Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy

Cincinnati · OH · Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined


95% 4-yr grad rate

At a glance

Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 40% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 95% in 2019 (75th percentile nationally)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School, AchievePoint Career Academy - Cincinnati, School For Creative and Performing Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 40% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
45
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
17.4
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

75th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
95%
Range: 90–100%
4-year cohort size
39
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
25.0%
Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
12.5%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%
admit rate
$13,244
in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state
1330–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Ohio State University-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
26.8%
Elevated above the national average (~16%). Worth understanding — chronic absence compounds into dropout risk, transfer-out risk, and revenue loss.
Students absent 15+ days
247
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
316:1
Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.
Counselor FTE
3.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
42
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 949 students:

2025
960
2027
983
2029
1,007

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $10,624 per student in district revenue, the 58 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $616,192/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School
Saint Bernard
Public 4.2 230 +8.5%
AchievePoint Career Academy - Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Public · charter 4.7 303 +63.8%
School For Creative and Performing Arts
Cincinnati
Public 0.7 429 -2.3%
Oyler School
Cincinnati
Public 1.3 155 -14.8%
Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School
Cincinnati
Public 0.3 454 -3.0%
Deer Park Jr/Sr High School
Cincinnati
Public 9.8 311 -13.6%
Finneytown Secondary Campus - Middle and High School
Cincinnati
Public 8.3 337 -8.7%
Riverview East Academy
Cincinnati
Public 4.6 162 -32.2%

At a glance

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Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Cincinnati, OH, enrolling 949 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

45 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 40% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 316 students per school counselor.

27% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy's graduation rate? Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy? Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Cincinnati, OH, enrolling 949 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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