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Youngstown Academy of Excellence

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Youngstown Academy of Excellence is a K–8 charter school at 1408 Rigby St in Youngstown, Ohio, serving 243 students as its own single-school district, which the state rates 695th of 773 districts — 10th percentile, 1 star.

On 2025–26 state tests, roughly 21% of students were proficient in math against a state average near 58%, and about 36% in English language arts against a state average near 62%. Math is clearly the weaker subject: five of six tested grades fall below 21%, with gaps of 47–48 points in grades 4 and 6. The most useful comparison for families is with nearby charters. Youngstown Preparatory Academy (42nd percentile), Horizon Science Academy Youngstown (39th) and Southside Academy (38th) all outrank the school by roughly 28–32 percentile points, and in 3rd grade math Youngstown Preparatory posts 84.0% and Horizon 61.8% against 19.0% here. The Academy does outperform the Youngstown City district schools nearby — Harding Elementary School (1st percentile), Taft Elementary School (5th) and M L King Elementary School (9th).

The most urgent issue is attendance: 71.5% of students are chronically absent, the highest of any nearby school and essentially unchanged for five years (70.5%, 77.7%, 70.1%, 73.1%). The school also has the lowest per-student spending ($7,861) and the highest student–teacher ratio (22.0) in its comparison group. Bright spots are narrow but real: 8th grade math at 50.0% is essentially at the state's 52.0%, and early-grade English language arts (47.6% in 3rd, 48.0% in 4th) is its smallest gap to the state.

243

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,490

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

74.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.1% (any vaccine)

1408 Rigby St
Youngstown, OH 44506-1617

(330) 746-3970

District: Youngstown Academy of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.7%

Hispanic:

36.2%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,401^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

827^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

695^th of 773Youngstown Academy of Excellence 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	10.5	1401 of 1560	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	1387 of 1558	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1430 of 1577	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1270 of 1596	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1310 of 1588	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1325 of 1610	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1598 of 1676	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1291 of 1636	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	1365 of 1651	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	1303 of 1678	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1440 of 1684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	1521 of 1687	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	1628 of 1701	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	1693 of 1709	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.5	1681 of 1686	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	1565 of 1662	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	1583 of 1610	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	1565 of 1582	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	1567 of 1609	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	408 of 631	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	355 of 610	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	502 of 601	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	1283 of 1452	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	1411 of 1452	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1425 of 1466	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1241 of 1483	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1247 of 1488	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1413 of 1467	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	190 of 234	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	201 of 233	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	1316 of 1467	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	1318 of 1473	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1353 of 1484	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1131 of 1447	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1099 of 1419	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1133 of 1404	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1402 of 1465	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1126 of 1465	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	1192 of 1467	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	1256 of 1466	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1213 of 1485	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1143 of 1499	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	827 of 1046	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	886 of 1036	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	809 of 1046	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	800 of 1048	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	982 of 1017	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	922 of 1037	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	934 of 1050	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	987 of 1038	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	943 of 1035	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	913 of 1008	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	942 of 1001	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	988 of 989	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	867 of 895	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	765 of 858	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	831 of 835	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	280 of 436	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	28.9	684 of 943	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	41.5	148 of 249	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	183 of 228	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	790 of 996	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	856 of 983	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	763 of 989	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	708 of 974	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	842 of 923	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	851 of 945	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	8.1	841 of 924	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)41st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)36th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2023)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2021)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-26 vs state

Science32%-30 vs state

Mathematics21%-37 vs state

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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)						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 (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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	243	11	22.0	75.7%	27 (11.1%)	116 (47.7%)	88 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	10.5	1401^st of 1560 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1387^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%	14	26.3	37.5	19.0	20.0	15.8	8.0	11.8	50.0	47.6	48.0	31.6	15.4	35.3	37.5	74.5%	2.1%	$10,490
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	71.4%	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
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	85.1%	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	91.1%	0%	$12,848
Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 E Avondale Ave	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7973	274	25	10.9	79.2%	30 (10.9%)	132 (48.2%)	77 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.0%)	5.7	1489^th of 1560 public elementary schools	4.6%		3.7	1526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.1%	37	25.0		26.5	25.0	7.1				28.0	27.3	21.4				57.5%	2.5%	$17,501
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	95.5%	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	66.7%	5.6%	$14,090
M L King Elementary School	Public	K-5	2724 Mariner Ave	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7823	307	21	14.6	74.9%	20 (6.5%)	103 (33.6%)	165 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	9	1422^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	8.8%		5.6	1488^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.5%	66	28.6		14.3	28.2	14.3				20.9	43.6	39.3				88.9%	2.2%	$15,502
Struthers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 9th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 750-1065	656	33	19.8	64.0%	447 (68.1%)	52 (7.9%)	79 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.6%)	32.6	1102^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	29.4%		37.6	1040^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%	62			45.2	64.7					42.9	50.9					92.6%	2.4%	$9,399
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-8	3403 Southern Blvd	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3003	439	27	16.2	69.5%	34 (7.7%)	286 (65.1%)	85 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	46	950^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.1%		42.4	999^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.9%	49	39.5	70.4	61.8	40.7	55.8	47.1	47.4	55.6	70.9	40.7	76.7	61.8	73.7	66.7	96.1%	2%	$13,831
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2002 Community Cir	Campbell	44405	Mahoning County	Campbell City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 799-0054	622	41	15.1	78.8%	138 (22.2%)	181 (29.1%)	258 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	30.4	1131^st of 1560 public elementary schools	27.5%		32.7	1096^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.7%	35	50.0		43.3	51.4	36.5	45.2			46.7	37.8	62.3	41.9			81%	1.3%	$14,090
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	82.4%	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				83.8%	0%	$18,204

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What is the racial makeup of Youngstown Academy of Excellence?

Students at Youngstown Academy of Excellence are 48% African American, 36% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Two or more races.

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Youngstown Academy of Excellence ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Youngstown Academy of Excellence.

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