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Schools in Cleveland

Cleveland’s public schools

Cleveland Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cleveland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 25% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8
Schools in town
2
650 students on the public path
In brief

Cleveland’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cleveland’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cleveland Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Cleveland Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cleveland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Cleveland ElementaryCleveland Public School DistrictA−
7–12Cleveland SecondaryCleveland Public School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cleveland Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cleveland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 650 students, up 25% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,777MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 51.1% · 284 students tested
Math49%
State average 44.8% · 278 students tested

Cleveland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Cleveland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cleveland—Cleveland Public

Every school in Cleveland

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Clevelandby address
Cleveland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
390 students15:1Rate it →
Cleveland Secondary
High · Grades 7–12
C+
260 students16:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Cleveland Credit Recovery).

Questions about Cleveland’s schools

Are Cleveland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cleveland. Cleveland Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cleveland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cleveland in?

Cleveland Public School District.

Where do Cleveland kids go to high school?

Cleveland Secondary.

Parents talk

What Cleveland families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.