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MC^2 STEM High School

Public Grades 9-12

671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio high schools

Summary

MC^2 STEM High School is a public high school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 239 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal School District, which is ranked 675 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its STEM focus, MC^2 STEM High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 74.4% to 86.0%, which is below the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.5% to 79.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. On Ohio state assessments, MC^2 STEM High School's performance is consistently below the state and district averages across all subject areas.

When comparing MC^2 STEM High School to other nearby schools in the Cleveland Municipal School District, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lower-performing options in the area. Schools like Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation and Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts outperform MC^2 STEM High School on most metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Despite the school's poor performance, it appears to receive a relatively high level of per-student spending at $13,414 per student, which is higher than the spending at some of the nearby higher-performing schools.

215

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,759

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Erieside Ave
Cleveland, OH 44114-1021

(216) 838-8500

District: Cleveland Municipal

Feeder schools for MC^2 STEM High School:

Elementary:	Adlai Stevenson School
	Alfred Benesch
	Almira
	Andrew J Rickoff
	More...
	Anton Grdina
	Artemus Ward
	Benjamin Franklin
	Buhrer
	Campus International School
	Charles A Mooney School
	Charles Dickens School
	Clara E Westropp School
	Daniel E Morgan School
	Dike School of Arts
	Douglas MacArthur
	Garfield Elementary School
	George Washington Carver
	Halle
	Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham Elementary School
	Joseph M Gallagher School
	Kenneth W Clement
	Louisa May Alcott Elementary School
	Marion C Seltzer Elementary School
	Marion-Sterling Elementary School
	Mary Church Terrell
	Mary M Bethune
	Memorial School
	Miles Park School
	Miles School
	Mound Elementary School
	Nathan Hale School
	Oliver Hazard Perry Elementary School
	Orchard School
	Paul L Dunbar Elementary School
	Riverside School
	Robert H Jamison School
	Robinson G Jones Elementary School
	Scranton School
	Stephanie Tubbs Jones
	Stonebrook-White Montessori
	Sunbeam
	Wade Park
	Walton School
	Waverly Elementary School
	Wilbur Wright School
	William C Bryant Elementary School
	William Rainey Harper
	Willson School
Alternative:	Albert Bushnell Hart
	Bolton
	Clark School
	Denison
	More...
	Euclid Park Elementary School
	Franklin D. Roosevelt
	Harvey Rice Elementary School
	Luis Munoz Marin School
	Mary B Martin School
	Newton D Baker School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.7%

White:

7.9%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (39% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Algebra I scores 44 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Ohio avg62%

671^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 28High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	671 of 855	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	764 of 864	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	734 of 867	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	727 of 836	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	669 of 819	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	715 of 836	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	714 of 800	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	739 of 773	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	680 of 784	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.4	579 of 778	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.9	314 of 769	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	329 of 767	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	366 of 832	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	373 of 818	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	282 of 819	65.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	188 of 328	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	252 of 318	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	238 of 323	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	219 of 306	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	198 of 284	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	230 of 303	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	205 of 279	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	388 of 606	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	476 of 628	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	368 of 550	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	699 of 809	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	737 of 798	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	691 of 813	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	727 of 794	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	664 of 775	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	720 of 781	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	698 of 751	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	642 of 815	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	725 of 822	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	677 of 805	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	657 of 773	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	623 of 763	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	686 of 779	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	664 of 758	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	636 of 817	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	716 of 816	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	727 of 819	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	701 of 808	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	638 of 778	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	715 of 792	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	689 of 763	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	117 of 617	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	27.2	467 of 614	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	634 of 749	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+60 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2022)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History61%-10 vs state

American Government54%-18 vs state

English II48%-13 vs state

Biology43%-22 vs state

Algebra I15%-44 vs state

Geometry10%-32 vs state

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Schools Near MC^2 STEM High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (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 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
MC^2 STEM High School	Public	9-12	601 Erieside Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8500	215	15	14.3		17 (7.9%)	180 (83.7%)	15 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	19.7	671^st of 855 public high schools	21.5%		7.6	764^th of 864 public high schools	11.6%	93	54.5	61.1	43.1	47.5	10.3	15.4	$19,759
Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts	Public	9-12	1440 Lakeside Ave E	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	311	19	16.3		27 (8.7%)	227 (73.0%)	43 (13.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	44.8	517^th of 855 public high schools	39.5%		30.1	616^th of 864 public high schools	28.7%	99	81.3	78.5	61.3	45.5	12.7	67.2	$13,152
Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School	Public	9-12	1440 Lakeside Ave E	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2500	257	17	15.1		34 (13.2%)	152 (59.1%)	65 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	49.4	475^th of 855 public high schools	44.4%		33.3	602^nd of 864 public high schools	30.3%	127	82.9	79.5	67.4	50.8	33.3	54.8	$17,324
Promise Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1701 E 13th St	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Promise Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 443-0500	101	4	25.2		1 (1.0%)	96 (95.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)							$10,342
Campus International High School	Public	9-12	3100 Chester Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8100	227	17	13.3		14 (6.2%)	180 (79.3%)	26 (11.5%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10.6	729^th of 855 public high schools	14.7%		6.8	775^th of 864 public high schools	10.3%	46	50.0	50.0		28.2	5.3	19.0	$18,055
Invictus High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3122 Euclid Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Invictus High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-7200	333	15	22.2		12 (3.6%)	309 (92.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	778^th of 855 public high schools	9.0%		2.9	848^th of 864 public high schools	1.9%	70	23.1	28.6	22.2	14.0	20.0	33.3	$12,955
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%)	27.5	640^th of 855 public high schools	25.1%		23.2	651^st of 864 public high schools	24.7%	11	70.1	53.8	53.2	48.5	19.1	34.0	$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		34 (7.7%)	268 (60.9%)	121 (27.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	13.2	714^th of 855 public high schools	16.5%		14.1	703^rd of 864 public high schools	18.6%	11	54.4	42.6	36.7	31.3	9.8	37.6	$14,300
Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Prospect Ave E	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Academy for Scholarship Technology and Leadership	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 583-5210	269	19	14.1		78 (29.0%)	149 (55.4%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	5.3	801^st of 855 public high schools	6.3%		5.3	796^th of 864 public high schools	7.9%	5	26.2	29.4	10.0	11.4	19.5	24.4	$11,342
East Technical High School	Public	9-12	2439 E 55th St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1000	487	24	20.2		23 (4.7%)	436 (89.5%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.3	772^nd of 855 public high schools	9.7%		3.9	828^th of 864 public high schools	4.2%	56	38.1	40.8	35.8	21.8	10.2	8.7	$19,004

Frequently Asked Questions about MC^2 STEM High School

How many students attend MC^2 STEM High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended MC^2 STEM High School.

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What district is MC^2 STEM High School in?

Cleveland Municipal

What is the racial makeup of MC^2 STEM High School?

Students at MC^2 STEM High School are 84% African American, 8% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is MC^2 STEM High School a good school?

MC^2 STEM High School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Ohio high schools.

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