Summary:
Zip code 44659 is home to a single school, Beacon Hill Community School, also known as Beacon Hill Academy, an alternative school serving grades Kindergarten through 12th grade with a total enrollment of 176 students.
As the only school in the area, Beacon Hill Academy stands out for its comprehensive K-12 grade span and strong academic performance. The school's district, Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy, is ranked in the top 26% of all Ohio districts (74th percentile) and holds a 4-star rating. Academically, the school consistently outperforms the state average in most tested subjects. Its most impressive results are in Science, where 88% of 8th graders were proficient—a remarkable 25 percentage points above the state average. Mathematics is also a core strength, with the school beating the state average in every grade level tested except 4th grade, including a 24.4-point advantage in 8th grade (72% vs. 47.6%). The school's chronic absenteeism rate is a low 12.8%, and it achieves these results with a moderate per-student spending of $9,179, suggesting efficient use of resources.
One notable pattern is a relative dip in 4th grade performance, where the school fell below the state average in both Math (60% vs. 69.1%) and English Language Arts (53.3% vs. 61.9%). This could indicate a transitional challenge in the curriculum or a specific cohort effect. Overall, with 36.36% of students economically disadvantaged and a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1, Beacon Hill Academy demonstrates that an alternative school can deliver top-quartile academic outcomes while serving a diverse student body.
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