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Superior School for the Performing Arts

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Superior School for the Performing Arts ranks 1140 th of 1558 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-7

1140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Superior School for the Performing Arts is an elementary school located in East Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 69 students. 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.

Academically, Superior School for the Performing Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools over the past three school years. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are generally higher than the district, they are still lower than the state average. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are mostly on par with or slightly higher than the district but significantly lower than the state average. The school's Science proficiency rates are higher than the district but lower than the state average. Compared to other nearby schools in the East Cleveland City School District, Superior School for the Performing Arts generally performs on par or slightly better in academic proficiency, but all schools in the district struggle with low performance.

The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 33.9% to 63.5% over the past three school years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which likely contributes to the challenges it faces in academic performance. While the school's focus on the performing arts could provide a foundation for future improvement, addressing the systemic issues within the East Cleveland City School District will be crucial to improving educational outcomes for students at Superior School for the Performing Arts.

118

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,363

Per pupil spending ?

1865 Garfield Rd
East Cleveland, OH 44112-4513

(216) 268-6600

District: East Cleveland City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.1%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg26%

Ohio avg60%

1,140^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the East Cleveland City School District

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	28.1	1140 of 1558	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1211 of 1577	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1173 of 1596	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	216 of 615	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	232 of 603	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	252 of 610	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1214 of 1452	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1167 of 1466	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1156 of 1483	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1024 of 1473	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1066 of 1484	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1025 of 1447	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-15 vs state

Science41%-23 vs state

Mathematics29%-29 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)						Ohio State Tests Biology (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 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	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Superior School for the Performing Arts	Public	3-7	1865 Garfield Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 268-6600	118	10	11.8		0 (0.0%)	111 (94.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)	40.7		42.3	18.2	18.5	38.9	28.6		40.7	54.5	66.7	44.4	27.3					$23,363
W.H. Kirk Middle School	Public	6-8	14410 Terrace Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 268-6610	194	15	12.9		0 (0.0%)	186 (95.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	7.8	961^st of 1036 public middle schools	7.2%		4.9	1018^th of 1046 public middle schools	2.7%	57		23.5				2.4	8.3	9.3				7.1	21.3	27.6				$25,271
Roxboro Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Roxboro Rd	Cleveland Heights	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-7440	550	46	12.0		125 (22.7%)	353 (64.2%)	25 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	36.3	679^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.5%		32.2	711^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.0%	32		49.1				41.3	33.3	8.9				58.7	50.3	40.9		69.4	75.0	$20,867
Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	3665 Monticello Blvd	Cleveland Heights	44121	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6520	541	45	12.1		32 (5.9%)	443 (81.9%)	44 (8.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	25.6	766^th of 1036 public middle schools	26.1%		19.3	817^th of 1046 public middle schools	21.9%	51		48.5				27.7	25.5	31.1				30.4	38.2	37.4		50.0	91.2	$22,051
Greenview School	Public	4-7	1825 S Green Rd	South Euclid	44121	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 691-2245	640	42	15.1		59 (9.2%)	503 (78.6%)	20 (3.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.3%)								(n/a)	52.7			65.8	49.5	31.8		100.0		70.4	61.5	36.2						$16,729
Memorial Junior High School	Public	7-8	1250 Professor Rd	Cleveland	44124	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 691-2140	463	30	15.2		35 (7.6%)	380 (82.1%)	16 (3.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	28.5	742^nd of 1036 public middle schools	28.4%		32.6	707^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.4%	35		40.6					23.4	32.2					49.1	39.7			100.0	$17,156
Ginn-Thompson School for Girls	Public, Charter	6-10	1740 E 32nd St	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Ginn-Thompson School for Girls	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(216) 353-2248	42	5	8.4		1 (2.4%)	40 (95.2%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$16,764
Shaker Hts Middle School	Public	6-8	20600 Shaker Blvd	Shaker Heights	44122	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4100	939	57	16.4	45.2%	311 (33.1%)	485 (51.7%)	35 (3.7%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.5%)	60.7	447^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	467^th of 1046 public middle schools	55.4%	20		62.6				43.3	59.6					64.2	66.0	54.2		95.5	58.1	$22,593
Beachwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2860 Richmond Rd	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 831-0355	327	24	13.5	22.3%	132 (40.4%)	90 (27.5%)	18 (5.5%)	65 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	90.5	45^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.7%		89.9	58^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.5%	13		87.9				76.8	83.2	83.3				88.7	84.9	80.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,449
Richmond Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0094	137	5	26.8	73.7%	3 (2.2%)	124 (90.5%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	13.4	875^th of 1036 public middle schools	15.5%		17.6	838^th of 1046 public middle schools	19.9%	37		29.0					20.7	10.6					36.2	22.0			59.1	$16,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Superior School for the Performing Arts

What district is Superior School for the Performing Arts in?

East Cleveland City School District

How many students attend Superior School for the Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Superior School for the Performing Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Superior School for the Performing Arts?

Students at Superior School for the Performing Arts are 94% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Superior School for the Performing Arts a good school?

Superior School for the Performing Arts ranks 1140^th of 1558 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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