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William Rainey Harper

Q: Is William Rainey Harper a good school?

William Rainey Harper ranks 948 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

William Rainey Harper is an elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 419 students in grades PK-8 as part of the Cleveland Municipal school district.

Despite being part of a low-performing school district, William Rainey Harper consistently outperforms the district in state test scores, particularly in science and mathematics. For example, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 51.2% compared to the district's 27%, and its 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 59.6% compared to the district's 35%. The school's performance is especially strong among African American and Hispanic students, who rank significantly higher than their peers in the district and state. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.5% to 56.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, William Rainey Harper stands out in terms of its student performance, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student than the surrounding schools. These factors may contribute to the school's success, but the ongoing challenge of addressing chronic absenteeism suggests that the school and district will need to continue working to improve student outcomes across all grade levels and subjects.

423

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,751

Per pupil spending ?

5515 Ira Ave
Cleveland, OH 44144-3839

(216) 838-0000

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.5%

Hispanic:

34.0%

African American:

24.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2021 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2021

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cleveland Municipal

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 25 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

948^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2021

From bottom 29% (2021) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

761^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 50Elementary 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	46.6	948 of 1558	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1070 of 1577	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1152 of 1596	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1248 of 1588	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1147 of 1610	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	128 of 615	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	216 of 603	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	145 of 610	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	91 of 601	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	136 of 533	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	876 of 1452	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1004 of 1466	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1066 of 1483	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1163 of 1488	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1004 of 1467	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	81 of 259	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	90 of 234	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	701 of 1473	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	924 of 1484	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	968 of 1447	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1075 of 1419	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	908 of 1404	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	956 of 1466	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1064 of 1485	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1151 of 1498	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1306 of 1518	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1279 of 1499	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	772 of 935	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	645 of 900	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	784 of 1175	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1127 of 1190	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1172 of 1215	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1168 of 1242	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1098 of 1249	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	761 of 1036	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	670 of 1046	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	740 of 1048	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	765 of 938	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	617 of 942	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	676 of 943	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	711 of 983	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	556 of 989	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	634 of 974	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	700 of 954	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	700 of 958	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	726 of 777	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	759 of 795	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-10 vs state

Mathematics47%-10 vs state

Science39%-25 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 (2024)	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
William Rainey Harper	Public	PK, KG-8	5515 Ira Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	423	24	17.6		150 (35.5%)	102 (24.1%)	144 (34.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.5%)	46.6	948^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.2%		36.3	1070^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.1%	122	51.2	26.1	59.6	84.1	46.3	31.0	33.3	26.1	66.0	59.1	58.5	40.5	41.9	39.1	$12,751
Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 Pearl Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 741-2991	107	10	10.7		21 (19.6%)	41 (38.3%)	35 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.4%)	32.9	1091^st of 1558 public elementary schools	30.0%		7.3	1464^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.2%	373			60.0	50.0		25.0			60.0	57.1		16.7			$10,065
Thoreau Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	5401 W 54th St	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2352	483	27	17.8	74.0%	295 (61.1%)	36 (7.5%)	102 (21.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	47.6	931^st of 1558 public elementary schools	40.2%		43.8	992^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	37.1%	61			53.0	64.2					46.2	77.6					$12,556
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	4430 State Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 661-7888	360	16	22.2		121 (33.6%)	89 (24.7%)	127 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	5	1501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.7	1408^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.7%	93			24.6	25.9					15.9	27.8					$9,026
Ridge-Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	7915 Manhattan Ave	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2350	341	19	17.9	73.5%	197 (57.8%)	51 (15.0%)	41 (12.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.6%)	54.9	818^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.5%		43.8	991^st of 1577 public elementary schools	37.2%	173			57.7	77.8					47.9	75.9					$13,314
Charles A Mooney School	Public	PK, KG-8	3213 Montclair Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3200	305	23	13.2		94 (30.8%)	111 (36.4%)	79 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	19.9	1264^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.2	1167^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.0%	97	25.0	34.6	41.9	78.9	25.0	26.9	12.9	16.0	34.4	36.8	33.3	15.4	19.4	26.9	$13,672
Brooklyn School	Public	K-7	9200 Biddulph Rd	Brooklyn	44144	Cuyahoga County	Brooklyn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 485-8127	668	38	17.5		275 (41.2%)	68 (10.2%)	192 (28.7%)	83 (12.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.9%)	48	927^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.5%		46.8	961^st of 1577 public elementary schools	39.1%	34	58.4		70.8	55.4	54.5	34.3	43.0		69.2	60.0	59.7	40.0	62.0		$13,080
Global Village Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5720 State Rd	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Global Village Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 767-5956	235	10	22.9	82.9%	229 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	77.1	382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	75.5%		71.8	503^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	68.1%	121	66.7	78.3	95.0	86.4	83.3	71.4	43.5	56.3	80.0	72.7	58.3	78.6	52.2	52.2	$8,678
John Muir Elementary School	Public	K-4	5531 W 24th St	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 885-2424	526	27	19.4	67.6%	289 (54.9%)	51 (9.7%)	92 (17.5%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.9%)	54	828^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.9%		52.8	875^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.5%	47			64.3	73.1					53.4	65.2					$11,881
Denison	Public	PK, KG-8	3799 W 33rd St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3250	255	13	19.6		58 (22.7%)	86 (33.7%)	80 (31.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.2%)	34.2	1076^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.6	1138^th of 1577 public elementary schools	27.8%	62	26.3	84.6	63.3	72.7	42.1	29.4	43.8	26.9	66.7	54.5	36.8	16.7	31.3	30.8	$15,751

Frequently Asked Questions about William Rainey Harper

What schools do graduates of William Rainey Harper attend?

Students who attend William Rainey Harper 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

What is the racial makeup of William Rainey Harper?

Students at William Rainey Harper are 35% White, 34% Hispanic, 24% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is William Rainey Harper in?

Cleveland Municipal

Is William Rainey Harper a good school?

William Rainey Harper ranks 948^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William Rainey Harper?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended William Rainey Harper.

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