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Northwest Ohio Classical Academy

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Northwest Ohio Classical Academy ranks 809 th of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 48% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Northwest Ohio Classical Academy is a K–12 alternative school at 5025 Glendale Ave in Toledo, OH that serves 607 students and operates as its own district — bigger than most nearby alternative and charter schools, such as Horizon Science Academy Toledo (515) and Wildwood Environmental Academy (348), but far smaller than the statewide online Ohio Virtual Academy (15,339).

The school's clearest strength is humanities and civics. In 2025–2026, American Government proficiency was 94.7% (state: 71.6%) and English II was 95.0% (state: 62.7%), well above nearby alternatives like Horizon (80.6% and 45.2%) and Summit Academy - Toledo (40.0% and 20.0%). English II has exceeded the state every year in the data, and English/language arts rose above state in grades 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 in 2025–2026 after a weaker prior year. Graduation stands at 95.5% in 2025–2026 and 100.0% in 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism of 15.3% is lower than Reynolds Elementary School (56.7%), Summit Academy - Toledo (53.6%), and Explorers Academy of Science and Technology (36.1%). The reported student-teacher ratio also improved sharply, from 57.3 in 2023–2024 to 17.3 in 2024–2025, close to Swanton Elementary School (17.5).

Math and science are the main opportunities. In 2025–2026, 5th grade math was 34.1% versus 59.1% statewide, 5th grade science was 39.1% versus 62.7%, Algebra I was 52.1% versus 61.6%, and Biology was 59.4% versus 67.0%. Eighth grade math has been a persistent weak spot — 14.3% in 2022–2023, 25.0% in 2023–2024, and 0.0% in 2024–2025 — and absenteeism has climbed from 8.7% to 9.8% to 15.3%, a trend worth watching. Note that many nearby schools are specialized alternative, autism-focused, or virtual settings rather than direct peers, and free/reduced-price lunch and current spending data are not available for this school.

607

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,693

Per pupil spending ?

5025 Glendale Ave
Toledo, OH 43614-1855

(567) 420-6180

District: Northwest Ohio Classical Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

African American:

9.7%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2025 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2025) to 58th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

Ohio avg61%

Elementary school

809^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From top 44% (2021) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

484^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 9 pts since 2021

From top 37% (2021) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

330^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2024

From top 38% (2024) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	55.2	809 of 1560	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	878 of 1558	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	897 of 1577	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	782 of 1596	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	955 of 1588	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.7	712 of 1610	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	861 of 1452	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	889 of 1452	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	821 of 1466	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	670 of 1483	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	830 of 1488	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	641 of 1467	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1029 of 1467	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	847 of 1473	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	922 of 1484	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	592 of 1419	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	395 of 1404	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	704 of 1467	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	796 of 1466	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	893 of 1485	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	851 of 1498	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1009 of 1518	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	723 of 1499	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	676 of 1181	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	712 of 1175	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	808 of 1190	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	707 of 1215	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	954 of 1242	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	663 of 1249	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	484 of 1046	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	636 of 1036	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	620 of 1046	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	654 of 1048	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	600 of 1017	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.4	387 of 1037	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	588 of 947	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	465 of 938	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	423 of 942	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	514 of 943	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	553 of 925	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	481 of 910	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	682 of 996	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	496 of 983	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	362 of 955	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	645 of 954	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	669 of 958	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	653 of 963	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	343 of 946	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	265 of 924	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	406 of 790	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	456 of 777	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	536 of 795	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	605 of 805	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	400 of 809	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	292 of 781	62.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	330 of 795	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	250 of 855	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	324 of 864	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	243 of 763	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	335 of 809	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	369 of 798	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	60.4	319 of 822	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	659 of 765	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.7	451 of 817	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	331 of 816	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	274 of 709	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.6	179 of 748	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	284 of 754	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-22 vs school

High school

Female (2026)68th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English II95%+32 vs state

American Government95%+23 vs state

English Language Arts70%+8 vs state

Biology59%-8 vs state

Mathematics54%-5 vs state

Algebra I52%-10 vs state

Geometry48%+4 vs state

Science45%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5025 Glendale Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(567) 420-6180	607	35	17.3		434 (71.5%)	59 (9.7%)	55 (9.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)								(n/a)	39.1	51.4	94.7		75.8	65.2	34.1	51.1	43.2		82.5	71.7	69.6	57.8	72.5	65.7	59.4	95.0	47.6	52.1	$8,693
Reynolds Elementary School	Public, Alternative	K-11	5000 Norwich Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1500	336	25	13.4	79.7%	50 (14.9%)	198 (58.9%)	32 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.8%)								(n/a)	0.0	8.8			2.9	11.9	0.0	15.8	0.0	8.8	14.3	12.5	11.5	10.5	20.8	20.6					$13,525
Wildwood Environmental Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1546 Dartford Rd	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Wildwood Environmental Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 868-9885	348	25	14.2	29.9%	203 (58.3%)	68 (19.5%)	52 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)								(n/a)	57.1	31.4	76.5	52.9	34.4	18.2	32.1	23.3	38.1	33.3	71.9	35.3	71.4	23.3	47.6	41.7	72.2	68.4	46.7	70.0	$10,084
Ohio Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1690 Woodlands Dr Ste 100	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Ohio Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(419) 482-0948	15,339	387	39.6	0.0%	9,853 (64.2%)	2,637 (17.2%)	1,309 (8.5%)	135 (0.9%)	55 (0.4%)	20 (0.1%)	1,330 (8.7%)								(n/a)	34.1	32.8	51.0	50.4	29.6	32.7	23.5	18.6	16.0	20.5	47.0	42.1	48.4	28.6	36.7	33.7	39.9	37.8	13.9	27.6	$7,290
The Autism Academy Of Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	110 Arco Dr	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	The Autism Academy Of Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 865-7487	53	5	10.6	0.0%	23 (43.4%)	22 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.2%)								(n/a)																					$7,727
Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1850 Airport Hwy	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 219-9758	340	3	113.3		27 (7.9%)	262 (77.1%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.7%)								(n/a)	10.8	24.0			31.1	31.7	8.1	18.5	22.5	12.0	45.7	36.6	59.5	25.9	37.5	32.0	18.2	25.0			$12,956
Summit Academy - Toledo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	301 Collingwood Blvd	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Summit Academy - Toledo	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 243-1815	127	15	8.4	100.0%	39 (30.7%)	63 (49.6%)	14 (11.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.9%)								(n/a)			40.0					8.3	0.0			10.0		7.7	6.7			20.0		8.3	$7,930
Horizon Science Academy Toledo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 W Sylvania Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Horizon Science Academy Toledo	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 474-3350	515	45	11.4	41.3%	134 (26.0%)	289 (56.1%)	48 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.2%)								(n/a)	40.9	68.3	80.6	52.7	57.5	60.0	47.7	41.0	29.3	86.1	51.2	48.6	56.8	61.5	62.2	56.1	46.2	45.2	12.9	53.6	$16,834
Autism Model School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3020 Tremainsville Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Autism Model School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 897-4400	96	12	8.0	0.0%	54 (56.3%)	24 (25.0%)	9 (9.4%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)								(n/a)									0.0						10.0		0.0	0.0			$8,628
Swanton Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	111 Crestwood Dr	Swanton	43558	Fulton County	Swanton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 826-3766	424	24	17.5	52.5%	363 (85.6%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)					88.1	85.9					83.3	62.0									$11,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Ohio Classical Academy

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Ohio Classical Academy?

Students at Northwest Ohio Classical Academy are 71% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Northwest Ohio Classical Academy a good school?

Northwest Ohio Classical Academy ranks 809^th of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northwest Ohio Classical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Northwest Ohio Classical Academy.

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