The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in Math. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy
Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through grade twelve in Cincinnati, with a small and almost entirely Black student body. The school sits at around mid-size for its grade band and has just graduated its first class, making it a newly complete K-12 pathway for families who enroll in the early grades.
On state testing across grades three through eight, the school shows mixed results. Math proficiency is the strongest area, with roughly three in five students meeting the state standard. English language arts proficiency sits at about half. Science proficiency runs lower, just under half. Social studies proficiency is the highest of all tested subjects, at roughly three in five. All three subjects tested at strong participation rates, near complete. The school earned a state Momentum Award from Ohio's Department of Education and Workforce for improving achievement while demonstrating growth, an indicator that the school is on an upward trajectory even if current proficiency numbers are not yet at the state median.
When placed against the districts in Hamilton County, the overall proficiency index for Mount Auburn sits below the midpoint of the county's peer schools. This means the school's testing results, averaged across subjects and grades, are lower than the median of what other county districts are achieving. The school's graduation rate was not available in the data, so a parent with high school students or a plan for high school would want to ask the school directly about outcomes for the Class of 2026 and any cohorts that follow. Other details such as free-and-reduced-price-lunch eligibility, special education rates, and English learner enrollment are not reported in the available data.
The school's grade-by-grade enrollment is uneven, with notably smaller cohorts in grades four and five and larger cohorts in the middle and early high school years. This pattern may reflect the charter's growth phase and the families who have chosen to enroll or remain. The student body is overwhelmingly Black, reflecting Cincinnati's neighborhood demographics and the charter's enrollment draw.
Cincinnati itself is a city defined by dense neighborhoods, with downtown and Over-the-Rhine anchoring civic life and numerous hilltop residential areas. The housing market there is moderate in cost relative to national benchmarks, and walkability is strong in the urban core, with a free streetcar system connecting downtown, Over-the-Rhine, and the riverfront, plus Metro buses serving broader areas. The city is growing modestly with heavy development activity in downtown and fast-growing suburbs. Major employers include Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and the University of Cincinnati, and a convention-district redevelopment is reshaping the downtown landscape.
For families considering Mount Auburn, the key takeaway is a school that has just become complete as a K-12 program, shows signs of academic progress via state recognition, but currently sits below the county median in tested proficiency. The school's small size and homogeneous student composition are facts of its enrollment; whether that fits a family's preference is a separate question from whether the school is raising achievement. A parent may want to look into the school's curriculum approach, teacher retention, and the outcomes from the first cohort of high school graduates to get a fuller picture before committing to a K-12 path.
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