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Summit Academy School - Cincinnati

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Summit Academy School - Cincinnati is an alternative school at 1660 Sternblock Ln in Cincinnati, OH, serving grades K–12 with just 44 students — the smallest school among the nearby alternatives compared here.

Its most distinctive feature is staffing: an 8:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25, the lowest in the group and far below Western Hills University High School (20.3) and IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc (24.8). Per-pupil spending was $6,271 in 2018–19, the lowest among nearby schools reporting spending, though that figure is dated. Graduation is a relative strength: 90.0% in 2025–26, above Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy (81.5%), Western Hills (67.5%) and John J. Gilligan Digital Academy (68.8%), but below the 100.0% at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy and School For Creative and Performing Arts. Chronic absenteeism was 49.7% — about half of students — better than Mount Auburn (83.5%), Western Hills (72.9%) and Pleasant Hill Middle School (58.9%), but higher than Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (32.3%) and School For Creative and Performing Arts (23.2%).

Test proficiency is the biggest concern. Across six 2025–26 exams, Summit's average proficiency was about 28.4% versus roughly 64.3% statewide, a gap of about 36 percentage points. Math is weakest: Algebra I was 8.3% versus Ohio's 59.4% in 2024–25, and Geometry was 0% in 2023–24 versus 39.8% statewide. Seventh grade English Language Arts was 13.3%, the lowest among nearby reported schools. Some subjects have improved — American Government reached 50.0% and Biology 40.0% in 2025–26 — though both remain below state averages. With only 44 students, small changes in a handful of students can shift these percentages sharply, so year-to-year swings should be read cautiously.

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,404

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1660 Sternblock Ln
Cincinnati, OH 45237-3029

(513) 321-0561

District: Summit Academy School - Cincinnati

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.0%

White:

38.6%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (28% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 49 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

Ohio avg64%

738^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	738 of 795	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	767 of 855	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	769 of 864	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	832 of 867	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	775 of 836	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	816 of 819	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	729 of 836	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	728 of 800	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	759 of 773	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	716 of 784	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	693 of 778	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	696 of 769	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	682 of 767	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	705 of 832	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	671 of 818	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	724 of 819	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	17.5	260 of 303	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	275 of 279	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	330 of 606	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	366 of 628	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	384 of 550	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	708 of 761	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	737 of 815	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	729 of 822	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	762 of 805	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	696 of 773	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	720 of 779	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	744 of 758	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	738 of 817	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	698 of 816	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	798 of 819	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	746 of 808	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	661 of 792	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	716 of 763	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	308 of 575	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	438 of 617	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	466 of 598	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	502 of 614	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	1.2	723 of 739	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	683 of 718	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2019)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2019)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government50%-22 vs state

Biology40%-27 vs state

American History35%-38 vs state

English II25%-38 vs state

English Language Arts13%-49 vs state

Mathematics7%-42 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
Summit Academy School - Cincinnati	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1660 Sternblock Ln	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Summit Academy School - Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 321-0561	44	6	8.0	65.9%	17 (38.6%)	22 (50.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)								(n/a)			50.0	35.3					6.7						13.3		40.0	25.0					$7,404
Pleasant Hill Middle School	Public, Alternative	4-9	1350 W North Bend Rd	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4300	426	27	15.6	89.2%	31 (7.3%)	318 (74.6%)	40 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)								(n/a)		25.5						33.3	10.3	24.8				19.7	25.1	18.4							$12,690
North College Hill Trojan Way Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	1731 Goodman Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(513) 931-8181	97	7	13.8	96.9%	7 (7.2%)	76 (78.4%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)								(n/a)			50.0																	6.7			$14,985
Dr. O?dell Owens Center for Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4900	0	9	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		0.0	9.1	4.2		0.0		10.0	0.0	0.0		8.3		10.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			$7,066
Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	244 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 975-3391	381	18	21.7	43.6%	3 (0.8%)	350 (91.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)	53.3	41.9	72.7	78.3	90.5	84.2	53.3	19.0	46.7	37.5	95.2	36.8	64.3	38.1	25.8	35.5	57.9	48.0	61.1	44.2	45.9%	0%	$10,505
Western Hills University High School	Public, Alternative	8-12	2144 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8900	1,342	66	20.3	—	117 (8.7%)	709 (52.8%)	404 (30.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.7%)								(n/a)			62.1	53.2													33.3	27.8	33.0	39.0			$13,495
Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1425 Linn St	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 684-0777	949	48	19.7	91.8%	6 (0.6%)	862 (90.8%)	34 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.0%)								(n/a)	46.8	37.1	72.6	71.9	64.0	65.4	49.4	26.8	36.7	47.1	84.3	50.0	47.5	39.4	46.8	38.6	75.8	48.5	55.4	58.2	73.4%	0%	$11,862
Academy Of World Languages School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2030 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7800	548	38	14.3	65.9%	32 (5.8%)	354 (64.6%)	129 (23.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)	24.0	36.2			26.4	25.8	10.0	26.5	10.4	27.7	62.3	21.2	36.0	34.7	28.6	34.0					24.6%	9.8%	$13,955
IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2700 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 417-4794	1,017	41	24.8	39.0%	58 (5.7%)	642 (63.1%)	263 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.9%)								(n/a)	13.8	19.2		41.9	27.3	24.1	18.4	4.2	14.3	12.3	32.0	30.4	39.1	25.7	36.9	24.7	15.6	22.2	28.9	14.9	74.5%	2%	$14,879
John J. Gilligan Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	425 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(513) 363-2040	367	13	27.5	—	82 (22.3%)	225 (61.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.4%)								(n/a)		8.0	46.8	38.6		10.0		0.0	5.9	3.8		30.0		16.7	23.5	11.5	26.9	21.5	3.5	12.9			$20,983

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Students at Summit Academy School - Cincinnati are 50% African American, 39% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 44 students attended Summit Academy School - Cincinnati.

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