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Cleveland High

Public Grades 9-12
224th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 42% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Cleveland High is a public high school located in Cleveland, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,799 students. The school is part of the Cleveland District, which is ranked 116 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Cleveland High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from 149th to 224th out of Tennessee high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. Compared to nearby schools like Soddy Daisy High School, East Hamilton High School, and Walker Valley High School, Cleveland High generally ranks lower and has a lower rating, indicating it is performing below the state average. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students, Asian and White students, and non-English Language Learners and non-Special Education students performing better than their counterparts.

Cleveland High's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 86.5% to 94.1% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.5% and 8.1%, which is higher than the state's average. Additionally, Cleveland High has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 30.6% in recent years, significantly above the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by TNReady/EOC assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in Algebra I, Algebra II, and US History.

1,755
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,976
Per pupil spending ?
48.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 850 Raider DR
       Cleveland, TN  37312

(423) 478-1113

District: Cleveland


Feeder schools for Cleveland High:

Elementary:    Arnold Memorial Elementary
    Blythe-Bower Elementary
    D.P. Yates Primary
    E.L. Ross Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Cleveland Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.6%
Hispanic:
32.0%
African American:
10.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Tennessee)
!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2022) to 42nd (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school33%
District avg34%
Tennessee avg40%
224th of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
116th of 139Cleveland among Tennessee districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202539.7224 of 38942.4%★★☆☆☆
202450.8167 of 39257.4%★★★☆☆
202348.2166 of 38456.8%★★★☆☆
202250.4149 of 35858.4%★★★☆☆
202137.2216 of 34737.8%★★☆☆☆
201944.7173 of 34249.4%★★☆☆☆
201842.8177 of 34148.1%★★☆☆☆
201732.8189 of 27330.8%★★☆☆☆
201653.6149 of 35157.5%★★★☆☆
201544.4214 of 30028.7%★☆☆☆☆
201453.3132 of 29655.4%★★★☆☆
201356.1135 of 28552.6%★★★☆☆
201250.5166 of 26938.3%★★☆☆☆
201150.2169 of 27338.1%★★☆☆☆
201061.8111 of 26758.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202537.5135 of 23342.1%★★☆☆☆
202443.0116 of 24051.7%★★★☆☆
202341.1117 of 23951.0%★★★☆☆
202238.2123 of 22244.6%★★☆☆☆
202122.7168 of 20819.2%★☆☆☆☆
201942.389 of 18752.4%★★★☆☆
201823.6166 of 19916.6%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202522.141 of 4916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202438.934 of 4727.7%★★☆☆☆
202239.735 of 4725.5%★★☆☆☆
202129.739 of 4818.8%★☆☆☆☆
201868.217 of 4763.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202520.049 of 502.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.921 of 2927.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202541.2205 of 36543.8%★★☆☆☆
202447.0181 of 36550.4%★★★☆☆
202351.0160 of 36656.3%★★★☆☆
202244.3183 of 35047.7%★★☆☆☆
202135.5216 of 34036.5%★★☆☆☆
201937.8213 of 33736.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202530.1158 of 21325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202433.8152 of 20927.3%★☆☆☆☆
202337.6121 of 20240.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.0143 of 18924.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.6153 of 18015.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.9124 of 15319.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.1118 of 15925.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202533.5224 of 32430.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.9197 of 33741.5%★★☆☆☆
202344.3162 of 33050.9%★★★☆☆
202240.7177 of 32245.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.8248 of 31721.8%★☆☆☆☆
201942.4158 of 30247.7%★★☆☆☆
201832.3225 of 30826.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.2232 of 36837.0%★★☆☆☆
202451.0153 of 36658.2%★★★☆☆
202347.5158 of 35956.0%★★★☆☆
202251.6127 of 34963.6%★★★☆☆
202135.9217 of 33234.6%★★☆☆☆
201951.3125 of 32962.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.5158 of 19820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7115 of 18337.2%★★☆☆☆
202326.4127 of 15417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.2106 of 15129.8%★★☆☆☆
202123.4111 of 12511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.293 of 15941.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202545.8164 of 32349.2%★★☆☆☆
202460.894 of 32671.2%★★★★☆
202353.3123 of 32562.2%★★★☆☆
202258.889 of 31271.5%★★★★☆
202148.4127 of 30658.5%★★★☆☆
201951.1113 of 30162.5%★★★☆☆
201848.9126 of 30759.0%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)44th percentile~ school
African American (2025)42nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2025)20th percentile-22 vs school
Asian (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-40 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English II54%~ state avg
Biology I42%-4 vs state
Geometry36%~ state avg
English I36%-3 vs state
Algebra II26%-9 vs state
US History24%-15 vs state
Algebra I9%-21 vs state

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Students at Cleveland High are 48% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Cleveland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arnold Memorial Elementary
Elementary : Blythe-Bower Elementary
Elementary : D.P. Yates Primary
Elementary : E.L. Ross Elementary
Elementary : G.R. Stuart Elementary
Elementary : Mayfield Elementary
Middle : Cleveland Middle

Cleveland High ranks 224th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,755 students attended Cleveland High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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