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Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1018th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools
Better than 35% of Ohio alternative schools
Summary

Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (CCPA) is an alternative K–12 school at 1425 Linn St in Cincinnati's West End, serving 949 students and operating as its own district. It is one of the larger alternative schools in the nearby group — smaller than School For Creative and Performing Arts (1,300 students) and Western Hills University High School (1,342), but larger than most others.

CCPA's standout strength is graduation: 100.0% in 2025–26, tied with Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students and SCPA at the top of the local group, and well above Western Hills (67.5%), John J. Gilligan Digital Academy (68.8%), Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy (81.5%), and the Cincinnati Public Schools rate of 80.6%. Graduation has stayed between 91.1% and 100.0% for five years. Chronic absenteeism, 32.3% in 2025–26, is lower than the district's 44.6% and lower than most nearby alternatives, though higher than Spencer Center (21.0%) and SCPA (23.2%).

Test results are more mixed. CCPA beat the state in 3rd grade ELA (84.3 vs. 63.4), 3rd grade math, Biology, and Geometry, and came close in Government, American History, and Algebra I. It trailed the state in 5th–8th grade ELA, 6th grade math (26.8 vs. 56.2), 5th and 8th grade science, and English II (48.5 vs. 62.7), and generally scores below Spencer Center and SCPA. Still, it outperformed Oyler School, Gilligan, and Pleasant Hill in most middle-grade subjects, with large 2024–25 to 2025–26 gains in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math, 4th grade ELA, Geometry, and Biology. Reported spending ($7,310 per student in 2018–19) is lower than most nearby schools, while its student–teacher ratio rose to 19.7 in 2024–25.

949
Students ?
19.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,862
Per pupil spending ?
91.8%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 1425 Linn St
       Cincinnati, OH  45214-2605

(513) 684-0777

District: Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.8%
Two or more races:
5.0%
Hispanic:
3.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2023 → 39th in 2026
Strengths
✓100% graduate within 4 years
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 61% meeting standards)
!Science scores 20 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school53%
Ohio avg61%
Elementary school
1,018th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 35%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
752nd of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
483rd of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202641.11018 of 156034.7%★★☆☆☆
202529.51124 of 155827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.91123 of 157728.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.91141 of 159628.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.01352 of 158814.9%★☆☆☆☆
202113.01337 of 161017.0%★☆☆☆☆
20198.71530 of 16768.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.61416 of 163613.4%★☆☆☆☆
201721.51312 of 165120.5%★☆☆☆☆
201616.51400 of 167816.6%★☆☆☆☆
201525.61320 of 168421.6%★☆☆☆☆
201452.31043 of 168738.2%★★☆☆☆
201341.31214 of 170128.6%★☆☆☆☆
201241.81224 of 170928.4%★☆☆☆☆
201162.5839 of 168650.2%★★★☆☆
201078.0286 of 166282.8%★★★★☆
200970.3520 of 161067.7%★★★☆☆
200850.51013 of 158236.0%★★☆☆☆
200764.5681 of 160957.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202668.7151 of 63176.1%★★★★☆
202549.2278 of 61554.8%★★★☆☆
202451.8236 of 60360.9%★★★☆☆
202355.3213 of 61065.1%★★★☆☆
202231.7399 of 60133.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.4327 of 53338.6%★★☆☆☆
201927.5465 of 60523.1%★☆☆☆☆
201841.2352 of 59841.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202228.7620 of 82424.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202637.0999 of 145231.2%★★☆☆☆
202525.21101 of 145224.2%★☆☆☆☆
202434.51023 of 146630.2%★★☆☆☆
202321.91159 of 148321.8%★☆☆☆☆
20229.61317 of 148811.5%★☆☆☆☆
20218.91290 of 146712.1%★☆☆☆☆
20195.21432 of 15024.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.51357 of 151810.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201822.5202 of 23915.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202649.3842 of 146742.6%★★☆☆☆
202533.21045 of 147329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202435.41039 of 148430.0%★★☆☆☆
202338.7956 of 144733.9%★★☆☆☆
202215.11212 of 141914.6%★☆☆☆☆
202114.81173 of 140416.5%★☆☆☆☆
201911.51337 of 14658.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.61269 of 146513.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202642.3944 of 146735.7%★★☆☆☆
202529.31076 of 146626.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.61129 of 148524.0%★☆☆☆☆
202333.21066 of 149828.8%★☆☆☆☆
202210.71324 of 151812.8%★☆☆☆☆
20219.51309 of 149912.7%★☆☆☆☆
201910.81376 of 153510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201813.41337 of 153613.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202561.8251 of 93573.2%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202630.2752 of 104628.1%★☆☆☆☆
202514.9856 of 103617.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4859 of 104617.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.1789 of 104824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.6803 of 101721.0%★☆☆☆☆
202118.5790 of 103723.8%★☆☆☆☆
20199.9926 of 105011.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.7816 of 101019.2%★☆☆☆☆
201719.5803 of 103822.6%★☆☆☆☆
201615.5869 of 105017.2%★☆☆☆☆
201539.2688 of 103533.5%★★☆☆☆
201432.3763 of 100824.3%★☆☆☆☆
201330.3771 of 100123.0%★☆☆☆☆
201237.5737 of 98925.5%★☆☆☆☆
201168.5370 of 92560.0%★★★☆☆
201080.3131 of 89585.4%★★★★☆
200987.818 of 85897.9%★★★★★
200868.9300 of 83564.1%★★★☆☆
200773.8226 of 83773.0%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202654.4183 of 45559.8%★★★☆☆
202530.1298 of 44232.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.4271 of 42936.8%★★☆☆☆
202349.6181 of 43658.5%★★★☆☆
202238.5218 of 41347.2%★★☆☆☆
202136.2211 of 38545.2%★★☆☆☆
201924.5321 of 40520.7%★☆☆☆☆
201842.8206 of 38446.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202625.8727 of 94723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202510.3824 of 93812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.9782 of 94217.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9749 of 94320.6%★☆☆☆☆
202212.6789 of 92514.7%★☆☆☆☆
202114.6736 of 91019.1%★☆☆☆☆
20195.2866 of 9175.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.1781 of 89712.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202171.858 of 22874.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202635.5692 of 99630.5%★★☆☆☆
202515.5822 of 98316.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9825 of 98916.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.3703 of 97427.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.1755 of 94720.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3711 of 92323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201911.6843 of 94510.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3753 of 92418.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202627.1709 of 95525.8%★☆☆☆☆
202511.6825 of 95413.5%★☆☆☆☆
202411.5827 of 95813.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.9758 of 96321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.2791 of 94616.4%★☆☆☆☆
202112.6769 of 92416.8%★☆☆☆☆
201911.8815 of 93312.6%★☆☆☆☆
201814.7772 of 91615.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202320.0528 of 59010.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202643.9483 of 79539.2%★★☆☆☆
202544.3521 of 85539.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.4594 of 86431.3%★★☆☆☆
202338.9571 of 86734.1%★★☆☆☆
202240.6532 of 83636.4%★★☆☆☆
202141.2516 of 81937.0%★★☆☆☆
201941.1556 of 83633.5%★★☆☆☆
201826.0638 of 80020.3%★☆☆☆☆
201727.7603 of 77322.0%★☆☆☆☆
201634.4604 of 78423.0%★☆☆☆☆
201557.5380 of 77851.2%★★★☆☆
201451.6507 of 76934.1%★★☆☆☆
201360.6384 of 76749.9%★★★☆☆
201260.5455 of 83245.3%★★☆☆☆
201162.6398 of 81851.3%★★★☆☆
201079.267 of 81991.8%★★★★★
200981.233 of 79195.8%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202678.048 of 29683.8%★★★★☆
202576.759 of 32882.0%★★★★☆
202464.393 of 31870.8%★★★★☆
202365.295 of 32370.6%★★★★☆
202271.976 of 30675.2%★★★★☆
202174.149 of 28482.7%★★★★☆
201965.3100 of 30367.0%★★★☆☆
201841.7154 of 27944.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202660.5334 of 76356.2%★★★☆☆
202539.1567 of 80929.9%★★☆☆☆
202420.5642 of 79819.5%★☆☆☆☆
202335.0584 of 81328.2%★☆☆☆☆
202232.7586 of 79426.2%★☆☆☆☆
202137.7525 of 77532.3%★★☆☆☆
201934.7591 of 78124.3%★☆☆☆☆
201813.3654 of 75112.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202660.2312 of 76159.0%★★★☆☆
202557.9374 of 81554.1%★★★☆☆
202446.6481 of 82241.5%★★☆☆☆
202355.2381 of 80552.7%★★★☆☆
202257.6326 of 77357.8%★★★☆☆
202160.5265 of 76365.3%★★★☆☆
201954.8402 of 77948.4%★★☆☆☆
201826.7609 of 75819.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202638.4538 of 76529.7%★☆☆☆☆
202553.4444 of 81745.7%★★☆☆☆
202451.8443 of 81645.7%★★☆☆☆
202344.8505 of 81938.3%★★☆☆☆
202253.8398 of 80850.7%★★★☆☆
202149.3413 of 77846.9%★★☆☆☆
201958.9363 of 79254.2%★★★☆☆
201818.4629 of 76317.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202698.210 of 57598.3%★★★★★
202599.84 of 61799.4%★★★★★
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 (2026)76th percentile+41 vs school
Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+45 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)36th percentile~ school
Female (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2022)25th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2018)15th percentile~ school
Middle school
Hispanic (2021)75th percentile+51 vs school
African American (2026)60th percentile+32 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school
Male (2026)26th percentile~ school
Female (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2023)11th percentile-14 vs school
High school
Special Education (2026)98th percentile+59 vs school
African American (2026)84th percentile+45 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+20 vs school
Female (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2026)30th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
Biology76%+9 vs state
American Government73%~ state avg
American History72%~ state avg
Algebra I58%-3 vs state
Geometry55%+12 vs state
English Language Arts51%-11 vs state
English II48%-14 vs state
Mathematics48%-9 vs state
Science42%-20 vs state

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Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy ranks 1018th of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy are 91% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 949 students attended Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy.

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