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Richard Allen Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-6

1213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Richard Allen Academy is a public charter elementary school in Hamilton, Ohio, serving 111 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Richard Allen Academy district, which is ranked 646 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard Allen Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly lower than the state and nearby Fairfield City and Hamilton City district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.4% of 5th-grade students at Richard Allen Academy were proficient in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.8% in 2020-2021 to 35.8% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Fairfield West Elementary School, which had a 20.1% chronic absenteeism rate in 2024-2025.

While Richard Allen Academy serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the nearby Fairfield North Elementary School, which is also a high-poverty school, ranks in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools for low-income students. Additionally, Richard Allen Academy spent $8,076 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is lower than the nearby Fairfield and Hamilton City district schools. The school's student-teacher ratio has varied, ranging from 11.8 to 15.6 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby district schools. These factors suggest that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, instructional practices, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the differences in performance between Richard Allen Academy and the surrounding schools.

124

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,158

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1206 Shuler Ave
Hamilton, OH 45011-5804

(513) 795-6549

District: Richard Allen Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.0%

Hispanic:

39.5%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (35% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 48 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

Ohio avg60%

1,213^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

646^th of 828Richard Allen 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
2025	23.0	1213 of 1558	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1159 of 1577	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1275 of 1596	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1284 of 1588	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1309 of 1610	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1490 of 1676	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	8.6	1326 of 1483	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1461 of 1502	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1118 of 1473	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1054 of 1484	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1089 of 1447	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1112 of 1419	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	1083 of 1404	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1308 of 1465	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	1221 of 1518	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	13.1	854 of 1010	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	818 of 1038	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	917 of 1050	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	760 of 1035	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	889 of 1008	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	813 of 1001	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	716 of 989	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	740 of 925	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.8	595 of 895	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.9	628 of 858	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	646 of 835	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.1	573 of 837	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2022)20th percentile~ school

Female (2023)11th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-29 vs state

Science15%-48 vs state

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Schools Near Richard Allen Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th 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 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	Total
Richard Allen Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1206 Shuler Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Richard Allen Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 795-6549	124	10	12.4		4 (3.2%)	62 (50.0%)	49 (39.5%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	23	1213^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.9	1159^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.5%	54	15.4	40.0		7.7	37.5	53.3		46.2	43.8	$15,158
Crawford Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 Hensley Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5600	564	30	18.8		154 (27.3%)	85 (15.1%)	258 (45.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	49 (8.7%)	39.6	1022^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	34.4%		48.3	946^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.0%	76	43.8	62.3	67.2	51.6	43.4	53.8	53.4	46.9	36.8	$10,145
Fairwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	281 Fair Avenue	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5610	613	34	18.0		236 (38.5%)	52 (8.5%)	250 (40.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	54 (8.8%)	30.1	1120^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.1%		24.1	1206^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.5%	86	42.5	59.5	57.1	28.8	39.1	50.0	41.1	47.2	36.2	$9,935
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Knightsbridge Dr	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5650	640	36	17.7		108 (16.9%)	129 (20.2%)	343 (53.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	40 (6.3%)	24.6	1189^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.2	1236^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.6%	47	36.0	42.7	55.9	51.4	29.0	40.5	28.8	50.0	30.2	$11,054
Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2470 Princeton Rd	Fairfield Township	45011	Butler County	Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 437-0996	173	12	14.4		53 (30.6%)	83 (48.0%)	16 (9.2%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	40.2	1018^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.7%					(n/a)		60.0	42.9			66.7	50.0			$10,218
Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Hoadley Ave	Hamilton	45015	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5630	674	35	19.2		410 (60.8%)	64 (9.5%)	138 (20.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.4%)	45.1	966^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.0%		49.9	929^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.1%	37	58.0	57.9	57.4	65.1	46.8	50.0	52.9	59.3	45.6	$9,274
Fairfield East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6711 Morris Rd	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 737-5000	650	36	18.0	58.5%	302 (46.5%)	137 (21.1%)	92 (14.2%)	85 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.1%)	60.3	730^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.1%		60.4	749^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.5%	19	64.6	65.8	77.3	58.3		60.3	64.9	71.9		$9,722
Fairfield West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 River Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-3021	870	38	23.0	60.0%	400 (46.0%)	186 (21.4%)	115 (13.2%)	71 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	82 (9.4%)	64.7	633^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	59.4%		65.2	653^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	58.6%	20	57.8	78.1	81.3	57.8		68.4	77.6	62.2		$9,230
Fairfield Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	5054 Dixie Hwy	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-7979	756	37	20.4	81.0%	140 (18.5%)	220 (29.1%)	322 (42.6%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	51.2	877^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.7%		50.8	913^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.1%	36	57.9	68.8	77.6	53.3		46.1	60.3	61.7		$10,771
Fairfield North Elementary School	Public	K-5	6116 Morris Rd	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 868-0070	629	32	19.6	48.2%	296 (47.1%)	137 (21.8%)	44 (7.0%)	108 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	76.1	411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.6%		80.3	309^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.4%	102	76.5	73.3	80.7	69.6		75.9	77.2	82.6		$10,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Allen Academy

What is the racial makeup of Richard Allen Academy?

Students at Richard Allen Academy are 50% African American, 40% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Is Richard Allen Academy a good school?

Richard Allen Academy ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Richard Allen Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended Richard Allen Academy.

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