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Bard Early College Cleveland

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Bard Early College Cleveland ranks 283 rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 64% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Bard Early College Cleveland is a grades 9–12 high school with 344 students on Terminal Avenue in Cleveland, part of the Cleveland Municipal district, and it stands out as a notably stronger performer than its district’s overall ranking would suggest.

Statewide, Bard ranked 283rd of 795 Ohio high schools in 2025–2026 (64th percentile, 3 stars), down from 182nd (79th percentile, 4 stars) the prior year but still far above its district. On 2025–2026 End-of-Course tests, Bard’s average proficiency was about 73.1%, compared with roughly 40.1% for the district and 63.2% for the state. It beat the state in five of six subjects and trailed only in American History (69.6% vs. 73.2%). English II (83.5%) and American Government (87.4%) were major strengths, and Geometry (62.4%) showed a big turnaround from earlier years. Bard outscored nearby same-district schools such as John Marshall School of Information Technology, New Technology West, and The School of One in most subjects, and it was competitive with Lakewood High School and Brooklyn High School. Its 97.5% graduation rate was far above the district’s 79.6% and above every same-district nearby school.

Chronic absenteeism is the main caution: 45.6% in 2025–2026, lower than the district (54.3%) and same-district peers, but still high and higher than Lakewood High (37.5%) and Brooklyn High (34.8%). The school’s student-teacher ratio was 15.6, more favorable than several nearby schools. Effectiveness rankings are especially strong for students from low-income backgrounds and weaker for gifted-identified students; male students also rank higher than female students. Overall, Bard offers strong graduation outcomes, standout English and government results, and clear math improvement, though parents should note the recent rank dip, below-state American History result, and high absenteeism.

344

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,848

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

13501 Terminal Ave
Cleveland, OH 44135-1650

(216) 838-9700

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.8%

African American:

27.0%

White:

23.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2017 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg40%

Ohio avg63%

283^rd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 29 pts since 2017

From bottom 36% (2017) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 28High Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

689^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	283 of 795	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	182 of 855	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	43.6	519 of 864	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	529 of 867	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	604 of 836	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	644 of 819	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	613 of 836	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	553 of 800	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	497 of 773	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	16 of 296	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	17 of 328	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	47 of 318	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	88 of 323	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	130 of 306	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	85 of 284	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	140 of 303	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	127 of 279	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	83 of 135	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	85.7	12 of 107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	40.4	65 of 119	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	51 of 112	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	341 of 763	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	249 of 809	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	594 of 798	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	579 of 813	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	605 of 794	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	633 of 775	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	620 of 781	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	571 of 751	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	184 of 283	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	166 of 244	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.8	270 of 280	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	295 of 308	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	308 of 312	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	343 of 349	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	220 of 272	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	525 of 538	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	66 of 272	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	31 of 270	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	150 of 273	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	127 of 270	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	111 of 260	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.0	189 of 239	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	126 of 207	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	88 of 184	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	109 of 761	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	34 of 815	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	57.4	356 of 822	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	347 of 805	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	378 of 773	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	558 of 763	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	453 of 779	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	342 of 758	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	128 of 765	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	55 of 817	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	67.2	280 of 816	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	449 of 819	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	510 of 808	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	596 of 778	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	573 of 792	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	496 of 763	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	53.5	114 of 208	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	169 of 709	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	157 of 748	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.8	497 of 754	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	553 of 756	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	557 of 749	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	608 of 727	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	602 of 739	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	416 of 718	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)95th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)45th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government87%+16 vs state

English II84%+21 vs state

American History70%-4 vs state

Biology68%~ state avg

Algebra I67%+5 vs state

Geometry62%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Bard Early College Cleveland	Public	9-12	13501 Terminal Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9700	344	22	15.6	0.0%	81 (23.5%)	93 (27.0%)	137 (39.8%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	60	283^rd of 795 public high schools	64.4%		70.9	182^nd of 855 public high schools	78.7%	101		87.4	69.6			68.4	83.5	62.4	67.0	$18,848
John Marshall School of Information Technology	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6850	486	30	16.2	0.0%	117 (24.1%)	189 (38.9%)	135 (27.8%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	4.5	744^th of 795 public high schools	6.4%		16.7	691^st of 855 public high schools	19.2%	53		40.4	33.8			39.0	20.7	10.4	29.7	$15,528
John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6050	485	26	18.4	0.0%	96 (19.8%)	225 (46.4%)	139 (28.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	8.3	714^th of 795 public high schools	10.2%		23.2	657^th of 855 public high schools	23.2%	57		50.5	57.3			30.4	34.0	14.5	30.4	$15,360
John Marshall School of Engineering	Public	9-12	3952 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6100	459	21	21.8	0.0%	113 (24.6%)	154 (33.6%)	144 (31.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	10	699^th of 795 public high schools	12.1%		20	669^th of 855 public high schools	21.8%	30		63.8	52.0			39.4	27.9	9.7	24.5	$14,775
New Technology West	Public	9-12	11801 Worthington Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8700	312	17	18.3	0.0%	77 (24.7%)	95 (30.4%)	123 (39.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	15	673^rd of 795 public high schools	15.3%		19.3	675^th of 855 public high schools	21.1%	2		68.4	55.4			41.8	36.8	17.6	34.9	$15,242
The School of One	Public	7-12	3575 W 130th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8850	264	9	29.3	0.0%	46 (17.4%)	156 (59.1%)	56 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3.3	762^nd of 795 public high schools	4.2%		11.7	723^rd of 855 public high schools	15.4%	39		45.3	38.9			8.1	33.3	4.4	16.7	$15,473
Brooklyn High School	Public	8-12	9200 Biddulph Rd	Brooklyn	44144	Cuyahoga County	Brooklyn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 485-8162	470	34	14.0	62.4%	227 (48.3%)	49 (10.4%)	133 (28.3%)	27 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	52.5	391^st of 795 public high schools	50.8%		61.8	299^th of 855 public high schools	65.0%	92	52.6	85.7	77.2	32.4	52.6	70.3	66.3	41.6	63.6	$17,751
Franklin School of Opportunity - On Site	Public	7-12	13465 Franklin Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 529-4096	59	0			38 (64.4%)	5 (8.5%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (20.3%)	56.6	340^th of 795 public high schools	57.2%					(n/a)		93.3	90.0			80.0	90.0	7.1	25.0	$4,321
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	14100 Franklin Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4021	1,372	80	17.0	47.8%	999 (72.8%)	83 (6.0%)	44 (3.2%)	60 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	182 (13.3%)	58.2	317^th of 795 public high schools	60.1%		66.7	239^th of 855 public high schools	72.0%	78		83.5	84.4			79.0	70.6	48.3	56.0	$19,855
Lake Erie International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11728 Detroit Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lake Erie International High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-7229	133	7	20.4	95.3%	27 (20.3%)	63 (47.4%)	30 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.8%)								(n/a)										$19,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Bard Early College Cleveland

How many students attend Bard Early College Cleveland?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Bard Early College Cleveland.

What is the racial makeup of Bard Early College Cleveland?

Students at Bard Early College Cleveland are 40% Hispanic, 27% African American, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Bard Early College Cleveland?

What district is Bard Early College Cleveland in?

Cleveland Municipal

Is Bard Early College Cleveland a good school?

Bard Early College Cleveland ranks 283^rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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