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Alternative Education Academy

Q: Is Alternative Education Academy a good school?

Alternative Education Academy ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Ohio alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Alternative Education Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 6,276 students attended Alternative Education Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alternative Education Academy?

Students at Alternative Education Academy are 59% White, 24% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Alternative Education Academy is a K–12 alternative school in Columbus, OH, operating as its own district and serving 6,276 students. It is far larger than the nearby alternatives in the data, whose enrollment ranges from 87 to 1,259 with a median of about 367—roughly 5 times smaller than the next-largest comparable school. It also has the highest student-teacher ratio in the comparison set: 35.1 in 2024–25, up from 29.1 in 2022–23, versus 7.2 to 25.2 nearby. Reported per-student spending is $6,147 in 2018–19, the lowest among reported peers; free/reduced-lunch data are blank, so socioeconomic context is not available.

Attendance is the standout strength. In 2025–26, Alternative Education Academy reports 10.3% chronic absenteeism, while nearby alternatives range from 40.7% to 70.4%, including Whitney M Young at 51.0%, Excel Academy at 45.2%, Summit Academy Community School - Parma at 61.3%, Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy at 40.7%, and Harvard Avenue Performance Academy at 70.4%. That is roughly one-fourth to one-fifth of most nearby rates, and it improved dramatically from 57.4% in 2021–22. Graduation rose from 19.3% in 2021–22 to 42.4% in 2025–26, but still trails Constellation Schools: Parma Community at 84.0%, Summit Academy Community School - Parma at 91.7% in 2024–25, and Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy at 71.4%. It is slightly above Excel Academy at 41.0% and close to Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12 at 46.5%.

Academics remain the main challenge. In 2025–26, the school is below the state in every listed Ohio State Test and end-of-course exam, averaging about 23.7% across 20 proficiency figures versus about 61.1% for the same state figures. Results are especially low in Algebra I (9.5%), Geometry (8.0%), 7th-grade math (7.2%), and English II (28.4%). Third-grade ELA is relatively stronger at 44.4%, and the school outperforms some nearby alternatives in specific areas, but the overall picture is weak. Many nearby comparison schools are much smaller, have incomplete data, or serve different populations, so comparisons should be interpreted cautiously. The bottom line: unusually low absenteeism and rapidly improving graduation are real strengths, but academic proficiency—especially math—remains the key area to watch.

6,276

Students ?

35.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,358

Per pupil spending ?

0.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

56.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 7.1% (any vaccine)

1550 Old Henderson Rd Ste W-11
Columbus, OH 43220-4428

(866) 509-3099

District: Alternative Education Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.2%

African American:

24.3%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2023 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

Ohio avg61%

Elementary school

1,443^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

966^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

756^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

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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	8.2	1443 of 1560	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1421 of 1558	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1487 of 1577	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1456 of 1596	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1384 of 1588	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1239 of 1610	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1555 of 1676	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1449 of 1636	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	1422 of 1651	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	1393 of 1678	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1431 of 1684	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	1494 of 1687	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	1494 of 1701	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	1573 of 1709	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	1535 of 1686	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	1460 of 1662	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	1384 of 1610	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	1372 of 1582	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	1398 of 1609	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	582 of 631	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	535 of 615	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	522 of 603	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	545 of 610	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	486 of 601	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	311 of 533	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	520 of 605	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	472 of 598	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.9	732 of 824	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	686 of 765	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	887 of 956	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	839 of 1021	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	1348 of 1452	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1329 of 1452	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1423 of 1466	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1410 of 1483	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1316 of 1488	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1185 of 1467	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1366 of 1502	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1293 of 1518	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	290 of 315	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	224 of 259	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	230 of 234	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	207 of 233	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	155 of 216	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	106 of 189	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	1300 of 1467	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1377 of 1473	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1423 of 1484	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1364 of 1447	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1311 of 1419	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1154 of 1404	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1364 of 1465	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1333 of 1465	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	1385 of 1467	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1383 of 1466	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1422 of 1485	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1401 of 1498	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1400 of 1518	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1253 of 1499	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1484 of 1535	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1433 of 1536	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	213 of 220	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	194 of 218	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	195 of 202	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	175 of 183	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	146 of 162	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	124 of 139	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	787 of 914	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	810 of 935	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	850 of 900	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	819 of 856	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	1166 of 1181	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.4	1160 of 1175	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	1178 of 1190	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	1202 of 1215	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1214 of 1242	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1181 of 1249	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	1254 of 1271	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1263 of 1309	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	966 of 1046	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	946 of 1036	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	942 of 1046	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	891 of 1048	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	829 of 1017	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	764 of 1037	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	929 of 1050	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	815 of 1010	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	776 of 1038	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	782 of 1050	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	790 of 1035	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	832 of 1008	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	842 of 1001	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	845 of 989	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	755 of 925	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	753 of 895	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	681 of 858	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	650 of 835	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.5	656 of 837	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	434 of 455	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	388 of 442	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	360 of 429	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	330 of 436	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	293 of 413	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	244 of 385	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	319 of 405	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	310 of 384	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	521 of 565	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	444 of 576	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	553 of 658	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	329 of 643	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	168 of 172	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	910 of 947	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	881 of 938	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	892 of 942	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	842 of 943	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	793 of 925	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	726 of 910	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	824 of 917	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	783 of 897	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	252 of 270	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	242 of 262	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	221 of 239	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	182 of 228	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	215 of 222	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	921 of 996	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	931 of 983	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	933 of 989	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	866 of 974	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	812 of 947	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	746 of 923	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	859 of 945	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	789 of 924	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	917 of 955	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	908 of 954	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	898 of 958	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	846 of 963	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	846 of 946	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	736 of 924	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	878 of 933	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	776 of 916	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	252 of 260	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	263 of 263	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	250 of 254	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	228 of 245	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	213 of 239	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	195 of 219	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	576 of 579	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	551 of 572	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	556 of 563	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	577 of 590	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.1	782 of 790	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.1	770 of 777	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	790 of 795	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	778 of 805	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	778 of 809	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	720 of 781	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	785 of 796	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	744 of 781	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	756 of 795	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	732 of 855	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	724 of 864	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	708 of 867	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	686 of 836	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	630 of 819	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	697 of 836	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	648 of 800	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	573 of 773	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	637 of 784	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	673 of 778	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	669 of 769	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	681 of 767	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	661 of 832	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.7	689 of 818	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	672 of 819	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.8	633 of 791	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	655 of 767	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.3	580 of 756	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	282 of 296	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	268 of 328	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	245 of 318	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	233 of 323	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	218 of 306	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	202 of 284	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	238 of 303	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	206 of 279	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	454 of 606	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	458 of 596	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	409 of 628	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.1	522 of 550	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	134 of 135	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	73.4	19 of 107	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	739 of 763	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	726 of 809	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	721 of 798	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	703 of 813	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	692 of 794	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	665 of 775	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	676 of 781	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	684 of 751	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	259 of 272	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	229 of 270	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	251 of 273	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	216 of 270	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	217 of 260	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	168 of 239	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	145 of 207	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	725 of 761	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	727 of 815	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	696 of 822	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	692 of 805	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	652 of 773	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	628 of 763	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	651 of 779	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	637 of 758	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	732 of 765	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	716 of 817	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	702 of 816	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	698 of 819	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	682 of 808	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	611 of 778	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	705 of 792	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	638 of 763	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	239 of 240	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	236 of 254	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	216 of 242	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	220 of 239	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	200 of 222	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	189 of 211	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	137 of 208	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	552 of 575	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	578 of 617	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	531 of 598	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	452 of 614	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.0	702 of 709	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	700 of 748	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	711 of 754	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	708 of 756	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	690 of 749	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	612 of 727	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	685 of 739	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	659 of 718	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

African American (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+51 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile+56 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+7 vs school

Foster Care (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government45%-26 vs state

American History38%-35 vs state

Biology32%-35 vs state

English Language Arts30%-32 vs state

English II28%-34 vs state

Science25%-37 vs state

Mathematics14%-44 vs state

Algebra I10%-52 vs state

Geometry8%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1550 Old Henderson Rd Ste W-11	Columbus	43220	Cuyahoga County	Alternative Education Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(866) 509-3099	6,276	179	35.1	—	3,713 (59.2%)	1,525 (24.3%)	577 (9.2%)	38 (0.6%)	35 (0.6%)	9 (0.1%)	379 (6.0%)								(n/a)	27.0	23.9	45.3	37.7	18.3	21.5	14.4	9.1	7.2	13.6	44.4	27.1	38.9	19.9	25.6	21.8	31.6	28.4	8.0	9.5	56.5%	7.1%	$6,358
William C Bryant Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3121 Oak Park Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3350	338	21	16.0	81.4%	169 (50.0%)	64 (18.9%)	82 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)								(n/a)	31.4	37.5			62.5	33.3	31.4	31.0	36.1	45.8	62.5	35.9	51.4	48.3	61.1	41.7					72.9%	4.2%	$14,735
Benjamin Franklin	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1905 Spring Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3150	364	21	17.3	99.2%	93 (25.5%)	136 (37.4%)	100 (27.5%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)								(n/a)	14.3	18.2			19.4	40.6	5.9	15.4	24.1	15.2	30.6	45.5	37.1	37.0	44.8	39.4					68.3%	0%	$13,301
Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7667 Day Dr Fl 1ST	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 888-5490	1,259	75	16.7	9.3%	702 (55.8%)	143 (11.4%)	281 (22.3%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (8.9%)								(n/a)	42.6	39.0	72.5	70.1	58.6	48.9	49.2	38.4	41.2	30.5	44.8	39.8	59.0	39.5	51.5	41.5	52.2	50.6	17.3	28.0	83.1%	14.1%	$9,294
Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12000 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Harvard Avenue Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 283-5100	370	23	16.0	74.3%	0 (0.0%)	357 (96.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	32.3	93.1			75.0	93.8	80.6	58.5	73.2	76.7	97.5	85.4	67.7	39.0	53.7	73.3				95.5	92.6%	7.4%	$9,734
Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(216) 838-0172	563	32	17.5	—	65 (11.5%)	388 (68.9%)	84 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	13.6	38.2	35.0	8.3	28.6	13.6	17.4	2.3	13.3	41.7	42.9	26.1	37.5	18.6	20.5	30.8	28.0	10.3	0.0			$20,239
Summit Academy Community School - Parma	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5868 Stumph Rd	Parma	44130	Cuyahoga County	Summit Academy Community School - Parma	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 888-5407	87	12	7.2	78.2%	48 (55.2%)	12 (13.8%)	21 (24.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)								(n/a)		50.0	61.5	42.1				8.3		30.0				8.3		20.0	40.0	7.7	0.0	13.3			$7,085
Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3145 W 46th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7150	628	44	14.2	97.9%	130 (20.7%)	204 (32.5%)	213 (33.9%)	52 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)		0.0	25.9	19.2	9.1	9.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	11.1	14.3	38.5%	0%	$14,860
Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2280 Professor Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Northeast Ohio College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 965-0580	384	37	10.5	53.4%	18 (4.7%)	296 (77.1%)	55 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)																					36.8%	0%
Whitney M Young	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	17900 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5350	273	16	17.0	—	2 (0.7%)	252 (92.3%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	26.3			34.6	18.5	39.3	14.8	3.6	25.0	18.5	11.5	50.0	11.1	17.9	15.8					75.9%	3.4%	$15,365

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In the 2024-25 school year, 6,276 students attended Alternative Education Academy.

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Alternative Education Academy ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Ohio alternative schools.

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Students at Alternative Education Academy are 59% White, 24% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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