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Cincinnati Classical Academy

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Cincinnati Classical Academy ranks 207 th of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-9

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 87% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Cincinnati Classical Academy is a K–9 alternative school in Cincinnati, Ohio that serves 745 students and operates as its own Cincinnati Classical Academy district. Compared with other alternative schools nearby, its two standout features are unusually low chronic absenteeism and test proficiency that generally runs above Ohio state averages.

Chronic absenteeism has improved every reported year, falling from 22.4% in 2022-2023 to 7.4% in 2025-2026. That is far below nearby schools, most of which report rates above 40%: Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy reports 83.5%, John J. Gilligan Digital Academy 55.7%, and IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc 53.9%. It is also far below the Cincinnati Public Schools district rate of 44.6%. Among closer peers, School For Creative and Performing Arts reports 23.2% and Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students reports 21.0%.

In 2025-2026, the school exceeded the state average in 15 of the 16 listed tests. English language arts is especially strong, with Grade 3 and Grade 5 both at 94.1% and Grade 8 at 85.7%. Math is strong in the early grades (Grade 3 at 85.3%) but trends downward in middle school (Grade 7 at 60.8%), though still above state averages. Algebra I is the main weak spot at 50.4%, below the state's 61.6%, while Biology (88.2%) and Geometry (67.9%) are well above state. Only a nearby gifted/exceptional program clearly outperforms it across most subjects, and that program serves a different student population. The student-teacher ratio has risen from 16.8 to 20.6 and is worth monitoring, as is the Algebra I result. Free/reduced-lunch and per-student spending figures are not reported for this school, so its economic context is unknown.

745

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,445

Per pupil spending ?

170 Siebenthaler Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45215-3740

(513) 554-0285

District: Cincinnati Classical Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Asian:

6.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2023 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Ohio alternative schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

207^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 11 pts since 2023

From top 24% (2023) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

165^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

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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	83.2	207 of 1560	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	237 of 1558	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	247 of 1577	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	384 of 1596	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	49 of 89	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	250 of 1452	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	445 of 1452	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	336 of 1466	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	408 of 1483	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	141 of 1467	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	74.0	346 of 1473	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	79 of 1484	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	138 of 1447	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	142 of 1467	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	127 of 1466	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	173 of 1485	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	362 of 1498	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	334 of 1181	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	371 of 1175	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	304 of 1190	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	452 of 1215	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	165 of 1046	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	205 of 1036	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	137 of 1046	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	288 of 947	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	329 of 938	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.1	97 of 942	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	150 of 996	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	447 of 983	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	76 of 955	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	113 of 954	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	139 of 958	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	213 of 790	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	210 of 777	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	176 of 795	77.9%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-42 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology88%+21 vs state

English Language Arts86%+24 vs state

Mathematics75%+16 vs state

Science70%+9 vs state

Geometry68%+25 vs state

Algebra I50%-11 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 (2024)	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
Cincinnati Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	170 Siebenthaler Ave	Cincinnati	45215	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 554-0285	745	36	20.6		604 (81.1%)	10 (1.3%)	40 (5.4%)	49 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)								(n/a)	68.3	72.7			85.3	83.0	79.2	66.7	60.8		94.1	82.8	94.1	80.8	81.4	85.7	88.2		67.9	50.4	$11,445
IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2700 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 417-4794	1,017	41	24.8		58 (5.7%)	642 (63.1%)	263 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.9%)								(n/a)	13.8	19.2		41.9	27.3	24.1	18.4	4.2	14.3	12.3	32.0	30.4	39.1	25.7	36.9	24.7	15.6	22.2	28.9	14.9	$14,879
Pleasant Hill Middle School	Public, Alternative	4-9	1350 W North Bend Rd	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4300	426	27	15.6		31 (7.3%)	318 (74.6%)	40 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)								(n/a)		25.5						33.3	10.3	24.8				19.7	25.1	18.4					$12,690
Summit Academy School - Cincinnati	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1660 Sternblock Ln	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Summit Academy School - Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 321-0561	44	6	8.0		17 (38.6%)	22 (50.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)								(n/a)			50.0	35.3					6.7						13.3		40.0	25.0			$7,404
Academy Of World Languages School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2030 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7800	548	38	14.3		32 (5.8%)	354 (64.6%)	129 (23.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)	24.0	36.2			26.4	25.8	10.0	26.5	10.4	27.7	62.3	21.2	36.0	34.7	28.6	34.0					$13,955
North College Hill Trojan Way Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	1731 Goodman Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(513) 931-8181	97	7	13.8		7 (7.2%)	76 (78.4%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)								(n/a)			50.0																	6.7	$14,985
Dr. O?dell Owens Center for Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4900	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		0.0	9.1	4.2		0.0		10.0	0.0	0.0		8.3		10.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$7,066
Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	3555 Kellogg Ave	Cincinnati	45226	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	373	29	13.0	42.3%	205 (55.0%)	117 (31.4%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)								(n/a)	97.9	96.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.2	93.9	91.9	82.7	89.1	100.0	93.2	97.9	96.1	96.4	94.3	96.0	94.0	83.3	87.2	$16,125
Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	244 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 975-3391	381	18	21.7		3 (0.8%)	350 (91.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)	53.3	41.9	72.7	78.3	90.5	84.2	53.3	19.0	46.7	37.5	95.2	36.8	64.3	38.1	25.8	35.5	57.9	48.0	61.1	44.2	$10,505
School For Creative and Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	108 W Central Pkwy	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8000	1,300	83	15.6	60.1%	373 (28.7%)	751 (57.8%)	33 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (10.4%)								(n/a)	34.1	64.9	90.6	91.7	65.4	53.1	31.5	63.0	46.8	35.2	63.4	52.1	64.8	66.3	84.4	78.4	80.2	91.2	35.4	69.6	$16,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Cincinnati Classical Academy

Is Cincinnati Classical Academy a good school?

Cincinnati Classical Academy ranks 207^th of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cincinnati Classical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Cincinnati Classical Academy.

What district is Cincinnati Classical Academy in?

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What is the racial makeup of Cincinnati Classical Academy?

Students at Cincinnati Classical Academy are 81% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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