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

Innovation Academy West

Federal NCES profile for Innovation Academy West, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 21/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390011903854Charter school
0/100100/10021/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Innovation Academy West earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#28 of 47
elementary schools in Cleveland · Resource Index
21
Resource Index · Lower
16.4:1
students per teacher
131
students enrolled

Innovation Academy West has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Innovation Academy West ranks #28 of 47 elementary schools in Cleveland, OH.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+13 students YoY

Innovation Academy West grew from 114 students in 2022-23 to 127 in 2023-24 (+11.4%).

Teacher FTE added 8.5 → 10.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+13 students YoY 390011903854 · Cleveland, OH Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

131 enr · 16.4:1 · RII 21

Nearest enrollment peer: Imperial Valley Home School Academy (131 students)

Innovation Academy West grew from 114 students in 2022-23 to 127 in 2023-24 (+11.4%). Teacher FTE added 8.5 → 10.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Innovation Academy West compares

Innovation Academy West is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.4:1 ▼ 10% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 131 top 91% - -

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

16.4:1
Leaner classes than 35% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
131
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
16.4:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 41% in Ohio - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
61.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,632
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $15,819
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 38.9%
Hispanic or Latino 30.5%
White 15.3%
Two or More 14.5%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: African American at 38.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 71.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 71.1, Innovation Academy West is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

District finance for Innovation Academy West reports $15,632 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Cleveland

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

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Innovation Academy West

How many students attend Innovation Academy West?

Innovation Academy West has 131 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cleveland, OH. CCD year-over-year: 114 (2022-23) → 127 (2023-24), up 13.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Innovation Academy West?

The student-teacher ratio at Innovation Academy West is 16.4:1, which is 10% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 4% higher 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 Innovation Academy West?

The largest demographic group at Innovation Academy West is African American at 38.9% of enrollment, in Cleveland, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 71.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Innovation Academy West?

Innovation Academy West has a Resource Investment Index of 21/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Innovation Academy West rank among elementary schools in Cleveland?

By Resource Investment Index, Innovation Academy West ranks #28 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.

What other schools are in Innovation Academy West?

None; Innovation Academy West is a single-school charter district, and Innovation Academy West 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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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