Village Preparatory School Cliffs

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Cleveland, Ohio

Village Preparatory School Cliffs in Cleveland, Ohio enrolled 674 students in 2024-25 with 31.3 full-time teachers, 21.6 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

660 students in 2022-23, 624 students in 2023-24, 674 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.4 to 31.3.

Students enrolled at Village Preparatory School Cliffs by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236602023-246242024-25674
Students enrolled at Village Preparatory School Cliffs by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236602023-246242024-25674
Students enrolled at Village Preparatory School Cliffs by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236602023-246242024-25674
Students enrolled at Village Preparatory School Cliffs by school year2022-23: 660, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236602023-246242024-25674
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366033.419.8
2023-2462434.118.3
2024-2567431.321.6

21.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools

Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 21.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 21.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 21.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 21.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 420 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Village Preparatory School Cliffs enrolled 839 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 105 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 420 of the 839 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions105
  • Chronically absent52.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.8% of students were Black, 3.3% of two or more races, 2.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Black90.8%
  2. Two or more races3.3%
  3. Asian2.8%
  4. Hispanic1.9%
  5. White1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Village Preparatory School Cliffs scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%35‑39%59%
Math, 2022-2334%25‑29% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Cleveland

94 public elementary schools in Cleveland report 2024-25 enrollment; Village Preparatory School Cliffs is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Campus International School69015.3not reported
Village Preparatory School Cliffs67421.6not reported
Warrensville Heights Elementary School67315.1not reported
Citizens Academy Southeast66722.9not reported
Village Preparatory School Woodland Hills62019.9not reported
Millridge Elementary School60418.922.5%
Joseph M Gallagher School59114.8not reported
Garfield Elementary School53623.3not reported

All public schools in Cleveland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Village Preparatory School Cliffs

  1. East Preparatory AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 212 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. University of Cleveland Preparatory SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 138 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Village Preparatory School Cliffs with East Preparatory AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Village Preparatory School Cliffs spends per student$16,308 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,308
  5. The largest public schools in OhioVillage Preparatory School Cliffs is the number 167 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#167 of 1,715
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher21.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.21.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Village Preparatory School Cliffs

  1. How many students attend Village Preparatory School Cliffs?
    674 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 660 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cleveland, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Village Preparatory School Cliffs?
    21.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Village Preparatory School Cliffs a Title I school?
    Village Preparatory School Cliffs ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Village Preparatory School Cliffs do on state tests?
    The students tested at Village Preparatory School Cliffs scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Village Preparatory School Cliffs in?
    Village Preparatory School Cliffs, NCES district ID 3901368. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390136805528 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22