The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in Science. The lowest is 21% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy
Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through seventh grade on Cleveland's East Side. The school operates independently as its own charter district, and as part of the broader Constellation Schools network managed by ACCEL Schools, it recently expanded to include eighth grade, so families can now keep their child at the same school through the middle-grade transition rather than transferring elsewhere after seventh grade.
The student body numbers around a hundred and thirty students overall, with roughly equal distribution across the grade span and a composition that is predominantly Black, with smaller shares of Hispanic, white, and multiracial students. Data on family economic circumstances, such as free-or-reduced-price lunch participation, was not available, though the school sits in the southeastern zip code of Cleveland where median home values are notably below the state and national benchmarks.
State testing results for grades three through eight show mixed performance. In English language arts across the grade band, a little under half of tested students met proficiency. In mathematics, proficiency is weak, with roughly one in five students at proficiency. Science results show proficiency rates close to ELA. These numbers place the school well below the midpoint when measured against other schools in Cuyahoga County—the school ranks in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades among county peers. A parent may want to look into the school's approach to math instruction and whether the school has identified the gaps underlying these results.
The school draws its identity from an arts focus. While the data available did not detail the breadth of arts instruction or how the school integrates arts across the curriculum, the school's website and the district brief both reference the arts as central to its identity, with extracurricular offerings including piano club, art club, and performing arts. The school has also adopted the AMP/edu learning platform across the network to standardize curriculum and instructional resources, which is one signal of systematic instructional work, though that platform adoption is recent.
Cleveland itself is a large mixed-use city on Lake Erie with deep manufacturing heritage that has shifted toward healthcare, education and cultural sectors. The neighborhoods range from dense, walkable urban districts like Ohio City and Tremont to quieter residential areas like Old Brooklyn and West Park. The East Side, where the school is located, includes neighborhoods like Glenville and Corlett. After decades of population loss, the city has seen small recent growth, concentrated in downtown, University Circle and near-downtown neighborhoods, though exurban counties still capture most new development. Housing values in the school's zip code remain well below regional benchmarks, and rental costs are rising modestly.
The school sits within a county that includes multiple large school districts as well as many charter options. Among schools reporting results to the state, this school's proficiency ranking is notably lower than the typical county peer. A parent considering this school should weigh the arts identity and the convenience of a K-8 continuous setting against the academic gaps visible in state testing, and should ask the school directly how it intends to improve math proficiency and how the arts integration supports core academic learning.
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