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Orion Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Orion Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 444 students in grades K-8 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period.

Orion Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well-below-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and particularly low performance for certain student subgroups. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from just 9.1% in 5th grade math to 46.2% in 6th grade English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 56.7% to 67.7% respectively. The school also ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools for its special education students in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby public schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, such as Carson School, Roll Hill School, and George Hays-Jennie Porter School, generally outperform Orion Academy across a range of metrics, despite Orion Academy's higher-than-average spending per student and relatively high student-teacher ratio.

460

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,840

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1798 Queen City Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45214-1427

(513) 251-6000

District: Orion Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.7%

Two or more races:

12.8%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (26% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 48 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,341^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

805^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

673^rd of 828Orion 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	13.9	1341 of 1558	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1302 of 1577	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1301 of 1596	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1355 of 1588	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1285 of 1610	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1594 of 1676	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1570 of 1636	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	1396 of 1651	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	1469 of 1678	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1474 of 1684	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	1335 of 1687	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1313 of 1701	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	1350 of 1709	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	1464 of 1686	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	1363 of 1662	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	1464 of 1610	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	1416 of 1582	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	1571 of 1609	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	447 of 615	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	341 of 603	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	313 of 610	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	352 of 601	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	280 of 533	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	529 of 605	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	538 of 598	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	11.0	994 of 1021	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1224 of 1452	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1243 of 1466	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1239 of 1483	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1259 of 1488	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1211 of 1467	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1440 of 1502	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1447 of 1518	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1264 of 1473	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1210 of 1484	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1135 of 1447	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1198 of 1419	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1108 of 1404	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1398 of 1465	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1411 of 1465	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1306 of 1466	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1267 of 1485	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1245 of 1498	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1358 of 1518	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1295 of 1499	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1424 of 1535	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1512 of 1536	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	819 of 900	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	805 of 1036	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	922 of 1046	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	916 of 1048	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	952 of 1017	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	954 of 1037	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	852 of 1050	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	935 of 1010	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	872 of 1038	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	911 of 1050	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	911 of 1035	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	847 of 1008	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	786 of 1001	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	788 of 989	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	784 of 925	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	723 of 895	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	724 of 858	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	749 of 835	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	792 of 837	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	226 of 442	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	314 of 429	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	354 of 413	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	359 of 385	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	261 of 405	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	326 of 384	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	731 of 938	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	841 of 942	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	832 of 943	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	901 of 925	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	889 of 910	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	774 of 917	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	862 of 897	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	759 of 983	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	892 of 989	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	851 of 974	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	901 of 947	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	891 of 923	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	780 of 945	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	863 of 924	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	774 of 954	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	894 of 958	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	928 of 963	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	894 of 946	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	906 of 924	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	805 of 933	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	841 of 916	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	550 of 563	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)9th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-28 vs state

Mathematics23%-34 vs state

Science16%-48 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
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		5 (1.1%)	385 (83.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.8%)	13.9	1341^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.6	1302^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	17.4%	39	15.9	15.1	35.4	25.6	9.1	36.8	13.0	15.1	20.8	30.2	27.3	46.2	41.3	26.4	$15,840
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		30 (4.3%)	135 (19.2%)	520 (73.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	13.9	1340^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.8	1313^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.7%	27	34.7	23.9	45.8	40.3	24.0	17.8	15.2	35.8	31.9	29.9	34.7	21.9	26.6	29.9	$14,252
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		36 (6.8%)	235 (44.2%)	220 (41.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	12.8	1361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.9	1340^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.0%	21	32.3		30.5	43.8	38.5	10.6			33.9	33.3	26.2	12.1			$13,645
Leap Academy at North Fairmount	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Baltimore Ave	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	333	27	12.4		7 (2.1%)	214 (64.3%)	99 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	15.8	1315^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.9	1279^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.9%	36	55.9		33.3	35.7	23.5	15.6			33.3	31.0	41.2	21.9			$14,692
Ethel M. Taylor Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1930 Fricke Road	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3600	274	22	12.3		16 (5.8%)	232 (84.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	4.6	1509^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.1%		6.5	1482^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	6.0%	27	3.8		32.0	15.0	7.1	3.0			24.0	23.8	7.4	17.6			$12,306
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		94 (12.7%)	303 (40.8%)	250 (33.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.1%)	19.1	1274^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.7	1281^st of 1577 public elementary schools	18.8%	7	25.9		45.9	55.8	31.8	16.9			52.0	37.2	28.2	21.4			$12,357
Roll Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	2411 Baltimore Ave	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4000	385	26	14.6		6 (1.6%)	323 (83.9%)	27 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	16.7	1299^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.6%		22.2	1237^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.6%	62	14.3		25.5	24.2	7.1	8.7			51.1	66.7	40.5	21.7			$12,944
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 Felicity Pl	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	477	27	17.6		118 (24.7%)	288 (60.4%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	26.3	1163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.8	1197^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.1%	34	31.4		53.6	50.9	34.3	28.6			55.4	41.8	54.3	22.9			$12,015
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		3 (1.1%)	249 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	50.6	888^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.0%		40.7	1030^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.7%	142	37.0		45.7	64.5	48.1	61.3			91.4	64.5	66.7	41.9			$14,491
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		201 (27.9%)	443 (61.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	36.7	1054^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.3%		39.8	1037^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.2%	17	43.2		57.0	40.8	40.2	32.9	100.0		73.3	47.1	49.4	51.2			$13,019

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How many students attend Orion Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Orion Academy.

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What is the racial makeup of Orion Academy?

Students at Orion Academy are 84% African American, 13% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

Is Orion Academy a good school?

Orion Academy ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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