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The Cleveland Academy of Leadership

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The Cleveland Academy of Leadership ranks 420 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

The Cleveland Academy of Leadership is an elementary public magnet school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 410. It is part of the Spartanburg 07 school district, which is ranked 35 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Cleveland Academy of Leadership has seen fluctuating statewide rankings, ranging from 298 out of 644 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 624 out of 643 in 2018-2019. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 0 stars in 2018-2019 to 3 stars in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. The school has performed relatively well for its African American students, ranking 46 out of 394 in 2022-2023 and 77 out of 369 in 2023-2024, both with a 4-star rating. However, its performance for disabled students has been poor, ranking 117 out of 151 in 2021-2022 and 183 out of 189 in 2018-2019, both with a 1-star rating. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 30.4% over the past few years.

The Cleveland Academy of Leadership performs better than some nearby schools, such as Mary H. Wright Elementary and Jesse S. Bobo Elementary, which have lower test scores and rankings. However, it lags behind the high-performing Pine Street Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state. The Cleveland Academy of Leadership has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,849 to $19,943 over the past few years, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10 to 12 students per teacher.

521

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,773

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 Franklin Street
Spartanburg, SC 29303

(864) 594-4444

District: Spartanburg 07

Students who attend The Cleveland Academy of Leadership usually attend:

Middle:	Carver Middle
High:	Spartanburg High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.3%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2023 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2023) to 34th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

South Carolina avg56%

420^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Spartanburg 07

35^th of 75Spartanburg 07 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	420 of 640	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	317 of 638	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	298 of 644	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	383 of 625	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	467 of 622	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	624 of 643	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	613 of 624	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	605 of 639	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	606 of 619	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	612 of 638	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.5	619 of 630	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	578 of 599	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	582 of 594	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	581 of 597	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	569 of 589	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	571 of 580	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	568 of 577	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	548 of 566	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.3	549 of 559	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.1	550 of 557	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.8	530 of 550	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.3	536 of 542	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	122 of 381	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	77 of 369	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	46 of 394	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	111 of 393	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	159 of 350	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.8	406 of 421	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	400 of 412	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	117 of 151	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	183 of 189	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	464 of 581	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	277 of 565	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	223 of 580	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	341 of 573	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	390 of 554	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	574 of 588	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	563 of 570	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	300 of 613	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	191 of 599	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	189 of 608	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	260 of 600	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	395 of 580	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.2	588 of 600	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	578 of 588	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	345 of 586	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	281 of 568	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	317 of 582	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	382 of 579	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	452 of 561	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	578 of 590	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	551 of 571	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)68th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-14 vs state

Mathematics46%-6 vs state

Science44%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	151 Franklin Street	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 594-4444	521	40	13.1		41 (7.9%)	340 (65.3%)	85 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	34.4	420^th of 640 public elementary schools	34.4%		49.9	317^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.3%	103	47.6	57.2	42.0				51.2	38.6	46.8				43.6		$18,773	$2,314	$2,523	$4,838	$12,212	$1,724	$13,935
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	201 East Broad Street Suite 11	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 253-1800	306	30	10.2		9 (2.9%)	266 (86.9%)	14 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)								(n/a)
Spartanburg Preparatory School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	385 South Spring Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 621-3882	454	40	11.3		79 (17.4%)	284 (62.6%)	51 (11.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	31 (6.8%)	35.6	412^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.6%		22.7	501^st of 638 public elementary schools	21.5%	89	43.7	57.2	47.1	64.3	52.8	50.0	25.1	40.8	43.2	33.4	16.6	11.1	36.7	50.0	$13,164	$991	$173	$1,164	$8,806	$3,194	$12,000
Mary H. Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	457 South Church Street	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 594-4477	451	38	11.7		9 (2.0%)	332 (73.6%)	75 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	15.3	562^nd of 640 public elementary schools	12.2%		12.1	575^th of 638 public elementary schools	9.9%	13	46.1	48.6	30.4				30.8	31.9	30.3				26.4		$16,051	$2,551	$2,090	$4,642	$10,432	$978	$11,410
Jesse S. Bobo Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Powell Mill Road	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-2085	364	29	12.5		27 (7.4%)	215 (59.1%)	85 (23.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	7.6	621^st of 640 public elementary schools	3.0%		15.6	550^th of 638 public elementary schools	13.8%	71	40.3	28.4	29.3				39.4	18.9	18.7				14.9		$15,903	$1,920	$124	$2,044	$12,127	$1,732	$13,858
Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 John B. White Sr. Bouleva	Spartanburg	29306	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-0506	407	35	11.6		90 (22.1%)	222 (54.5%)	55 (13.5%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	33.8	428^th of 640 public elementary schools	33.1%		48.4	332^nd of 638 public elementary schools	48.0%	96	61.4	60.0	51.4				45.4	40.0	37.5				24.3		$17,903	$2,468	$155	$2,624	$13,415	$1,864	$15,279
Pine St. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 South Pine Street	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4470	631	51	12.3		453 (71.8%)	85 (13.5%)	47 (7.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.9%)	87	67^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.5%		91.9	38^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.0%	29	82.2	82.1	80.9				64.3	70.8	68.6				73.0		$15,117	$705	$927	$1,632	$12,211	$1,273	$13,484
Arcadia Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Spring Street	Spartanburg	29301	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 576-1371	400	32	12.5		51 (12.8%)	65 (16.3%)	260 (65.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	16.5	556^th of 640 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.6	564^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.6%	8	43.9	20.9	52.1				44.0	16.6	36.6				15.3		$16,621	$1,600	$248	$1,848	$13,107	$1,666	$14,773
Lone Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	7314 Lone Oak Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 503-9088	336	28	12.0		50 (14.9%)	63 (18.8%)	191 (56.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	23.4	502^nd of 640 public elementary schools	21.6%		26.5	469^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.5%	33	55.4	48.6	39.0				46.4	42.8	23.8				27.1		$15,489	$1,528	$144	$1,672	$11,879	$1,938	$13,817
Drayton Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Skylyn Drive	Spartanburg	29307	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 586-7979	810	58	13.9		207 (25.6%)	338 (41.7%)	180 (22.2%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.1%)	36.6	404^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.9%		37.8	396^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.9%	8	59.7	57.3	47.5				65.8	46.8	24.5				33.0		$14,682	$1,045	$1,736	$2,781	$10,662	$1,239	$11,902

Frequently Asked Questions about The Cleveland Academy of Leadership

Is The Cleveland Academy of Leadership a good school?

The Cleveland Academy of Leadership ranks 420^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of The Cleveland Academy of Leadership?

Students at The Cleveland Academy of Leadership are 65% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% White.

How many students attend The Cleveland Academy of Leadership?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended The Cleveland Academy of Leadership.

What schools do graduates of The Cleveland Academy of Leadership attend?

Students who attend The Cleveland Academy of Leadership usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carver Middle
High : Spartanburg High

What district is The Cleveland Academy of Leadership in?

Spartanburg 07

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