Learn more | Northside Preparatory Academy

This is for Cincinnati parents who've started wondering if there's something better. Your child isn't falling behind because of who they are. They're falling behind because the school isn't keeping up with them. Northside Preparatory Academy is a tuition-free public charter school for grades K through 8 in Cincinnati, serving the Winton Hills area. Ohio grades every school, and this one earned 4 Stars for Progress and posted the largest one-year PI gain for a Deep Urban Cincinnati school in this network.

Ohio rated this school 4 Stars for Progress: students make more than a year's worth of growth per year on average
The school's Performance Index jumped from 50.6 to 64.3 in one year, a 27% increase
Ranked among Ohio schools with over 25% PI improvement year-over-year

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It takes about 60 seconds.

Your child's teacher knows their name. And their work.

When there are fewer students in the room, a teacher can see when your child is stuck. Not at test time. On a Tuesday afternoon. That's when the help happens.

Instruction that adjusts to your child. Not the other way around.

Teachers meet every student at the level they're actually at. If your child's behind, they get caught up. If they're ahead, they get pushed. Nobody waits for the slowest student in the room.

Progress tracked and reported. Not guessed.

Teachers measure how much your child grows every year — not just where they rank. Growth means your child moves forward. Every child, every year.

Your child gets noticed for trying, not just performing.

There's a daily recognition program. If your child shows up, does the work, and pushes through the hard part, they hear about it. Not just at the end of the year. Every day.

Progress Stars — 4 out of 5
PI Score 2024-25 — 64.3
PI Score 2023-24 — 50.6
One-Year PI Gain — 27%

Everything you just read about? It costs nothing.

Personalized instruction — every student taught at the level they're actually at. If your child is ahead, they get pushed. If they're behind, they get caught up.

No tuition
No fees
Free breakfast and free lunch every day
Free transportation for eligible students

It’s publicly funded. Families in Cincinnati pay nothing to enroll. The technology, the personalized instruction, the K–8 academic foundation — all of it comes at no cost to you. Your child's in school right now. Today counts. Tomorrow counts. Every semester they spend in a school that's not moving them forward is a semester they don't get back.

Performance Index Jumped 27%.