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Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy

1973 establishments in OhioCleveland Metropolitan School DistrictEducation in ClevelandEducational institutions established in 1973High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Public elementary schools in OhioPublic high schools in OhioPublic middle schools in OhioSchool buildings completed in 1951

Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy (also known as Whitney Young Gifted Education Campus, Whitney Young High School or Whitney Young School) is a selective-enrollment public school in Cleveland, in the U.S. state of Ohio, notable as the city's first public gifted and talented school.. Named after Whitney M. Young Jr., a prominent civil rights leader, the school is located in Cleveland's Lee-Harvard neighborhood. Whitney Young is less than a half-mile from John F. Kennedy High School. Located in the city's southeast corner, it is less than a half-mile from the Cleveland - Warrensville Heights and Cleveland - Shaker Heights borders. During the 2008–2009 school year Whitney Young served 16% of CMSD gifted students. The school has scored among the top high schools in the state of Ohio. In May 2009, Whitney Young was featured on Channel 3 News in Cleveland for begin just one of four Cleveland schools to have a 100% graduation rate. That same year, the school was ranked among the top high schools in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. On August 27, 2010, Whitney Young became the first and only Cleveland school to receive the state's highest rating of Excellent with Distinction. Whitney Young is currently listed on Ohio's Schools of Promise List, it has been on the list for 9 consecutive school years, starting in school year 2001–2002. Whitney Young has been listed as an Ohio School of Promise more than any other school in the state.

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Whitney M. Young Gifted & Talented Leadership Academy
Harvard Avenue East, Cleveland

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