Cleveland Sports Academy
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Tuition-Free.

An All-Boys Sports Academy in Downtown Cleveland. 
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  • Personalized Learning
  • All-Boys Sports Academy
  • Strong Male Mentorship
  • Athletics & Academic Focus
  • Athletics & Academic Focus
For Cleveland families raising young men who need more than a desk. Your son has energy, talent, and something to prove. He needs a school that channels all three. Cleveland Sports Academy is a tuition-free, all-boys public charter school in downtown Cleveland. This is a school where competitive athletics aren't a privilege earned by good behavior; they're the foundation of the education itself. Your son will train, compete, and learn accountability on the court and in the classroom, every single day.
  • All-boys sports academy model with athletics in the daily schedule.
  • Competitive basketball and track and field teams.
  • Training facilities through partnership with Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C).
  • Free breakfast, lunch, transportation, before-care, and after-care.
  • Free summer sports camps.
See what enrollment looks like for your son.

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It takes about 60 seconds. You've watched your son sit in a classroom where the only outlet for his energy is recess, and recess keeps getting shorter. You've seen what happens when a young man with talent and drive gets put in a building that treats sports as a reward instead of a tool. He checks out. He acts out. He starts believing the thing the school seems to be telling him: that who he is doesn't fit here. Cleveland Sports Academy was built because that's wrong.

What the school day looks like

The school day runs Monday through Friday on a traditional schedule. Your son starts the day with a free breakfast. The academic program is individualized; teachers know where he is and adjust instruction to match. Social-emotional learning isn't a separate class. It runs through everything: the way coaches teach resilience on the track, the way teachers hold students accountable in the classroom, and the way this building expects young men to set goals and meet them.

Athletics aren't after school. They're school.

Intramural sports rotations run each semester. Your son doesn't just play one sport. He trains across multiple disciplines, building the athleticism, coordination, and competitive instinct that come from variety. When he's ready, competitive teams are there: basketball and track and field, with more sports added as the school expands. Practices, games, and training sessions happen at facilities accessed through the school's partnership with Tri-C. This isn't a gym class. It's a program.

The building stays open

Free before- and after-school care is provided. Academic tutoring and homework support run as part of extended programming. School-based counseling and wellness supports are available. Free summer sports camps keep your son training, competing, and connected to the school community between June and August. When school is out, the academy isn't.

What it costs: nothing.

  • No tuition.
  • No application fee.
  • Free breakfast and lunch every school day.
  • Free transportation for eligible students.
  • Free before- and after-school care.
  • Free summer sports camps.
Cleveland Sports Academy is publicly funded. There is no cost to enroll. Your son is in school right now. If the building he's in doesn't see his talent, doesn't channel his energy, and doesn't hold him to a standard worth meeting, then it's costing him something every day. Not money. Time. Cleveland Sports Academy was built for young men like him. The question is whether you'll let another year pass in a school that wasn't.

You've read what this academy does. Here's where you find out if it's the right fit for your son.

 
Call us at (216) 354-4754 or complete the form to learn more today!