Editing East Cleveland, Ohio (section)

=== East Cleveland City Schools ===
The [[East Cleveland City School District]] provides public education to more than 3000 students in seven new or renovated buildings that were updated as part of a $94 million state-sponsored school construction project.  Voters in 1997 agreed to add another $10 million to the $94 million for operating costs.

According to the Ohio Department of Education reports from January 2016, nearly 30% of high school students attending East Cleveland City Schools fail to graduate on time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/School-Improvement/Academic-Distress-Commission/District-Reviews/EAST-CLEVELAND-District-Review-Report-FINAL-102116-003.pdf.aspx|title=Ohio Department of Education|date=April 25–29, 2016|website=Ohio Department of Education|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref>  Students are falling behind state expectations in English, Language Arts, and Mathematics.  The district also lags behind the state in the performance index score.  During the 2014–2015 school year, East Cleveland City Schools’ performance index score was 66.8.  This was the lowest it had been in four years.<ref name=":03"/>

East Cleveland schools consist of [[Shaw High School (Ohio)|Shaw High School]], Heritage Middle School (formerly Kirk Middle School), Prospect Elementary School (closed in 2016) open for administrative use, Chambers Elementary School, Superior Elementary School, Mayfair Elementary School and Caledonia Elementary School.  Rozelle Elementary School was closed due to lower student enrollment and was later demolished.<ref>[http://www.east-cleveland.k12.oh.us/docs/BoardDocuments/Minutes%20Regular%20Mtg%20March.pdf Minutes of March, 2010 meeting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003094942/http://www.east-cleveland.k12.oh.us/docs/BoardDocuments/Minutes%20Regular%20Mtg%20March.pdf |date=2011-10-03 }}. ''East Cleveland Board of Education Minutes''. Retrieved on May 15, 2011.</ref>

East Cleveland Public Library operates the Main Branch at 14101 Euclid Avenue. In December 2009 the Caledonia Branch at 960 Caledonia Avenue, and the North Branch at 1425 Hayden Avenue were closed due to budget cuts and the decline in population.<ref>[http://www.ecpl.lib.oh.us/index.htm Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129090928/http://ecpl.lib.oh.us/index.htm |date=2009-01-29 }}. ''East Cleveland Public Library''. Retrieved on March 7, 2009.</ref> East Cleveland Public Library became a member of [[CLEVNET]] in 1985.