Whitney Young School

17900 Harvard Ave, Cleveland OH, 44128 | Cleveland Municipal School District | 216-838-5500
  • grades 4-12
  • students 190
  • type Other
PROFICIENCY 65% 6% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 212 in Cleveland
  • Ranked #0 of 4735 in Ohio
Proficiency Averages
34%Cleveland
61%Ohio

Whitney Young School is a school servicing grades 4 to 12 and is located in the district of "Cleveland Municipal School District" in Cleveland, OH. There are a total of 190 students and 19 teachers at Whitney Young School, for a student to teacher ratio of 10 to 1.

Whitney Young School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.5%, which is 6% higher than the Ohio average.

Whitney Young School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students190
Teachers19
Student/Teacher ratio10:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment61
Taking some courses43
Taking some courses (not tests)16
Passing some courses4
Passing no courses38

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Whitney Young School, there are a total of 61 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 43 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All52%
3n/a
4n/a
5< 50%
640-59%
760-79%
8>= 50%
High School40-59%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All77%
3n/a
4n/a
5>= 50%
660-79%
7>= 80%
8>= 50%
High School>= 80%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Whitney Young School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictOhioNational
White 0.0% 20.2% 73.7% 51.1%
Black 99.2% 61.1% 15.1% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 1.1% 1.9% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.0% 13.7% 4.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 3.5% 4.4% 3.1%

Cleveland demographics profile

StatisticClevelandOhioNational
Population383,33111,689,100328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,93128891
Median age36.339.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)33%56%55%
Speak English85%93%79%
Speak Spanish9%2%13%

Education level achieved in Cleveland

IndexClevelandOhioNational
Completed 8th grade74.0%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school72.4%85.6%83.0%
Completed some college45.3%55.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree22.6%35.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors16.1%26.7%30.3%
Completed masters5.9%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.9%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Whitney Young School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.