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For Parma Heights parents who've started wondering if there's something better. Your child isn't falling behind because they don't try. They're falling behind because the reading instruction isn't meeting them where they are. That's not on your child. That's on the school. Parma Academy is a public charter school in Parma Heights serving kindergarten through third grade. Ohio graded this school on its State Report Card, and Parma Academy earned 5 Stars in Gap Closing and ranked in the top 20% of all Ohio charter schools. Its Performance Index score jumped more than 10% in a single year, from 67.6 to 76.

5 Stars in Gap Closing, the highest rating Ohio awards in that category.
Top 20% of all Ohio charter schools by state ranking.
Performance Index score increased from 67.6 to 76, more than a 10% jump in one 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 is 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.

Growth gets measured, not just rank. Every child's progress is tracked year over year — that's not the same as measuring where they stand compared to classmates. 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.

Gap Closing — 5 Stars (Highest Rating)
Overall Rating — 3 Stars
State Ranking — Top 20% of Ohio Charter Schools
PI Score Growth — 67.6 to 76, Over 10% Increase Year-Over-Year

Everything you just read about? It costs nothing.

A dual-enrollment model — students can take both charter and traditional district coursework, opening doors most schools can't.

No tuition.
No enrollment fees.
Free breakfast and lunch.
Free transportation for eligible families.

Parma Academy is publicly funded. Any Ohio resident whose child qualifies for the grades served can enroll. And what they're enrolling into isn't a generic seat — it's a school designed to build confident, curious readers through instruction that adapts to each child, not the other way around. 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.

5 Stars in Gap Closing.