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The Richland School of Academic Arts

Q: Is The Richland School of Academic Arts a good school?

The Richland School of Academic Arts ranks 1030 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

The Richland School of Academic Arts is a public charter elementary school serving 348 students in grades K-8 in Mansfield, Ohio. The school is part of the Richland School of Academic Arts District, which is ranked 551 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, The Richland School of Academic Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools over the past 5 years, with proficiency rates on state tests generally below the state average across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 32.1% to 71.4% in English Language Arts and 32.1% to 56.4% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 54.4% to 67.7% in ELA and 47.6% to 64.4% in Math. Nearby Stingel Elementary School in the Ontario Local district had significantly higher proficiency rates during the same period.

The school faces other challenges as well, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 21.6% to 40.3% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Stingel Elementary (12.3% chronic absenteeism). Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $6,658 in 2018-2019 was lower than nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.2-21.7 in recent years is generally higher, which may impact the level of individual attention students receive.

338

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,006

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1456 Park Ave W
Mansfield, OH 44906-2700

(877) 644-6338

District: The Richland School of Academic Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

African American:

38.8%

Two or more races:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (49% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,030^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

631^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

551^st of 828The Richland School of Academic Arts 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	38.6	1030 of 1558	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1050 of 1577	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1048 of 1596	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	994 of 1588	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	758 of 1610	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	910 of 1676	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.1	690 of 1678	58.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	281 of 615	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	252 of 603	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	229 of 610	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	235 of 601	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	88 of 533	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1060 of 1452	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1064 of 1466	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	981 of 1483	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	958 of 1488	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	645 of 1467	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	800 of 1502	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	862 of 1473	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	860 of 1484	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	763 of 1447	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	753 of 1419	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.8	434 of 1404	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	498 of 1465	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	916 of 1466	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	974 of 1485	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1044 of 1498	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1006 of 1518	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	855 of 1499	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	909 of 1535	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	54.5	72 of 154	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	855 of 1175	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	829 of 1190	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	926 of 1215	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	758 of 1242	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	502 of 1249	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	477 of 1271	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	631 of 1036	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	494 of 1046	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	371 of 1048	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	363 of 1017	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	356 of 1037	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	323 of 1050	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.5	222 of 1050	78.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	314 of 442	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	147 of 429	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	603 of 938	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	507 of 942	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.7	334 of 943	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	355 of 925	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	312 of 910	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	394 of 917	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	507 of 983	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.5	310 of 989	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	150 of 974	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	162 of 947	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	165 of 923	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	270 of 945	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	584 of 954	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	433 of 946	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	374 of 924	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	217 of 933	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	389 of 777	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	463 of 795	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	284 of 805	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	204 of 809	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	214 of 781	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	152 of 796	80.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)54th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%-5 vs state

Science48%-16 vs state

Mathematics43%-14 vs state

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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
The Richland School of Academic Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1456 Park Ave W	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	The Richland School of Academic Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	338	18	18.7		139 (41.1%)	131 (38.8%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (16.6%)	38.6	1030^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.7	1050^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.4%	20	35.4	60.0	51.3	56.4	37.5	32.1	39.3	41.7	52.5	59.0	71.4	50.0	50.0	48.0	$9,006
Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield	Public, Charter	K-8	215 N Trimble Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 359-4432	100	5	20.0	97.0%	7 (7.0%)	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$10,110
Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 Wyandotte Ave	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 526-9540	382	24	15.9		183 (47.9%)	118 (30.9%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (17.0%)	23.8	1202^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	22.8%		15.3	1321^st of 1577 public elementary schools	16.2%	119	28.6	57.7	63.0	36.0	16.7	37.1	28.0	30.8	45.7	50.0	45.2	25.7	40.0	46.2	$10,268
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1138 Springmill St	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6337	613	43	14.2		347 (56.6%)	145 (23.7%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (15.7%)								(n/a)															$11,282
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	Public	K-8	460 Davis Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6321	220	22	10.2		130 (59.1%)	22 (10.0%)	35 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	85.6	155^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.1%		85.3	169^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.3%	14	83.3		81.8	100.0	75.0	66.7	76.5	90.0	81.8	94.4	93.3	72.7	100.0	90.0	$17,508
Springmill STEM Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Nestor Dr	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6348	257	17	15.1		143 (55.6%)	62 (24.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	23.5	1208^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%		37.8	1059^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.8%	149	25.9		56.4	38.9	7.4	23.8			56.4	47.2	44.4	38.1			$15,207
Malabar Intermediate School	Public	3-6	205 W Cook Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6374	660	50	13.2		340 (51.5%)	167 (25.3%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (17.0%)	21.5	1239^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	1286^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.5%	47	51.6		25.7	46.4	37.9	22.5			36.2	37.1	51.0	30.5			$12,765
Stingel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 Shelby Ontario Rd	Ontario	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 529-4955	922	42	21.8		786 (85.2%)	22 (2.4%)	15 (1.6%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.9%)	78.6	348^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.7%		79.9	317^th of 1577 public elementary schools	79.9%	31	85.3		70.1	89.1	66.9	100.0			70.1	69.6	90.7				$8,986
Madison South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	700 S Illinois Ave	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-4319	486	33	14.7	79.4%	379 (78.0%)	39 (8.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	32.2	1099^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.5%		27.8	1163^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	26.3%	64			44.5	80.3					36.4	40.8					$11,459
Western Elementary School	Public	K-2	385 W Main St	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 884-2765	308	19	16.2	32.1%	271 (88.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)															$12,773

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Students at The Richland School of Academic Arts are 41% White, 39% African American, 17% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended The Richland School of Academic Arts.

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