Summary:
Stambaugh Charter Academy is the only school in this data set — a public charter school in Youngstown, Ohio (2420 Donald Ave) that is classified as an elementary school but serves grades K–8, with about 472 students enrolled. As a school and as its own district (Stambaugh Charter Academy), it is rated 1 star and ranks 618th of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 20th percentile.
The school is showing real improvement, even though it starts from a low base. Across all reported Ohio State Tests, average proficiency rose from 26.63% in 2024–25 to 42.64% in 2025–26 — about 16 points — and its school rank percentile climbed from 13 to 28. Early reading is the brightest spot: 3rd grade ELA (65.5 vs 63.4 state) and 4th grade ELA (65.0 vs 61.8 state) are the only two of 14 tested subject-grade areas above the state average. Some gains are dramatic, including 4th grade ELA (21.3% to 65.0%), 5th grade math (9.8% to 50.0%), and 8th grade math (24.2% to 50.0%, just 2 points below state).
Concerns remain substantial. Science is the weakest subject: a 2025–26 average of 31.85% versus 61.95% statewide, a gap of about 30 points. Seventh grade math is the lowest single result at 17.8% (state 48.6%) and slipped from the prior year, while 6th grade ELA fell from 31.6% to 23.5%, about 32.5 points below state. Chronic absenteeism is 52.6%, meaning more than half of students miss enough school to be chronically absent. The student-teacher ratio of 11.8 is a relatively modest, positive condition, but per-student spending is only reported for 2018–19 at $10,009, and free/reduced lunch data is not reported. Overall, this is an improving but still low-performing school with uneven results across grades.
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