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Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy is a K–8 school serving 192 students at 3280 River Rd in Cincinnati, Ohio, operating as its own single-school district and ranking 1,375 out of 1,560 Ohio schools (12th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26. Its district places 700 of 773. This is a long-standing pattern rather than a sudden drop: the school's statewide percentile has never exceeded 12 at any point from 2015–16 through 2025–26. Among nearby schools — C O Harrison Elementary School (283 of 1,560, 4 stars), Covedale School and Delshire Elementary School (both around the 42nd percentile, 2 stars), with Cincinnati Public Schools and Oak Hills Local as districts — Riverside sits in the bottom three, above only Rees E. Price Academy.

The single largest outlier is chronic absenteeism: 70.8% in 2025–26. That is a real improvement from 90.3% in 2021–22, but still about 16 percentage points above the next-highest nearby school, George Hays-Jennie Porter School at 54.5%, and far above C O Harrison Elementary School at 19.8% and Delshire Elementary School at 20.2%. Test proficiency is below Ohio's average in every reported grade and subject, and no tested area reached 50%. Examples include 5th grade math at 10.5% versus a 59.1% state average, 4th grade math at 21.4% versus 67.3%, and 7th grade ELA at 19.2% versus 62.7%. Across 14 reported tests, average proficiency was roughly 28% against a state average near 60%. In prior years, some math grades reported 0%.

Context may matter. Riverside is the smallest school in its comparison group, its student-teacher ratio climbed from 13.5 in 2022–23 to 19.2 in 2024–25, and the only available per-student spending figure (2018–19) was $7,651 — the lowest among nearby schools. Yet demographics alone don't explain the gap: Delshire reports a 64.58% free/reduced lunch rate and still scores far higher, with 20.2% absenteeism. There are modest gains — falling absenteeism, some math grades rebounding from 0%, and stronger relative effectiveness for female students (18th percentile) — but overall performance remains in the bottom decile. Some data is not reported, including Riverside's free/reduced lunch rate.

192

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,924

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

3280 River Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45204-1214

(513) 921-7777

District: Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.9%

White:

27.6%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (28% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 35 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,375^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

857^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

700^th of 773Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy 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
2026	11.9	1375 of 1560	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1397 of 1558	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1395 of 1577	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1501 of 1596	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1482 of 1588	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1433 of 1610	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1646 of 1676	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1560 of 1636	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	1469 of 1651	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	1542 of 1678	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	1652 of 1684	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.2	1596 of 1687	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	1409 of 1701	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	1492 of 1709	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	1489 of 1686	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	1559 of 1662	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	1449 of 1610	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1381 of 1582	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.9	1128 of 1609	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	509 of 631	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	571 of 603	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	585 of 605	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	566 of 598	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	1195 of 1452	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1455 of 1502	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1454 of 1518	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	1289 of 1467	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	1300 of 1473	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1315 of 1484	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1347 of 1447	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1324 of 1419	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1242 of 1404	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1445 of 1465	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1401 of 1465	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	1375 of 1467	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1343 of 1485	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1340 of 1499	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1523 of 1535	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1474 of 1536	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	4.6	1268 of 1309	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	857 of 1046	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	861 of 1036	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	791 of 1046	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	879 of 1048	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	880 of 1017	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	941 of 1037	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	898 of 1050	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	876 of 1010	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	859 of 1038	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	940 of 1050	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	913 of 1035	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	886 of 1008	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	856 of 1001	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	838 of 989	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	791 of 925	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	1.5	882 of 895	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	748 of 858	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	726 of 835	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.8	697 of 837	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	372 of 455	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	308 of 442	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	323 of 385	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	315 of 405	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	335 of 384	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	810 of 947	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	801 of 910	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	824 of 897	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	826 of 996	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	810 of 983	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	736 of 989	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	828 of 974	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	834 of 947	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	858 of 923	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	817 of 945	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	809 of 924	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	904 of 955	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	918 of 946	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	815 of 916	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	3.1	762 of 781	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school

White (2018)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-29 vs state

Science30%-32 vs state

Mathematics23%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3280 River Rd	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 921-7777	192	10	19.2	72.4%	53 (27.6%)	115 (59.9%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	11.9	1375^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.9%		10.5	1397^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%	22	21.1	38.5	42.3	21.4	10.5	25.0	15.4	23.1	44.4	21.4	47.4	25.0	19.2	38.5	$10,924
Delshire Elementary School	Public	K-5	4402 Glenhaven Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 471-1766	384	19	20.2	—	216 (56.3%)	96 (25.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.7%)	48.9	903^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	42.1%		46.6	950^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.0%	47	65.2		53.4	59.2	63.6				51.7	56.3	71.2				$10,824
Carson School	Public	PK, KG-6	4323 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45205	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9800	742	37	19.8	81.0%	94 (12.7%)	303 (40.8%)	250 (33.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.1%)	31.4	1116^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.5%		19.1	1274^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%	158	33.3		51.1	49.1	60.0	21.8			60.4	34.0	70.0	29.1			$12,357
Rees E. Price Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1228 Considine Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	532	32	16.7	66.9%	36 (6.8%)	235 (44.2%)	220 (41.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	8.9	1425^th of 1560 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.8	1361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	12.6%	64	23.1		32.1	30.0	33.8	7.9			25.9	21.4	41.5	15.8			$13,645
Roberts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1702 Grand Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4600	704	47	15.0	66.6%	30 (4.3%)	135 (19.2%)	520 (73.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	15.2	1322^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.9	1340^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.0%	18	53.0	35.9	32.8	20.0	19.7	30.1	14.6	39.7	32.8	26.7	45.5	30.1	21.3	34.6	$14,252
Orion Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1798 Queen City Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Orion Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 251-6000	460	30	15.3	85.0%	5 (1.1%)	385 (83.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.8%)	28.3	1155^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.0%		13.9	1341^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.9%	186	10.4	41.5	51.2	48.8	16.7	45.0	39.6	32.1	53.5	41.9	62.5	47.5	52.8	52.8	$15,840
Covedale School	Public	PK, KG-6	5130 Sidney Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1700	427	30	14.2	75.9%	121 (28.3%)	229 (53.6%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)	48.7	905^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.0%		37	1047^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.8%	142	53.7		51.8	67.2	70.8	54.8			37.5	47.5	77.8	56.7			$15,093
George Hays-Jennie Porter School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 Cutter St	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1000	263	19	14.0	98.9%	3 (1.1%)	249 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	43.4	989^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.6%		50.6	888^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.0%	101	6.9		73.1	43.8	55.2	28.6			84.6	56.3	79.3	32.1			$14,491
C O Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	585 Neeb Rd	Cincinnati	45233	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 922-1485	909	42	21.6	—	675 (74.3%)	106 (11.7%)	52 (5.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.8%)	80.5	283^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.5	206^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.8%	77	79.4		77.6	94.0	78.4				74.1	81.5	81.7				$11,160
Dater Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2840 Boudinot Ave	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0900	721	37	19.4	58.3%	201 (27.9%)	443 (61.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	38.2	1049^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.8%		36.7	1054^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.3%	5	44.4		63.5	31.6	30.2	34.4			85.9	51.9	62.9	43.3			$13,019

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In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy.

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Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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Students at Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy are 60% African American, 28% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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