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Scranton School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Scranton School is an elementary school located in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 453 students. It is part of the Cleveland Municipal school district, which is ranked 675 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Scranton School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scranton School's performance is particularly concerning, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 46.9% to 56.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are also consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 33.6% for the district and 61.3% for the state. Additionally, Scranton School's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, is particularly low, earning only 2 out of 5 stars, while White students and Special Education students earned 0 out of 5 stars.

The challenges faced by Scranton School are not unique to the local area, as nearby schools such as Tremont Montessori School, Paul L Dunbar Elementary School, and Walton School also struggle with low performance. However, Scranton School consistently ranks at the bottom of this group, suggesting that the issues may be more systemic. The school's spending per student ($10,656 in 2018-2019) is on par with the nearby schools, indicating that the low performance is not solely due to a lack of funding. Addressing the challenges at Scranton School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the root causes of the school's struggles and leverages the strengths of the surrounding community.

495

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,595

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1991 Barber Ave
Cleveland, OH 44113-5135

(216) 838-7450

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

African American:

21.4%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,236^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

767^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	21.7	1236 of 1558	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1259 of 1577	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1288 of 1596	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1216 of 1588	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1410 of 1610	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1466 of 1676	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1318 of 1636	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1433 of 1651	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	1470 of 1678	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	1353 of 1684	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	1333 of 1687	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	1461 of 1701	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	1532 of 1709	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	1575 of 1686	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	1516 of 1662	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	1530 of 1610	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	1505 of 1582	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	1519 of 1609	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1403 of 1504	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	1441 of 1501	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	1419 of 1471	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	392 of 615	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	314 of 610	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	15.9	885 of 956	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	775 of 1021	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	186 of 281	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	188 of 258	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	151 of 239	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	144 of 213	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.1	173 of 183	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	145 of 169	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	120 of 174	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1135 of 1452	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1229 of 1466	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1238 of 1483	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1155 of 1488	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1312 of 1467	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1372 of 1502	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1274 of 1518	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	115 of 259	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	152 of 234	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	151 of 233	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	135 of 216	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.5	180 of 189	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	206 of 228	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	181 of 239	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1151 of 1473	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1167 of 1484	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1155 of 1447	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1032 of 1419	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1259 of 1404	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1284 of 1465	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1185 of 1465	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1232 of 1466	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1216 of 1485	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1278 of 1498	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1201 of 1518	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1359 of 1499	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1344 of 1535	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1233 of 1536	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	699 of 935	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	824 of 900	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	834 of 856	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	1089 of 1190	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1063 of 1242	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	767 of 1036	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	779 of 1046	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	761 of 1048	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	763 of 1017	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	899 of 1037	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	867 of 1050	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	828 of 1010	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	858 of 1038	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	904 of 1050	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	818 of 1035	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	859 of 1008	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	831 of 1001	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	841 of 989	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	805 of 925	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	747 of 895	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	752 of 858	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	730 of 835	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.1	731 of 837	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	695 of 732	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	316 of 442	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	187 of 384	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	556 of 565	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	645 of 658	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	88 of 142	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	109 of 123	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	67 of 113	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	113 of 127	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	88 of 107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	692 of 938	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	769 of 942	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	759 of 943	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	737 of 925	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	821 of 910	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	757 of 917	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	791 of 897	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	173 of 262	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	166 of 239	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	190 of 247	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	223 of 228	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	202 of 222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	178 of 192	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	724 of 983	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	720 of 989	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	662 of 974	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	692 of 947	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	829 of 923	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	793 of 945	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	768 of 924	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	795 of 954	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	685 of 958	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	687 of 963	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	730 of 946	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	862 of 924	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	839 of 933	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	779 of 916	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-15 vs state

Mathematics39%-18 vs state

English Language Arts31%-29 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)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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	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
Scranton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 Barber Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7450	495	24	20.6		57 (11.5%)	106 (21.4%)	316 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21.7	1236^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%		19.5	1259^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.2%	23	44.2	52.1	35.7	42.9	51.9	26.1	20.4	54.2	28.6	42.9	48.1	19.6	18.4	31.3					$13,595
Buhrer	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 Buhrer Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8350	424	23	18.4		31 (7.3%)	13 (3.1%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	54.7	821^st of 1558 public elementary schools	47.3%		51.4	901^st of 1577 public elementary schools	42.9%	80	71.1	50.0	54.8	68.9	47.7	67.4	76.3	75.7	47.6	64.4	71.1	52.2	54.1	35.0					$13,123
Paul L Dunbar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 West 29th	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7400	384	23	16.6		52 (13.5%)	217 (56.5%)	96 (25.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	26.8	1155^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.9%		27.7	1164^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.2%	9	15.2	14.6	50.0	55.2	32.6	61.5	85.2	78.0	35.7	48.3	39.1	30.8	66.7	26.8					$13,356
Walton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3409 Walton Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7500	252	13	19.3		42 (16.7%)	74 (29.4%)	123 (48.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	9.5	1419^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.9%		6.7	1477^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.3%	58	0.0	21.1	30.4	33.3	0.0	15.8	23.8	10.5	33.3	45.8	23.8	21.1	27.3	15.0					$14,995
Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 Bailey Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7350	492	30	16.4		93 (18.9%)	255 (51.8%)	115 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	5.1	1498^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.9%		5.9	1495^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.2%	3	11.4	41.9	14.3	8.7	15.9	11.5	25.9	34.3	20.4	13.0	27.3	23.1	31.0	39.5					$12,850
Lincoln Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3185 W 41st St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Lincoln Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 263-7008	236	15	15.7		46 (19.5%)	90 (38.1%)	76 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.2%)	28.2	1139^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.9%		17.4	1290^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.2%	151	14.3	44.4	63.3	50.0	35.7	31.3	22.2	22.2	53.3	30.8	57.1	37.5	38.9	55.6					$11,836
Near West Intergenerational School	Public, Charter	K-8	3805 Terrett Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Near West Intergenerational School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 961-4308	215	12	17.9		78 (36.3%)	77 (35.8%)	49 (22.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Joseph M Gallagher School	Public	PK, KG-8	4016 Woodbine Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6400	591	40	14.7		82 (13.9%)	247 (41.8%)	226 (38.2%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	22.3	1225^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.4%		16.6	1301^st of 1577 public elementary schools	17.5%	76	34.5	51.7	50.0	49.1	26.3	32.1	26.1	43.1	48.3	40.4	33.3	33.9	50.7	37.7					$13,551
Menlo Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2149 W 53rd St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Menlo Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 925-6365	330	18	18.8		178 (53.9%)	60 (18.2%)	27 (8.2%)	33 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	82.7	234^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.0%		75	432^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	72.6%	198	89.7		81.1	92.7	56.0	72.2	50.0		89.5	84.1	87.2	71.0	82.9		97.4	86.8	100.0	74.0	$10,107
Waverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1805 W 57th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7550	281	17	16.5		40 (14.2%)	146 (52.0%)	66 (23.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	5.2	1495^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.3	1465^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.1%	30	12.5	21.7	27.6	17.6	6.3	8.3	12.5	4.3	37.9	17.6	25.0	0.0	8.3	4.3					$14,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Scranton School

What district is Scranton School in?

Cleveland Municipal

What schools do graduates of Scranton School attend?

Students who attend Scranton 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

How many students attend Scranton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Scranton School.

Is Scranton School a good school?

Scranton School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Scranton School?

Students at Scranton School are 64% Hispanic, 21% African American, 12% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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