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

Orion Academy

Federal NCES profile for Orion 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 390030804845Charter school
0/100100/10015/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Orion Academy earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#48 of 56
elementary schools in Cincinnati · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
460
students enrolled

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

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-70 students YoY

Orion Academy shrank from 514 students in 2022-23 to 444 in 2023-24 (-13.6%).

Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 24.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-70 students YoY 390030804845 · Cincinnati, OH Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

460 enr · RII 15

Nearest enrollment peer: Victor F. Hodge Elementary (460 students)

Orion Academy shrank from 514 students in 2022-23 to 444 in 2023-24 (-13.6%). Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 24.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Orion Academy compares

Orion Academy is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 460 top 39% - -

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

460
Bigger than 56% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Engagement
91.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,304
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 88 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 83.7%
Two or More 12.8%
White 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1.1%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 83.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.3, Orion Academy is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

District finance for Orion Academy reports $17,304 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Cincinnati

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

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Orion Academy

How many students attend Orion Academy?

Orion Academy has 460 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cincinnati, OH. CCD year-over-year: 514 (2022-23) → 444 (2023-24), down 70.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Orion Academy?

The largest demographic group at Orion Academy is African American at 83.7% of enrollment, in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Orion Academy?

Orion Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. 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 Orion Academy rank among elementary schools in Cincinnati?

By Resource Investment Index, Orion 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.

What other schools are in Orion Academy?

None; Orion Academy is a single-school charter district, and Orion 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 2022-23) · 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.