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Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts

Public Grades 9-12

628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts (CHSDA) is a 9–12 high school in the Cleveland Municipal district, enrolling 311 students at 1440 Lakeside Ave E in downtown Cleveland. It is one of several themed specialty high schools in the city and shares its exact street address with Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School, so the two function as co-located campus siblings rather than rivals.

Academically, CHSDA is strong for Cleveland but mid-to-low for Ohio. It beats the district average in all six End-of-Course subjects and graduates 89.1% of students, versus 79.6% district-wide — a rate second only to Davis Aerospace (89.4%). English II proficiency (41.5%) is the highest of any nearby school, and American Government (73.1%) and Algebra I (59.7%) come close to state levels. Two cautions stand out: Geometry is a chronic, isolated weak spot, stuck in a 10.8%–13.1% band every year and the only subject where the school falls below its own district; and after a jump to the 40th statewide percentile in 2024–2025, results slid back to the 21st in 2025–2026, with every subject declining.

Chronic absenteeism is 65.4% — high on its own terms and above the district's 54.3%, but the best figure among all nearby schools. Special education is the standout: 91st percentile and 5 stars in 2024–2025, flanked by 4-star years. The school achieves this on lower per-student spending ($11,695) and a higher student–teacher ratio (16.3) than most peers. Compared with nearby charter and alternative options such as Promise Academy, Invictus High School, and C.A.S.T.L.E High School — which post graduation rates of 20.5%, 62.0%, and 33.7% — CHSDA is arguably the strongest urban, non-selective high school in its immediate area.

311

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,152

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1440 Lakeside Ave E
Cleveland, OH 44114-1137

(216) 838-0000

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

White:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (49% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg40%

Ohio avg63%

628^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 26% (2019) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	23.7	628 of 795	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.8	517 of 855	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	616 of 864	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	657 of 867	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	610 of 836	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	640 of 819	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	620 of 836	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	149 of 296	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	100 of 328	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	117 of 318	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	165 of 323	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	104 of 306	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	130 of 284	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	150 of 303	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.9	199 of 279	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	192 of 606	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	342 of 596	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	343 of 628	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	412 of 550	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	568 of 763	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	548 of 809	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	610 of 798	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	673 of 813	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	609 of 794	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	682 of 775	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	623 of 781	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	676 of 751	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	92 of 270	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	160 of 273	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	231 of 270	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	127 of 207	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	87 of 184	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	582 of 761	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.7	410 of 815	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	542 of 822	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	600 of 805	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.4	438 of 773	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	577 of 763	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	524 of 779	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	632 of 758	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	630 of 765	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.7	476 of 817	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	583 of 816	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	641 of 819	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	594 of 808	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	633 of 778	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	609 of 792	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	662 of 763	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	170 of 575	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	57 of 617	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	68.0	109 of 598	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.7	219 of 614	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	520 of 749	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	541 of 727	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	447 of 739	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	429 of 718	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+29 vs school

White (2022)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government73%~ state avg

American History61%-12 vs state

Algebra I60%~ state avg

Biology51%-16 vs state

English II42%-21 vs state

Geometry11%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
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	78.8%	27 (8.7%)	227 (73.0%)	43 (13.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	23.7	628^th of 795 public high schools	21.0%		44.8	517^th of 855 public high schools	39.5%	111	73.1	60.9	50.8	41.5	10.8	59.7	$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%)	26.7	615^th of 795 public high schools	22.6%		49.4	475^th of 855 public high schools	44.4%	140	71.2	72.3	60.4	35.4	15.4	49.0	$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
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%)	14.7	675^th of 795 public high schools	15.1%		19.7	671^st of 855 public high schools	21.5%	4	62.0		44.4	38.1	26.1	32.4	$19,759
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%)	8	720^th of 795 public high schools	9.4%		10.6	729^th of 855 public high schools	14.7%	9	55.0	45.9	27.8	36.8	8.1	41.0	$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	13.2%	12 (3.6%)	309 (92.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$12,955
C.A.S.T.L.E High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Prospect Ave E	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	C.A.S.T.L.E High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 583-5210	269	19	14.1	50.6%	78 (29.0%)	149 (55.4%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)								(n/a)							$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	51.1%	23 (4.7%)	436 (89.5%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3.1	765^th of 795 public high schools	3.8%		7.3	772^nd of 855 public high schools	9.7%	7	47.6	29.4	17.2	21.2	11.2	13.6	$19,004
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	99.3%	49 (11.5%)	227 (53.4%)	128 (30.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	24.9	623^rd of 795 public high schools	21.6%		27.5	640^th of 855 public high schools	25.1%	17	82.1	47.3	48.2	39.1	9.0	65.4	$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%)	9	706^th of 795 public high schools	11.2%		13.2	714^th of 855 public high schools	16.5%	8	49.2	42.7	42.9	35.9	18.2	39.7	$14,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts

How many students attend Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts.

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Is Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts a good school?

Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts?

Students at Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts are 73% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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Cleveland Municipal

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