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Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain

Q: How many students attend Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain?

Students at Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain are 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain is a small public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Lorain, Ohio. With only 75 students, this school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 19% to 65.5% over the past several years - far exceeding the state average and the rates of nearby Lorain City and Elyria City public schools. This high absenteeism contributes to the school's abysmal proficiency rates on Ohio state tests, with 0% of students scoring proficient in 3rd and 6th grade math, 3rd and 6th grade English Language Arts, and 5th and 8th grade science - far below the state and local averages.

Summit Academy's performance is particularly poor for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 15% of Ohio elementary schools for Hispanic students and the bottom 10% for white students and low socioeconomic status students in 2018-2019. With per-student spending of $8,206, which is lower than the nearby public schools, the school may lack the resources to adequately support its struggling students. Drastic changes are needed to address the root causes of high absenteeism, low achievement, and resource constraints in order to improve outcomes at this low-performing institution.

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,680

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

346 Illinois Ave
Lorain, OH 44052-2756

(440) 277-4110

District: Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

Hispanic:

26.1%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (3% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

Ohio avg58%

Elementary school

1,555^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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Middle school

1,029^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

825^th of 828Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain 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	1.4	1555 of 1558	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	1574 of 1577	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1591 of 1596	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1564 of 1588	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1238 of 1610	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1448 of 1676	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1219 of 1636	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	1360 of 1651	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	1405 of 1678	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	1580 of 1684	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.5	1617 of 1687	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	1623 of 1701	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	1688 of 1709	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	1665 of 1686	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	1629 of 1662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	1539 of 1610	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	1526 of 1582	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	1602 of 1609	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.2	804 of 824	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	443 of 956	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	306 of 1021	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	14.8	210 of 228	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	1.9	1446 of 1447	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1403 of 1419	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1049 of 1404	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1257 of 1465	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1040 of 1465	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	1295 of 1535	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1187 of 1536	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	15.7	1147 of 1271	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1211 of 1309	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1029 of 1036	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1042 of 1046	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2019)16th percentile~ school

White (2019)10th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2019)8th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics3%-52 vs state

English Language Arts3%-57 vs state

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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 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
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Public, Charter	K-8	346 Illinois Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-4110	69	7	10.6		39 (56.5%)	6 (8.7%)	18 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	1.4	1555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.2%		1.9	1574^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.2%	19			0.0			0.0	9.1		0.0			0.0	9.1		$11,680
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	307 W 7th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 434-6320	248	17	14.5		9 (3.6%)	56 (22.6%)	169 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	12.9	1357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1418^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.1%	61	33.3	42.9	20.5	30.0	12.5	16.7		28.6	51.3	33.3	41.7	16.7		35.7	$10,958
Larkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Nebraska	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 288-3203	432	27	16.0		131 (30.3%)	82 (19.0%)	161 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.4%)	25.9	1168^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.0%		22.6	1232^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	21.9%	64	47.5		44.3	50.9	32.2				39.4	47.3	50.8				$13,436
Admiral King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 245-6315	278	20	13.9		72 (25.9%)	62 (22.3%)	103 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	4.9	1506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.5	1485^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	9.5		6.5	35.5	11.9				10.6	29.0	23.8				$13,743
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-2130	89	6	16.1		27 (30.3%)	24 (27.0%)	33 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	1.2	1557^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.1%		9	1426^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.6%	131			0.0	13.3					9.1	13.3					$16,149
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	218	17	13.2		50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.3	1320^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.3%	91	30.0		22.2	33.3	15.0				27.0	38.1	35.0				$13,372
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	287	23	12.7		42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	10.2	1402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.5	1393^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.7%	9	46.4		11.1	12.2	10.7				27.8	31.7	39.3				$12,645
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 31st St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1114	259	17	14.9		34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.9	1530^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	26.7		19.5	13.6	0.0				19.5	9.1	26.7				$11,742
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 E 32nd St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1008	301	16	18.8		30 (10.0%)	73 (24.3%)	187 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	8.8	1428^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.2	1467^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.0%	39	20.5		50.0	5.4	7.7				29.5	10.8	35.9				$13,452
Frank Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Marshall Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-5800	307	20	15.7		38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.6	1540^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.3%	51	20.7		7.5	39.5	6.9				11.1	15.8	31.0				$12,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain

Is Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain a good school?

Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain?

Students at Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain are 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain.

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