.3%, versus about 30.7% for the district and about 60.1% for Ohio on the same tests. Among same-district nearby schools, Alfred Benesch is ahead of only Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy (about 5.5%). A relative bright spot is 8th-grade math: 23.1% proficient in 2025–2026, higher than every same-district nearby school’s 8th-grade math result, and up from 0% in 2022–2023 to 4.5%, 9.1%, and 23.1%. However, 8th-grade ELA and 7th-grade math both were 0% in 2025–2026, tied with Natividad Pagan for the lowest among same-district nearby schools in those areas; 8th-grade ELA fell from 9.1% the prior year.

Enrollment, staffing, and spending are not obvious explanations relative to peers. Alfred Benesch is small at 214 students, and its student-teacher ratio of 14.2 is comparable to Natividad Pagan (14.2) and Halle (14.6), and lower than Benjamin Franklin (17.3) and Harvey Rice (17.0). Its 2018–2019 per-student spending of $12,846 is higher than most same-district nearby schools except Harvey Rice ($13,094). Nearby schools outside the district show sharp contrasts: Harvard Avenue Performance Academy has similar chronic absenteeism (70.4%) but a simple average around 73.0%, while Ginn-Thompson School for Girls has higher absenteeism (81.3%) and an average around 83.4% in a tiny specialized setting. Small cohorts create volatility, and these proficiency averages are rough, unweighted comparisons, not official accountability measures.

214

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,520

Per pupil spending ?

1.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

5393 Quincy Ave
Cleveland, OH 44104-1216

(216) 838-1300

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.5%

Hispanic:

4.2%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2022 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (8% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Science scores 55 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg31%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,553^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,007^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Alternative Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

689^th of 773Cleveland Municipal 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	2.0	1553 of 1560	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	1546 of 1558	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1569 of 1577	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1562 of 1596	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1576 of 1588	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1601 of 1610	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1661 of 1676	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1628 of 1636	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.3	1649 of 1651	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	1677 of 1678	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.0	1680 of 1684	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	1685 of 1687	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.1	1682 of 1701	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	1656 of 1709	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.6	1662 of 1686	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	1653 of 1662	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	1607 of 1610	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	1564 of 1582	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	1606 of 1609	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	1478 of 1504	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	1453 of 1501	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	628 of 631	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	607 of 615	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	597 of 603	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	503 of 610	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	593 of 601	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	591 of 605	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	591 of 598	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	1.0	1498 of 1502	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1507 of 1518	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	1462 of 1467	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	1466 of 1473	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	1480 of 1484	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1352 of 1447	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1409 of 1419	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1455 of 1465	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1462 of 1465	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	1464 of 1467	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	1464 of 1466	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	1484 of 1485	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	1517 of 1518	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1531 of 1535	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1532 of 1536	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	1007 of 1046	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1014 of 1036	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1033 of 1046	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1041 of 1048	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	965 of 1017	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1025 of 1037	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1036 of 1050	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	998 of 1010	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	1022 of 1038	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	1019 of 1050	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.1	1034 of 1035	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1000 of 1008	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.0	990 of 1001	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	980 of 989	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	866 of 925	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.5	807 of 895	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.6	835 of 858	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	780 of 835	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.7	802 of 837	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	722 of 732	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.8	667 of 692	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	398 of 455	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	405 of 442	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	412 of 429	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	422 of 436	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	365 of 413	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	401 of 405	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	373 of 384	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	1.8	939 of 943	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	957 of 996	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	962 of 983	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	969 of 974	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	905 of 947	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	939 of 945	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	919 of 924	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	912 of 954	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	906 of 958	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	878 of 916	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts9%-53 vs state

Mathematics8%-50 vs state

Science7%-55 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 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
Alfred Benesch	Public, Alternative	K-9	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%)								(n/a)	6.7	7.7			4.2	2.9	6.7	9.1	0.0	23.1	8.3	8.6	13.3	9.5	16.7	0.0					$14,520
Ginn-Thompson School for Girls	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	3121 Euclid Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Ginn-Thompson School for Girls	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 353-2248	42	5	8.4	—	1 (2.4%)	40 (95.2%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			91.7						100.0						56.3		90.9	58.3	90.9	95.8	$16,764
Mary B Martin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	8200 Brookline Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1600	219	15	14.6	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	202 (92.2%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)		44.4			12.5	26.3		5.6	28.6	21.1	12.5	16.7		11.1	27.3	27.8					$13,570
Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2280 Professor Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 965-0580	384	37	10.5	53.4%	18 (4.7%)	296 (77.1%)	55 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Harvey Rice Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2730 East 116th	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1500	427	25	17.0	79.6%	1 (0.2%)	410 (96.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)	7.9	8.3			8.3	3.3	2.6	16.2	15.0	4.1	18.4	17.2	15.8	20.5	10.3	15.7					$14,380
Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(216) 838-0172	563	32	17.5	—	65 (11.5%)	388 (68.9%)	84 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	13.6	38.2	35.0	8.3	28.6	13.6	17.4	2.3	13.3	41.7	42.9	26.1	37.5	18.6	20.5	30.8	28.0	10.3	0.0	$20,239
Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3145 W 46th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7150	628	44	14.2	97.9%	130 (20.7%)	204 (32.5%)	213 (33.9%)	52 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)		0.0	25.9	19.2	9.1	9.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	11.1	14.3	$14,860
Waverly Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1805 W 57th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7550	281	17	16.5	98.9%	40 (14.2%)	146 (52.0%)	66 (23.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)								(n/a)	11.8	15.4			48.0	26.9	17.6	14.3	6.7	14.8	24.0	26.9	29.4	14.3	26.7	18.5					$14,297
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12000 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 283-5100	370	23	16.0	74.3%	0 (0.0%)	357 (96.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	32.3	93.1			75.0	93.8	80.6	58.5	73.2	76.7	97.5	85.4	67.7	39.0	53.7	73.3				95.5	$9,734
Benjamin Franklin	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1905 Spring Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3150	364	21	17.3	99.2%	93 (25.5%)	136 (37.4%)	100 (27.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)								(n/a)	14.3	18.2			19.4	40.6	5.9	15.4	24.1	15.2	30.6	45.5	37.1	37.0	44.8	39.4					$13,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred Benesch

How many students attend Alfred Benesch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Alfred Benesch.

What district is Alfred Benesch in?

Cleveland Municipal

Is Alfred Benesch a good school?

Alfred Benesch ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Ohio alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alfred Benesch?

Students at Alfred Benesch are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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