Original Research by School Decision on Horizon Science Acad Cleveland
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland is a high school serving grades nine through twelve. The school operates as a single-entity district in Cuyahoga County. Its enrollment is small, with proportionally more ninth and tenth graders than eleventh and twelfth graders, a pattern typical of schools experiencing attrition in upper grades.
The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller populations of Hispanic, white, and multiracial students and a single Asian student. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner status were not available. State assessment proficiency data and graduation rate data were not provided, so the school's academic performance against state benchmarks cannot be characterized here. This absence of testing and graduation data is notable, and a parent may want to contact the school directly to understand what academic outcome measures are tracked and how the school measures student progress toward completion and college or career readiness.
Among Cuyahoga County's districts, the school sits above the midpoint in chronic absenteeism rate, suggesting attendance is a challenge. In per-pupil spending, the school falls in the middle-to-upper range of the county's districts, indicating moderate investment relative to its peers.
Beyond enrollment numbers, limited additional information about the school's program offerings, staffing, facilities, or recent operational changes was available through public sources. The school's web presence or any detailed prospectus that might clarify its curriculum approach, career pathways, extracurricular offerings, or specific supports for high school students was not captured in this data.
For a parent evaluating this school, the key gaps are the absence of state test results and graduation rates, which are standard measures of high school academic performance. A conversation with the school administration about how they track student learning, what diploma pathways they offer, and their track record of students completing and moving into college, apprenticeship, or employment would be essential. The above-median chronic absenteeism also merits discussion: understanding what drives this pattern and what attendance supports the school provides could shape a family's decision.
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