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Horizon Science Academy Youngstown

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Horizon Science Academy Youngstown ranks 999 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Horizon Science Academy Youngstown is a public charter elementary school serving 388 students in grades K-8 in Youngstown, Ohio. The school is part of the Horizon Science Academy Youngstown District, which is ranked 502 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon Science Academy Youngstown has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with the largest gaps in science and 5th-grade math. For example, in 5th-grade science, the school's proficiency rate was 18.4% compared to the state average of 63.4%. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.7% to 60.8% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Youngstown Academy of Excellence and Youngstown Community School, two other nearby charter schools, perform similarly to or slightly better than Horizon Science Academy Youngstown, the traditional public schools in the Youngstown area, such as Paul C. Bunn Elementary, Kirkmere School, and Volney Rogers School, generally outperform Horizon Science Academy Youngstown on state assessments, particularly in math and English language arts, and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

439

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,831

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3403 Southern Blvd
Youngstown, OH 44507-2044

(330) 782-3003

District: Horizon Science Academy Youngstown

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.1%

Hispanic:

19.4%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

999^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

536^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

502^nd of 828Horizon Science Academy Youngstown 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	42.4	999 of 1558	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1051 of 1577	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1090 of 1596	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1228 of 1588	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1311 of 1610	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1326 of 1676	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1370 of 1636	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1486 of 1651	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	1596 of 1678	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	1409 of 1684	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	1412 of 1687	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	1333 of 1701	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	1352 of 1709	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	120 of 615	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	134 of 603	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	175 of 610	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	296 of 601	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	331 of 533	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	257 of 605	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	341 of 598	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	926 of 1452	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1005 of 1466	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1045 of 1483	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1173 of 1488	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1306 of 1467	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1337 of 1502	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1372 of 1518	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	794 of 1473	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	884 of 1484	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	860 of 1447	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1048 of 1419	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1140 of 1404	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1095 of 1465	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1224 of 1465	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1005 of 1466	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1028 of 1485	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1087 of 1498	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1216 of 1518	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1230 of 1499	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1104 of 1535	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1277 of 1536	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	536 of 1036	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	693 of 1046	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	629 of 1048	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	690 of 1017	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	758 of 1037	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	748 of 1050	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	759 of 1010	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	986 of 1038	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	1000 of 1050	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	917 of 1035	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	814 of 1008	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	722 of 1001	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.5	682 of 989	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	75 of 442	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	128 of 429	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	90 of 436	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	117 of 413	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	182 of 385	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	133 of 405	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	169 of 384	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	444 of 938	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	687 of 942	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	627 of 943	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	714 of 925	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	742 of 910	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	738 of 917	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	685 of 897	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	383 of 983	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	612 of 989	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	439 of 974	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	569 of 947	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	668 of 923	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	649 of 945	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	679 of 924	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	612 of 954	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	659 of 958	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	552 of 963	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	630 of 946	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	699 of 924	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	662 of 933	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	766 of 916	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+6 vs state

Mathematics44%-13 vs state

Science30%-33 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
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		34 (7.7%)	286 (65.1%)	85 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	42.4	999^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.9%		38.7	1051^st of 1577 public elementary schools	33.4%	52	18.4	41.7	57.4	53.5	26.3	39.5	40.0	44.4	74.5	62.8	63.2	57.9	80.0	61.1	$13,831
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		30 (10.9%)	132 (48.2%)	77 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.0%)	3.7	1526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.1%		3.8	1534^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.7%	8	15.0		16.2	17.5	0.0				21.6	30.0	15.0				$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		9 (5.1%)	131 (74.0%)	18 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	34.3	1075^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.0%		68.2	579^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.3%	496	34.8	0.0	57.9	73.7	17.4	15.0	22.2	8.3	68.4	57.9	60.9	10.0	38.9	0.0	$14,090
Robinwood Lane Elementary School	Public	K-3	835 Indianola Rd	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3164	344	19	18.4	67.7%	213 (61.9%)	32 (9.3%)	49 (14.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)								(n/a)			74.4						64.1						$12,196
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		8 (2.2%)	293 (82.3%)	28 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	11.2	1382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.3%		17.4	1291^st of 1577 public elementary schools	18.1%	91	12.5	38.1	45.2	43.3	7.5	0.0	0.0	14.3	40.5	30.0	25.0	25.8	33.3	23.8	$12,848
Paul C Bunn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Sequoya Dr	Youngstown	44514	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-8963	311	25	12.4		75 (24.1%)	109 (35.0%)	73 (23.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.4%)	21	1242^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.3%		35.8	1076^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.8%	166	38.7		48.1	48.6	16.1				49.1	42.9	35.5				$14,844
West Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-3	6125 West Blvd	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3427	417	22	19.2	64.5%	258 (61.9%)	66 (15.8%)	38 (9.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)								(n/a)			90.4						82.9						$11,665
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		447 (68.1%)	52 (7.9%)	79 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.6%)	37.6	1040^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%		46.5	963^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	38.9%	77			54.2	64.3					49.2	50.4					$9,399
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		27 (11.1%)	116 (47.7%)	88 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	11	1387^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%		8.9	1430^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.3%	43	5.6	38.5	30.0	17.6	16.7	16.7	12.5	7.7	55.0	29.4	33.3	16.7	31.3	23.1	$10,490
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	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%)	20.2	1254^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.5%					(n/a)	20.0		47.4	69.2	0.0				38.1	46.2	30.0				$9,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Science Academy Youngstown

How many students attend Horizon Science Academy Youngstown?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Horizon Science Academy Youngstown.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Science Academy Youngstown?

Students at Horizon Science Academy Youngstown are 65% African American, 19% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% Two or more races.

Is Horizon Science Academy Youngstown a good school?

Horizon Science Academy Youngstown ranks 999^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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