Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cincinnati, OH

Elevated Excellence Academy

Federal NCES profile for Elevated Excellence Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390031404851Charter school
0/100100/10015/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Elevated Excellence Academy earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools.

#48 of 56
elementary schools in Cincinnati · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
47:1
large classes for Ohio
94
students enrolled

Elevated Excellence Academy has class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Elevated Excellence Academy ranks #48 of 56 elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH.

Enrollment

94

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

47:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+158% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Elevated Excellence Academy compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:147:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Elevated Excellence Academy

Elevated Excellence Academy is a small charter elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolling 94 students.

Class loads run heavy: 47:1 is larger than about 99% of Ohio schools and 158% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Ohio schools, with 94 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 97% of the 3,574 Ohio schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

The surrounding Elevated Excellence Academy spends $10,055 per pupil, 31% below the Ohio average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 21.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Cincinnati's elementary schools, it stands alongside Idea Greater Cincinnati Inc (1,017 students): Elevated Excellence Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (47:1 vs 30.8:1).

Elevated Excellence Academy is a single-school charter district, so Elevated Excellence Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 94 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Ohio's single-school districts.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Elevated Excellence Academy compares

Elevated Excellence Academy on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 47:1 ▲ 158% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 94 top 94% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

47:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
94
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
47:1
students per teacher - 158% above state mean
Top 99% in Ohio - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$10,055
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Elevated Excellence Academy, which includes Elevated Excellence Academy.

$10,055
Per student
-31%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-39%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.0%
State 77.2%
Federal 21.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Cincinnati

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Elevated Excellence Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Elevated Excellence Academy

How many students attend Elevated Excellence Academy?

Elevated Excellence Academy has 94 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Elevated Excellence Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Elevated Excellence Academy is 47:1, which is 158% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 199% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Elevated Excellence Academy?

Elevated Excellence Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Elevated Excellence Academy rank among elementary schools in Cincinnati?

By Resource Investment Index, Elevated Excellence Academy ranks #48 of 56 elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Cincinnati on the city page.

Is Elevated Excellence Academy a good school?

Elevated Excellence Academy earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Elevated Excellence Academy?

None; Elevated Excellence Academy is a single-school charter district, and Elevated Excellence Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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