The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Social studies. The lowest is 21% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Warner Girls Leadership Academy
Warner Girls Leadership Academy serves prekindergarten through grade eight on Cleveland's southeast side, in a neighborhood with modest housing values and relatively stable market activity. The school enrollment is small, with the student body overwhelmingly African American and female. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates or special education enrollment, which is common for schools that do not receive Title I funding, and no data on English learner enrollment appears in the available records.
The school's academic performance on Ohio's State Tests shows low proficiency across the subjects tested. In the most recent school year, the proficiency rate in English language arts was about a third of students, in math roughly a fifth, and in science about a quarter. When proficiency results are averaged across all tested subjects and grade levels, the school's overall performance falls into the bottom quartile among districts in Cuyahoga County. Student participation in testing is high, above 98 percent in every subject, so these results reflect consistent assessment administration rather than incomplete test-taking. The school does not report social studies proficiency data for recent years; some historical social studies results from the late 2010s showed stronger performance in fourth grade but much weaker results in sixth grade. State testing only covers grades three through eight, so performance in prekindergarten and grades one and two is not captured in these metrics.
The school operates within the Cleveland Municipal School District, which in December 2025 approved a sweeping consolidation plan that will significantly reshape the district by 2026-27. This plan will close buildings and merge schools across the system; around a substantial number of students district-wide will be reassigned to new buildings. Parents considering this school should understand that reassignments and transportation changes may affect their child as the consolidation unfolds. The district also passed a substantial operating levy in November 2024 that raises property taxes for families in the district, and implemented cellphone-free policies and new online grade-book access for all students in the 2024-25 school year.
Housing in the school's zip code area is relatively affordable compared to national benchmarks, with median home values and rental costs well below state and national averages. The local housing market shows modest supply and demand, and residential mobility is moderate.
The school's defining characteristic is its mission as a girls leadership academy serving an elementary and middle school span. This single-gender environment and leadership focus shape the peer group and curriculum in ways that appeal to some families and represent a specific educational pathway. The school is small enough that families may find closer community among staff and students, though the school does not publicly report information about specialized programs, course offerings, clubs or extracurricular activities that would clarify what "leadership academy" means in practice. A parent considering Warner may want to contact the school directly to understand its curriculum emphasis, how leadership development is taught and assessed, and how the school supports students whose proficiency is below grade level in core subjects.
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