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Harvey Rice Elementary School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-9
1528th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools
Better than 2% of Ohio alternative schools
Summary

Harvey Rice Elementary School is an alternative school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 427 students in grades PK through 9 as part of the Cleveland Municipal district, which is ranked 689th out of 773 Ohio districts. The school's state-tested grades are 3 through 8, covering Ohio State Tests in mathematics, English language arts, and science.

In 2025–26, Harvey Rice scored below both the district and the state in all 14 reported tests. Its simple average across those tests is about 11.7% proficient, compared with roughly 30.7% for the district and 60.1% for Ohio. Mathematics averages around 8.3% and science around 8.1%, while English language arts is comparatively stronger at roughly 16.3% — still well below district and state levels. Chronic absenteeism is a persistent challenge: the school averaged about 65.9% over five years versus 56.0% district-wide, and it exceeded the district every year.

Nearby schools show that different results are possible. Benjamin Franklin, a same-district alternative school with similar enrollment and staffing, outperformed Harvey Rice in 13 of 14 tests in 2025–26 and had lower absenteeism. Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12 had nearly identical chronic absenteeism (67.7%) yet scored higher in 12 of 14 tests, suggesting attendance alone does not explain the gap. Harvard Avenue Performance Academy also posted much higher proficiency with slightly higher absenteeism, though it may serve a different student population. Harvey Rice's student-teacher ratio of 17.0 is middle-of-the-pack, and its 2018–19 per-student spending of $13,094 was the highest among same-district peers with data — though that figure is dated and should not be treated as a current resource measure.

427
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,380
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2730 East 116th
       Cleveland, OH  44120-1130

(216) 838-1500

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:
96.0%
Hispanic:
2.3%
Two or more races:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 5th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (12% vs 60% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Science scores 54 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school12%
District avg31%
Ohio avg60%
Elementary school
1,528th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
989th of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 13Alternative Schools in the Cleveland Municipal
689th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20263.41528 of 15602.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.11497 of 15583.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.01551 of 15771.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.11574 of 15961.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.71558 of 15881.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.51399 of 161013.1%★☆☆☆☆
20192.51655 of 16761.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.41615 of 16361.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.71638 of 16510.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.31643 of 16782.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20154.61617 of 16844.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.41638 of 16872.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20135.51610 of 17015.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.01674 of 17092.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.41603 of 16864.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20100.51656 of 16620.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.71544 of 16104.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.31464 of 15827.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.11456 of 16099.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.81494 of 15040.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20054.81434 of 15014.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20042.31439 of 14712.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202611.7600 of 6314.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.1568 of 6157.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.7577 of 6034.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.6565 of 6107.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.1554 of 6017.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.6397 of 53325.5%★☆☆☆☆
201911.5581 of 6054.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.7577 of 5983.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201918.5855 of 95610.6%★☆☆☆☆
20187.11019 of 10210.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20262.01441 of 14520.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.31306 of 145210.1%★☆☆☆☆
20242.51446 of 14661.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.01461 of 14831.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.71472 of 14881.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.71210 of 146717.5%★☆☆☆☆
20192.41475 of 15021.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.11503 of 15181.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20263.61436 of 14672.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.01409 of 14734.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.01466 of 14841.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.11403 of 14473.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.01377 of 14193.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.01137 of 140419.0%★☆☆☆☆
20193.11451 of 14651.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.91450 of 14651.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20263.51429 of 14672.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.81425 of 14662.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.11454 of 14852.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.91493 of 14980.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.61477 of 15182.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.31177 of 149921.5%★☆☆☆☆
20192.61517 of 15351.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.01492 of 15362.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20266.2989 of 10465.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.0930 of 103610.2%★☆☆☆☆
20246.4987 of 10465.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.6941 of 104810.2%★☆☆☆☆
20225.1998 of 10171.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.8864 of 103716.7%★☆☆☆☆
20194.41013 of 10503.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.4996 of 10101.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.81011 of 10382.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.31035 of 10501.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.3964 of 10356.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.2977 of 10083.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.7976 of 10012.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.6949 of 9894.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201112.2819 of 92511.5%★☆☆☆☆
20108.0825 of 8957.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.9815 of 8585.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.9784 of 8356.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.1751 of 83710.3%★☆☆☆☆
20061.2712 of 7322.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.6412 of 4559.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.6320 of 44227.6%★☆☆☆☆
202415.7389 of 4299.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.9328 of 43624.8%★☆☆☆☆
202213.1394 of 4134.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.5233 of 38539.5%★★☆☆☆
201916.0360 of 40511.1%★☆☆☆☆
201812.9366 of 3844.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20264.2924 of 9472.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.0799 of 93814.8%★☆☆☆☆
20244.7897 of 9424.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.4840 of 94310.9%★☆☆☆☆
20223.1909 of 9251.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.5903 of 9171.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.9887 of 8971.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20265.6953 of 9964.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.7858 of 98312.7%★☆☆☆☆
20245.4952 of 9893.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.0854 of 97412.3%★☆☆☆☆
20224.4932 of 9471.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.2694 of 92324.8%★☆☆☆☆
20195.8907 of 9454.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.9912 of 9241.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20265.2912 of 9554.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.6889 of 9546.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.9937 of 9582.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.6859 of 96310.8%★☆☆☆☆
20224.3928 of 9461.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.5665 of 92428.0%★☆☆☆☆
20194.4899 of 9333.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.9865 of 9165.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202519.8527 of 5727.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2019)11th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school
Male (2026)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school
Female (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts16%-46 vs state
Mathematics8%-49 vs state
Science8%-54 vs state

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Harvey Rice Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Ohio alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Harvey Rice Elementary School.

Students at Harvey Rice Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresNewSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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