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Academy Of World Languages School

Q: Is Academy Of World Languages School a good school?

Academy Of World Languages School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Ohio alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Academy Of World Languages School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Academy Of World Languages School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Academy Of World Languages School?

Students at Academy Of World Languages School are 65% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-9

1418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Academy Of World Languages School is an elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 548 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.

Despite being part of the same district as several nearby schools, Academy Of World Languages School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.4% to 46.0%, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Sharpsburg Elementary (36.3%) and South Avondale School (45.6%). Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests, is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

The school's struggles to support its diverse student population are also evident, as the school's rankings for various student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, are consistently in the bottom quartile of Ohio elementary schools. While the reasons for these challenges are complex, the school's lower spending per student compared to nearby schools like Hyde Park School ($12,860) and Williams Avenue Elementary School ($11,838) may be a contributing factor.

548

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,955

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2030 Fairfax Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45207-1943

(513) 363-7800

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.6%

Hispanic:

23.5%

White:

5.8%

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Compare Academy Of World Languages School to nearby alternative schools!

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (26% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 38 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg42%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,418^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

823^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Alternative 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	9.5	1418 of 1558	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1380 of 1577	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1362 of 1596	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1389 of 1588	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1371 of 1610	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1390 of 1676	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1439 of 1636	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1444 of 1651	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	1537 of 1678	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	1541 of 1684	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	1470 of 1687	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	1411 of 1701	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	1436 of 1709	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.5	1441 of 1686	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	1502 of 1662	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	1472 of 1610	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	1406 of 1582	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	1460 of 1609	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	1386 of 1504	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	1443 of 1501	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.2	1397 of 1471	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	488 of 615	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	456 of 603	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	434 of 610	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	408 of 601	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	363 of 533	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	378 of 605	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	444 of 598	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	746 of 824	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	744 of 765	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	545 of 956	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	881 of 1021	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	262 of 281	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	239 of 258	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	186 of 213	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	137 of 183	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	125 of 169	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	137 of 174	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1351 of 1452	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1343 of 1466	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1284 of 1483	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1322 of 1488	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1296 of 1467	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1246 of 1502	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1387 of 1518	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	205 of 234	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	171 of 233	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1343 of 1473	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1296 of 1484	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1206 of 1447	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1241 of 1419	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1224 of 1404	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1201 of 1465	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1301 of 1465	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1376 of 1466	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1316 of 1485	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1313 of 1498	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1388 of 1518	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1360 of 1499	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1337 of 1535	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1385 of 1536	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	931 of 935	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	882 of 900	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	823 of 1036	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	810 of 1046	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	868 of 1048	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	806 of 1017	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	776 of 1037	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	819 of 1050	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	794 of 1010	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	821 of 1038	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	934 of 1050	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	886 of 1035	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	844 of 1008	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	805 of 1001	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	819 of 989	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	795 of 925	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	812 of 895	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	746 of 858	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	713 of 835	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	717 of 837	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	623 of 732	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.0	676 of 692	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	248 of 442	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	180 of 429	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	286 of 436	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	212 of 413	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	187 of 385	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	220 of 405	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	167 of 384	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	370 of 576	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	110 of 142	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	71 of 134	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	88 of 127	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	78 of 107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	795 of 938	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	775 of 942	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	804 of 943	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	761 of 925	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	724 of 910	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	747 of 917	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	742 of 897	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	198 of 262	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	791 of 983	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	766 of 989	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	813 of 974	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	748 of 947	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	675 of 923	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	742 of 945	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	727 of 924	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	796 of 954	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	756 of 958	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	850 of 963	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	819 of 946	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	715 of 924	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	768 of 933	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	754 of 916	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	444 of 572	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	413 of 563	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	546 of 590	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)44th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2021)36th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-31 vs state

English Language Arts32%-28 vs state

Mathematics19%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Academy Of World Languages School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2030 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7800	548	38	14.3		32 (5.8%)	354 (64.6%)	129 (23.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)	21.3	43.2			18.6	29.8	19.1	20.0	11.1	13.6	23.7	31.9	38.3	25.5	52.3	20.5					$13,955
Dr. O?dell Owens Center for Learning	Public, Alternative	4-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4900	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		0.0	0.0	10.0					5.3	0.0					5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	$7,066
Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	3555 Kellogg Ave	Cincinnati	45226	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	373	29	13.0		205 (55.0%)	117 (31.4%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)								(n/a)	100.0	97.1	93.3	96.3	91.7	88.6	81.1	83.7	87.8	72.7	87.5	100.0	100.0	93.9	100.0	97.1	90.0	96.2	80.4	98.0	$16,125
Riverview East Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	3555 Kellogg Ave	Cincinnati	45226	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3400	165	20	8.2		58 (35.2%)	87 (52.7%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)								(n/a)			22.0	52.8													40.0	33.3	11.4	22.6	$26,165
Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	244 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 975-3391	381	18	21.7		3 (0.8%)	350 (91.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)	45.0	46.7	83.3	100.0	75.0	75.0	70.0	48.0	43.5	45.2	100.0	87.5	35.0	40.0	39.1	23.3	81.5	61.5	83.3	60.9	$10,505
School For Creative and Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	108 W Central Pkwy	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8000	1,300	83	15.6		373 (28.7%)	751 (57.8%)	33 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (10.4%)								(n/a)	49.5	64.8	95.3	84.5	69.0	49.4	57.6	48.0	40.2	24.7	52.4	46.1	66.7	73.3	83.2	64.2	76.5	80.6	29.2	70.9	$16,071
Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1908 Seymour Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1800	524	32	16.5		24 (4.6%)	172 (32.8%)	313 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)	5.0	40.9			23.2	6.7	10.0	12.0	7.9	19.4	7.1	22.2	22.5	10.0	25.5	31.8				61.9	$13,094
John J. Gilligan Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	425 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(513) 363-2040	367	13	27.5		82 (22.3%)	225 (61.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.4%)								(n/a)		25.0	44.2	51.5	9.1			23.1	20.0	17.6	36.4			41.7	36.4	23.5	21.4	28.6	3.1	12.8	$20,983
Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1425 Linn St	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 684-0777	949	48	19.7		6 (0.6%)	862 (90.8%)	34 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.0%)								(n/a)	24.3	17.4	79.2	68.0	82.1	39.1	43.2	8.3	22.4	24.6	81.0	29.0	43.2	16.7	39.0	32.9	60.3	51.3	29.7	64.3	$11,862
Roselawn Condon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1594 Summit Rd	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4800	383	33	11.4		16 (4.2%)	316 (82.5%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)								(n/a)	13.9	12.0			36.8	21.4	27.8	6.7	13.9	28.0	65.8	46.4	36.1	10.0	18.9	15.4					$13,346

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Academy Of World Languages School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Ohio alternative schools.

How many students attend Academy Of World Languages School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Academy Of World Languages School.

What district is Academy Of World Languages School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Academy Of World Languages School?

Students at Academy Of World Languages School are 65% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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