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Charles A Mooney School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Charles A Mooney School is an elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 326 students. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charles A Mooney School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 40.9% to 56.1% over the past few years, well above the state and district averages. The school's academic performance is also below state and district averages, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts around 15-35 percentage points lower than the state. The school struggles the most with its White and Special Education student populations, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Ohio elementary schools for these groups.

While Charles A Mooney School's spending per student is slightly higher than the district average, it is still below the state average for elementary schools. Interestingly, the schools closest to Charles A Mooney School also face similar performance challenges, while the Parma City School District, just a few miles away, has higher-performing elementary schools. Additionally, two local charter schools, Global Village Academy and Cleveland Preparatory Academy, show more promising results than Charles A Mooney School and the surrounding district schools.

305

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,672

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3213 Montclair Ave
Cleveland, OH 44109-4121

(216) 838-3200

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.4%

White:

30.8%

Hispanic:

25.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (31% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,264^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

878^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	19.9	1264 of 1558	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1167 of 1577	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1257 of 1596	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1255 of 1588	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1314 of 1610	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1379 of 1676	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1427 of 1636	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	1487 of 1651	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	1570 of 1678	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	1565 of 1684	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	1559 of 1687	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.1	1663 of 1701	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	1519 of 1709	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	1592 of 1686	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	1552 of 1662	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	1440 of 1610	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.3	1419 of 1582	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	1430 of 1609	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1444 of 1504	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	1391 of 1501	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.7	1416 of 1471	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	452 of 533	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	492 of 605	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	432 of 598	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	510 of 824	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	333 of 765	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	620 of 956	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	685 of 1021	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	1191 of 1483	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1269 of 1488	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1256 of 1467	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1232 of 1502	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1373 of 1518	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	159 of 233	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.1	233 of 239	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1192 of 1473	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1056 of 1484	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1110 of 1447	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1089 of 1419	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1146 of 1404	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1181 of 1465	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1285 of 1465	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1200 of 1466	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1137 of 1485	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1233 of 1498	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1237 of 1518	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1317 of 1499	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1294 of 1535	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1348 of 1536	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	853 of 935	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	706 of 900	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	659 of 856	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	4.6	1164 of 1215	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1176 of 1242	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1151 of 1249	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1195 of 1271	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1260 of 1309	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	878 of 1036	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	880 of 1046	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	866 of 1048	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	833 of 1017	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	887 of 1037	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	893 of 1050	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	778 of 1010	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	902 of 1038	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	968 of 1050	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	972 of 1035	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	947 of 1008	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	908 of 1001	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	879 of 989	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	853 of 925	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.5	809 of 895	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	767 of 858	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	746 of 835	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.1	701 of 837	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	682 of 732	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.5	668 of 692	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	245 of 436	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	252 of 385	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	286 of 405	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	218 of 384	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	25.2	546 of 658	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.6	182 of 643	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	804 of 938	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	792 of 942	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	763 of 943	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	787 of 925	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	864 of 910	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	779 of 917	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	695 of 897	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	215 of 228	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	152 of 192	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	842 of 983	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	846 of 989	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	784 of 974	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	765 of 947	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	811 of 923	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	811 of 945	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	705 of 924	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	884 of 954	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	858 of 958	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	832 of 963	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	802 of 946	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	812 of 924	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	855 of 933	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	769 of 916	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	521 of 572	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	478 of 563	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	430 of 590	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	718 of 777	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	747 of 795	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	767 of 805	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	763 of 809	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	768 of 781	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	769 of 796	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	692 of 781	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2023)20th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

African American (2021)15th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)4th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)44th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2019)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2021)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-23 vs state

Science30%-33 vs state

English Language Arts28%-33 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)						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
Charles A Mooney School	Public	PK, KG-8	3213 Montclair Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3200	305	23	13.2		94 (30.8%)	111 (36.4%)	79 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	19.9	1264^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.2	1167^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	25.0	34.6	41.9	78.9	25.0	26.9	12.9	16.0	34.4	36.8	33.3	15.4	19.4	26.9	$13,672
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	4430 State Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 661-7888	360	16	22.2		121 (33.6%)	89 (24.7%)	127 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	5	1501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.7	1408^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.7%	93			24.6	25.9					15.9	27.8					$9,026
Benjamin Franklin	Public	PK, KG-8	1905 Spring Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3150	364	21	17.3		93 (25.5%)	136 (37.4%)	100 (27.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	10.7	1392^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.7%		9.7	1407^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.8%	15	35.7	53.6	20.8	35.1	10.7	14.3	18.4	17.9	25.0	35.1	46.4	14.3	23.7	29.6	$13,301
William C Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3121 Oak Park Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3350	338	21	16.0		169 (50.0%)	64 (18.9%)	82 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	27.2	1149^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.3%		29.9	1133^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	28.2%	16	57.7	11.3	50.0	27.0	19.2	30.2	40.9	34.0	44.2	43.2	61.5	37.2	50.0	26.4	$14,735
Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 Pearl Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 741-2991	107	10	10.7		21 (19.6%)	41 (38.3%)	35 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.4%)	32.9	1091^st of 1558 public elementary schools	30.0%		7.3	1464^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.2%	373			60.0	50.0		25.0			60.0	57.1		16.7			$10,065
William Rainey Harper	Public	PK, KG-8	5515 Ira Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	423	24	17.6		150 (35.5%)	102 (24.1%)	144 (34.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.5%)	46.6	948^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.2%		36.3	1070^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.1%	122	51.2	26.1	59.6	84.1	46.3	31.0	33.3	26.1	66.0	59.1	58.5	40.5	41.9	39.1	$12,751
Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Denison Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 739-9911	302	20	15.1		32 (10.6%)	166 (55.0%)	79 (26.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	12.6	1362^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	12.6%		12.6	1361^st of 1577 public elementary schools	13.7%	1	23.8	20.7	27.0	28.6	38.1	22.2	25.0	48.3	32.4	32.1	38.1	22.2	50.0	27.6	$12,514
Thoreau Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	5401 W 54th St	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2352	483	27	17.8		295 (61.1%)	36 (7.5%)	102 (21.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	47.6	931^st of 1558 public elementary schools	40.2%		43.8	992^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	37.1%	61			53.0	64.2					46.2	77.6					$12,556
John Muir Elementary School	Public	K-4	5531 W 24th St	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2424	526	27	19.4		289 (54.9%)	51 (9.7%)	92 (17.5%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.9%)	54	828^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.9%		52.8	875^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.5%	47			64.3	73.1					53.4	65.2					$11,881
Global Village Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5720 State Rd	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Global Village Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 767-5956	235	10	22.9	76.6%	229 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	77.1	382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	75.5%		71.8	503^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	68.1%	121	66.7	78.3	95.0	86.4	83.3	71.4	43.5	56.3	80.0	72.7	58.3	78.6	52.2	52.2	$8,678

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles A Mooney School

Is Charles A Mooney School a good school?

Charles A Mooney School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Charles A Mooney School attend?

Students who attend Charles A Mooney School 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

What is the racial makeup of Charles A Mooney School?

Students at Charles A Mooney School are 36% African American, 31% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Charles A Mooney School in?

Cleveland Municipal

How many students attend Charles A Mooney School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Charles A Mooney School.

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