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Bennett Venture Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Bennett Venture Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 604 students in grades K-8 in Toledo, Ohio. The school is part of the Bennett Venture Academy district, which is ranked 630 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bennett Venture Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20% of 3rd graders were proficient in math compared to the state average of 64.4%. Compared to nearby schools like Greenwood Elementary School, Bennett Venture Academy's academic performance is also significantly lower, with a 5th grade science proficiency rate of 44.4% compared to Greenwood's 57.1%.

Bennett Venture Academy has also experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 24.8% in 2020-2021 to 46.8% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Despite having a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, Bennett Venture Academy spends less per student, which may limit its ability to provide the necessary resources and support for its students. These challenges suggest the need for substantial improvements and interventions to better support student learning and achievement at the school.

460

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,432

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5130 Bennett Rd
Toledo, OH 43612

(419) 269-2247

District: Bennett Venture Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.2%

White:

18.0%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,251^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

744^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

630^th of 828Bennett Venture Academy among Ohio districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1251 of 1558	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1231 of 1577	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1250 of 1596	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1177 of 1588	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1182 of 1610	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1351 of 1676	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1337 of 1636	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	1251 of 1651	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	1218 of 1678	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	1247 of 1684	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	1252 of 1687	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	1274 of 1701	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.1	1165 of 1709	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	1322 of 1686	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	1212 of 1662	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.9	1215 of 1610	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	1226 of 1582	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	1305 of 1609	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	313 of 615	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	235 of 603	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	327 of 610	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	298 of 601	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	241 of 533	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	372 of 605	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	442 of 598	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	652 of 824	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	752 of 956	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	913 of 1021	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1179 of 1452	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1155 of 1466	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1120 of 1483	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1183 of 1488	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	1171 of 1467	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1298 of 1502	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1319 of 1518	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	130 of 189	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	184 of 228	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	209 of 239	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1168 of 1473	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1123 of 1484	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1091 of 1447	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	956 of 1419	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	962 of 1404	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1137 of 1465	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1173 of 1465	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1213 of 1466	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1199 of 1485	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1242 of 1498	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1125 of 1518	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1123 of 1499	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1214 of 1535	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1258 of 1536	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	181 of 202	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	127 of 139	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	126 of 154	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	741 of 900	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	556 of 856	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	6.4	1125 of 1190	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1064 of 1215	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1038 of 1242	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1015 of 1249	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1150 of 1271	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1188 of 1309	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	744 of 1036	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	802 of 1046	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	713 of 1048	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	577 of 1017	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	700 of 1037	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	734 of 1050	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	740 of 1010	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	754 of 1038	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	779 of 1050	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.0	738 of 1035	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.1	749 of 1008	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.9	667 of 1001	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	713 of 989	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	768 of 925	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	713 of 895	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	706 of 858	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	606 of 835	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	210 of 442	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	248 of 429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	246 of 436	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	108 of 413	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	178 of 385	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	222 of 405	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	316 of 384	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	492 of 565	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	471 of 576	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	598 of 658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	806 of 938	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	799 of 942	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	682 of 943	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	560 of 925	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	681 of 910	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	665 of 917	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	717 of 897	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	51.3	107 of 228	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	159 of 222	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	695 of 983	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	756 of 989	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	590 of 974	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	328 of 947	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	559 of 923	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	625 of 945	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	655 of 924	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	631 of 954	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	743 of 958	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	684 of 963	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	586 of 946	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	673 of 924	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	722 of 933	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	712 of 916	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	51.9	213 of 590	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	668 of 795	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	453 of 805	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	348 of 809	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.2	607 of 781	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	594 of 796	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	639 of 781	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)49th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2021)31st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)10th percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)64th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2021)53rd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2024)16th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science49%-14 vs state

English Language Arts41%-20 vs state

Mathematics29%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Bennett Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5130 Bennett Rd	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Bennett Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 269-2247	460	51	9.1		83 (18.0%)	231 (50.2%)	72 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (15.4%)	20.3	1251^st of 1558 public elementary schools	19.7%		22.7	1231^st of 1577 public elementary schools	21.9%	20	44.4	53.1	20.0	48.6	19.1	22.0	21.6	40.6	34.0	48.6	48.9	36.6	37.8	37.5	$15,432
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-8	4221 Walker Ave	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3600	485	21	23.0		122 (25.2%)	211 (43.5%)	80 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.8%)	11.7	1376^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.7%		13	1355^th of 1577 public elementary schools	14.1%	21	25.5	12.0	42.6	14.3	17.6	16.4	5.1	3.9	39.6	25.0	49.0	9.1	17.9	7.8	$10,951
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	760 Northlawn Dr	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8263	511	26	19.6	75.7%	217 (42.5%)	107 (20.9%)	105 (20.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (15.7%)	25.3	1176^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.5%		28.4	1158^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.6%	18	57.1		34.2	33.8	46.8	30.8			32.9	39.4	53.2	35.9			$12,339
Larchmont Elementary School	Public	K-8	1515 Slater St	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3650	394	28	14.0		122 (31.0%)	191 (48.5%)	42 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	16.4	1309^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.4	1272^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	19.3%	37	43.5	33.3	54.3	25.0	19.6	22.9	12.5	20.0	34.3	34.4	37.0	22.9	31.3	20.0	$13,046
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	3891 Martha Ave	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	129	9	13.9		4 (3.1%)	111 (86.0%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	5	1504^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.5%		4.1	1528^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.1%	24		0.0	7.7	5.6		16.7	28.6	9.1	7.7	5.6		25.0	7.7	0.0	$11,031
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3350 Cherry St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4350	284	12	23.6		25 (8.8%)	190 (66.9%)	34 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)	6	1481^st of 1558 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.4	1414^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.3%	67	10.3	18.8	28.1	26.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	25.0	42.1	20.7	4.3	4.8	9.4	$13,149
Leverette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	445 E Manhattan Blvd	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6200	472	20	23.6		59 (12.5%)	268 (56.8%)	59 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (18.2%)	2.3	1545^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.8%		2.7	1557^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.3%	12	8.7	11.9	2.2	7.7	10.6	0.0	3.9	2.4	13.0	0.0	21.3	4.3	13.7	7.1	$12,388
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-8	1955 W Laskey Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3800	471	22	21.4		115 (24.4%)	224 (47.6%)	47 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.4%)	16.9	1296^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.5	1251^st of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%	45	31.0	12.5	54.2	23.3	5.2	31.5	7.9	2.5	40.7	37.2	44.8	22.2	36.8	15.0	$13,610
Rise & Shine Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3248 Warsaw St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Rise & Shine Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 244-9900	94	5	18.8		1 (1.1%)	78 (83.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.8%)	34.8	1072^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.2%		8.5	1439^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.8%	367	9.1		33.3	57.1	16.7				100.0	64.3	50.0				$14,932
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2010 Northover Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8274	679	30	22.2	72.9%	355 (52.3%)	105 (15.5%)	112 (16.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (15.2%)	29.7	1121^st of 1558 public elementary schools	28.0%		26.6	1173^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	25.6%	52	53.1		49.5	53.6	41.8	29.3			44.8	48.5	40.8	39.4			$10,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett Venture Academy

What is the racial makeup of Bennett Venture Academy?

Students at Bennett Venture Academy are 50% African American, 18% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

Is Bennett Venture Academy a good school?

Bennett Venture Academy ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Bennett Venture Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Bennett Venture Academy.

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