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The Richland School of Academic Arts

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

The The Richland School of Academic Arts is a K–8 school serving 338 students in Mansfield, Ohio, and it operates as its own district, The Richland School of Academic Arts. It is rated 1 star for 2025–2026, ranking 1,236 of 1,560 Ohio schools (21st percentile), while the district ranks 603 of 773. The school's history shows a long slide: it stood at the 59th percentile in 2015–2016 and 53rd in 2020–2021, then spent several years in the 33rd–37th range at 2 stars before falling to its lowest showing yet in 2025–2026.

Math is the clearest weakness. In every tested grade, 3 through 8, proficiency falls below the state: school rates run from 26.3% to 35%, while state rates range from 48.6% to 67.3%. English language arts is more mixed — 7th grade (65.7%) and 8th grade (66.7%) exceed state, and 4th grade (60%) is near the state's 61.8%, but 3rd grade (31.9%) and 5th grade (48.7%) lag well behind. Science is below state in both tested grades. Nearby, Mansfield Spanish Immersion School, about 2.2 miles away in the Mansfield City district, ranks in the 88th percentile, and Stingel Elementary School ranks in the 69th. Richland's results look much more like those of Malabar Intermediate School, Foundation Academy, and Springmill STEM Elementary.

Chronic absenteeism is another major difference: 31.2% in 2025–2026, higher than every nearby school listed and up from 25.7%, 25.8%, and 28.1% in the three prior years. By contrast, Stingel sits at 5.8% and Spanish Immersion at 9.0%. The student-teacher ratio rose to 18.7 in 2024–2025 from 13.3 the year before, and the only spending figure available, $6,658 per student in 2018–2019, is historical context only. Comparative results for nearly every student group the school serves declined in 2025–2026.

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 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,236^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 38 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

665^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

603^rd of 773The 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
2026	21.7	1236 of 1560	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.4	455 of 631	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.8	1215 of 1452	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.4	1147 of 1467	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.5	1143 of 1467	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	6.2	216 of 220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	72 of 154	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	975 of 1181	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	665 of 1046	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.8	251 of 455	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	26.4	723 of 947	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	47.4	578 of 996	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.5	613 of 955	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.7	417 of 790	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

White (2026)47th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-9 vs state

Science43%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-28 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)						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 (2018)	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
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	54.0%	139 (41.1%)	131 (38.8%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (16.6%)	21.7	1236^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.8%		38.6	1030^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.9%	206	33.3	52.4	34.0	35.0	28.2	27.5	28.6	26.3	31.9	60.0	48.7	45.0	65.7	66.7	$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		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%)	21	1248^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.0%		23.8	1202^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	22.8%	46	42.2	27.3	56.8	42.5	31.1	17.1	24.1	13.6	38.6	42.5	51.1	24.4	37.9	36.4	$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	91.7%	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	39.7%	130 (59.1%)	22 (10.0%)	35 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	83.8	190^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.8%		85.6	155^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.1%	35	64.7	75.0	95.7	87.0	70.6	64.3	64.7	75.0	92.6	89.5	100.0	87.0	72.2		$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	74.4%	143 (55.6%)	62 (24.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	24.1	1208^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.6%		23.5	1208^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%		22.6		55.0	33.3	16.1	20.0			55.0	46.7	67.7	32.0			$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	89.2%	340 (51.5%)	167 (25.3%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (17.0%)	18.3	1281^st of 1560 public elementary schools	17.9%		21.5	1239^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%	42	35.0		33.6	48.4	21.0	38.0			37.8	41.9	44.9	30.7			$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%)	72.6	485^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.9%		78.6	348^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.7%	137	82.4		67.2	77.4	65.2	100.0			64.2	66.4	86.6				$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	73.7%	379 (78.0%)	39 (8.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	25.7	1187^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.9%		32.2	1099^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.5%	88			49.3	51.4					43.3	42.2					$11,459
Western Elementary School	Public	K-3	385 W Main St	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 884-2765	308	19	16.2	25.6%	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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