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Alfred Benesch

Q: Is Alfred Benesch a good school?

Alfred Benesch ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Ohio elementary 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.

Q: What schools do graduates of Alfred Benesch attend?

Students who attend Alfred Benesch usually go on to attend: High : Bard Early College Cleveland High : Campus International High School High : Cleveland Early College High High : Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts High : Cleveland School of Architecture & Design High : Cleveland School of Science & Medicine High : Cleveland School Of The Arts High School High : Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School High : John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership High : John Marshall School of Information Technology High : Lincoln West School Of Global Studies High : Lincoln West School of Science & Health High : MC^2 STEM High School High : Rhodes School of Environmental Studies

Public Grades K-8

1546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Alfred Benesch is an elementary school located in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 234 students. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal school district, which is ranked 675 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alfred Benesch has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio over the past 10 years, with rankings between 1546 and 1680 out of around 1,600 schools. It has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.5% to 75.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Alfred Benesch's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are dismal, with most grades scoring below 10% proficient in math, science, and English language arts, lagging far behind the state and district averages.

The challenges faced by Alfred Benesch appear to be systemic within the Cleveland Municipal district, as the nearby district schools, such as Bolton, Dike School of Arts, and George Washington Carver, also perform poorly, with rankings and test scores similar to Alfred Benesch. In contrast, the charter schools in the area, such as East Preparatory Academy and Village Preparatory School Cliffs, generally outperform the district public schools on various metrics.

214

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,520

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (6% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Science scores 54 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,546^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,014^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

675^th of 828Cleveland 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science9%-54 vs state

English Language Arts9%-51 vs state

Mathematics3%-54 vs state

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Schools Near Alfred Benesch

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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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
Anton Grdina	Public	PK, KG-8	2955 E 71st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1150	311	17	18.2		7 (2.3%)	278 (89.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	2.1	1548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.6%		2.5	1562^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.0%	14	0.0	20.0	7.4	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	17.9	22.7	4.2	4.3	0.0	16.0		$15,777
Broadway Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5004 Glazier Ave	Cleveland	44127	Cuyahoga County	Broadway Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 271-7747	475	38	12.4		5 (1.1%)	430 (90.5%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	44	980^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.1%		16.2	1307^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.1%	327	77.1	81.3	85.0	53.8	42.9	50.0	62.9	68.8	56.1	33.3	51.4	36.1	28.6	18.8		$11,795
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred Benesch

What schools do graduates of Alfred Benesch attend?

Students who attend Alfred Benesch usually go on to attend:

High : Bard Early College Cleveland
High : Campus International High School
High : Cleveland Early College High
High : Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts
High : Cleveland School of Architecture & Design
High : Cleveland School of Science & Medicine
High : Cleveland School Of The Arts High School
High : Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School
High : John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership
High : John Marshall School of Information Technology
High : Lincoln West School Of Global Studies
High : Lincoln West School of Science & Health
High : MC^2 STEM High School
High : Rhodes School of Environmental Studies

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

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.

Is Alfred Benesch a good school?

Alfred Benesch ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

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