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Orchard School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1488th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Orchard School is a PK–8 elementary school in Cleveland, OH, serving 492 students in the Cleveland Municipal district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1,488th out of 1,560 Ohio schools—5th percentile, 0 stars—while the district was 689th out of 773, or 11th percentile, 1 star. The school has earned 0 stars for four straight years and generally stays in the bottom 5–20% of Ohio schools. Among nearby schools, it is the third-lowest performer, ahead of only Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Elementary (4th percentile, 0 stars) and Luis Munoz Marin School (1st percentile, 0 stars). Same-district peers like Clark School (41st percentile, 2 stars) and Buhrer (35th percentile, 2 stars) do much better, and Menlo Park Academy is at the 81st percentile with 4 stars.

On 2025–2026 tests, the school scored below district averages in 10 of 14 reported tests and below state averages in all 14; its unweighted average was roughly 23% proficient, versus about 31% for the district and about 60% for the state. Eighth grade is the clearest bright spot, exceeding district averages in science (30.0% vs 28.3%), math (31.5% vs 29.1%), and ELA (30.0% vs 29.8%). Seventh-grade ELA was also slightly above district (35.7% vs 34.7%), and fifth-grade ELA was close (40.0% vs 41.7%). Major weaknesses include fifth-grade science (13.3% vs 26.7%), fourth-grade ELA (12.7% vs 34.9%), fifth-grade math (11.5% vs 26.4%), and sixth-grade ELA (12.9% vs 27.4%). Lower and middle grades are especially weak, while 8th grade does comparatively better.

Chronic absenteeism is 46.1% in 2025–2026—better than the district’s 54.3% but far above nearby higher performers such as Clark School (26.8%), Buhrer (27.1%), and Menlo Park Academy (17.1%). The school has no clear resource or class-size disadvantage versus same-district peers: per-student spending was $11,141 in 2018–2019, and the student-teacher ratio was 16.4 in 2024–2025. Subgroup results are uniformly low: no major subgroup ranks above the 14th percentile, and most are at 0 stars. Overall trajectory is concerning: the best recent year was 2018–2019 at the 20th percentile, and isolated strengths in 8th grade and historical Algebra I have not lifted the school’s overall ranking.

492
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,850
Per pupil spending ?
74.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4200 Bailey Ave
       Cleveland, OH  44113-3821

(216) 838-7350

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.8%
Hispanic:
23.4%
White:
18.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (23% vs 60% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school23%
District avg31%
Ohio avg60%
Elementary school
1,488th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
879th of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 50Elementary 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20265.81488 of 15604.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.11498 of 15583.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.91495 of 15775.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.31446 of 15969.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.01387 of 158812.7%★☆☆☆☆
202110.31409 of 161012.5%★☆☆☆☆
201921.21348 of 167619.6%★☆☆☆☆
201813.91413 of 163613.6%★☆☆☆☆
201714.71409 of 165114.7%★☆☆☆☆
20165.41601 of 16784.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.21493 of 168411.3%★☆☆☆☆
201418.11430 of 168715.2%★☆☆☆☆
201322.31405 of 170117.4%★☆☆☆☆
201220.01455 of 170914.9%★☆☆☆☆
201133.81286 of 168623.7%★☆☆☆☆
201031.91293 of 166222.2%★☆☆☆☆
200915.21429 of 161011.2%★☆☆☆☆
200819.71358 of 158214.2%★☆☆☆☆
200745.11088 of 160932.4%★★☆☆☆
200625.71253 of 150416.7%★☆☆☆☆
200542.91005 of 150133.0%★★☆☆☆
200435.01103 of 147125.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202616.9576 of 6318.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.9518 of 61515.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5502 of 60316.7%★☆☆☆☆
202322.3489 of 61019.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.0436 of 60127.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.0401 of 53324.8%★☆☆☆☆
201944.9321 of 60546.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.3408 of 59831.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202216.2773 of 8246.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.0690 of 7659.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201964.5255 of 95673.3%★★★★☆
201819.3894 of 102112.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202617.9275 of 31813.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20267.61349 of 14527.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.21386 of 14524.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.01342 of 14668.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.61375 of 14837.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.61345 of 14889.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.41360 of 14677.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.61235 of 150217.8%★☆☆☆☆
201811.01368 of 15189.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.1288 of 3158.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.9253 of 2592.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.8226 of 2343.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.5229 of 2331.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.1193 of 22815.4%★☆☆☆☆
201821.8206 of 23913.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20266.11401 of 14674.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.81428 of 14733.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.01415 of 14844.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.51303 of 144710.0%★☆☆☆☆
202213.41239 of 141912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202112.01231 of 140412.3%★☆☆☆☆
201931.41116 of 146523.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.41273 of 146513.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20263.31430 of 14672.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.51445 of 14661.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.31449 of 14852.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.01390 of 14987.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.81365 of 151810.1%★☆☆☆☆
20218.91320 of 149911.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.31221 of 153520.5%★☆☆☆☆
201813.91332 of 153613.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.0871 of 9144.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.2915 of 9352.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.1894 of 9000.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.4712 of 85616.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20261.41171 of 11810.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.11189 of 11900.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.51183 of 12152.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.21157 of 12426.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.31198 of 12715.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.21164 of 130911.1%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.1879 of 104616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202521.2799 of 103622.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.9901 of 104613.9%★☆☆☆☆
202316.6838 of 104820.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.0778 of 101723.5%★☆☆☆☆
202112.2875 of 103715.6%★☆☆☆☆
201912.8896 of 105014.7%★☆☆☆☆
201814.8832 of 101017.6%★☆☆☆☆
201722.0784 of 103824.5%★☆☆☆☆
201619.2829 of 105021.0%★☆☆☆☆
201531.9745 of 103528.0%★☆☆☆☆
201429.4783 of 100822.3%★☆☆☆☆
201326.0796 of 100120.5%★☆☆☆☆
201218.4834 of 98915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201149.5630 of 92531.9%★★☆☆☆
201040.0663 of 89525.9%★☆☆☆☆
200933.2664 of 85822.6%★☆☆☆☆
200837.6632 of 83524.3%★☆☆☆☆
200744.7582 of 83730.5%★★☆☆☆
200612.3661 of 7329.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202640.4254 of 45544.2%★★☆☆☆
202545.5212 of 44252.0%★★★☆☆
202430.4285 of 42933.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.2259 of 43640.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.6211 of 41348.9%★★☆☆☆
202130.4248 of 38535.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.9294 of 40527.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.0304 of 38420.8%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201942.0373 of 65843.3%★★☆☆☆
201843.7340 of 64347.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202612.6814 of 94714.0%★☆☆☆☆
202519.9745 of 93820.6%★☆☆☆☆
20248.9842 of 94210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.0797 of 94315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9750 of 92518.9%★☆☆☆☆
20218.5817 of 91010.2%★☆☆☆☆
201911.4807 of 91712.0%★☆☆☆☆
201810.5799 of 89710.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202612.4241 of 27010.7%★☆☆☆☆
20248.3230 of 2393.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.1235 of 2495.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202225.0191 of 24722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.9185 of 22818.9%★☆☆☆☆
201911.9205 of 2227.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.1172 of 19210.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.4847 of 99615.0%★☆☆☆☆
202523.5761 of 98322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202411.9864 of 98912.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.8783 of 97419.6%★☆☆☆☆
202226.3710 of 94725.0%★☆☆☆☆
202112.5806 of 92312.7%★☆☆☆☆
201915.8814 of 94513.9%★☆☆☆☆
201819.3767 of 92417.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20269.2855 of 95510.5%★☆☆☆☆
202515.2793 of 95416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.2846 of 95811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.9808 of 96316.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.9785 of 94617.0%★☆☆☆☆
20218.1842 of 9248.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.1847 of 9339.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.7774 of 91615.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202621.8508 of 57912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202536.9339 of 57240.7%★★☆☆☆
202416.3549 of 5632.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.5463 of 59021.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20260.8786 of 7900.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.6703 of 7779.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.4737 of 8098.9%☆☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)7th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)6th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
White (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)44th percentile+28 vs school
Disabled (2019)43rd percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school
Female (2026)14th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts28%-34 vs state
Science22%-40 vs state
Mathematics20%-38 vs state

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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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