Adlai Stevenson School, Cleveland OH

Original Research by School Decision on Adlai Stevenson School

Adlai Stevenson School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Cleveland, located on the East Side. The school houses a small to modest enrollment spanning all elementary and middle grades, with the student body drawn almost entirely from the surrounding neighborhood and characterized by very limited racial or ethnic diversity.

The state assessment data from the most recent school year shows proficiency rates substantially below the county median across tested subjects. In English language arts, about a quarter of students tested scored at proficiency or above. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was significantly lower, in the single digits. Science proficiency was also modest. These results place the school in the bottom quartile among the county's school districts when comparing overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. A parent should look further into what academic support systems and interventions the school has in place to understand how it is working to move these numbers.

The school operates as part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, which is undergoing substantial change. In December 2025, the district board approved a major consolidation plan that by the 2026-27 school year will close 18 buildings and merge 39 schools. Nearly every elementary school in the district will be affected; the plan cuts elementary schools from 61 to 45. Though it was not yet clear from available information whether Stevenson would be closed or merged with another building, this is a material uncertainty any family considering the school should clarify directly with the district. For the 2024-25 school year, the district rolled out a new online grade book through PowerSchool, giving parents direct access to their child's grades in real time, and became cellphone-free for students.

Cleveland is experiencing modest population growth concentrated in the urban core, particularly Downtown and neighborhoods like University Circle, Ohio City and Tremont. The school's neighborhood is in East Side residential Cleveland, away from the highest-growth zones. The housing market in the zip code shows moderate prices and rents relative to state and national benchmarks. In Cuyahoga County overall, the market shows balanced supply and demand with active listings and new inventory in steady flow.

In November 2024, Cleveland voters approved Issue 49, a combined operating levy increase and bond extension that raises the annual property tax obligation for homeowners. On a median-valued home in the area, this translates to a meaningful recurring annual cost for any family buying into the district.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grades 3-814%

School 14% · District 27% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 47 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-826%

School 26% · District 30% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Science

Grades 3-820%

School 20% · District 28% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 423%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 60 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 69%

School 9% · district not reported

▼ 55 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

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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.