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Traditional EdChoice

The 67 EdChoice-designated buildings near Cleveland for 2026-27

A child zoned to any of these public buildings can take a traditional EdChoice voucher, and nobody checks the family's income.

Last verified: October 2026

Which public buildings around Cleveland are EdChoice-designated for 2026-27?

DEW's 2026-2027 list designates 67 open buildings in the five counties, spread over 13 districts: Lorain City (15), Elyria City (8), Bedford City (7), Euclid City (7), East Cleveland City (5), Garfield Heights City (5), Maple Heights City (5), Cleveland Heights-University Heights City (4), Painesville City Local (3), Warrensville Heights City (3), Richmond Heights Local (2), Clearview Local (2), Fairport Harbor Exempted Village (1). By county that is 38 in Cuyahoga, 25 in Lorain and 4 in Lake; Geauga and Medina have none.

Why is no Cleveland Metropolitan School District building on the list?

Because city students have their own voucher. Children who live inside the CMSD boundary use the Cleveland Scholarship, which needs no designated building and no income test, so the designated list matters to suburban and Lorain County families.

What does a designated building mean for our child?

When your child's 2026-27 assignment is one of these buildings, traditional EdChoice pays the full $6,166 for K-8 or $8,408 for 9-12 with no income test. Eligibility follows the assigned building, whether or not your child attends it today.

How does DEW choose the designated buildings?

Through performance-index rankings over recent years combined with Title I poverty measures. A building can qualify under an academic-distress test or a bottom-20%-ranking-plus-poverty test, and DEW's spreadsheet shows which test each one met.

Traditional EdChoice is / is not
It isIt is not
Tied to the building your child would be assigned toTied to the school your child attends now
The full award at any incomeReduced above 450% of poverty
For families outside the Cleveland districtThe program city families use

Every designated building, district by district

Lorain City (Lorain County): 15 of 15 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Admiral King Elementary SchoolK-5,P
Frank Jacinto ElementaryK-5,P
Garfield Elementary SchoolK-5,P
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School6-8
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolK-5,P
Helen Steiner Rice ESK-5,P
Larkmoor Elementary SchoolK-5,P
Longfellow Middle School6-8
Lorain High School9-12
Palm Elementary SchoolK-5,P
Southview Middle School6-8
Stevan Dohanos Elementary SchoolK-5,P
Success Academy9-12
Toni Wofford Morrison ESK-5,P
Washington Elementary SchoolK-5,P

Elyria City (Lorain County): 8 of 9 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Eastern Heights Elementary SchoolK-4
Eastern Heights Middle School5-8
Ely Elementary SchoolK-4
Elyria High School9-12
Hamilton Elementary SchoolK-4,P
Northwood Middle School5-8
Westwood Elementary SchoolK-4
Westwood Middle School5-8

Bedford City (Cuyahoga County): 7 of 7 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Bedford High School9-12
Carylwood Intermediate School3-5
Central Primary SchoolK-2,P
Columbus Intermediate School3-5
Excel AcademyK-12
Glendale Primary SchoolK-2,P
Heskett Middle School6-8

Euclid City (Cuyahoga County): 7 of 8 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Arbor Elementary SchoolK-5
Bluestone Elementary SchoolK-5
Euclid High School9-12
Euclid Middle School6-8
Euclid Schools Early Learning VillageK-3,P
Euclid Virtual Learning Academy1-12
Shoreview Elementary SchoolK-5

East Cleveland City (Cuyahoga County): 5 of 5 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Caledonia Elementary SchoolK-2
Mayfair Elementary School3-5
Shaw High School9-12
Superior School for the Performing Arts3-8
W.H. Kirk Middle School6-8

Garfield Heights City (Cuyahoga County): 5 of 5 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Elmwood Elementary School2-3
Garfield Heights High School9-12
Garfield Heights Middle School6-8
Maple Leaf Elementary School4-5
William Foster Elementary SchoolK-1,P

Maple Heights City (Cuyahoga County): 5 of 5 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Abraham Lincoln SchoolK-1,P
Barack Obama School4-5
J.F. Kennedy School2-3
Maple Heights High School9-12
Milkovich Middle School6-8

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City (Cuyahoga County): 4 of 10 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Baumgardner Middle School6-8
Cleveland Heights High School9-12
Oxford Elementary SchoolK-5,P
Roxboro Middle School6-8

Painesville City Local (Lake County): 3 of 5 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Harvey High School7-12
Heritage Middle School6-8
Maple Elementary SchoolK-5,P

Warrensville Heights City (Cuyahoga County): 3 of 3 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Warrensville Heights Elementary SchoolK-5
Warrensville Heights High School9-12
Warrensville Heights Middle School6-8

Richmond Heights Local (Cuyahoga County): 2 of 3 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Richmond Heights Elementary SchoolK-6,P
Richmond Heights Middle School7-8

Clearview Local (Lorain County): 2 of 3 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Clearview High School9-12
Durling Middle School5-8

Fairport Harbor Exempted Village (Lake County): 1 of 2 open buildings

BuildingGrades
Fairport Harding High School6-12

Source: Ohio DEW, "2026-2027 EdChoice Scholarship Designated School List with Criteria," Overview sheet, open buildings marked designated in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Geauga and Medina counties; retrieved October 30, 2026. Confirm your assigned building with your district.

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