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Shaw High School

Q: Is Shaw High School a good school?

Shaw High School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Shaw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Shaw High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Shaw High School?

Students at Shaw High School are 96% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Shaw High School?

Shaw High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Caledonia Elementary School Elementary : Mayfair Elementary School Middle : W.H. Kirk Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 15% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Shaw High School is a public high school located in East Cleveland, Ohio, serving 441 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the East Cleveland City School District, which is ranked 702 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Shaw High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools, with its ranking ranging from 714 to 763 out of around 800-850 high schools.

Shaw High School's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Algebra I, Geometry, and English II was around 19%, 7%, and 32% respectively, compared to the state averages of 59%, 43%, and 60%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been declining, from 85.2% in 2023-2024 to 78.2% in 2024-2025, which is well below the state average. Additionally, Shaw High School has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 53.2% to 68.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Brush High School, Cleveland School of the Arts, and Cleveland Early College High, generally outperform Shaw High School across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that the challenges faced by Shaw High School may not be shared by all schools in the region, and there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed by these successful nearby schools.

420

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,069

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15320 Euclid Ave
East Cleveland, OH 44112-2806

(216) 268-6500

District: East Cleveland City School District

Feeder schools for Shaw High School:

Elementary:	Caledonia Elementary School
	Mayfair Elementary School
Middle:	W.H. Kirk Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (32% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 40 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Ohio avg62%

724^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

702^nd of 828East Cleveland City School District 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	11.6	724 of 855	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	689 of 864	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	746 of 867	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	758 of 836	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	714 of 819	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	763 of 836	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	717 of 800	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	722 of 773	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	746 of 784	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	741 of 778	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	725 of 769	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	709 of 767	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	724 of 832	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	757 of 818	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	762 of 819	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	723 of 791	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	705 of 767	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	729 of 756	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	673 of 696	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.9	671 of 689	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	664 of 681	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	212 of 328	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	187 of 318	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	217 of 323	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	243 of 306	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	176 of 284	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	231 of 303	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	239 of 279	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	14.0	569 of 606	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	468 of 596	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	509 of 628	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	549 of 550	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	708 of 809	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	666 of 798	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	728 of 813	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	706 of 794	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	674 of 775	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	734 of 781	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	731 of 751	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	0.2	272 of 272	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.0	538 of 538	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	690 of 815	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	657 of 822	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	689 of 805	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	692 of 773	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	651 of 763	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	698 of 779	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	715 of 758	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	723 of 817	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	691 of 816	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	705 of 819	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	758 of 808	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	748 of 778	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	742 of 792	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	739 of 763	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	576 of 617	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	506 of 598	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	535 of 614	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government56%-16 vs state

American History47%-24 vs state

English II32%-29 vs state

Biology30%-36 vs state

Algebra I19%-40 vs state

Geometry7%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 16, 2019

The teachers there have no respect for parents and they don’t care about the kids only their paychecks they should be shut down most importantly they show little to no attention to kids with IEP‘s and disabilities and if you don’t know your rights they will get off on you Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (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 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
Shaw High School	Public	9-12	15320 Euclid Ave	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 268-6500	420	40	10.5		0 (0.0%)	403 (96.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	11.6	724^th of 855 public high schools	15.3%		15.8	689^th of 864 public high schools	20.3%	35	56.3	47.0	29.5	31.9	7.0	19.1	$27,069
Collinwood High School	Public	9-12	15210 Saint Clair Ave	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0500	228	13	17.5		6 (2.6%)	210 (92.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	6.6	781^st of 855 public high schools	8.7%		6.7	777^th of 864 public high schools	10.1%	4	54.8	29.7	9.5	26.7	0.0	2.5	$20,737
Glenville High School	Public	9-12	650 E 113th St	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2000	339	26	13.0		4 (1.2%)	319 (94.1%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	8.8	751^st of 855 public high schools	12.2%		4.1	820^th of 864 public high schools	5.1%	69	55.9	14.3	10.4	16.0	2.1	42.9	$18,286
Ginn Academy	Public	9-12	655 E 162nd St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8752	330	15	22.0		0 (0.0%)	322 (97.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	9.2	744^th of 855 public high schools	13.0%		10.1	732^nd of 864 public high schools	15.3%	12	50.0	38.5	15.9	30.1	9.0	32.6	$17,167
Cleveland Heights High School	Public	9-12	13263 Cedar Rd	Cleveland Heights	44118	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 371-7100	1,717	110	15.6		254 (14.8%)	1,281 (74.6%)	76 (4.4%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (5.1%)	31.1	618^th of 855 public high schools	27.7%		26.7	636^th of 864 public high schools	26.4%	18	71.7	62.0	53.2	50.2	25.6	27.9	$16,304
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
Cleveland Early College High	Public	9-12	2075 Stokes Blvd	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8250	262	11	23.8		3 (1.1%)	237 (90.5%)	10 (3.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	79.7	80^th of 855 public high schools	90.6%		69.6	198^th of 864 public high schools	77.1%	118	95.6	94.4	84.1	82.4	52.0	91.5	$18,737
Cleveland School of Science & Medicine	Public	9-12	2075 Stokes Blvd	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8300	384	19	20.2		25 (6.5%)	312 (81.3%)	25 (6.5%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	67.7	223^rd of 855 public high schools	73.9%		72.9	164^th of 864 public high schools	81.0%	59	97.5	91.1	67.6	77.5	34.9	76.8	$17,450
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		6 (2.8%)	190 (88.4%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	74.9	125^th of 855 public high schools	85.4%		64.6	272^nd of 864 public high schools	68.5%	147	93.0	90.4	86.4	70.8	48.4	87.9	$23,104
Brush High School	Public	9-12	4875 Glenlyn Rd	Lyndhurst	44124	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 691-2065	1,030	49	21.1		102 (9.9%)	796 (77.3%)	31 (3.0%)	21 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.6%)	37.2	587^th of 855 public high schools	31.3%		33.5	601^st of 864 public high schools	30.4%	14	70.5	71.5	56.9	57.3	25.8	33.3	$16,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaw High School

What schools feed into Shaw High School?

Shaw High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caledonia Elementary School
Elementary : Mayfair Elementary School
Middle : W.H. Kirk Middle School

What district is Shaw High School in?

East Cleveland City School District

Is Shaw High School a good school?

Shaw High School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shaw High School?

Students at Shaw High School are 96% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Shaw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Shaw High School.

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