Lawerence School - Lower
Private · Grades 2–12 · 296 students
Alternative Education Academy
4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350, Independence, OH 44131
Grades
K–12
Other
Students
6,276
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
35.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Alternative Education Academy
Cuyahoga County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 69 Ohio K–8, K–12 and other combined schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Ohio K–8, K–12 and other combined schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Alternative Education Academy
Alternative Education Academy is a charter school in Independence, Ohio, serving grades K–12. The school is located in a large suburb in Cuyahoga County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 6,276 students were enrolled, with about 35.2 students for every full-time teacher. As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Ohio Council of Community Schools. The school is fully virtual. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 69 Ohio K–8, K–12 and other combined schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Other
- Grades offered
- K–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 6,276 students
- Students per teacher
- 35.2 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Ohio Council of Community Schools
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Fully virtual
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Alternative Education Academy
- County
- Cuyahoga County
- NCES school ID
- 390020304727
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.