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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Cleveland Municipal

This page covers 58 elementary schools in Cleveland Municipal. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Bolton
Grades PK–08199 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($24,137/student)
72
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Marion-Sterling Elementary School
Grades PK–08243 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1) · above-average investment ($24,137/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Daniel E Morgan School
Grades PK–08240 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($24,137/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Joseph M Gallagher School
Grades PK–08598 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($24,137/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Clara E Westropp School
Grades PK–08362 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($24,137/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Mary M Bethune
Grades PK–08256 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($24,137/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Douglas MacArthur
Grades PK–08259 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($24,137/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Luis Munoz Marin School
Grades PK–08410 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($24,137/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Paul L Dunbar Elementary School
Grades PK–08377 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($24,137/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Robert H Jamison School
Grades PK–08375 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($24,137/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$24,137
Above nat'l avg
48 more elementary schools in Cleveland Municipal not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
58
Elementary Schools
95
Total Schools
72
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
District profileCleveland Municipal
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Bolton
Score: 72/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.