Bella Academy of Excellence, Cleveland OH

Original Research by School Decision on Bella Academy of Excellence

Bella Academy of Excellence is a charter school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in Cleveland, with a small enrollment spread fairly evenly across its grade band. The school's student body is predominantly Black, with very small numbers of other racial and ethnic groups represented.

Test results show academic performance well below the midpoint for schools across Cuyahoga County. In math, the most recent state assessment showed proficiency in the lower range, while English language arts proficiency was notably lower still. Science results, based on a smaller tested cohort, were particularly weak. These patterns place the school in the bottom quartile of county districts on overall proficiency. The school reports full participation rates, indicating students took the assessments.

Free-or-reduced-price lunch data and special education enrollment figures are not available in the school's public reporting, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the socioeconomic composition of the student body and the services available for students with disabilities or English learners.

The school occupies a neighborhood in southeast Cleveland where home values sit notably below the state average and have appreciated modestly year-over-year. Rents in the area have risen more sharply. The broader Cleveland economy has posted modest population gains in recent years after decades of decline, with growth concentrated in the urban core around Downtown and University Circle; most new residential development in the wider region is occurring in more distant counties.

No information was publicly available about the school's curriculum, instructional approaches, staff composition, student discipline practices, attendance rates, or recent strategic changes. A parent considering this school would benefit from visiting, speaking with current families, and asking the school staff directly about academic support structures, how they address the performance gaps shown in testing data, and what resources or partnerships they draw on to serve their student population.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-844%

School 44% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-830%

School 30% · district not reported

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grades 3-86%

School 6% · district not reported

▼ 60 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 442%

School 42% · district not reported

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.