Our Communities

We proudly serve any community where families lack choices in schooling. The majority of our public charter schools are located in underperforming urban school districts. We customize our program and services to meet the needs of each diverse community.

While the percentage of students who qualify for the Free & Reduced Lunch program can be as low as 60% in suburban areas, it is 100% for over three-quarters of our network. 

0 considered economically disadvantaged
0 have special needs

Student Achievement

  • Instructional Hours

    ACCEL Schools offer an average of 22% more instructional hours per year than the state’s requirement for charter schools.

    Ohio Requirement 920
    ACCEL Schools Average 1164
  • Turnaround Momentum

    Broadway Academy (Cleveland, OH) is a story of remarkable turnaround. Now ranking in the Top 25% of Ohio charter schools, Broadway Academy increased in Performance Index by 36 points in two academic years.

    2017 Points 39
    2018 Points 53
    2019 Points 75
  • Value-Added Grades

    Ohio’s Value-Added grade measures the amount of learning a student achieves in a single academic year. Across the ACCEL Schools network, 94% of schools have similar or better Value-Added grades than the average school in their district.

    Percent Better 78
    Percent Similar or Better 94

Brick & Mortar School Highlights

Starting the School Year Amid a National Bus Driver Shortage

Amid a national shortage of school bus drivers, schools are maximizing attendance by getting creative to encourage a strong academic start to the school year. At Canton College Preparatory School, that means chartering busses the first few weeks of school until district transportation becomes available. Principal Lindsay and Dean Young…

East Academy Teacher & Students Interviewed by WKYC Studios for Back to School Anthem

Mrs. Taylor and Middle School students at East Academy, a K-8 public charter school in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood, have created an anthem for Cleveland students who are returning to school buildings today for the first time since face-to-face learning was suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic one year…

ACCEL Schools Reopen With a Full Array of Learning Options for 2020-21 School Year

ACCEL Schools proudly announces three learning options for its tuition-free, public charter schools for the upcoming school year. Parents have the flexibility to choose from Traditional, Online, and Hybrid learning options to meet the unique needs of their family.  “We’re a community school, and it was important to us to consider the needs of our community as we began making our plans to reopen for…

Online School Highlights

ACCEL Opens Specialized Virtual School to Serve the Post-Pandemic Student

Pathfinder Career Academy will power up next week for its inaugural school year with middle and high school students logging in throughout Ohio. The new virtual school, enrolling grades 6-10 this year and expanding to Grade 12 in 2024, offers a college preparatory education attuned to students' needs and aligned with their future goals.…