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Roberts Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Roberts Academy is an alternative public school located in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades PK-11 with a total enrollment of 726 students. The school is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which is ranked 596 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roberts Academy faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 43.5% to 46.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.7% of 5th-grade students were proficient in Science, compared to 38.7% for the district and 63.4% for the state. Math proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 15.2% of 7th-grade students and 35.8% of 8th-grade students reaching proficiency.

Interestingly, the nearby alternative schools, such as Riverview East Academy and Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students, generally perform better than Roberts Academy on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. For example, Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students had significantly higher proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, with many grades and subjects exceeding 90% proficiency. The data suggests that Roberts Academy could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the high chronic absenteeism rates and improve academic outcomes for its students.

704

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,252

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1702 Grand Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45214-1502

(513) 363-4600

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

African American:

19.2%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,340^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

849^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 38Elementary Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools

596^th of 828Cincinnati Public Schools 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	13.9	1340 of 1558	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1313 of 1577	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1331 of 1596	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1320 of 1588	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1284 of 1610	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1427 of 1676	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1454 of 1636	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	1463 of 1651	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	1490 of 1678	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	1532 of 1684	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	1583 of 1687	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	1606 of 1701	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	1635 of 1709	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	1584 of 1686	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	1581 of 1662	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	1501 of 1610	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	1506 of 1582	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1501 of 1609	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	1412 of 1504	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	1370 of 1501	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.9	1300 of 1471	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	449 of 615	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	382 of 603	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	505 of 610	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	363 of 601	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	250 of 533	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	348 of 605	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	294 of 598	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	718 of 765	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	826 of 956	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	840 of 1021	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	234 of 281	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	202 of 258	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	202 of 239	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	172 of 213	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	138 of 183	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	128 of 169	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	146 of 174	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1279 of 1452	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1237 of 1466	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1287 of 1483	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1275 of 1488	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1237 of 1467	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1330 of 1502	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1388 of 1518	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	198 of 259	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	179 of 234	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	173 of 233	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	169 of 216	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	154 of 189	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	189 of 228	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	226 of 239	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1269 of 1473	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1227 of 1484	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1197 of 1447	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1164 of 1419	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1110 of 1404	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1240 of 1465	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1296 of 1465	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1290 of 1466	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1294 of 1485	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1289 of 1498	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1292 of 1518	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1243 of 1499	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1322 of 1535	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1377 of 1536	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	907 of 935	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	892 of 900	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	849 of 1036	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	881 of 1046	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	880 of 1048	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	927 of 1017	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	830 of 1037	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	837 of 1050	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	847 of 1010	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	912 of 1038	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	895 of 1050	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	991 of 1035	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	937 of 1008	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	899 of 1001	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	850 of 989	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	811 of 925	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	855 of 895	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	776 of 858	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	753 of 835	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	722 of 837	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.4	639 of 732	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	572 of 692	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	333 of 442	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	367 of 429	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	289 of 436	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	240 of 413	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	166 of 385	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	161 of 405	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	198 of 384	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	519 of 576	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	341 of 658	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	445 of 643	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	128 of 142	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	103 of 123	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	107 of 110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	113 of 134	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	94 of 127	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	83 of 107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	817 of 938	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	852 of 942	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	806 of 943	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	846 of 925	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	773 of 910	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	783 of 917	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	815 of 897	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	215 of 262	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	192 of 239	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	241 of 247	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	211 of 228	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	185 of 222	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	175 of 192	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	817 of 983	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	845 of 989	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	832 of 974	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	880 of 947	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	755 of 923	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	753 of 945	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	783 of 924	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	799 of 954	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	824 of 958	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	863 of 963	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	926 of 946	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	810 of 924	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	747 of 933	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	739 of 916	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	379 of 572	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)6th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2021)10th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-27 vs state

Science29%-34 vs state

English Language Arts29%-31 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
Roberts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1702 Grand Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4600	704	47	15.0		30 (4.3%)	135 (19.2%)	520 (73.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	13.9	1340^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.8	1313^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.7%	27	34.7	23.9	45.8	40.3	24.0	17.8	15.2	35.8	31.9	29.9	34.7	21.9	26.6	29.9	$14,252
Rees E. Price Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1228 Considine Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	532	32	16.7		36 (6.8%)	235 (44.2%)	220 (41.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	12.8	1361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.9	1340^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.0%	21	32.3		30.5	43.8	38.5	10.6			33.9	33.3	26.2	12.1			$13,645
Orion Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1798 Queen City Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Orion Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 251-6000	460	30	15.3		5 (1.1%)	385 (83.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.8%)	13.9	1341^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.6	1302^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	17.4%	39	15.9	15.1	35.4	25.6	9.1	36.8	13.0	15.1	20.8	30.2	27.3	46.2	41.3	26.4	$15,840
Carson School	Public	PK, KG-6	4323 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45205	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9800	742	37	19.8		94 (12.7%)	303 (40.8%)	250 (33.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.1%)	19.1	1274^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.7	1281^st of 1577 public elementary schools	18.8%	7	25.9		45.9	55.8	31.8	16.9			52.0	37.2	28.2	21.4			$12,357
Leap Academy at North Fairmount	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Baltimore Ave	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	333	27	12.4		7 (2.1%)	214 (64.3%)	99 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	15.8	1315^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.9	1279^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.9%	36	55.9		33.3	35.7	23.5	15.6			33.3	31.0	41.2	21.9			$14,692
George Hays-Jennie Porter School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 Cutter St	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1000	263	19	14.0		3 (1.1%)	249 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	50.6	888^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.0%		40.7	1030^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.7%	142	37.0		45.7	64.5	48.1	61.3			91.4	64.5	66.7	41.9			$14,491
Ethel M. Taylor Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1930 Fricke Road	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3600	274	22	12.3		16 (5.8%)	232 (84.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	4.6	1509^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.1%		6.5	1482^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	6.0%	27	3.8		32.0	15.0	7.1	3.0			24.0	23.8	7.4	17.6			$12,306
Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3280 River Rd	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 921-7777	192	10	19.2		53 (27.6%)	115 (59.9%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	10.5	1397^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.5	1395^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.5%	2	28.6	37.5	50.0	17.6	0.0	5.0	0.0	25.0	42.9	23.5	28.6	20.0	26.3	37.5	$10,924
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	241 E Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5700	332	23	14.5		6 (1.8%)	305 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	12.9	1356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.0%		6.2	1488^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.6%	132	12.5		29.2	19.4	4.9	6.8			66.7	41.9	26.8	9.3			$13,425
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 Felicity Pl	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	477	27	17.6		118 (24.7%)	288 (60.4%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	26.3	1163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.8	1197^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.1%	34	31.4		53.6	50.9	34.3	28.6			55.4	41.8	54.3	22.9			$12,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Roberts Academy

How many students attend Roberts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended Roberts Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Roberts Academy?

Students at Roberts Academy are 74% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Roberts Academy in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

Is Roberts Academy a good school?

Roberts Academy ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.