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Max S Hayes High School

Q: Is Max S Hayes High School a good school?

Max S Hayes High School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Max S Hayes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Max S Hayes High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Max S Hayes High School?

Students at Max S Hayes High School are 40% Hispanic, 34% African American, 21% White, 4% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Max S Hayes High School is a 9–12 high school serving 593 students at 2211 W 65th St in Cleveland, making it the largest school among the nearby campuses compared here, and it is part of the Cleveland Municipal district.

The school is rated 1 star and ranked 707 of 795 Ohio high schools in 2025-2026 — the 11th percentile — up slightly from the 8th percentile and 0-star rating the year before. Test scores have improved broadly since 2022-23 in American Government (61.0% proficient), American History, Biology, Geometry, and Algebra I. Geometry is the school's best relative result: its 22.2% proficiency is the highest among nearby same-district high schools, and Government is above the district average. The clearest weaknesses are English II, at 22.7% versus 36.3% for the district and 62.7% for the state, and Algebra I, at 24.2% despite rising from 7.4% in 2022-23. Even with the gains, most subjects remain below district and state averages.

Graduation improved from 63.2% in 2024-25 to 77.0% in 2025-26, though it trails the district's 79.6% and sits mid-to-low among same-district peers — ahead of The School of One and Lincoln West School of Science & Health, but behind New Technology West, Facing History High School@Charles Mooney, and both Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation and Garrett Morgan School of Leadership and Innovation. Chronic absenteeism is the biggest hurdle at 71.4%, well above the district's 54.3%. Compared with nearby alternatives such as Lake Erie International High School and West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School, Max S Hayes has a much higher graduation rate and far lower absenteeism.

593

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,305

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2211 W 65th St
Cleveland, OH 44102-5324

(216) 838-9400

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.1%

African American:

34.1%

White:

21.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (35% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English II scores 40 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Ohio avg63%

707^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 28High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	707 of 795	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	787 of 855	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	772 of 864	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	782 of 867	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	801 of 836	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	779 of 819	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	785 of 836	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	750 of 800	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.6	755 of 773	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.4	774 of 784	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.8	762 of 778	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.3	760 of 769	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.1	761 of 767	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	776 of 832	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	751 of 818	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	709 of 819	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	734 of 791	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	712 of 767	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	703 of 756	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.2	686 of 696	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	681 of 689	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	673 of 681	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	197 of 296	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.3	276 of 328	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	251 of 318	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	276 of 323	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	280 of 306	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	271 of 284	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	244 of 303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	246 of 279	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	12.6	575 of 606	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	504 of 596	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	563 of 628	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	106 of 135	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	68 of 111	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	74 of 107	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.1	109 of 111	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	117 of 119	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	112 of 112	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	90 of 100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	679 of 763	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	721 of 809	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	733 of 798	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	741 of 813	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	779 of 794	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.6	760 of 775	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	751 of 781	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	723 of 751	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	0.6	282 of 283	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	237 of 272	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	250 of 270	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	260 of 273	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	251 of 270	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	258 of 260	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	230 of 239	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	206 of 207	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	179 of 184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	680 of 761	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	755 of 815	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	743 of 822	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	733 of 805	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	754 of 773	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	729 of 763	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	743 of 779	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	709 of 758	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	706 of 765	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	778 of 817	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	759 of 816	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	774 of 819	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	796 of 808	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	745 of 778	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	777 of 792	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	743 of 763	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	465 of 575	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	592 of 617	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	440 of 598	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	503 of 614	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	689 of 709	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.0	721 of 748	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	712 of 754	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	732 of 756	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	738 of 749	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	698 of 727	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	728 of 739	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	702 of 718	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)33rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government61%-11 vs state

American History44%-29 vs state

Biology34%-33 vs state

Algebra I24%-37 vs state

English II23%-40 vs state

Geometry22%-21 vs state

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Friday, February 19, 2010

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (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 (2022-23)	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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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
Max S Hayes High School	Public	9-12	2211 W 65th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9400	593	41	14.4	—	127 (21.4%)	202 (34.1%)	238 (40.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	8.9	707^th of 795 public high schools	11.1%		6.2	787^th of 855 public high schools	8.0%	80	61.0	44.5	34.1	22.7	22.2	24.2	$15,305
West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3167 Fulton Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High Sch	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 273-3033	557	22	25.7	1.1%	28 (5.0%)	349 (62.7%)	142 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.3%)								(n/a)							$8,651
Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation	Public	9-12	4600 Detroit Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8450	425	24	17.7	—	49 (11.5%)	227 (53.4%)	128 (30.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	24.9	623^rd of 795 public high schools	21.6%		27.5	640^th of 855 public high schools	25.1%	17	82.1	47.3	48.2	39.1	9.0	65.4	$15,767
Garrett Morgan School of Leadership and Innovation	Public	9-12	4600 Detroit Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	440	28	15.7	0.9%	34 (7.7%)	268 (60.9%)	121 (27.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	9	706^th of 795 public high schools	11.2%		13.2	714^th of 855 public high schools	16.5%	8	49.2	42.7	42.9	35.9	18.2	39.7	$14,300
Lincoln West School Of Global Studies	Public	9-12	3202 W 30th St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7050	314	21	14.9	0.8%	31 (9.9%)	106 (33.8%)	168 (53.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1.4	788^th of 795 public high schools	0.9%		2.8	827^th of 855 public high schools	3.3%	39	23.3	21.7	16.7	16.1	4.6	11.9	$18,203
Lincoln West School of Science & Health	Public	9-12	3202 W 30th Street	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7100	210	17	12.3	1.2%	33 (15.7%)	111 (52.9%)	60 (28.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	3.7	754^th of 795 public high schools	5.2%		9.3	743^rd of 855 public high schools	13.1%	11		28.6	30.4	34.1	4.3	18.4	$21,711
Shoreway High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4243 Fulton Rd	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Shoreway High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(216) 777-8780	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake Erie International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11728 Detroit Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lake Erie International High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-7229	133	7	20.4	—	27 (20.3%)	63 (47.4%)	30 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.8%)								(n/a)							$19,585
New Technology West	Public	9-12	11801 Worthington Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8700	312	17	18.3	—	77 (24.7%)	95 (30.4%)	123 (39.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	15	673^rd of 795 public high schools	15.3%		19.3	675^th of 855 public high schools	21.1%	2	68.4	55.4	41.8	36.8	17.6	34.9	$15,242
The School of One	Public	7-12	3575 W 130th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8850	264	9	29.3	1.3%	46 (17.4%)	156 (59.1%)	56 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3.3	762^nd of 795 public high schools	4.2%		11.7	723^rd of 855 public high schools	15.4%	39	45.3	38.9	8.1	33.3	4.4	16.7	$15,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Max S Hayes High School

What district is Max S Hayes High School in?

Cleveland Municipal

Is Max S Hayes High School a good school?

Max S Hayes High School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Max S Hayes High School?

Students at Max S Hayes High School are 40% Hispanic, 34% African American, 21% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Max S Hayes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Max S Hayes High School.

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