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Old West End Academy Elementary School

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Old West End Academy Elementary School ranks 941 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Old West End Academy Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Toledo, Ohio, serving 263 students as part of the Toledo City School District. Despite the district's overall low ranking, Old West End Academy stands out as a relatively high-performing school, consistently outperforming Toledo City and Ohio state averages on state assessments across various grade levels and subjects.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had impressive proficiency rates, with 68% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science, 57.6% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, and 80% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. The school's success extends to its African American and low-socioeconomic status student populations, which perform exceptionally well compared to their peers in Ohio. However, the school faces a persistent challenge with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.9% to 41.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Toledo City School District, Leverette Elementary, Sherman Elementary, Whittier Elementary, Robinson Elementary, and Spring Elementary, Old West End Academy outperforms them on state assessments. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates are similar to or higher than those of the nearby schools. Interestingly, the nearby charter schools generally perform worse than Old West End Academy on state assessments, despite having lower student-teacher ratios.

272

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,088

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3131 Cambridge St
Toledo, OH 43610-1159

(419) 671-4700

District: Toledo City

Students who attend Old West End Academy Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Jones Leadership Academy of Business
	Toledo Early College High School
	Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.5%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Toledo City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 59% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg30%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

941^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

616^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 40Elementary Schools in the Toledo City

658^th of 828Toledo City 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	47.0	941 of 1558	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	966 of 1577	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1092 of 1596	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1203 of 1588	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1403 of 1610	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1147 of 1676	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1128 of 1636	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.8	1054 of 1651	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	1169 of 1678	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.6	1360 of 1684	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	1225 of 1687	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	1340 of 1701	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	1238 of 1709	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.2	1189 of 1686	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.6	913 of 1662	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	1029 of 1610	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.4	860 of 1582	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.6	868 of 1609	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.5	501 of 1504	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.5	423 of 1501	71.8%	★★★★☆
2004	67.8	504 of 1471	65.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	102 of 615	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	112 of 603	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	138 of 610	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	194 of 601	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	353 of 533	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	152 of 605	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	155 of 598	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	820 of 1452	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	930 of 1466	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1031 of 1483	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1123 of 1488	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1304 of 1467	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1090 of 1502	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1133 of 1518	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	696 of 1473	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	686 of 1484	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	865 of 1447	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1015 of 1419	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1208 of 1404	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	859 of 1465	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	844 of 1465	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	931 of 1466	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	890 of 1485	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1068 of 1498	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1191 of 1518	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1439 of 1499	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1022 of 1535	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	985 of 1536	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	616 of 1036	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	697 of 1046	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	707 of 1048	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	790 of 1017	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	753 of 1037	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.3	455 of 1050	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	667 of 1010	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.4	474 of 1038	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	31.7	738 of 1050	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.5	703 of 1035	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.4	656 of 1008	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	736 of 1001	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	61.3	519 of 989	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	71.2	313 of 925	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	531 of 895	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.9	386 of 858	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.5	612 of 835	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	679 of 837	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	64.6	295 of 732	59.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	99 of 442	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	112 of 429	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	132 of 436	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	155 of 413	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	138 of 385	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.4	33 of 405	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	65.7	112 of 384	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	409 of 938	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	655 of 942	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	686 of 943	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	746 of 925	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	720 of 910	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	482 of 917	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	481 of 897	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	488 of 983	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	594 of 989	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	584 of 974	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	698 of 947	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	637 of 923	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.5	207 of 945	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	544 of 924	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	651 of 954	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	670 of 958	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	438 of 933	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	577 of 916	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)78th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science57%-6 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-12 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
Old West End Academy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3131 Cambridge St	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4700	272	19	14.3		7 (2.6%)	238 (87.5%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	47	941^st of 1558 public elementary schools	39.6%		46.2	966^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.7%	25	68.0	46.2	57.6	48.1	68.0	40.0	60.7	53.8	51.5	33.3	80.0	52.0	50.0	23.1	$18,088
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
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2860 Glenwood Ave	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4600	281	20	14.0		25 (8.9%)	212 (75.4%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	14.2	1335^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.3%		9.8	1404^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.0%	69	39.3	47.6	30.0	18.5	17.9	8.7	4.3	22.2	40.0	29.6	60.7	13.0	8.7	19.0	$14,437
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
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
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
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 Sherman St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6550	339	21	16.1		22 (6.5%)	252 (74.3%)	39 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	1.7	1553^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.7	1576^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.1%	23	4.2	9.7	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	3.2	20.8	3.0	8.3	0.0	5.4	6.1	$12,466
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
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Horace St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4200	415	20	20.7		20 (4.8%)	338 (81.4%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	6.6	1469^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.7%		11.4	1378^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.6%	91	36.8	20.0	0.0	4.5	26.3	8.0	32.0	22.6	18.8	9.1	33.3	4.0	24.0	3.2	$11,409
Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Spring St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6600	239	10	23.9		19 (7.9%)	156 (65.3%)	34 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.6%)	4.4	1511^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.0%		2.9	1553^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.5%	42	4.8	9.1	28.0	23.5	0.0	5.3	26.3	9.1	28.0	17.6	18.2	15.0	10.0	8.7	$13,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Old West End Academy Elementary School

What district is Old West End Academy Elementary School in?

Toledo City

What is the racial makeup of Old West End Academy Elementary School?

Students at Old West End Academy Elementary School are 88% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Old West End Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Old West End Academy Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Old West End Academy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Old West End Academy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Jones Leadership Academy of Business
High : Toledo Early College High School
High : Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School

Is Old West End Academy Elementary School a good school?

Old West End Academy Elementary School ranks 941^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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