The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Social studies. The lowest is 32% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Scranton School
Scranton School serves grades pre-K through eighth in Cleveland's Near West Side along Barber Avenue, placing it within the Cleveland Municipal School District. The school enrollment is small for its grade band, with a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, followed by smaller shares of Black and white students. The demographic makeup is not evenly distributed; racial diversity at Scranton is concentrated within one primary group.
In terms of academic performance on Ohio's State Tests, Scranton's results fall below the proficiency baseline. For students in grades three through eight tested in math, roughly a third met state proficiency. In English language arts, the share drops below that threshold. Science results are stronger, hovering near half. Compared to other districts across Cuyahoga County, Scranton's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint, indicating its academic standing lags county peers. The school participates fully in state testing with high participation rates.
Historical data is sparse and dated. Social studies results from 2016-17 show a high rate for grade four but much lower performance in grade six, though those results are no longer current. The school does not yet have a trend line of recent years; the data shows only the current year, so a parent cannot determine whether proficiency is rising, holding steady, or declining.
Housing in the zip code where Scranton is located trades at mid-range values for the metro area, with modest year-over-year appreciation. Monthly rent is moderate and affordable relative to household incomes in the region. The neighborhood is part of Cleveland's ongoing urban redevelopment, though growth is concentrated in Downtown and specific amenity-rich neighborhoods like Ohio City and Tremont rather than distributed evenly across the city.
The Cleveland Municipal School District is in the midst of significant structural change. In December 2025, the board approved a consolidation plan that will reduce the district from roughly ninety schools to fifty-nine by the 2026-27 school year, closing buildings and merging schools to save operational costs. This plan will reassign a large number of students and alter neighborhood school configurations across the city. A parent may want to confirm Scranton's status and likely configuration under this plan with the school or district directly.
Additionally, in November 2024 voters approved Issue 49, a combined operating levy and bond extension that will increase property taxes for homeowners in the district and raise substantial revenue for operations and facilities over a multiyear period.
The school also operates in the district's new cellphone-free environment and uses PowerSchool, an online grade book that gives parents direct access to their child's grades in real time.
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