Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cleveland, OH

Cleveland College Preparatory School

Federal NCES profile for Cleveland College Preparatory School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390139705615Charter school
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cleveland College Preparatory School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Ohio schools.

#2 of 47
elementary schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
10.2:1
small classes for Ohio
132
students enrolled

Cleveland College Preparatory School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Cleveland College Preparatory School ranks #2 of 47 elementary schools in Cleveland, OH.

Enrollment

132

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.2:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-44% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Cleveland College Preparatory School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.2:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Cleveland College Preparatory School

Cleveland College Preparatory School is a small charter elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, enrolling 132 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.2:1, Cleveland College Preparatory School is leaner than roughly 94% of Ohio schools and 44% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 132 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly African American (80% of enrollment) (diversity index 34/100).

Its district draws 29.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 48 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 132 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Among Cleveland's elementary schools, it stands alongside Campus International School (690 students): Cleveland College Preparatory School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.2:1 vs 15.3:1).

Cleveland College Preparatory School is a single-school charter district, so Cleveland College Preparatory School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 132 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Ohio's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Cleveland College Preparatory School compares

Cleveland College Preparatory School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.2:1 ▼ 44% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 132 top 90% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 44% below state mean
Top 6% in Ohio - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$12,929
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 46 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 36.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 80.3%
Hispanic or Latino 12.1%
Two or More 4.5%
White 3.0%

Largest group: African American at 80.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.8, Cleveland College Preparatory School is about as mixed as the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cleveland College Preparatory School, which includes Cleveland College Preparatory School.

$12,929
Per student
-12%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 8.0%
State 63.0%
Federal 29.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Cleveland

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Cleveland College Preparatory School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Cleveland College Preparatory School

How many students attend Cleveland College Preparatory School?

Cleveland College Preparatory School has 132 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cleveland, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cleveland College Preparatory School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cleveland College Preparatory School is 10.2:1, which is 44% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 35% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cleveland College Preparatory School?

The largest demographic group at Cleveland College Preparatory School is African American at 80.3% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cleveland College Preparatory School?

Cleveland College Preparatory School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Cleveland College Preparatory School rank among elementary schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Cleveland College Preparatory School ranks #2 of 47 elementary schools in Cleveland, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Cleveland on the city page.

Is Cleveland College Preparatory School a good school?

Cleveland College Preparatory School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Cleveland College Preparatory School?

None; Cleveland College Preparatory School is a single-school charter district, and Cleveland College Preparatory School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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