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Willson School

Q: Is Willson School a good school?

Willson School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Willson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Willson School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Willson School?

Students at Willson School are 84% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Willson School attend?

Students who attend Willson 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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Willson School is an elementary school in Cleveland Municipal School District, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 340 students. Despite its higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Willson School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willson School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well-below-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16% of 5th graders were proficient in Science, compared to 27% for Cleveland Municipal and 63.4% for Ohio. The school also ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Ohio elementary schools for female, male, African American, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Willson School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.7, this does not appear to be a key driver of student success. The school's persistent low performance over the years suggests the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the root causes of its struggles and implement effective, evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Bolton, Mary M Bethune, and Stonebrook-White Montessori, also struggle with low performance, but Willson School consistently ranks at the bottom of this group, indicating unique challenges the school faces.

333

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,331

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1122 Ansel Rd
Cleveland, OH 44108-3322

(216) 838-1850

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.4%

Hispanic:

7.2%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (20% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 42 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,484^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

838^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	5.8	1484 of 1558	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1486 of 1577	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1442 of 1596	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1434 of 1588	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1559 of 1610	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1563 of 1676	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1613 of 1636	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1605 of 1651	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	1582 of 1678	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	1567 of 1684	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1507 of 1687	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	1578 of 1701	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	1609 of 1709	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	542 of 615	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	536 of 603	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	443 of 610	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	326 of 601	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	468 of 533	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	479 of 605	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	576 of 598	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1378 of 1452	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1426 of 1466	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1349 of 1483	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1375 of 1488	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1456 of 1467	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1378 of 1502	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	1505 of 1518	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1403 of 1473	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1407 of 1484	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1302 of 1447	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1210 of 1419	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1362 of 1404	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1366 of 1465	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1446 of 1465	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1337 of 1466	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1313 of 1485	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1403 of 1498	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1467 of 1518	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1475 of 1535	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1518 of 1536	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	932 of 935	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	838 of 1036	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	924 of 1046	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	973 of 1048	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1012 of 1017	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1029 of 1037	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1034 of 1050	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	972 of 1010	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1019 of 1038	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	992 of 1050	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	982 of 1035	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	945 of 1008	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	901 of 1001	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	927 of 989	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	229 of 442	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	305 of 429	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	346 of 436	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	403 of 413	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	369 of 405	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	340 of 384	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	832 of 938	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	924 of 942	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	879 of 943	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	913 of 917	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	865 of 897	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	811 of 983	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	869 of 989	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	900 of 974	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	947 of 947	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	919 of 945	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	892 of 924	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	753 of 954	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	764 of 958	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	900 of 963	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	877 of 916	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-36 vs state

Science21%-42 vs state

Mathematics15%-41 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)						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
Willson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1122 Ansel Rd	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1850	333	20	16.6		17 (5.1%)	281 (84.4%)	24 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	5.8	1484^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.3	1486^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.8%	2	16.0	26.9	17.6	0.0	8.0	21.7	25.9	19.2	29.4	5.9	24.0	21.7	40.7	26.9	$17,331
Stonebrook-White Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 E 92nd St	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2300	373	23	16.2		7 (1.9%)	351 (94.1%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	4.5	1510^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.1	1449^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.1%	61	21.9	63.3	9.7	16.7	12.5	0.0	35.7	36.0	22.6	16.7	34.4	6.7	42.9	50.0	$15,969
Daniel E Morgan School	Public	PK, KG-8	8912 Morris Ct	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1400	274	12	22.8		3 (1.1%)	259 (94.5%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6.2	1474^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.4%		11.1	1383^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	12.3%	91	11.5	50.0	17.9	14.3	33.3	4.3	20.7	36.4	28.6	28.6	14.8	4.3	41.4	45.5	$14,057
Wade Park	Public	PK, KG-8	7600 Wade Park Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1750	339	17	19.9		0 (0.0%)	333 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4	1517^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.7	1522^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	3.5%	5	8.3	15.9	26.3	25.0	0.0	2.9	19.0	11.6	21.1	30.0	11.8	2.9	16.3	18.2	$17,060
Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	6100 S Marginal Rd	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 432-9940	295	23	12.8		2 (0.7%)	268 (90.8%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	14.1	1338^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.1%		23.9	1210^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.3%	128	60.7	42.9	23.8	7.7	14.3	19.0	10.7	11.4	42.9	26.9	25.0	23.8	28.6	22.9	$14,186
Mary M Bethune	Public	PK, KG-8	11815 Moulton Ave	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2250	229	15	15.2		6 (2.6%)	219 (95.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3.6	1528^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.4	1505^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.6%	23	16.7	36.8	6.9	14.8	16.7	0.0	28.6	26.3	20.7	18.5	16.7	8.0	28.6	36.8	$13,073
Stephanie Tubbs Jones	Public	PK, KG-8	11901 Durant Ave	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2350	230	13	17.6		2 (0.9%)	220 (95.7%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2.6	1540^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.2%		2.3	1564^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.8%	24	17.6	14.3	11.1	15.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	11.1	20.0	11.1	4.5	19.0	9.1	$15,686
East Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4129 Superior Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	East Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-0595	212	12	17.6		4 (1.9%)	185 (87.3%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	13.5	1346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.6%		13.8	1341^st of 1577 public elementary schools	15.0%	5	10.0	5.6	21.4	57.9	40.0	4.3	47.6	27.8	21.4	21.1	45.0	21.7	28.6	5.6	$12,774
Citizens Leadership Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	12523 Woodside Ave	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Citizens Leadership Academy East	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 352-5900	489	26	18.8		2 (0.4%)	479 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								(n/a)
University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1906 E 40th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 361-9720	138	11	12.5		1 (0.7%)	126 (91.3%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	5.1	1499^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.8%		4.9	1519^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.7%	20	30.0	6.3	5.9	26.7	20.0		12.5	11.8	5.9	6.7	20.0		31.3	5.6	$14,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Willson School

How many students attend Willson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Willson School.

What is the racial makeup of Willson School?

Students at Willson School are 84% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Willson School in?

Cleveland Municipal

What schools do graduates of Willson School attend?

Students who attend Willson 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

Is Willson School a good school?

Willson School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

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