The top reported proficiency rate is 15% in English language arts. The lowest is 2% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Robert H Jamison School
Robert H Jamison School serves pre-K through eighth grade in Cleveland's East Side, in a neighborhood with modest median home values. The school enrolls roughly three-hundred-sixty students, nearly all of whom are Black, with very small populations of Hispanic, white, and multiracial students. About a quarter of the enrollment lives in pre-K through second grade, and the rest are fairly distributed across grades three through eight.
The school's state test results in 2024-25 show proficiency rates well below what would be typical for Ohio schools. In mathematics, roughly a small share of students scored at proficient levels or above; in English language arts, the rate was slightly higher but still low. In science, proficiency was extremely limited. These results place the school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Cuyahoga County on overall proficiency across tested subjects. A parent looking at these numbers should understand that Jamison students are not demonstrating grade-level mastery on the state's assessments at rates the school would want, and may want to ask the school directly about its instructional strategies, recent changes, and what support exists for students who are struggling with foundational skills.
The school is part of Cleveland Municipal School District, which has undergone significant recent changes. In December 2025 the district board approved a sweeping consolidation plan that will reduce the district from eighty-eight to fifty-nine schools by merging and closing buildings by 2026-27. This means roughly a thousand students across the district will be reassigned to different schools, new bus routes will be created, and the footprint of neighborhood schools will shrink considerably. For Jamison families, this raises an open question about whether Jamison itself is targeted for closure or merger—that information was not available in the data, so families should contact the school or district directly to understand the school's status under the consolidation plan.
In November 2024 district voters approved Issue 49, a combined operating levy increase and bond extension that will raise property taxes on homes in the district for approximately two decades. For a homeowner, the annual cost amounts to a modest property tax increase per dollar of assessed home value.
On the positive side, student attendance at state testing was high, indicating the school conducted assessments and students were present. The school's location in Cleveland places it in a city with a downtown core and neighborhood-based civic life, public transit via the Regional Transit Authority, and access to cultural institutions, though housing values in the school's zip code are below state and national benchmarks.
For families considering Jamison, the key questions are whether the school has a plan to improve proficiency outcomes, what happens to the school under the district's consolidation plan, and what interventions or support programs exist for students not yet meeting grade-level standards. The low test results and the district's ongoing restructuring both warrant direct conversation with school leadership before enrollment.
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