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Empowered by the Arts Academy

Q: How many students attend Empowered by the Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Empowered by the Arts Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Empowered by the Arts Academy?

Students at Empowered by the Arts Academy are 99% African American.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Dampe Community School is a public charter elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 102 students in grades K-6. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very poor performance.

Dampe Community School faces significant challenges, including an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 77.4% to 97.2% in recent years, far exceeding the state average and nearby schools. Academically, the school has 0% proficiency rates in mathematics for grades 4-8 and very low proficiency in English Language Arts and Science as well. In contrast, the nearby Rising Stars at Vine, Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, and other local schools, while still underperforming, have significantly higher proficiency rates.

The lower spending of $6,921 per student at Dampe Community School, compared to $9,224 to $11,364 per student at nearby schools, may be a contributing factor to its poor performance. Addressing the unique challenges faced by this school, which serves a predominantly African American and low-income student population, will require a comprehensive and targeted approach, potentially involving collaboration with the local community, educational experts, and policymakers to develop and implement effective strategies for supporting the school and its students.

190

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,136

Per pupil spending ?

2615 Melrose Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45206-1959

(513) 304-8210

District: Empowered by the Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.5%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2021 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (4% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Science scores 59 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

Ohio avg59%

Not ranked this year

Empowered by the Arts Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	2.1	1547 of 1558	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	1575 of 1577	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1596 of 1596	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1587 of 1588	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	1609 of 1610	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	600 of 615	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	1460 of 1473	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	4.0	1035 of 1048	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1010 of 1017	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	1033 of 1037	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	11.7	420 of 436	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	406 of 413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	3.1	927 of 943	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	3.7	963 of 974	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	944 of 947	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts7%-53 vs state

Science4%-59 vs state

Mathematics0%-55 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 (2016)	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
Empowered by the Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2615 Melrose Ave	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Empowered by the Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 304-8210	190	14	13.5		0 (0.0%)	189 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$10,136
Frederick Douglass School	Public	PK, KG-7	2627 Park Ave	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1900	229	21	11.0	99.0%	9 (3.9%)	195 (85.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.2%)	26.4	1179^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.4%		11	1386^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%	207	55.2		50.0	13.6	13.8				40.0	36.4	75.9				$14,408
William H Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	270 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5600	234	19	12.2	99.0%	14 (6.0%)	192 (82.1%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	22.7	1226^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.4%		23.6	1206^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.6%	20	32.3		51.5	54.2	29.0	35.3			48.5	50.0	35.5	20.6			$13,661
Rockdale Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	335 Rockdale Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4700	225	17	12.9	89.1%	13 (5.8%)	194 (86.2%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	4.6	1503^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	3.7%		15.5	1322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	15.1%	181	23.7		20.8	4.5	15.3				31.5	8.8	30.5				$13,007
ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3595 Washington Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 351-5801	146	7	20.8	95.1%	3 (2.1%)	138 (94.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	28.3	1154^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.0%		6.2	1473^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%	319			52.4	60.7					33.3	42.9					$19,020
Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1712 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 751-5555	350	0	12.5	82.9%	13 (3.7%)	279 (79.7%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	67.6	575^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.1%		44.5	977^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.3%	402	92.0	72.2	56.7	72.7	72.0	44.1	24.0	77.8	80.0	68.2	96.0	52.9	68.0	66.7	$19,157
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	241 E Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5700	332	23	14.5	99.3%	6 (1.8%)	305 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	16.9	1300^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.7%		12.9	1356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.0%	56	26.5		36.4	30.4	8.8	3.2			59.1	63.0	34.3	6.5			$13,425
North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-7	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	568	30	18.6	53.1%	97 (17.1%)	413 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	26.7	1173^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	24.8%		23.9	1199^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%	26	33.9		37.1	43.5	32.2	30.5			54.8	46.4	64.4	42.4			$14,215
Fairview-Clifton German Language School	Public	K-6	3689 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45220	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-2100	657	41	15.8	23.6%	225 (34.2%)	352 (53.6%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	78.2	346^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.8%		70.4	526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.2%	180	76.8		63.7	84.1	79.0	75.3	100.0		78.4	74.3	89.0	73.4			$15,647
Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-6	3711 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45220	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	337	20	16.6		149 (44.2%)	110 (32.6%)	11 (3.3%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (12.5%)	50.5	887^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.1%		71.6	498^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.0%	389	53.7		59.6	60.5	30.3	52.4			66.0	67.4	61.0	74.4			$13,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Empowered by the Arts Academy

What is the racial makeup of Empowered by the Arts Academy?

Students at Empowered by the Arts Academy are 99% African American.

How many students attend Empowered by the Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Empowered by the Arts Academy.

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