TOGETHER, BUILDING EAST.

1948

48 students entered the original Lutheran High School, located downtown Cleveland at 2648 Prospect Avenue.

1970

The 1970-71 school year saw the highest enrollment in school history, with 435 students.

1998

The Lutheran East Alumni Association and Alumni Hall of Fame were established.

2003

Enrollment drops to 89 total students, leading to serious discussion about closing the school.

1958

During the 1958-59 school year, LHSE was run from Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights. Lutheran East welcomed 265 students to its completed building on Mayfield Road in September 1959.

1971

Lutheran East secured its first state athletic title, won by the boys’ track team.

1985

The Cleveland Lutheran Educational Endowment Fund (CLEEF) was established to further the mission of the Cleveland Lutheran High School Association and its schools.

2001

The CLHSA Board of Trustees creates the Lutheran East Operating Board.

Taking Action

Over the course of the 75-year history of the CLHSA and the 65-year history of Lutheran High School East, our community has taken proactive steps to properly position the school to serve the ever-changing educational, experiential, and technological needs of students.

Concurrently, Lutheran East has modernized some of its spaces to the degree that was possible at the time. This project is an opportunity for our community to once again take action to properly enhance the facility-based needs of the school.

Faith & Future will enable Lutheran East to take the necessary steps in modernizing its facility so that our school can continue to grow and serve students in the most optimal spaces possible.

2013

The original auditorium was updated and modernized.

2016

Through fundraising efforts, crucial improvements were made to the gymnasium and the main entrance. The building was also partially outfitted with air conditioning.

2018

Enrollment surpassed 300 for the first time in 45 years, and has remained above 300 in all school years since.

2021

Boys’ basketball once again secured a state championship.

2023

The Faith & Future capital campaign begins.

2005

The boys’ basketball team wins the state championship.

2014

The Lutheran East Gospel Choir was founded.

2017

Boys’ basketball captured another state title.

2018

The Lutheran East Honors Academy was established.

2022

The Admissions & Alumni Center was added.

WHAT’S NEXT?

More than ever before, Lutheran East is competing in a market in which families have a multitude of educational options for their children. They’re looking for what Lutheran East has to offer a supportive, Christ-centered community that enables the growth and development of every student. Now, we must take steps to ensure that our physical facility matches their expectations that it is in line with what families are seeking and expecting from a private school.

Lutheran East is now positioned to make those investments with funding support from federal grants and from our generous community.

Together, we’ll faithfully build East’s future.