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Cornerstone Academy Community School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
853rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools
Better than 45% of Ohio alternative schools
Summary

Cornerstone Academy Community School is an alternative K–12 community school in Westerville, OH, serving 1,192 students as a standalone district. For parents comparing options, its clearest strength is the high school: in 2025–2026, it met or exceeded Ohio state proficiency in 14 of 20 tested areas, and its graduation rate was 98.1%. It was above the state in all six End-of-Course subjects, including American Government at 93.9% vs. 71.6%, Biology at 80.8% vs. 67.0%, English II at 76.5% vs. 62.7%, and Algebra I at 73.1% vs. 61.6%. Among nearby alternatives, it led in five of six End-of-Course subjects; Patriot Preparatory Academy was ahead only in American History (85.3% vs. 78.7%).

The K–8 picture is more uneven. The school was below the state in 5th grade science (48.2% vs. 62.7%), 5th grade math (43.5% vs. 59.1%), 6th grade math (43.3% vs. 56.2%), 6th grade ELA (43.3% vs. 56.0%), and 8th grade science (57.0% vs. 61.2%). Chronic absenteeism was 24.5% in 2025–2026, up from 16.3% in 2022–2023—roughly one in four students. That is higher than Great River Connections Academy (17.7%), Patriot Preparatory Academy (21.7%), Ohio Connections Academy Inc (14.8%), Zenith Academy (4.9%), and Oakstone Community School (15.1%); only KIPP Columbus was higher (35.1%). The student-teacher ratio was 19.6 in 2024–2025, up from 16.3 in 2022–2023—higher than Patriot Preparatory Academy (16.7) and KIPP Columbus (10.8), but lower than Great River Connections Academy (41.8) and Ohio Connections Academy Inc (39.8).

Reported per-student spending was $6,346 in 2018–2019, lower than most nearby alternatives with reported spending; only Oakstone Community School was lower. This figure is old, so interpret it cautiously. Free/reduced lunch was 61.44% in 2022–2023 and 40.7% in 2023–2024; 2024–2025 is unknown. Overall, the school looks academically effective for an alternative/community school, especially at the high school level, with graduation and End-of-Course results that compare favorably with nearby alternatives. Its main improvement areas are middle-grade math/ELA/science, chronic absenteeism, and the rising student-teacher ratio. Parents may want to ask about middle-school interventions, attendance supports, class sizes, and how resources are used.

1,192
Students ?
19.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,676
Per pupil spending ?
28.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 6015 E Walnut St
       Westerville, OH  43081-9620

(614) 775-0615

District: Cornerstone Academy Community School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
72.1%
White:
11.2%
Hispanic:
9.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2026
Strengths
✓98% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school65%
Ohio avg61%
Elementary school
853rd of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
487th of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From top 26% (2016) to top 47% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
187th of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2023
From top 28% (2023) to top 24% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →
★★★★★
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
202652.8853 of 156045.3%★★☆☆☆
202557.2778 of 155850.1%★★★☆☆
202462.1707 of 157755.2%★★★☆☆
202366.8630 of 159660.5%★★★☆☆
202266.1647 of 158859.3%★★★☆☆
202159.1782 of 161051.4%★★★☆☆
201971.1551 of 167667.1%★★★☆☆
201868.3635 of 163661.2%★★★☆☆
201764.9735 of 165155.5%★★★☆☆
201659.8854 of 167849.1%★★☆☆☆
201560.7827 of 168450.9%★★★☆☆
201463.9815 of 168751.7%★★★☆☆
201365.9749 of 170156.0%★★★☆☆
201241.31231 of 170928.0%★☆☆☆☆
201151.11086 of 168635.6%★★☆☆☆
201036.81246 of 166225.0%★☆☆☆☆
200958.2875 of 161045.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202681.376 of 63188.0%★★★★☆
202585.646 of 61592.5%★★★★★
202489.932 of 60394.7%★★★★★
202389.036 of 61094.1%★★★★★
202290.236 of 60194.0%★★★★★
202187.941 of 53392.3%★★★★★
201993.124 of 60596.0%★★★★★
201893.029 of 59895.2%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201940.5554 of 95642.1%★★☆☆☆
201851.4429 of 102158.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202665.696 of 31869.8%★★★★☆
202564.492 of 28167.3%★★★☆☆
202468.467 of 25874.0%★★★★☆
202374.242 of 23982.4%★★★★☆
202280.231 of 21385.4%★★★★☆
202157.464 of 18365.0%★★★☆☆
201963.146 of 16972.8%★★★★☆
201877.134 of 17480.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202646.3881 of 145239.3%★★☆☆☆
202552.4794 of 145245.3%★★☆☆☆
202455.9755 of 146648.5%★★☆☆☆
202364.8604 of 148359.3%★★★☆☆
202263.0638 of 148857.1%★★★☆☆
202153.2772 of 146747.4%★★☆☆☆
201971.2496 of 150267.0%★★★☆☆
201864.2655 of 151856.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201968.451 of 22877.6%★★★★☆
201854.997 of 23959.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202663.5542 of 146763.1%★★★☆☆
202568.7459 of 147368.8%★★★☆☆
202475.3306 of 148479.4%★★★★☆
202381.0189 of 144786.9%★★★★☆
202274.8286 of 141979.8%★★★★☆
202168.1414 of 140470.5%★★★★☆
201975.1299 of 146579.6%★★★★☆
201876.6254 of 146582.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202657.3736 of 146749.8%★★☆☆☆
202558.9706 of 146651.8%★★★☆☆
202462.9649 of 148556.3%★★★☆☆
202364.7619 of 149858.7%★★★☆☆
202264.3643 of 151857.6%★★★☆☆
202156.3734 of 149951.0%★★★☆☆
201972.3474 of 153569.1%★★★☆☆
201867.1575 of 153662.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202573.2146 of 93584.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202476.7268 of 119077.5%★★★★☆
202371.9345 of 121571.6%★★★★☆
202263.1515 of 124258.5%★★★☆☆
202163.9474 of 124962.0%★★★☆☆
201971.9354 of 127172.1%★★★★☆
201868.1419 of 130968.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202657.6487 of 104653.4%★★★☆☆
202564.5402 of 103661.2%★★★☆☆
202463.2422 of 104659.7%★★★☆☆
202379.8194 of 104881.5%★★★★☆
202279.2192 of 101781.1%★★★★☆
202178.6200 of 103780.7%★★★★☆
201965.7400 of 105061.9%★★★☆☆
201868.0356 of 101064.8%★★★☆☆
201765.1416 of 103859.9%★★★☆☆
201673.2276 of 105073.7%★★★★☆
201574.2253 of 103575.6%★★★★☆
201474.5256 of 100874.6%★★★★☆
201364.1489 of 100151.1%★★★☆☆
201250.2652 of 98934.1%★★☆☆☆
201154.0583 of 92537.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202682.549 of 45589.2%★★★★☆
202593.117 of 44296.2%★★★★★
202491.421 of 42995.1%★★★★★
202397.67 of 43698.4%★★★★★
202295.914 of 41396.6%★★★★★
202198.05 of 38598.7%★★★★★
201987.434 of 40591.6%★★★★★
201887.933 of 38491.4%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202666.842 of 17275.6%★★★★☆
202562.241 of 14271.1%★★★★☆
202447.261 of 12350.4%★★★☆☆
202386.96 of 11394.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202654.5472 of 94750.2%★★★☆☆
202565.7354 of 93862.3%★★★☆☆
202463.2370 of 94260.7%★★★☆☆
202382.2126 of 94386.6%★★★★☆
202269.8285 of 92569.2%★★★☆☆
202171.3260 of 91071.4%★★★★☆
201966.7360 of 91760.7%★★★☆☆
201866.5311 of 89765.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202541.4156 of 26240.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202668.6297 of 99670.2%★★★★☆
202576.7182 of 98381.5%★★★★☆
202477.4164 of 98983.4%★★★★☆
202389.340 of 97495.9%★★★★★
202289.243 of 94795.5%★★★★★
202191.928 of 92397.0%★★★★★
201972.2238 of 94574.8%★★★★☆
201881.5101 of 92489.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202655.1456 of 95552.3%★★★☆☆
202557.7431 of 95454.8%★★★☆☆
202455.1467 of 95851.3%★★★☆☆
202372.2258 of 96373.2%★★★★☆
202282.5136 of 94685.6%★★★★☆
202181.4144 of 92484.4%★★★★☆
201963.4370 of 93360.3%★★★☆☆
201861.7376 of 91659.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202629.8417 of 57928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202539.0320 of 57244.1%★★☆☆☆
202438.6322 of 56342.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202567.9254 of 77767.3%★★★☆☆
202282.6116 of 80985.7%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202667.1187 of 79576.5%★★★★☆
202558.0359 of 85558.0%★★★☆☆
202473.1163 of 86481.1%★★★★☆
202367.0243 of 86772.0%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202692.113 of 29695.6%★★★★★
202586.231 of 32890.5%★★★★★
202493.89 of 31897.2%★★★★★
202391.715 of 32395.4%★★★★★
202294.57 of 30697.7%★★★★★
202181.831 of 28489.1%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202676.023 of 13583.0%★★★★☆
202579.618 of 12885.9%★★★★☆
202389.87 of 10793.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202676.7142 of 76381.4%★★★★☆
202564.9312 of 80961.4%★★★☆☆
202466.2274 of 79865.7%★★★☆☆
202365.6290 of 81364.3%★★★☆☆
202272.8181 of 79477.2%★★★★☆
202155.3361 of 77553.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202683.841 of 76194.6%★★★★★
202573.8152 of 81581.3%★★★★☆
202489.431 of 82296.2%★★★★★
202381.571 of 80591.2%★★★★★
202291.517 of 77397.8%★★★★★
202165.2202 of 76373.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202661.1325 of 76557.5%★★★☆☆
202559.1369 of 81754.8%★★★☆☆
202484.575 of 81690.8%★★★★★
202372.3206 of 81974.8%★★★★☆
202279.8114 of 80885.9%★★★★☆
202144.9463 of 77840.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202663.3129 of 57577.6%★★★★☆
202545.1291 of 61752.8%★★★☆☆
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)88th percentile+43 vs school
Special Education (2025)84th percentile+34 vs school
Hispanic (2019)78th percentile+11 vs school
White (2024)77th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+18 vs school
Male (2026)50th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2019)42nd percentile-25 vs school
Female (2026)39th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)89th percentile+36 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+17 vs school
White (2025)67th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)50th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-21 vs school
Special Education (2026)28th percentile-25 vs school
High school
African American (2026)96th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school
Male (2026)58th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
American Government94%+22 vs state
Biology81%+14 vs state
American History79%+6 vs state
English II76%+14 vs state
Algebra I73%+12 vs state
English Language Arts66%+4 vs state
Mathematics58%~ state avg
Geometry56%+13 vs state
Science53%-9 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended Cornerstone Academy Community School.

Students at Cornerstone Academy Community School are 72% African American, 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Cornerstone Academy Community School ranks 853rd of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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