The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in Social studies. The lowest is 18% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Stambaugh Charter Academy
Stambaugh Charter Academy is a kindergarten through eighth-grade charter school in Youngstown serving a small student body. The school enrolls roughly five hundred students across its nine grade levels, with a fairly even distribution in the earliest grades that narrows in the upper middle years. The enrollment is majority Black, with substantial Hispanic representation and smaller shares of students identifying as white, multiracial, or Native American.
State testing results from the most recent year show proficiency rates in the lower range across all tested subjects. In math, about one in four students scored at proficiency or above. In English language arts, the rate was similar. Science proficiency was notably lower, at roughly one in five. Testing participation rates were high, near universal in math and English language arts. The school's overall proficiency level sits in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Mahoning County, the comparison set available for this school.
The school operates as a charter under the National Heritage Academies network, which means it is publicly funded but operates with a distinct charter status and management structure separate from the Youngstown City School District. The school's website and directory list it as a regular public school.
Youngstown itself sits in a post-industrial landscape shaped by decades of population decline from its steel manufacturing past. The city has adapted to shrinkage deliberately, adopting a formal planning approach to right-size infrastructure and remove blight rather than chase growth. Downtown and the Youngstown State University corridor have seen concentrated revitalization efforts, including conversion of old office towers to residential use, new restaurants and bars, and civic anchors like the Covelli Centre and Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre. The broader region is rebranding itself around the Ultium Cells EV battery manufacturing plant, now the area's largest employer. Housing values in the zip code where Stambaugh sits are modest compared to state and national benchmarks, reflecting both the city's economic recovery and its early-stage status relative to other markets.
The school does not report free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, or English learner rates in the available data, so a parent may want to contact the school directly about the composition of services and student populations it serves. No recent significant changes to district operations or curriculum were found in available sources. The school operates in the context of a city still rebuilding, with free citywide bus service and growing though still-developing civic and cultural anchors.
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