The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in Science. The lowest is 29% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Roberts Academy
Roberts Academy is a public school in Cincinnati serving pre-K through eleventh grade, with an enrollment spanning the full early-elementary through middle-school band and a single high school student. The school is located on Grand Avenue in the city's neighborhoods. Demographically, the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share who are Black, and a small share who are white or from other backgrounds. The specific rates of free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special education or English learner enrollment are not available in the school's public data.
On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, Roberts Academy's proficiency rates are well below the statewide standard. In math and ELA for grades 3–8, about three in ten students score at proficient or above levels. Science proficiency across tested grades falls similarly low. These results place the school in the bottom quartile relative to other schools in Hamilton County across all tested subjects combined. The testing participation rate is very high, above 99 percent, indicating the proficiency results are based on nearly complete enrollment data rather than partial samples. Trend data over multiple years is not available; the reported results are from the 2024–25 school year only.
The school serves a grade configuration that extends into high school, though the current enrollment includes only one eleventh-grader, making high school programming difficult to assess from enrollment data alone. Without a four-year graduation rate or high school proficiency data, the picture of academic pathways for students in the upper grades remains unclear. A parent interested in whether Roberts Academy has college-ready or career-pathway options may want to look further into program offerings directly with the school, as those details are not available in state or public reporting.
Roberts Academy is located in Cincinnati, which is experiencing moderate but significant growth and development. The city's downtown core is undergoing major redevelopment centered on the convention district, riverfront parks, and entertainment venues. The broader metro area is adding residents, particularly to fast-growing suburbs, and the city is pursuing infill housing strategies to expand supply as prices rise. The housing market in the school's zip code shows home values in the moderate range for the region, with rents slightly below mortgage costs relative to household income. The rental market has experienced recent price growth.
Cincinnati Public Schools, the parent district, has undergone material shifts relevant to families. In November 2025, voters renewed the district's emergency operating levy, locking in stable preschool funding through the Cincinnati Preschool Promise initiative and core K–12 operating funds for college- and career-readiness programs, neighborhood school expansion, and student technology, without raising property tax rates. However, the district also faced significant budget pressure heading into 2025–26, approving substantial cost reductions that included classroom position eliminations, changes to transportation, and pauses on planned program expansions including a Montessori classroom. On the instructional side, the district has adopted new ELA curricula with a structured, Science of Reading approach at all grade levels. Third-grade reading proficiency rose measurably in 2023–24 following these changes, though district-wide reading outcomes remain an area of focus across the system.
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