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Cleveland Schools
Cleveland is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Bradley County (Cleveland). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cleveland on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cleveland
8 of 9 schools in Cleveland carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 4D: 3
Best schools in Cleveland
Statewide rankings: all 339 high schools in Tennessee · all 306 middle schools in Tennessee · all 944 elementary schools in Tennessee
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Candys Creek Cherokee Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Cleveland High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Gr Stuart Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Cleveland Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C El Ross Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Mayfield Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Arnold Memorial Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Blythe Bower Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Cleveland
High schools (1)
- C+ Cleveland High, Cleveland
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C Cleveland Middle, Cleveland
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- D Arnold Memorial Elementary, Cleveland
- D Blythe Bower Elementary, Cleveland
- B Candys Creek Cherokee Elementary School, Cleveland
- Dp Yates Primary, Cleveland
- C El Ross Elementary, Cleveland
- C Gr Stuart Elementary, Cleveland
- D+ Mayfield Elementary, Cleveland
Where Cleveland schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Cleveland (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Bradley County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,845 students with 409 full-time-equivalent teachers and 753 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4700690
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bradley County (17 schools, 8 mi)
- McMinn County (9 schools, 14 mi)
- Hamilton County (79 schools, 16 mi)
- Polk County (7 schools, 19 mi)
- Meigs County (4 schools, 23 mi)
- Athens (5 schools, 24 mi)
- Rhea County (7 schools, 29 mi)
- Sequatchie County (3 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Cleveland
How many schools are in Cleveland?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Cleveland, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cleveland serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cleveland.
How good are the schools in Cleveland?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.8%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cleveland?
5,845 students were enrolled in Cleveland in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cleveland?
Cleveland is in Tennessee, based in Bradley County, with its district office in Cleveland. Its boundary covers about 31.1 sq mi.