Cleveland College Preparatory School, Cleveland OH

Original Research by School Decision on Cleveland College Preparatory School

Cleveland College Preparatory School is a charter school serving grades K through 8 in the Fleet Avenue corridor of Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood. The school is small, with an enrollment distributed across nine grades, and the student body is predominantly Black, with smaller shares of Hispanic and white students.

State testing results show real academic strain. In math across grades 3-8, fewer than one in ten students met state proficiency standards. In English language arts across the same grades, about one in three students were proficient. Science proficiency was even lower. An older social studies result from 2016 showed stronger performance in grade 4 but more mixed results in grade 6, though this data is not recent enough to reflect current school conditions. Overall proficiency on state tests places this school well below the midpoint among districts in Cuyahoga County. A parent looking at this school should understand that these are low proficiency rates and ask the school directly what instructional changes, staffing moves, or curriculum shifts are underway to address them.

The school's name signals a college-prep mission. Starting in Fall 2024, the school began offering wraparound support through a partnership with Serenity Health & Wellness Corporation, providing free afterschool academic tutoring, wellness support, and life coaching to select students. This is a concrete addition that addresses barriers beyond the classroom, though parents may want to clarify which students are eligible and what outcomes the school is tracking from the program.

Housing in the 44105 zip code where the school sits is modestly valued, below state and national benchmarks. Rents are rising but remain accessible compared to downtown or University Circle neighborhoods. Cleveland itself is experiencing slow population growth concentrated in the urban core, though the broader county has declined. The Slavic Village area where Fleet Avenue sits has a quieter, residential character compared to the walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods of Ohio City or Tremont a few miles west.

This is a school for families seeking a K-8 charter option with a college-preparatory framing and new wraparound services, in a neighborhood with stable, affordable housing. The low state test scores reflect significant academic challenges that parents should discuss directly with school leadership before enrolling.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grades 3-89%

School 9% · district not reported

▼ 52 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-833%

School 33% · district not reported

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Science

Grades 3-813%

School 13% · district not reported

▼ 53 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 482%

School 82% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 652%

School 52% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 20 pts above 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.