The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in Science. The lowest is 13% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Summit Academy Community School-warren
Summit Academy Community School-Warren is a small charter school serving kindergarten through seventh grade in Warren, Ohio. The school enrolls a handful of students across its grade band and operates as an independent charter district, meaning it receives state funding rather than relying on local property tax and sits outside the Warren City Schools system.
The school's student body is predominantly white, with a smaller share of Black students and students identifying as two or more races. The enrollment is quite small, distributed across eight grades, with each grade holding roughly a dozen to seventeen students. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner status were not available.
On Ohio's state tests in 2024-25, the school's proficiency results were well below state benchmarks across all tested subjects. In mathematics, a small proportion of tested students scored at proficient levels or above. English language arts proficiency was roughly twice as high as math but still quite low. Science proficiency was somewhat higher. The school participated fully in testing across all three subjects. Relative to the other districts in Trumbull County, Summit Academy's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among county districts. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the specific student population it serves, its curriculum approach, and whether results reflect the school's mission or point to areas where it is working toward improvement.
The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate is available. No data on chronic absenteeism or discipline were provided.
Warren itself is a mixed-use post-industrial city serving as Trumbull County's seat, built around a historic downtown anchored by Courthouse Square and neighboring residential neighborhoods that developed during the steel era. The city has experienced decades of population and economic decline but is now in an active redevelopment phase. Two major projects are reshaping the area: Kimberly-Clark is constructing an advanced manufacturing plant on a former steel mill site expected to bring substantial employment by the early 2030s, and the Peninsula is a mixed-use riverfront development with residential units, office space, a hotel, and a food hall planned to begin in 2025. The housing market in Warren's zip code shows home values modestly below the state average but with recent appreciation. Rental costs are moderate. The area's unemployment rate is in the low single digits, and median household income is in the mid-range for the nation. Downtown Warren offers walkable street life around the courthouse and along the Mahoning River, with civic anchors including the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, Perkins Park, a five-mile riverwalk, and cultural sites like the Robins Theatre and the National Packard Museum. Public transit is provided by Western Reserve Transit Authority bus service.
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