The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Northeast Ohio Impact Academy
Northeast Ohio Impact Academy serves grades seven through twelve in Lowellville, a small village in eastern Mahoning County. It is a regular public school operated by Campbell City Schools and draws enrollment openly from across Ohio.
The school's academic profile shows a mixed picture across the tested grade bands. In English language arts, proficiency is above the midpoint among Mahoning County districts, with a solid majority of tested students meeting or exceeding state standards. Science proficiency sits somewhat above the county median. Math performance is notably weaker, with less than half of tested students reaching proficiency. Social studies proficiency is the school's strongest area. Overall, across all tested subjects, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in the county. A parent may want to look into the school's math support and intervention structures more directly, as well as what's driving the relative strength in social studies and language arts.
The school is explicitly designed as a STEM-focused secondary pathway with hands-on career-connected tracks in Energy, Medical and Health, and Digital. It pairs academics with pre-apprenticeships, internships, and dual-credit partnerships with local colleges, hospitals, and regional employers. This is a meaningful program offering for a student or family prioritizing applied learning, career exposure, and postsecondary college credit while still in high school. The structure and mission differ substantially from a conventional comprehensive high school.
Enrollment is small, with a total of about a hundred and fifty students spread across six grades. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed, with roughly equal representation of white, Hispanic, and Black students, plus a smaller share of multiracial students. Free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility data was not available, and neither was data on students with IEPs or English learners, so a parent should ask the school directly about the economic and support profile of the student population.
Lowellville itself is a small, quiet residential village of several thousand people along the Mahoning River, roughly eight miles southeast of Youngstown. The village center has a walkable main business district with renovated historic buildings and a riverfront park, but the wider area is car-dependent and rural in density. The community's identity rests on multi-generational Italian-American families and a former steel mill era that has given way to a sleepier small-town character. Major industrial employment vanished decades ago; the school district is now among the largest in-village employers. The village is in the early stages of riverfront revitalization and downtown improvement projects rather than experiencing significant new housing growth. Median home values in the area are well below state and national benchmarks, making the housing market highly affordable.
The Campbell City Schools district has recently built out this academy as a lasting secondary pathway option. Families who enroll are choosing a specialized, hands-on STEM environment with clear career and college-credit articulation, not a conventional neighborhood high school. This matters for fit: a student or parent drawn to applied project-based learning and early exposure to real-world work contexts in energy, healthcare, or technology will find a structured pathway here. A student seeking a broad traditional high school experience with extensive elective choice may want to explore other options. The school's state test results suggest uneven academic strength, with gains needed in mathematics. A full conversation with the academy about curricula, supports, and outcomes in those career tracks is essential before enrollment.
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