Summary
Mound Elementary School is a PK–8 school at 5935 Ackley Rd in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 318 students as part of the Cleveland Municipal district, with a predominantly low-income student population. For families weighing options, Mound ranks among the lowest-performing schools in Ohio: in 2025–2026 it placed 1536th of 1560 elementary schools statewide (2nd percentile, 0 stars). That is below even its own district, which ranks in the 11th percentile statewide—and Mound has remained in the bottom 0–2nd percentile for the past decade, with 0 stars every year reported.
Attendance is a serious concern. In 2025–2026, 70.2% of Mound students were chronically absent, compared with 54.3% for the district, and the rate has risen each of the past three years (65.8%, then 67.9%, then 70.2%). Test proficiency is far below district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade. In 2025–2026, Mound recorded 0% proficiency in 5th grade science, 5th grade math, and 6th grade math, while 3rd grade math (8.7%) and ELA (12.5%) were also very low. Eighth grade math and science, both 17.2%, and 7th grade ELA at 42.9% (above the district's 34.7%) are the school's relative bright spots.
Compared with nearby schools, Mound ranks second-worst among those with recent rankings, ahead only of Anton Grdina. Broadway Academy (60th percentile), Northstar School of Innovation & Leadership (46th), and Washington Park Community School (26th) all rank higher despite lower per-student spending and smaller classes, suggesting funding and class size alone do not explain the gap. Mound's student–teacher ratio was 16.7 in 2024–2025, and per-student spending was $13,209 in 2018–2019. Subgroup performance is also uniformly low, with low-income, female, and male students ranking in the 0–3rd percentile statewide. The most pressing priorities appear to be attendance and early-grade reading and math.
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