Mary M Bethune

Summary:

Mary M Bethune is an elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 256 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal school district, which is ranked 692 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mary M Bethune faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 7.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math, compared to 62.1% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 53.1% to 56.0% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Interestingly, the school's ranking for disabled students is relatively higher, suggesting they may be providing better support for this student population.

Compared to the nearby Citizens Leadership Academy East, a public charter school, Mary M Bethune has a lower student-teacher ratio but significantly worse academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that factors beyond just staffing ratios may be contributing to the school's challenges. Overall, Mary M Bethune's high percentage of African American students and low-income students, as well as its declining performance over time, are concerning trends that warrant further investigation and intervention.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 11815 Moulton Ave
       Cleveland, OH  44106-1432


(216) 838-2250

District: Cleveland Municipal

SchoolDigger Rank:
1505th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  256

Racial breakdown:

African American:
91.8%
White:
3.9%
Hispanic:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Mary M Bethune ranks worse than 95.4% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.39. (See more...)
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Compare Details Mary M Bethune ranks worse than 79% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.66. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Mary M Bethune:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary M Bethune 1505th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Mary M Bethune in the ranking list.)

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African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary M Bethune 826th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Mary M Bethune in the ranking list.)

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Cleveland Municipal:

SchoolDigger ranks Cleveland Municipal 692nd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mary M Bethune

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 50.69 856th 1471 41.8%
2005 15.79 1360th 1501 9.4%
2006 4.20 1442nd 1504 4.1%
2007 3.68 1560th 1609 3.0%
2008 1.91 1551st 1582 2.0%
2009 0.51 1604th 1610 0.4%
2010 1.17 1637th 1662 1.5%
2011 0.74 1674th 1686 0.7%
2012 1.80 1676th 1709 1.9%
2013 1.04 1683rd 1701 1.1%
2014 2.19 1641st 1687 2.7%
2015 9.95 1528th 1684 9.3%
2016 11.27 1487th 1678 11.4%
2017 11.98 1455th 1651 11.9%
2018 12.06 1444th 1636 11.7%
2019 10.73 1493rd 1676 10.9%
2021 10.19 1412th 1610 12.3%
2022 6.53 1488th 1588 6.3%
2023 5.18 1523rd 1596 4.6%
2024 5.39 1505th 1577 4.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.75 1294th 1465 11.7%
2019 14.30 1307th 1465 10.8%
2021 18.38 1117th 1404 20.4%
2022 13.12 1246th 1419 12.2%
2023 8.15 1346th 1447 7.0%
2024 5.26 1428th 1484 3.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.22 1364th 1518 10.1%
2019 9.69 1367th 1502 9.0%
2021 5.38 1386th 1467 5.5%
2022 3.46 1455th 1488 2.2%
2023 3.69 1438th 1483 3.0%
2024 3.10 1437th 1466 2.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.50 378th 1021 63.0%
2019 42.24 532nd 956 44.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.16 1390th 1536 9.5%
2019 10.53 1380th 1535 10.1%
2021 17.08 1179th 1499 21.3%
2022 8.24 1372nd 1518 9.6%
2023 6.76 1394th 1498 6.9%
2024 5.15 1419th 1485 4.4%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.38 382nd 598 36.1%
2019 30.31 441st 605 27.1%
2021 39.36 271st 533 49.2%
2022 26.68 446th 601 25.8%
2023 21.50 496th 610 18.7%
2024 16.34 543rd 603 10.0%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Mary M Bethune

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Rank History for all middle school students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 20.75 604th 692 12.7%
2006 7.53 679th 732 7.2%
2007 3.96 798th 837 4.7%
2008 12.41 748th 835 10.4%
2009 1.69 844th 858 1.6%
2010 2.20 874th 895 2.3%
2011 0.98 915th 925 1.1%
2012 1.97 961st 989 2.8%
2013 1.22 985th 1001 1.6%
2014 7.54 914th 1008 9.3%
2015 16.53 867th 1035 16.2%
2016 18.52 835th 1050 20.5%
2017 24.83 765th 1038 26.3%
2018 23.60 760th 1010 24.8%
2019 26.96 758th 1050 27.8%
2021 20.62 767th 1037 26.0%
2022 13.01 851st 1017 16.3%
2023 19.42 815th 1048 22.2%
2024 18.66 826th 1046 21.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.61 677th 924 26.7%
2019 34.33 675th 945 28.6%
2021 24.68 684th 923 25.9%
2022 20.33 751st 947 20.7%
2023 23.39 749th 974 23.1%
2024 21.01 785th 989 20.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.25 696th 897 22.4%
2019 25.05 709th 917 22.7%
2021 12.18 766th 910 15.8%
2022 5.82 872nd 925 5.7%
2024 7.85 857th 942 9.0%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.43 168th 643 73.9%
2019 70.84 95th 658 85.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.88 784th 916 14.4%
2019 20.99 749th 933 19.7%
2021 19.78 709th 924 23.3%
2022 14.24 781st 946 17.4%
2023 20.93 752nd 963 21.9%
2024 21.36 740th 958 22.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Mary M Bethune

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.42 161st 384 58.1%
2019 55.59 159th 405 60.7%
2021 47.89 156th 385 59.5%
2022 36.60 228th 413 44.8%
2023 40.32 226th 436 48.2%
2024 37.71 239th 429 44.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mary M Bethune

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 83 301 1 9 2 n/a n/a 0 396
1989 85 321 0 6 4 n/a n/a 0 416
1990 77 394 1 9 5 n/a n/a 0 486
1991 53 402 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 464
1992 57 350 1 6 5 n/a n/a 0 419
1993 53 353 2 6 4 n/a n/a 0 418
1994 66 328 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 403
1995 32 438 0 5 2 n/a n/a 0 477
1996 32 438 0 5 2 n/a n/a 0 477
1997 14 433 1 3 4 n/a n/a 0 455
1998 7 480 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 490
1999 2 453 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 458
2000 1 450 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 452
2001 1 440 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 443
2002 4 300 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 305
2003 4 300 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 305
2004 4 324 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 329
2005 2 321 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 324
2006 3 456 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 461
2007 1 442 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 444
2008 1 376 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 378
2009 2 325 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 327
2010 2 362 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 364
2011 3 354 0 6 0 0 3 0 366
2012 2 346 0 8 0 0 3 0 359
2013 2 333 0 9 0 0 3 0 347
2014 2 317 0 9 0 0 2 0 330
2015 4 293 0 6 0 0 4 0 307
2016 3 266 0 6 0 0 3 0 278
2017 2 286 0 6 0 0 2 0 296
2018 3 293 0 8 0 0 4 0 308
2019 6 269 0 5 0 0 3 0 283
2020 13 279 0 4 0 0 3 0 299
2021 8 244 0 3 0 0 1 0 256
2022 7 242 0 2 0 0 2 0 253
2023 10 235 0 6 0 0 5 0 256

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mary M Bethune

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 396 21.0 18.8 0
1989 416 20.0 20.8 n/a
1990 486 23.0 21.1 n/a
1991 464 23.0 20.1 n/a
1992 419 24.0 17.4 93.6
1993 418 24.0 17.4 91.6
1994 403 31.7 12.7 85.1
1995 477 29.2 16.3 0
1996 477 29.2 16.3 0
1997 455 27.1 16.8 82
1998 490 30.9 15.9 88
1999 458 33.5 13.7 95
2000 452 32.0 14.1 90.9
2001 443 27.0 16.4 90.7
2002 305 22.0 13.9 89.5
2003 305 22.0 13.9 89.5
2004 329 23.0 14.3 99.1
2005 324 19.9 16.3 99.1
2006 461 26.5 17.4 89.2
2007 444 49.0 9.1 83.3
2008 378 27.0 14.0 n/a
2009 327 27.0 12.1 60.6
2010 364 27.0 13.4 54.4
2011 366 33.0 11.0 86.6
2012 359 36.0 9.9 88.3
2013 347 26.0 13.3 0
2014 330 24.0 13.7 99.1
2015 307 n/a n/a 100
2016 278 25.0 11.1 100
2017 296 28.0 10.5 n/a
2018 308 19.0 16.2 n/a
2019 283 21.0 13.4 n/a
2020 299 24.0 12.4 n/a
2021 256 22.0 11.6 n/a
2022 253 23.0 11.0 n/a
2023 256 18.0 14.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mary M Bethune

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 396 21.0 18.8 0
1989 416 20.0 20.8 n/a
1990 486 23.0 21.1 n/a
1991 464 23.0 20.1 n/a
1992 419 24.0 17.4 93.6
1993 418 24.0 17.4 91.6
1994 403 31.7 12.7 85.1
1995 477 29.2 16.3 0
1996 477 29.2 16.3 0
1997 455 27.1 16.8 82
1998 490 30.9 15.9 88
1999 458 33.5 13.7 95
2000 452 32.0 14.1 90.9
2001 443 27.0 16.4 90.7
2002 305 22.0 13.9 89.5
2003 305 22.0 13.9 89.5
2004 329 23.0 14.3 99.1
2005 324 19.9 16.3 99.1
2006 461 26.5 17.4 89.2
2007 444 49.0 9.1 83.3
2008 378 27.0 14.0 n/a
2009 327 27.0 12.1 60.6
2010 364 27.0 13.4 54.4
2011 366 33.0 11.0 86.6
2012 359 36.0 9.9 88.3
2013 347 26.0 13.3 0
2014 330 24.0 13.7 99.1
2015 307 n/a n/a 100
2016 278 25.0 11.1 100
2017 296 28.0 10.5 n/a
2018 308 19.0 16.2 n/a
2019 283 21.0 13.4 n/a
2020 299 24.0 12.4 n/a
2021 256 22.0 11.6 n/a
2022 253 23.0 11.0 n/a
2023 256 18.0 14.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mary M Bethune

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,714
2022 $14,774
2023 $14,217

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mary M Bethune

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1493rd of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1523rd of 1596 Elementary schools
 6.3%
Ranks 758th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 815th of 1048 Middle schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mary M Bethune)14.30
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cleveland Municipal)38.729.6
 9.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mary M Bethune)30.64.5
 26.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cleveland Municipal)42.932
 10.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mary M Bethune)29.616.7
 12.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cleveland Municipal)43.427.2
 16.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mary M Bethune)29.612.5
 17.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cleveland Municipal)34.826.7
 8.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Mary M Bethune)240
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Cleveland Municipal)32.321.4
 10.9%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mary M Bethune)444.2
 39.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cleveland Municipal)34.116.7
 17.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mary M Bethune)5212.5
 39.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cleveland Municipal)40.731.6
 9.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mary M Bethune)17.920.7
 2.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cleveland Municipal)27.315
 12.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mary M Bethune)17.920.7
 2.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cleveland Municipal)26.323.8
 2.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mary M Bethune)33.312.5
 20.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cleveland Municipal)27.518.6
 8.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mary M Bethune)3733.3
 3.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Cleveland Municipal)35.234
 1.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Mary M Bethune)52.252
 0.2%
   8th Grade Science (Cleveland Municipal)33.131.7
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mary M Bethune)54.216
 38.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cleveland Municipal)30.820.2
 10.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mary M Bethune)54.240
 14.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Cleveland Municipal)29.631.5
 1.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students283256
 9.5%
African American269235
 12.6%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic56
 20%
Pacific Islander00
White610
 66.7%
Two or More Races35
 66.7%


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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