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John Adams College & Career Academy

Public Grades 9-12

794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio high schools

Summary

John Adams College & Career Academy is a public high school located in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 450 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal school district, which is ranked 675 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Adams College & Career Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking. The school's performance on Ohio State Tests is significantly below the state and Cleveland Municipal averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from just 3.5% in Algebra I to 44.8% in American Government. The school's four-year graduation rate has been declining, from 75.3% in 2023-2024 to 55.4% in 2024-2025, which is well below the state and district averages. Additionally, John Adams College & Career Academy has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.5% to 82.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Cleveland area, John Adams College & Career Academy stands out as one of the lowest-performing schools. For example, the nearby Cleveland School of the Arts High School and Cleveland School of Architecture & Design both significantly outperform John Adams on state tests and have much higher graduation rates. The school's performance has been steadily declining over the past few years, with lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates each year, suggesting that the school is facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.

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 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (22% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 56 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg41%

Ohio avg62%

794^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From bottom 4% (2021) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government45%-28 vs state

American History36%-35 vs state

English II22%-38 vs state

Biology22%-44 vs state

Geometry4%-39 vs state

Algebra I4%-56 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th 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%)	5.5	794^th of 855 public high schools	7.1%		3.8	829^th of 864 public high schools	4.1%	35		44.8	35.9					21.9	22.4	4.1	3.5	$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		5 (7.7%)	50 (76.9%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	8.7	753^rd of 855 public high schools	11.9%		6.7	776^th of 864 public high schools	10.2%	23		50.0	38.5					28.6		0.0		$10,584
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	15111 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5200	652	38	17.1		8 (1.2%)	620 (95.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4.4	809^th of 855 public high schools	5.4%		3.3	842^nd of 864 public high schools	2.5%	33		21.3	18.3					28.8	19.5	10.8	9.8	$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%)	2.7	831^st of 855 public high schools	2.8%		4.5	815^th of 864 public high schools	5.7%	16		17.4	23.5					9.2	15.3	7.0	6.8	$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		72 (7.6%)	785 (83.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.3%)	15.1	708^th of 855 public high schools	17.2%		14.8	698^th of 864 public high schools	19.2%	10		50.3	57.8					38.9	38.9	9.6	15.1	$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	40.7%	528 (37.2%)	671 (47.3%)	66 (4.7%)	42 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.6%)	53.2	423^rd of 855 public high schools	50.5%		53.9	416^th of 864 public high schools	51.9%	7		72.8	78.0					70.6	71.3	41.2	49.1	$23,604
Regent High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5806 Broadway Ave	Cleveland	44127	Cuyahoga County	Regent High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 512-0076	284	10	29.8		23 (8.1%)	247 (87.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	2.5	836^th of 855 public high schools	2.2%		4	825^th of 864 public high schools	4.5%	11		34.2	14.3					9.5	6.9	0.0	15.4	$10,663
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	50.8%	203 (81.2%)	15 (6.0%)	14 (5.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	80.7	73^rd of 855 public high schools	91.5%		86.2	29^th of 864 public high schools	96.6%	44		93.2	96.5					93.2	69.8	61.1	94.7	$23,929
T2 Honors Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	18450 S Miles Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	T2 Honors Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	130	10	13.0		1 (0.8%)	127 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	36.5	591^st of 855 public high schools	30.9%		29.4	621^st of 864 public high schools	28.1%	30	57.1	76.9	83.3	30.8	42.9	15.4	21.4	37.9	51.5	31.3	14.8	$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		45 (11.8%)	272 (71.6%)	41 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	57.4	366^th of 855 public high schools	57.2%		39.5	553^rd of 864 public high schools	36.0%	187		80.6	84.6					75.8	63.9	25.0	68.4	$19,136

Frequently Asked Questions about John Adams College & Career Academy

What district is John Adams College & Career Academy in?

Cleveland Municipal

Is John Adams College & Career Academy a good school?

John Adams College & Career Academy ranks in the bottom 7.1% 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.

How many students attend John Adams College & Career Academy?

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

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