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Riverview East Academy

Public, Alternative Grades 4-12
726th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 855 Ohio Alternative Schools
Better than 15% of Ohio alternative schools
Summary

Riverview East Academy is an alternative public school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 487 students. The school is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which is ranked 596 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverview East Academy faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has seen fluctuating four-year graduation rates, ranging from 79.1% to 89.3% over the past few years, which is lower than the graduation rates of the nearby Oyler School (86.1%) and School for Creative and Performing Arts (86.1%), but higher than Cincinnati Digital Academy (86.1%) and Cincinnati Technology Academy (63.6%). Additionally, Riverview East Academy has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 88.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Academically, Riverview East Academy's test scores are consistently lower than the Cincinnati Public Schools district and the state of Ohio across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (22.6%), Geometry (11.4%), and English II (33.3%) were significantly below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.1% to 45.5% across different grade levels. While Riverview East Academy has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 12.5 over the past few years, this has not translated into better academic outcomes compared to the nearby schools.

165
Students ?
8.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,165
Per pupil spending ?
96.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3555 Kellogg Ave
       Cincinnati, OH  45226-2180

(513) 363-3400

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.7%
White:
35.2%
Two or more races:
8.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Cincinnati Public Schools
Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2022
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg49%
Ohio avg62%
726th of 855
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 9Alternative Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools
596th of 828Cincinnati Public Schools 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202417.61285 of 157718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202319.51263 of 159620.9%★☆☆☆☆
202217.51268 of 158820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202110.71392 of 161013.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.41391 of 167617.0%★☆☆☆☆
201818.11348 of 163617.6%★☆☆☆☆
201716.71376 of 165116.7%★☆☆☆☆
201611.51479 of 167811.9%★☆☆☆☆
201538.01171 of 168430.5%★★☆☆☆
201429.11311 of 168722.3%★☆☆☆☆
201317.51455 of 170114.5%★☆☆☆☆
201213.51522 of 170910.9%★☆☆☆☆
201116.81465 of 168613.1%★☆☆☆☆
20109.31523 of 16628.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.31428 of 161011.3%★☆☆☆☆
200827.81280 of 158219.1%★☆☆☆☆
200711.11465 of 16098.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200612.91366 of 15049.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202418.5521 of 60313.6%★☆☆☆☆
202351.6239 of 61060.8%★★★☆☆
201950.5285 of 60552.9%★★★☆☆
201821.2519 of 59813.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201952.1389 of 95659.3%★★★☆☆
201864.3263 of 102174.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202314.71229 of 148317.1%★☆☆☆☆
20225.51409 of 14885.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.91194 of 146718.6%★☆☆☆☆
20199.11377 of 15028.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.11394 of 15188.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202420.61207 of 148418.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.61119 of 144722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202224.81086 of 141923.5%★☆☆☆☆
202114.61178 of 140416.1%★☆☆☆☆
201924.81187 of 146519.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.61214 of 146517.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202313.61267 of 149815.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.21254 of 151817.4%★☆☆☆☆
20217.81346 of 149910.2%★☆☆☆☆
201917.81291 of 153515.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.01225 of 153620.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202211.51133 of 12428.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.01238 of 12490.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.71226 of 12713.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.61221 of 13096.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20248.8943 of 10469.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.01021 of 10482.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.3932 of 10178.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.8881 of 103715.0%★☆☆☆☆
201911.5905 of 105013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201811.4878 of 101013.1%★☆☆☆☆
201714.5843 of 103818.8%★☆☆☆☆
201610.9925 of 105011.9%★☆☆☆☆
201524.3794 of 103523.3%★☆☆☆☆
201417.4853 of 100815.4%★☆☆☆☆
201317.3855 of 100114.6%★☆☆☆☆
20127.3909 of 9898.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.6868 of 9256.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.4811 of 8959.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.7797 of 8587.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200811.8752 of 8359.9%★☆☆☆☆
200712.7746 of 83710.9%★☆☆☆☆
200615.5649 of 73211.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202419.8350 of 42918.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.5346 of 41316.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.8367 of 3854.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.0299 of 40526.2%★☆☆☆☆
201822.0319 of 38416.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202220.7507 of 56510.3%★☆☆☆☆
202138.3327 of 57643.2%★★☆☆☆
201941.1381 of 65842.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.3407 of 64336.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20247.7858 of 9428.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.8896 of 9435.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.5858 of 9257.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.5854 of 9106.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.9836 of 9178.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.7813 of 8979.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20248.0913 of 9897.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.0959 of 9741.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.5878 of 9477.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.7790 of 92314.4%★☆☆☆☆
201915.3819 of 94513.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.7808 of 92412.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20246.1901 of 9585.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.3963 of 9630.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.9915 of 9463.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.5831 of 92410.1%★☆☆☆☆
201911.6820 of 93312.1%★☆☆☆☆
201810.1814 of 91611.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20246.7748 of 7955.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.9803 of 8050.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.3775 of 8094.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5747 of 7814.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.3771 of 7963.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.6758 of 7812.9%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202511.3726 of 85515.1%★☆☆☆☆
20245.4795 of 8648.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.9808 of 8676.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.2773 of 8367.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.5768 of 8196.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.5762 of 8368.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.2701 of 80012.4%★☆☆☆☆
20175.8730 of 7735.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.9753 of 7844.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.6700 of 77810.0%★☆☆☆☆
201412.8701 of 7698.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20135.0723 of 7675.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201228.3695 of 83216.5%★☆☆☆☆
201141.6633 of 81822.6%★☆☆☆☆
201014.5731 of 81910.7%★☆☆☆☆
200914.8708 of 79110.5%★☆☆☆☆
200844.0567 of 76726.1%★☆☆☆☆
200742.1574 of 75624.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202522.4257 of 32821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.7273 of 31814.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.4265 of 32318.0%★☆☆☆☆
20229.2286 of 3066.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.4250 of 28412.0%★☆☆☆☆
201913.2275 of 3039.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.1198 of 27929.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202215.7550 of 6069.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.2505 of 59615.3%★☆☆☆☆
201911.9597 of 6284.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.2482 of 55012.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.6718 of 80911.2%★☆☆☆☆
20243.3753 of 7985.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.1777 of 8134.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.2762 of 7944.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.0715 of 7757.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.3736 of 7815.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.6667 of 75111.2%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201937.717 of 3246.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202513.6691 of 81515.2%★☆☆☆☆
20245.5767 of 8226.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.5759 of 8055.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.4718 of 7737.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.4714 of 7636.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.5718 of 7797.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.2636 of 75816.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202511.9700 of 81714.3%★☆☆☆☆
20244.1768 of 8165.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.7791 of 8193.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.4739 of 8088.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.9746 of 7784.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.3756 of 7924.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.6677 of 76311.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202578.165 of 61789.5%★★★★☆
202427.9450 of 59824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.7591 of 6143.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202513.5654 of 74812.6%★☆☆☆☆
20242.7723 of 7544.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.0730 of 7563.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.0709 of 7495.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.0703 of 7273.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.0686 of 7397.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.7652 of 7189.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2019)59th percentile+42 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)19th percentile~ school
Female (2023)17th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2023)15th percentile-5 vs school
African American (2024)14th percentile-5 vs school
White (2022)9th percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
African American (2024)18th percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school
Female (2024)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile~ school
Male (2024)6th percentile-4 vs school
White (2024)6th percentile-4 vs school
High school
Special Education (2025)89th percentile+74 vs school
Homeless (2019)47th percentile+38 vs school
African American (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school
Male (2025)14th percentile~ school
White (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2022)9th percentile~ school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
American History53%-18 vs state
Biology40%-25 vs state
English II33%-27 vs state
Algebra I23%-37 vs state
American Government22%-51 vs state
Geometry11%-31 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Riverview East Academy.

Riverview East Academy ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Ohio alternative schools.

Students at Riverview East Academy are 53% African American, 35% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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