The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Science. The lowest is 27% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Green Inspiration Academy
Green Inspiration Academy is a small, tuition-free public charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in the Cleveland area. The school serves almost entirely Black students, with a total enrollment of roughly a hundred and forty students spread across nine grades. The school website indicates it is located in the Warrensville Heights area, though the registered address shows a business park location.
The school has earned consecutive Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Momentum Awards, in 2023 and again for the 2023-2024 school year. These awards recognize schools that raise their Performance Index by at least three points year-over-year and achieve a Value-Added progress rating of four or more stars. For a small charter, this recognition signals measurable academic momentum over a sustained period.
State test results from the most recent year show proficiency rates below the midpoint for Cuyahoga County districts overall. In English language arts, roughly a third of students in grades three through eight scored at proficient or advanced levels. Math proficiency came in somewhat higher, at roughly four in ten students. Science showed proficiency at about half of tested students, though the number of students tested was smaller. The school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile among the county's districts.
The data raises a pattern worth noting. The school received back-to-back Momentum Awards, which are tied to year-over-year improvement and student growth measures, yet the raw proficiency numbers remain substantially below county averages. This suggests the school may be making progress relative to its own baseline or its students' starting points, but current achievement levels are still low in absolute terms. A parent may want to ask the school directly how the Momentum Award criteria map to classroom outcomes, what the school's baseline was, and what its near-term goals for proficiency are.
Free-or-reduced-price lunch rates, staff composition, special education identification rates, and English learner data are not available in the school's reported figures. The school is structured as its own district, so no district-level data exists separately. Housing in the 44128 ZIP code where the school is located runs below state median values, with modest year-over-year appreciation. Rental costs in the area are also below the state benchmark.
The school's location in the greater Cleveland area places families within reach of the city's healthcare, education, and cultural anchors, though the specific neighborhood context of the business park address differs from the residential neighborhoods where most Cleveland K-8 students live. Enrollment is small and stable, which can mean closer attention to individual students but also fewer course and program options typical of larger schools. The school's track record of sustained improvement, combined with its current proficiency levels and missing data on demographic breakdowns, suggests a family should seek direct conversation with the school about its curriculum, instructional model, and what the Momentum recognition means in terms of where students are academically now and where the school expects them to be.
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