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Summit Academy Community School - Parma

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 1-12

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Summit Academy Community School-Parma is a small alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 in Parma, Ohio, with 113 students. While the school has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, it faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance on state tests.

The school's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 25.6% to 68.2% over the past several years, which is significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. Additionally, the school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are generally well below state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 50% of students were proficient or better in American History, compared to 71.2% statewide, and 0% were proficient in Algebra I. When compared to other alternative schools in the area, such as Anton Grdina and Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12, Summit Academy Community School-Parma performs similarly or slightly worse on test scores and graduation rates.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.6 to 9.5 over the past few years, the school's performance lags significantly behind nearby traditional public schools like Garfield Elementary and Robinson G Jones Elementary, which have much higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, the school's spending per student, at $6,733, is lower than many of the nearby schools, which range from $8,597 to $12,776 per student. The school should focus on addressing its chronic absenteeism issues and improving instructional quality to boost student learning and outcomes.

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,085

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5868 Stumph Rd
Parma, OH 44130-1736

(440) 888-5407

District: Summit Academy Community School - Parma

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.2%

Hispanic:

24.1%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

Ohio avg65%

770^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	5.7	1511 of 1596	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1500 of 1588	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1379 of 1610	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1508 of 1676	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1294 of 1636	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	1382 of 1651	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1356 of 1678	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	1591 of 1684	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	1525 of 1687	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	1470 of 1701	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	1544 of 1709	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	1477 of 1686	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	0.8	1645 of 1662	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	1598 of 1610	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	1574 of 1582	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	1569 of 1609	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	760 of 956	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	475 of 1021	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	8.7	1335 of 1447	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1326 of 1419	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1171 of 1404	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1325 of 1465	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1116 of 1465	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	4.0	1491 of 1535	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1282 of 1536	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	3.5	1281 of 1309	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	11.0	910 of 1048	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	926 of 1017	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	870 of 1037	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	859 of 1050	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	798 of 1010	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	830 of 1038	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	824 of 1050	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	902 of 1035	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	925 of 1008	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	935 of 1001	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	920 of 989	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	909 of 925	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	866 of 895	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	785 of 858	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	776 of 835	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.6	806 of 837	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	152 of 565	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.2	352 of 576	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	239 of 658	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	405 of 643	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	818 of 974	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	853 of 947	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	778 of 923	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	783 of 945	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	724 of 924	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	10.8	795 of 924	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	898 of 933	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	736 of 916	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	737 of 781	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	756 of 796	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	757 of 781	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	770 of 855	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	804 of 864	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	775 of 867	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	755 of 836	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	721 of 819	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	800 of 836	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	696 of 800	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	691 of 773	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	674 of 784	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	722 of 778	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	755 of 769	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	739 of 767	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	782 of 832	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	796 of 818	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	791 of 819	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	767 of 791	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	708 of 767	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	740 of 756	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	297 of 606	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	409 of 596	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	482 of 628	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.1	94 of 550	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	696 of 815	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	764 of 822	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	718 of 805	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	681 of 773	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	693 of 763	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	741 of 779	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	667 of 758	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	2.6	796 of 819	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	741 of 808	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	699 of 778	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	718 of 792	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	665 of 763	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	215 of 617	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	276 of 614	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	717 of 748	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	730 of 749	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	688 of 727	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	727 of 739	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	688 of 718	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2019)21st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile~ school

Male (2019)3rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)2nd percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)14th percentile~ school

White (2021)6th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+55 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History50%-21 vs state

Biology21%-44 vs state

Algebra I0%-59 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 ()	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	Total
Summit Academy Community School - Parma	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	5868 Stumph Rd	Parma	44130	Cuyahoga County	Summit Academy Community School - Parma	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 888-5407	87	12	7.2		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													21.4			0.0	$7,085
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		702 (55.8%)	143 (11.4%)	281 (22.3%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (8.9%)								(n/a)	34.4	39.8	65.8	71.1	47.4	44.4	29.0	28.6	24.7	23.3	45.3	48.6	45.3	26.2	42.5	29.1	44.8	39.6	19.3	23.2	$9,294
Newton D Baker School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3690 W 159th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6650	324	22	14.7		82 (25.3%)	134 (41.4%)	64 (19.8%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.3%)								(n/a)	45.5	30.6			42.3	40.7	50.0	21.4	16.7	37.1	46.2	51.9	61.9	25.0	36.7	19.4					$14,559
Denison	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3799 W 33rd St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3250	255	13	19.6		58 (22.7%)	86 (33.7%)	80 (31.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.2%)								(n/a)	26.3	84.6			63.3	72.7	42.1	29.4	43.8	26.9	66.7	54.5	36.8	16.7	31.3	30.8					$15,751
Clark School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2121 W 67th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7300	650	34	19.1		77 (11.8%)	156 (24.0%)	395 (60.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)								(n/a)	64.9	85.5			86.6	88.5	50.9	37.5	77.8	80.0	65.2	44.2	57.9	25.0	57.4	41.8					$12,594
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		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		20.0	3.2	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		17.2	0.0	0.0	22.2	$14,860
Franklin School of Opportunity Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	13465 Franklin Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(216) 529-4037	36	6	6.0	91.7%	23 (63.9%)	6 (16.7%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)								(n/a)																					$7,411
Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350	Independence	44131	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)	30.3	27.4	55.2	37.4	25.1	22.9	9.8	11.5	7.9	12.0	41.2	29.8	34.6	17.9	21.1	15.9	32.2	29.6	12.1	15.2	$6,358
Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	6-11	4 Summit Park Dr	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 531-6035	442	24	18.4		236 (53.4%)	126 (28.5%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (7.7%)								(n/a)		22.8	41.2	31.7				7.1	7.8	6.5				14.3	23.8	13.0	14.6	25.6	3.9	4.1	$8,026
Luis Munoz Marin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1701 Castle Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3300	483	26	18.5		44 (9.1%)	68 (14.1%)	357 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)								(n/a)	13.6	12.2			19.5	0.0	6.8	2.6	0.0	2.4	21.4	7.4	11.4	10.5	9.4	9.8					$13,082

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Students at Summit Academy Community School - Parma are 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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Summit Academy Community School - Parma ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Ohio alternative schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 87 students attended Summit Academy Community School - Parma.

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