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John Adams College & Career Academy

Public Grades 9-12

776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio high schools

Summary

John Adams College & Career Academy is a grade 9–12 high school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 437 students as part of Cleveland Municipal. The school ranks in the bottom tier of Ohio high schools — 776th of 795 (2nd percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–2026 — and has placed between the 2nd and 7th percentile every year since 2020–2021, always with 0 stars. Its district also ranks low statewide (689th of 773, 11th percentile), so John Adams performs below an already low-ranked district.

Test scores are low in every subject. On 2025–2026 End-of-Course exams, John Adams College & Career Academy trailed both the district and the state across the board. Geometry is the most severe: only 4.2% of students were proficient, compared with 17.4% in the district and 43.3% statewide. English II (17.1%) and Biology (19.4%) are also far below state rates, while American Government (35.2%) and American History (39.1%) are comparatively the least weak. One bright spot: Algebra I proficiency rose from 3.5% in 2024–2025 to 24.0% in 2025–2026 — still below district and state, but the clearest improvement in the data.

Attendance and graduation are the most urgent issues. In 2025–2026, 86.0% of students were chronically absent versus 54.3% district-wide, and the graduation rate was 62.9% versus 79.6% for the district; John Adams has trailed the district on graduation every year by roughly 11 to 21 points. Nearby schools vary widely. Within Cleveland Municipal, Cleveland School of Science & Medicine (96.3% graduation, 37.9% chronic absenteeism) and Cleveland School Of The Arts High School show much stronger outcomes, though they may serve different student populations. John F Kennedy High School scores lower on most tests but graduates more students (78.3%), while North Shore High School and Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy have lower graduation and higher absenteeism. Class sizes (15 students per teacher) and mid-range per-student spending do not suggest unusual under-resourcing.

437

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,544

Per pupil spending ?

3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Cleveland, OH 44105-2846

(216) 838-4050

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.6%

White:

2.7%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2021 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (23% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Biology scores 48 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg40%

Ohio avg63%

776^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	2.3	776 of 795	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	794 of 855	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	829 of 864	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	802 of 867	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	819 of 836	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	787 of 819	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	276 of 296	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	267 of 328	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	282 of 318	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	269 of 323	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	294 of 306	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	254 of 284	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	292 of 303	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	494 of 606	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	584 of 596	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	738 of 763	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	745 of 809	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	769 of 798	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	789 of 813	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.2	778 of 794	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	770 of 775	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	772 of 781	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	747 of 761	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	748 of 815	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	782 of 822	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	754 of 805	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	757 of 773	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	732 of 763	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	765 of 779	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	757 of 765	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	758 of 817	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	795 of 816	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	767 of 819	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	798 of 808	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	710 of 778	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	792 of 792	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	567 of 575	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	565 of 617	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	581 of 598	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	529 of 614	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History39%-34 vs state

American Government35%-36 vs state

Algebra I24%-38 vs state

Biology19%-48 vs state

English II17%-46 vs state

Geometry4%-39 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
John Adams College & Career Academy	Public	9-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4050	437	29	15.0		12 (2.7%)	409 (93.6%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2.3	776^th of 795 public high schools	2.4%		5.5	794^th of 855 public high schools	7.1%	18		35.2	39.1			19.4	17.1	4.2	24.0	$16,544
Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3845 E 131st St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 259-9009	65	9	7.0	0.0%	5 (7.7%)	50 (76.9%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)										$10,584
John F Kennedy High School	Public	8-12	15111 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5200	652	38	17.1	0.0%	8 (1.2%)	620 (95.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1.6	785^th of 795 public high schools	1.3%		4.4	809^th of 855 public high schools	5.4%	24		27.1	29.4			13.6	6.8	8.3	5.4	$15,795
North Shore High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4744 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	North Shore High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 862-9719	368	9	40.8		71 (19.3%)	276 (75.0%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)										$9,722
Garfield Heights High School	Public	9-12	4900 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 662-2800	942	60	15.7	65.8%	72 (7.6%)	785 (83.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.3%)	10.2	698^th of 795 public high schools	12.2%		15.1	708^th of 855 public high schools	17.2%	10		61.4	55.5			37.0	28.7	9.6	33.2	$18,266
Shaker Hts High School	Public	9-12	15911 Aldersyde Dr	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4200	1,418	102	13.9	47.4%	528 (37.2%)	671 (47.3%)	66 (4.7%)	42 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.6%)	47	451^st of 795 public high schools	43.3%		53.2	423^rd of 855 public high schools	50.5%	28		73.3	77.3			71.6	67.6	46.6	50.0	$23,604
Cuyahoga Hts High School	Public	9-12	4820 E 71st St	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Cuyahoga Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 429-5707	250	25	10.0	30.8%	203 (81.2%)	15 (6.0%)	14 (5.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	80.3	57^th of 795 public high schools	92.8%		80.7	73^rd of 855 public high schools	91.5%	16		94.7	96.1			93.0	74.1	67.3	89.2	$23,929
T2 Honors Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	18450 S Miles Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	T2 Honors Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	130	10	13.0	52.6%	1 (0.8%)	127 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	44.6	480^th of 795 public high schools	39.6%		36.5	591^st of 855 public high schools	30.9%	111	33.3	75.0	66.7	13.3	20.0	80.6	42.3	48.1	71.9	$10,415
Cleveland School Of The Arts High School	Public	9-12	2064 Stearns Rd	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9000	380	23	16.5	66.0%	45 (11.8%)	272 (71.6%)	41 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	57.2	333^rd of 795 public high schools	58.1%		57.4	366^th of 855 public high schools	57.2%	33		90.0	84.6			82.0	63.7	33.0	64.6	$19,136
Cleveland School of Architecture & Design	Public	9-12	2075 Stokes Blvd	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8200	215	13	16.5	0.0%	6 (2.8%)	190 (88.4%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	36.1	551^st of 795 public high schools	30.7%		74.9	125^th of 855 public high schools	85.4%	426		76.9	82.5			75.0	45.5	9.4	30.0	$23,104

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Cleveland Municipal

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John Adams College & Career Academy ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of John Adams College & Career Academy?

Students at John Adams College & Career Academy are 94% African American, 3% White, 3% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended John Adams College & Career Academy.

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