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Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 218 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently underperformed compared to its peers in the state, ranking in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade.

Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, dismal test scores well below state averages, and a 0% four-year graduation rate in 2017-2018. The school's performance for vulnerable student populations, such as African American students and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, is also in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools. Nearby public schools like Norwood View Elementary, North Avondale Montessori, and St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary significantly outperform Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati on key metrics.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3, it appears to be underfunded compared to nearby public schools, spending only $8,783 per student versus $11,000-$12,000 per student at its peers. Substantial interventions and support are likely needed to improve outcomes at Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati, which is part of the Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati District that is ranked 749 out of 828 districts in Ohio.

209

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,387

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1055 Laidlaw Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45237-5005

(513) 242-0099

District: Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.6%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 48 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,533^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

857^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

749^th of 828Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati 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	3.1	1533 of 1558	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1512 of 1577	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1412 of 1596	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1453 of 1588	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1545 of 1610	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1622 of 1676	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1554 of 1636	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	1571 of 1651	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1615 of 1678	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	1625 of 1684	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	1549 of 1687	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	1574 of 1701	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1556 of 1709	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	1408 of 1686	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	1595 of 1662	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	1542 of 1610	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	1389 of 1582	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	1358 of 1609	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	582 of 615	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	561 of 603	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	491 of 610	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	466 of 601	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	495 of 533	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	552 of 605	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	515 of 598	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	4.7	1441 of 1502	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1471 of 1518	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	1454 of 1473	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1432 of 1484	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1282 of 1447	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1261 of 1419	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1357 of 1404	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1415 of 1465	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1393 of 1465	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	1450 of 1466	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1431 of 1485	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1312 of 1498	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1119 of 1518	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1263 of 1499	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1503 of 1535	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1397 of 1536	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	857 of 1036	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	876 of 1046	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	830 of 1048	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	945 of 1017	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	989 of 1037	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1016 of 1050	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	879 of 1010	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	928 of 1038	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	946 of 1050	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	932 of 1035	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	865 of 1008	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	915 of 1001	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	811 of 989	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	694 of 925	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	820 of 895	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	701 of 858	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.1	544 of 835	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.6	590 of 837	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	271 of 442	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	296 of 429	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	239 of 436	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	379 of 413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	372 of 385	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	390 of 405	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	274 of 384	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	818 of 938	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	866 of 942	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	851 of 943	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	907 of 917	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	821 of 897	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	806 of 983	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	839 of 989	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	774 of 974	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	889 of 947	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	909 of 923	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	921 of 945	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	812 of 924	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	901 of 954	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	837 of 958	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	741 of 963	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	810 of 916	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)5th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2019)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-41 vs state

Mathematics16%-41 vs state

Science15%-48 vs state

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Schools Near Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati

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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
Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1055 Laidlaw Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 242-0099	209	25	8.3		1 (0.5%)	179 (85.6%)	11 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.2%)	3.1	1533^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.2	1512^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.1%	21	0.0	30.4	13.3	22.2	9.1	0.0	7.7	43.5	16.1	11.1	27.3	8.7	34.6	21.7	$12,387
ReGeneration Bond Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	5158 Fishwick Dr	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Bond Hill	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 216-9310	237	11	21.5		2 (0.8%)	218 (92.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	19.1	1273^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.3%		17	1296^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.8%	23			59.1	36.4					29.5	33.3					$12,328
Bond Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1510 California Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7900	296	22	13.4		6 (2.0%)	255 (86.1%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	15.2	1325^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.3	1507^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.4%	182	12.0		28.1	27.3	4.0	46.4			46.9	26.5	32.0	35.7			$15,192
Summit Academy Community School - Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1660 Sternblock Ln	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Summit Academy Community School - Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 321-0561	68	11	6.4		11 (16.2%)	38 (55.9%)	8 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (16.2%)								(n/a)						8.3						16.7
St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4515 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 482-7110	381	26	14.6		149 (39.1%)	139 (36.5%)	38 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.4%)	44.9	970^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.7%		37.7	1061^st of 1577 public elementary schools	32.7%	91	46.2		62.0	56.5	46.2	60.7			66.0	45.7	66.7	37.5			$13,780
Rising Stars at Carthage	Public	PK, KG-1	125 W North Bend Rd	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	241	13	18.2		20 (8.3%)	88 (36.5%)	125 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$12,792
Norwood View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5328 Carthage Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 924-2610	250	20	12.7		130 (52.0%)	50 (20.0%)	41 (16.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	60.6	724^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.5%		61.1	738^th of 1577 public elementary schools	53.2%	14	63.0		52.8	82.1	59.3				62.3	67.9	77.8				$15,279
North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	568	30	18.6		97 (17.1%)	413 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	23.9	1199^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%		24.9	1194^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.3%	5	29.5		40.5	42.5	24.6	18.5			57.0	47.9	59.0	30.8			$14,215
The Norwood Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-3	2060 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 924-2506	124	6	20.3		92 (74.2%)	8 (6.5%)	6 (4.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)								(n/a)															$3,777
Winton Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 Winneste Ave	Cincinnati	45232	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6300	307	20	15.7		4 (1.3%)	275 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	22.4	1223^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	21.5%		10.9	1388^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.0%	165	15.2		65.6	48.1	39.4	9.8			59.4	29.6	39.4	14.6			$15,792

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Students at Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati are 86% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati.

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