Summary:
The Orion Academy district contains just one school: Orion Academy, a K–8 elementary school at 1798 Queen City Ave in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 460 students. Because the district and the school cover the same population, every figure describes the same group of students, and there is no second school in the area to compare against.
Orion Academy's results tell a story of fast improvement from a low starting point. Across 14 comparable tests, the school's average proficiency rose about 17 points in a single year (25.6% to 42.6%) while the state average moved less than one point, narrowing the gap to the state from roughly 34 points to about 17. Thirteen of 14 tests improved, with standout jumps in 5th grade ELA (27.3% to 62.5%), 3rd grade ELA (20.8% to 53.5%), and 7th grade math (13.0% to 39.6%). Statewide rank climbed from the 14th to the 26th percentile — the school's best position in three years — though it remains in the bottom quartile with a 1-star rating, and no tested subject met the state average.
Two priorities stand out. Fifth grade is highly uneven: ELA reached 62.5%, only 7.9 points below the state, while math scored 16.7% (42.4 points below) and science 10.4% (52.3 points below) — the lowest score in the data and the only measure that got worse. Eighth grade is the bright spot, coming within 5.5 points of the state in ELA. Chronic absenteeism of 51.9% is a major headwind. Note also that per-student spending is reported only for 2018-19 ($11,083), and free/reduced-lunch data is not available, so those angles cannot be judged.
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