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For Cleveland parents who've started wondering if there's something better for their teenager Your teenager isn't behind because he or she can't do the work. He or she is behind because no school has met them where they actually are. Innovative Career Academy is a public charter high school in Cleveland rated Meets Standards by the Ohio Department of Education, with an Exceeds Standards rating in Gap Closing and a nearly 70 percent increase in its Performance Index score over the last two years.

Ohio grades every school on a state report card. Innovative Career Academy went up nearly 70% in two years.
Exceeds Standards in Gap Closing, the measure Ohio uses to track how well a school serves students who have fallen behind.
Meets Standards overall, with progress documented by the state itself.

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Your teenager still has time. This school is built for that.

Credit recovery isn't remediation. It's a path back. Every student here has a reason he or she got off track, and none of those reasons are permanent. The school starts from where your teenager actually is.

Instruction that adjusts to the student. Not the other way around.

Personalized pacing means your teenager doesn't have to pretend to be where he or she isn't. If your teenager needs to go back and rebuild, he or she goes back. If your teenager is ready to push forward, he or she pushes. The school meets students where they are.

No judgment. No starting over from zero.

The credits your teenager earned count. The time he or she has put in counts. This school builds on what's already there instead of making your teenager start fresh.

Your teenager gets recognized for showing up.

The hardest thing a student who has gotten off track can do is walk back through a school door. When your teenager does that, this school notices. Every day he or she shows up matters here.

Nearly 70% | Increase in PI score over the last two years
59.9 | Performance Index score, 2024-25 school year
Exceeds Standards | Gap Closing star rating, how well the school serves students who have fallen behind
Meets Standards | Overall state rating, documented by Ohio's own report card

Everything you just read about? It costs nothing.

A clear path back to graduation — built specifically for students who need a second chance to get their diploma.
Tuition-free. It’s a public charter school.
Free breakfast and lunch. Every student. Every day.
Free transportation to and from school.
No fees. No hidden costs.

Your teenager gets a path back to graduation, career direction included, and your family pays nothing. It's a publicly funded school that puts every dollar into the student — second chances, personalized support, and a real plan for what comes next. Your child is in school right now. Today counts. Tomorrow counts. Every semester he or she spends in a school that's not moving them forward is a semester they don't get back.

Nearly 70% Increase in PI, Last Two Years