Established in 1981, Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA) is a specialty school of choice within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD). CSA attracts and accepts students with diverse academic and socioeconomic backgrounds, from all areas of CMSD and includes grades six through twelve.
96% of CSA students graduate and 99% attend institutions of higher learning.
Some of these colleges include:
- Allegheny College
- Baldwin Wallace College
- Bowling Green State University
- California Institute of the Arts
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland Institute of Art
- Cleveland Institute of Music
- Cleveland State University
- College of Wooster
- Columbia College
- Columbia University, NYC
- Columbus College of Arts and Design
- Cuyahoga Community College
- Eastern Michigan University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Tech University
- Howard University
- Juilliard
- Kent State University
- Northwestern University
- Oberlin College
- The Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- Pratt Institute
- Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Visual Arts, NYC
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- Syracuse University
- The New School
- University of Akron
- University of Toledo
- Virginia Marti College of Art and Design
- Yale University
CSA draws students from all areas of the city. In spite of the fact that the majority of students come from families living at or below the poverty level, 99% go on to attend college. CSA students have the highest attendance rates, OGT and OAT test scores, graduation and college acceptance rates in the district. Student pride in accomplishment is abundantly evident.
2010-2011 Comparative Regional Report Card
| Reading | Math | Writing | Science | Social St. | Graduation | |
| CSA | 97.0% | 88.1% | 99.0% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 98.9% |
| State of Ohio | 87.7% | 74.8% | 89.5% | 74.7% | 80.1% | 84.3% |
| Beachwood High School | 96.6% | 94.8% | 96.6% | 88.8% | 95.7% | 100% |
| Lakewood High School | 91.9% | 86.0% | 92.9% | 83.5% | 88.0% | 91.4% |
| Mayfield High School | 95.3% | 93.8% | 97.6% | 86.6% | 92.6% | 95.2% |
| Rocky River High School | 100% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 93.8% | 97.4% | 98.6% |
| Shaker Heights High School | 89.0% | 82.4% | 88.7% | 74.6% | 83.2% | 91.1% |
Source: Ohio Department of Education website http://reportcard.ohio.gov.
Attendance rates reflect all grade levels. Graduation rates represent 2009-2010 academic year.
