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Sunbeam

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Sunbeam is an elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 421 students. Unfortunately, Sunbeam has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio over the past several years, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of schools statewide and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years.

Sunbeam's performance is particularly concerning, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50.4% to 56.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the Cleveland Municipal district average and the state average. The school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are also alarmingly low across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 9.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to 27% for the Cleveland Municipal district and 63.4% statewide. Sunbeam's performance is especially poor for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of Ohio elementary schools for female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Cleveland Municipal district, such as Nathan Hale School and Andrew J. Rickoff, also perform poorly, with test scores and other metrics similar to Sunbeam. However, schools in other nearby districts, such as Onaway Elementary in Shaker Heights and Fairfax Elementary in Cleveland Heights, significantly outperform Sunbeam and the Cleveland Municipal district schools, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to Sunbeam's underperformance.

450

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,130

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11731 Mount Overlook Ave
Cleveland, OH 44120-1025

(216) 838-1700

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.1%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (12% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 50 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,522^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,022^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	3.8	1522 of 1558	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1560 of 1577	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	1592 of 1596	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1577 of 1588	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1557 of 1610	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1633 of 1676	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1519 of 1636	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	1617 of 1651	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.1	1671 of 1678	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.1	1628 of 1684	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	1570 of 1687	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.2	1497 of 1701	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	1593 of 1709	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	1577 of 1686	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	1526 of 1662	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	1409 of 1610	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.3	1064 of 1582	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.7	1258 of 1609	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.6	1128 of 1504	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	1166 of 1501	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	1441 of 1471	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	589 of 615	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	598 of 603	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	610 of 610	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	599 of 601	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	485 of 533	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	559 of 605	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	435 of 598	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.5	802 of 824	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	739 of 956	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	427 of 1021	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1401 of 1452	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1461 of 1466	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1479 of 1483	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1483 of 1488	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	1460 of 1467	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1462 of 1502	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1397 of 1518	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	1443 of 1473	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	1472 of 1484	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	1447 of 1447	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	1415 of 1419	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1353 of 1404	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1423 of 1465	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1334 of 1465	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1431 of 1466	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	1471 of 1485	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	1518 of 1518	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1391 of 1499	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1496 of 1535	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1396 of 1536	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	838 of 935	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	763 of 900	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1022 of 1036	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1012 of 1046	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1028 of 1048	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	978 of 1017	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	977 of 1037	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1005 of 1050	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	961 of 1010	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.6	1030 of 1038	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	1050 of 1050	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	933 of 1035	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	965 of 1008	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	836 of 1001	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	847 of 989	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	833 of 925	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	833 of 895	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	743 of 858	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.2	641 of 835	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.4	621 of 837	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.2	588 of 732	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	573 of 692	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	437 of 442	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	421 of 429	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	416 of 436	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	395 of 413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	356 of 385	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	359 of 405	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	313 of 384	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	456 of 565	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	346 of 658	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	918 of 938	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	927 of 942	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	891 of 943	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	908 of 925	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	895 of 910	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	893 of 917	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	977 of 983	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	970 of 989	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	960 of 974	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	925 of 947	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	899 of 923	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	908 of 945	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	860 of 924	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	947 of 954	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	936 of 958	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	962 of 963	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	885 of 946	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	870 of 924	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	889 of 933	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	894 of 916	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	508 of 572	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	442 of 563	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-46 vs state

Science13%-50 vs state

Mathematics8%-48 vs state

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Schools Near Sunbeam

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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)						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	Total
Sunbeam	Public	PK, KG-8	11731 Mount Overlook Ave	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1700	450	28	16.0		19 (4.2%)	410 (91.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	3.8	1522^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	2.3%		2.7	1560^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.1%	38	9.5	16.0	28.0	12.5	4.8	0.0	5.7	0.0	30.0	12.5	19.0	9.1	14.3	3.8	$12,130
Intergenerational School The	Public, Charter	K-8	11327 Shaker Blvd Ste 200 E.	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Intergenerational School The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 721-0120	227	14	16.2		1 (0.4%)	204 (89.9%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	13.5	1348^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.4	1273^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	19.3%	75	7.7	24.2	27.3	28.6	7.7	21.1	20.0	3.0	39.1	39.3	38.5	42.1	56.0	42.4	$16,049
Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10701 Shaker Blvd	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 229-3000	388	22	17.6		9 (2.3%)	349 (89.9%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	76.9	388^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.1%		44.1	985^th of 1577 public elementary schools	37.5%	597	96.3	100.0	78.6	90.6	96.4	72.7	89.7	92.1	66.7	62.5	78.6	57.6	48.7	44.7	$12,214
Roxboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	2405 Roxboro Rd	Cleveland Heights	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-7115	251	17	14.7		86 (34.3%)	116 (46.2%)	22 (8.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.2%)	62.5	683^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	56.2%		65.8	639^th of 1577 public elementary schools	59.5%	44	48.6		75.0	83.3	45.7				83.3	75.0	62.9				$17,835
Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-5	14900 Drexmore Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4020	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	60.1	733^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	53.0%		74.9	433^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	72.5%	300	70.5		56.3	82.3	49.1				65.6	74.2	65.6				$20,169
Onaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 Woodbury Rd	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4080	462	25	18.8	28.1%	230 (49.8%)	162 (35.1%)	14 (3.0%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.4%)	73.7	460^th of 1558 public elementary schools	70.5%		67.2	603^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	61.8%	143	87.3		72.9	64.3	70.8				83.3	66.7	85.9				$18,481
Fairfax Elementary School	Public	K-5	3150 Fairfax Rd	Cleveland Heights	44118	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-7480	303	20	15.0		79 (26.1%)	189 (62.4%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	52.5	855^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.1%		54.1	868^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.0%	13	56.1		71.4	54.3	51.2				76.2	58.7	61.0				$16,838
Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-8	3588 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4250	364	20	18.2		5 (1.4%)	347 (95.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	10	1407^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.9	1338^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.2%	69	23.1	11.1	51.1	23.1	19.2	4.2	10.0	7.5	33.3	30.8	30.8	4.2	20.0	9.3	$14,077
Anton Grdina	Public	PK, KG-8	2955 E 71st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1150	311	17	18.2		7 (2.3%)	278 (89.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	2.1	1548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.6%		2.5	1562^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.0%	14	0.0	20.0	7.4	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	17.9	22.7	4.2	4.3	0.0	16.0	$15,777
Andrew J Rickoff	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 E 147th St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4150	391	24	16.2		5 (1.3%)	368 (94.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	8.1	1441^st of 1558 public elementary schools	7.5%		4.8	1520^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.6%	79	26.7	27.3	12.0	24.0	35.5	12.0	5.6	27.3	28.0	24.0	21.9	12.0	8.3	22.7	$12,540

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunbeam

Is Sunbeam a good school?

Sunbeam ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sunbeam attend?

Students who attend Sunbeam 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 Sunbeam?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Sunbeam.

What district is Sunbeam in?

Cleveland Municipal

What is the racial makeup of Sunbeam?

Students at Sunbeam are 91% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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