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Stambaugh Charter Academy

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Stambaugh Charter Academy ranks 1117 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Stambaugh Charter Academy is a K–8 public charter elementary school at 2420 Donald Ave in Youngstown, OH, enrolling 472 students — a mid-sized student body compared with other schools in the Youngstown area. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1117 of 1560 Ohio elementary schools (28th percentile, 1 star), an improvement over the prior year, when it placed 1353 of 1558 (13th percentile). Historically, the school has sat in the bottom quartile, with ranks between roughly 1092 and 1353 over the past decade and mostly 1-star ratings.

Academically, results are uneven. Early reading is a genuine strength: 3rd grade ELA (65.5%) and 4th grade ELA (65%) both came in above state averages, and 8th grade math (50%) was near the state's 52%. But middle-grade and science results lag well behind — 6th grade ELA (23.5%), 7th grade math (17.8%), 5th grade science (26.2%), and 8th grade science (37.5%). Compared with neighbors, Stambaugh generally outperforms Harding Elementary School and Summit Academy-Youngstown, and is mixed against Youngstown Community School and Southside Academy. Austintown Intermediate School is far stronger, with 84.2% math and 82.9% ELA in 3rd grade.

Attendance remains the biggest challenge: 52.6% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, though that is down from 73.2% four years earlier. It is better than Harding (62.9%) and Southside (59.4%) but worse than Youngstown Community (22.4%), Prospect Elementary School (17.8%), and Austintown's 17.3–18.5%. The student–teacher ratio of 11.8 is favorable versus most local schools. Gains for students with disabilities (34th percentile, up from 1st) and low-income students (32nd percentile, up from 13%) suggest targeted supports are helping, and several student groups rank above the school's overall 28th percentile. Note that free/reduced-lunch data are not reported, and spending figures date to 2018–2019.

472

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,168

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2420 Donald Ave
Youngstown, OH 44509-1306

(330) 792-4806

District: Stambaugh Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.4%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Science scores 30 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,117^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

776^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

618^th of 773Stambaugh Charter 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
2026	31.4	1117 of 1560	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	1353 of 1558	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1336 of 1577	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1209 of 1596	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1348 of 1588	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1237 of 1610	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1092 of 1676	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1258 of 1636	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.8	1115 of 1651	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	1177 of 1678	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	1333 of 1684	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.5	1196 of 1687	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.7	955 of 1701	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	1158 of 1709	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1410 of 1686	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	1499 of 1662	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	1484 of 1610	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	1517 of 1582	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.3	1497 of 1609	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	267 of 631	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.7	442 of 615	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	458 of 603	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	317 of 610	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	448 of 601	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	329 of 533	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.2	85 of 605	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	253 of 598	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	508 of 824	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	575 of 765	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.5	134 of 956	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	214 of 1021	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1070 of 1452	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	1319 of 1452	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1297 of 1466	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1188 of 1483	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1349 of 1488	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1264 of 1467	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1007 of 1502	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1224 of 1518	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	181 of 315	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.4	230 of 259	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	181 of 234	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	93 of 228	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.8	190 of 239	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	999 of 1467	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1278 of 1473	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1255 of 1484	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1038 of 1447	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1191 of 1419	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1052 of 1404	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	699 of 1465	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	1089 of 1465	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	1098 of 1467	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	1250 of 1466	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1271 of 1485	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1159 of 1498	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1299 of 1518	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1144 of 1499	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	999 of 1535	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1180 of 1536	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	602 of 914	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	10.0	930 of 935	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	59.1	246 of 856	71.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	776 of 1046	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	834 of 1036	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	885 of 1046	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	764 of 1048	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	759 of 1017	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	833 of 1037	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.5	432 of 1050	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	650 of 1010	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.3	697 of 1038	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	755 of 1050	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	926 of 1035	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	765 of 1008	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	751 of 1001	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	830 of 989	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	777 of 925	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	865 of 895	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	747 of 858	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	298 of 455	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	299 of 442	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	402 of 429	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.9	166 of 436	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	258 of 413	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	247 of 385	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.0	50 of 405	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	95 of 384	75.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	88.3	31 of 658	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	74 of 643	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	760 of 947	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	809 of 938	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	823 of 942	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	688 of 943	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	739 of 925	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	733 of 910	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	400 of 917	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	654 of 897	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	195 of 270	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	89.3	12 of 222	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	43.4	115 of 192	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	735 of 996	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	804 of 983	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	853 of 989	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	663 of 974	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	686 of 947	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	758 of 923	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.5	175 of 945	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	471 of 924	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	731 of 955	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	786 of 954	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	864 of 958	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	775 of 963	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	744 of 946	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	817 of 924	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.1	410 of 933	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	601 of 916	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	547 of 563	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	344 of 590	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)58th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)95th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-15 vs state

Mathematics42%-15 vs state

Science32%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The school used to be a good one when it first opened but is now overrun by inner-city kids and staff. The principal is oblivious to what's going on around him, and the the teachers are just there for the money. If you have the opportunity to take your child elsewhere do so. By the way, and to reinforce what another parent wrote, the school has a big bullying problem and no one seems to care. There's no PTO, teachers don't communicate with parents, and every other week there's some kind of fund raiser. It's all about money. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Stambaugh Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2420 Donald Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Stambaugh Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 792-4806	472	40	11.8	100.0%	46 (9.7%)	233 (49.4%)	118 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.7%)	31.4	1117^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.4%		13.1	1353^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	13.2%	236	26.2	37.5	52.7	50.0	50.0	32.4	17.8	50.0	65.5	65.0	40.5	23.5	40.0	45.8	$14,168
Summit Academy-Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-7	144 N Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Summit Academy-Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 259-0421	124	17	7.5	75.1%	47 (37.9%)	45 (36.3%)	17 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	6.4	1476^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.4%		5	1503^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	3.5%	27	11.1		16.7	42.1	5.6	6.3	5.3		0.0	36.8	33.3	12.5	15.8		$8,599
Volney Rogers Elementary at McGuffey	Public	K-5	310 S Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-8845	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	11.2	1388^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.0%		15.1	1327^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.8%	61	18.3		32.1	34.7	10.0				42.0	43.6	33.3				$11,154
Harding Elementary School	Public	K-5	1903 Cordova Ave	Youngstown	44504	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7517	324	25	12.9	91.7%	30 (9.3%)	194 (59.9%)	71 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	2.9	1537^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.9	1535^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.5%	2	13.5		19.0	16.1	5.4				26.2	14.5	18.9				$18,204
Youngstown Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Essex St	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-2240	356	26	13.6	97.6%	8 (2.2%)	293 (82.3%)	28 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	30.6	1126^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.8%		11.2	1382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.3%	256	22.7	41.2	65.9	55.6	40.9	20.0	3.4	23.5	56.8	50.0	59.1	31.4	37.9	58.8	$12,848
Southside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Oak Hill Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Southside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 774-5562	177	10	17.7	100.0%	9 (5.1%)	131 (74.0%)	18 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	45	968^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.9%		34.3	1075^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.0%	107	0.0	5.6	81.8	83.3	54.5	42.1	21.4	0.0	54.5	83.3	50.0	26.3	28.6	33.3	$14,090
Austintown Intermediate School	Public	3-5	225 Idaho Rd	Youngstown	44515	Mahoning County	Austintown Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 797-3900	895	44	20.3	59.2%	605 (67.6%)	139 (15.5%)	80 (8.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.2%)	81.2	263^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.1	253^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	83.8%	10	74.4		84.2	89.7	78.6				82.9	72.5	85.8				$9,411
Austintown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	245 Idaho Rd	Youngstown	44515	Mahoning County	Austintown Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 797-3900	996	53	18.7	58.2%	674 (67.7%)	146 (14.7%)	84 (8.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (8.3%)								(n/a)															$9,242
Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-3	700 E Prospect St	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-3854	498	27	18.7	99.4%	395 (79.3%)	74 (14.9%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)								(n/a)			57.5						70.9						$10,698
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	810 Oak St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 402-1372	126	2	63.0		6 (4.8%)	98 (77.8%)	18 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	49.2	901^st of 1560 public elementary schools	42.2%		20.2	1254^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.5%	353	45.5		84.0	63.2	45.5	30.8			80.0	63.2	72.7	30.8			$9,466

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In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Stambaugh Charter Academy.

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Students at Stambaugh Charter Academy are 49% African American, 25% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 10% White.

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Stambaugh Charter Academy ranks 1117^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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