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Best Alternative Schools in Hamilton County, OH

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	91.8%	6 (0.6%)	862 (90.8%)	34 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.0%)								(n/a)	46.8	37.1	72.6	71.9	64.0	65.4	49.4	26.8	36.7	47.1	84.3	50.0	47.5	39.4	46.8	38.6	75.8	48.5	55.4	58.2	73.4%	0%	$11,862
Summit Academy School - Cincinnati	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1660 Sternblock Ln	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Summit Academy School - Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 321-0561	44	6	8.0	65.9%	17 (38.6%)	22 (50.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)								(n/a)			50.0	35.3					6.7						13.3		40.0	25.0					$7,404
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	43.6%	3 (0.8%)	350 (91.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)	53.3	41.9	72.7	78.3	90.5	84.2	53.3	19.0	46.7	37.5	95.2	36.8	64.3	38.1	25.8	35.5	57.9	48.0	61.1	44.2	45.9%	0%	$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	56.2%	373 (28.7%)	751 (57.8%)	33 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (10.4%)								(n/a)	34.1	64.9	90.6	91.7	65.4	53.1	31.5	63.0	46.8	35.2	63.4	52.1	64.8	66.3	84.4	78.4	80.2	91.2	35.4	69.6	22.5%	9%	$16,071
Oyler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2121 Hatmaker St	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4100	512	36	14.0	88.3%	137 (26.8%)	261 (51.0%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	76 (14.8%)								(n/a)	9.7	29.6	75.0	48.3	4.8	26.7	32.3	16.2	20.0	39.3	23.8	28.9	48.4	5.3	28.6	25.0	17.9	28.1	15.5	35.3	21.3%	2.1%	$16,120
Pleasant Hill Middle School	Public, Alternative	4-9	1350 W North Bend Rd	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4300	426	27	15.6	89.2%	31 (7.3%)	318 (74.6%)	40 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)								(n/a)		25.5						33.3	10.3	24.8				19.7	25.1	18.4							$12,690
Sayler Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	6700 Home City Ave	Cincinnati	45233	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5100	296	24	12.5	85.8%	181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.5%)								(n/a)	57.6	60.0			70.0	60.0	51.5	33.3	12.9	28.6	60.0	50.0	69.7	46.7	61.3	57.1	46.7			20.0	19.2%	0%	$16,344
Western Hills University High School	Public, Alternative	8-12	2144 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8900	1,342	66	20.3	—	117 (8.7%)	709 (52.8%)	404 (30.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.7%)								(n/a)			62.1	53.2													33.3	27.8	33.0	39.0			$13,495
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	65.9%	32 (5.8%)	354 (64.6%)	129 (23.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)	24.0	36.2			26.4	25.8	10.0	26.5	10.4	27.7	62.3	21.2	36.0	34.7	28.6	34.0					24.6%	9.8%	$13,955
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	35.7%	205 (55.0%)	117 (31.4%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)								(n/a)	97.9	96.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.2	93.9	91.9	82.7	89.1	100.0	93.2	97.9	96.1	96.4	94.3	96.0	94.0	83.3	87.2			$16,125
Dr. O?dell Owens Center for Learning	Public, Alternative	K-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	9.1	4.2		0.0		10.0	0.0	0.0		8.3		10.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			$7,066
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)		8.0	46.8	38.6		10.0		0.0	5.9	3.8		30.0		16.7	23.5	11.5	26.9	21.5	3.5	12.9			$20,983
North College Hill Trojan Way Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	1731 Goodman Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(513) 931-8181	97	7	13.8	96.9%	7 (7.2%)	76 (78.4%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)								(n/a)			50.0																	6.7			$14,985
Cincinnati Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	170 Siebenthaler Ave	Cincinnati	45215	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 554-0285	745	36	20.6	—	604 (81.1%)	10 (1.3%)	40 (5.4%)	49 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)								(n/a)	68.3	72.7			85.3	83.0	79.2	66.7	60.8		94.1	82.8	94.1	80.8	81.4	85.7	88.2		67.9	50.4	69.5%	28.4%	$11,445
IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2700 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 417-4794	1,017	41	24.8	39.0%	58 (5.7%)	642 (63.1%)	263 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.9%)								(n/a)	13.8	19.2		41.9	27.3	24.1	18.4	4.2	14.3	12.3	32.0	30.4	39.1	25.7	36.9	24.7	15.6	22.2	28.9	14.9	74.5%	2%	$14,879

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