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Alternative Education Academy

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
1421st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,558 Ohio Alternative Schools
Better than 9% of Ohio alternative schools
Summary

Alternative Education Academy is a public charter virtual school located in Independence, Ohio that serves grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 6,486 students. The school has a unique focus on providing alternative education options for students.

Despite the school's mission, Alternative Education Academy has struggled across several key metrics. The school has consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 19.3% in 2021-2022 to 35.8% in 2024-2025, which is significantly lower than the state average and the nearby schools like Constellation Schools: Parma Community and Summit Academy Community School-Parma. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 57.4% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average and the nearby schools. Academically, Alternative Education Academy students perform significantly below the state averages on Ohio State Tests, with only 25.1% of 3rd graders proficient in math in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 64.4%.

The data analysis suggests that Alternative Education Academy may be facing significant challenges in effectively serving its student population. The high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 29.1 to 32.2 in recent years, could be a contributing factor to these challenges. While the school's mission to provide alternative education options is commendable, targeted interventions and support are needed to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes at Alternative Education Academy. With the right strategies, the school could potentially become a more successful model for alternative education in the Alternative Education Academy district.

6,276
Students ?
35.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,358
Per pupil spending ?
0%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350
       Independence, OH  44131-4428

(866) 509-3099

District: Alternative Education Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.2%
African American:
24.3%
Hispanic:
9.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 60% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Algebra I scores 44 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
Ohio avg60%
Elementary school
1,421st of 1,558
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
946th of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
732nd of 855
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20259.21421 of 15588.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.21487 of 15775.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.91456 of 15968.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.11384 of 158812.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.31239 of 161023.0%★☆☆☆☆
20197.11555 of 16767.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.71449 of 163611.4%★☆☆☆☆
201713.71422 of 165113.9%★☆☆☆☆
201616.81393 of 167817.0%★☆☆☆☆
201516.81431 of 168415.0%★☆☆☆☆
201412.21494 of 168711.4%★☆☆☆☆
201314.61494 of 170112.2%★☆☆☆☆
20128.81573 of 17098.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.41535 of 16869.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.51460 of 166212.2%★☆☆☆☆
200919.01384 of 161014.0%★☆☆☆☆
200817.81372 of 158213.3%★☆☆☆☆
200718.21398 of 160913.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202519.5535 of 61513.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4522 of 60313.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.0545 of 61010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3486 of 60119.1%★☆☆☆☆
202133.9311 of 53341.7%★★☆☆☆
201919.6520 of 60514.0%★☆☆☆☆
201826.5472 of 59821.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202219.9732 of 82411.2%★☆☆☆☆
202120.2686 of 76510.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.4887 of 9567.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.9839 of 102117.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.91329 of 14528.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.01423 of 14662.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.91410 of 14834.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.71316 of 148811.6%★☆☆☆☆
202114.51185 of 146719.2%★☆☆☆☆
20199.81366 of 15029.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.31293 of 151814.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202519.5224 of 25913.5%★☆☆☆☆
20246.7230 of 2341.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.2207 of 23311.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.6155 of 21628.2%★☆☆☆☆
202140.1106 of 18943.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.31377 of 14736.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.41423 of 14844.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.51364 of 14475.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.11311 of 14197.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.91154 of 140417.8%★☆☆☆☆
20199.41364 of 14656.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.11333 of 14659.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20256.41383 of 14665.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.91422 of 14854.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.21401 of 14986.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.11400 of 15187.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.21253 of 149916.4%★☆☆☆☆
20194.21484 of 15353.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.61433 of 15366.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202515.5194 of 21811.0%★☆☆☆☆
20245.2195 of 2023.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.4175 of 1834.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.6146 of 1629.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1124 of 13910.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202520.9810 of 93513.4%★☆☆☆☆
202414.5850 of 9005.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.2819 of 8564.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20251.41160 of 11751.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.71178 of 11901.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.91202 of 12151.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.91214 of 12422.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.11181 of 12495.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.31254 of 12711.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.21263 of 13093.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.4946 of 10368.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8942 of 10469.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.5891 of 104815.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3829 of 101718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.6764 of 103726.3%★☆☆☆☆
20199.7929 of 105011.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.7815 of 101019.3%★☆☆☆☆
201723.2776 of 103825.2%★☆☆☆☆
201624.6782 of 105025.5%★☆☆☆☆
201524.6790 of 103523.7%★☆☆☆☆
201420.7832 of 100817.5%★☆☆☆☆
201319.3842 of 100115.9%★☆☆☆☆
201217.1845 of 98914.6%★☆☆☆☆
201124.8755 of 92518.4%★☆☆☆☆
201020.5753 of 89515.9%★☆☆☆☆
200928.1681 of 85820.6%★☆☆☆☆
200834.6650 of 83522.2%★☆☆☆☆
200732.5656 of 83721.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202516.4388 of 44212.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4360 of 42916.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.3330 of 43624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5293 of 41329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202130.8244 of 38536.6%★★☆☆☆
201924.6319 of 40521.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.2310 of 38419.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202219.4521 of 5657.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.4444 of 57622.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.4553 of 65816.0%★☆☆☆☆
201845.0329 of 64348.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202519.9122 of 14214.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20255.6881 of 9386.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.2892 of 9425.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.3842 of 94310.7%★☆☆☆☆
202212.3793 of 92514.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.3726 of 91020.2%★☆☆☆☆
20199.3824 of 91710.1%★☆☆☆☆
201811.6783 of 89712.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202511.4242 of 2627.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6221 of 2397.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.0226 of 2499.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.5223 of 2479.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3182 of 22820.2%★☆☆☆☆
20198.4215 of 2223.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202556.16 of 1560.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20256.8931 of 9835.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.8933 of 9895.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.4866 of 97411.1%★☆☆☆☆
202214.3812 of 94714.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.9746 of 92319.2%★☆☆☆☆
20199.5859 of 9459.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.6789 of 92414.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20255.1908 of 9544.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.1898 of 9586.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.4846 of 96312.1%★☆☆☆☆
20229.1846 of 94610.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.2736 of 92420.3%★☆☆☆☆
20195.9878 of 9335.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.7776 of 91615.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20253.5263 of 2630.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.3250 of 2541.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.0228 of 2456.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.2213 of 23910.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.0195 of 21911.0%★☆☆☆☆
20192.9205 of 2060.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202516.3551 of 5723.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.5556 of 5631.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.7577 of 5902.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20251.1770 of 7770.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.1790 of 7950.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.2778 of 8053.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.3778 of 8093.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.3720 of 7817.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.7785 of 7961.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.6744 of 7814.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202510.4732 of 85514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202410.6724 of 86416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.9708 of 86718.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.5686 of 83617.9%★☆☆☆☆
202124.8630 of 81923.1%★☆☆☆☆
201914.3697 of 83616.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2648 of 80019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201733.3573 of 77325.9%★☆☆☆☆
201629.5637 of 78418.8%★☆☆☆☆
201522.0673 of 77813.5%★☆☆☆☆
201423.0669 of 76913.0%★☆☆☆☆
201321.1681 of 76711.2%★☆☆☆☆
201237.5661 of 83220.6%★☆☆☆☆
201127.7689 of 81815.8%★☆☆☆☆
201031.9672 of 81917.9%★☆☆☆☆
200937.8633 of 79120.0%★☆☆☆☆
200828.2655 of 76714.6%★☆☆☆☆
200741.3580 of 75623.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202521.0268 of 32818.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.7245 of 31823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7233 of 32327.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4218 of 30628.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.9202 of 28428.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.8238 of 30321.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.5206 of 27926.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202226.7454 of 60625.1%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4458 of 59623.2%★☆☆☆☆
201935.3409 of 62834.9%★★☆☆☆
201813.1522 of 5505.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202373.419 of 10782.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20257.7726 of 80910.3%★☆☆☆☆
20246.7721 of 7989.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.4703 of 81313.5%★☆☆☆☆
202210.2692 of 79412.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.6665 of 77514.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.4676 of 78113.4%★☆☆☆☆
20186.6684 of 7518.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202514.96 of 714.3%★★☆☆☆
202353.36 of 1250.0%★★★☆☆
202230.013 of 1827.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202515.8229 of 27015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.2251 of 2738.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.4216 of 27020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.9217 of 26016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202134.7168 of 23929.7%★★☆☆☆
201936.1145 of 20730.0%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202559.711 of 3770.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20259.0727 of 81510.8%★☆☆☆☆
202413.6696 of 82215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202313.2692 of 80514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.7652 of 77315.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.8628 of 76317.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.3651 of 77916.4%★☆☆☆☆
201817.1637 of 75816.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20259.8716 of 81712.4%★☆☆☆☆
202410.1702 of 81614.0%★☆☆☆☆
202311.8698 of 81914.8%★☆☆☆☆
202213.4682 of 80815.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7611 of 77821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201910.3705 of 79211.0%★☆☆☆☆
201816.5638 of 76316.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20259.4236 of 2547.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.4216 of 24210.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.3220 of 2397.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.9200 of 2229.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.1189 of 21110.4%★☆☆☆☆
201943.0137 of 20834.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202515.3578 of 6176.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.2531 of 59811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0452 of 61426.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20254.8700 of 7486.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.2711 of 7545.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.0708 of 7566.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.9690 of 7497.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.1612 of 72715.8%★☆☆☆☆
20198.0685 of 7397.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.4659 of 7188.2%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2025)60th percentile+51 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)8th percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school
Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2023)82nd percentile+64 vs school
Homeless (2025)70th percentile+56 vs school
Disabled (2022)25th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school
Foster Care (2025)14th percentile~ school
Male (2025)12th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
American Government55%-17 vs state
American History37%-34 vs state
Biology32%-33 vs state
English II30%-31 vs state
Science29%-34 vs state
English Language Arts27%-34 vs state
Algebra I15%-44 vs state
Mathematics15%-42 vs state
Geometry12%-31 vs state

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Students at Alternative Education Academy are 59% White, 24% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 6,276 students attended Alternative Education Academy.

Alternative Education Academy ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Ohio alternative schools.


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