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Horizon Science Academy Columbus

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Horizon Science Academy Columbus ranks 558 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 35% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Horizon Science Academy Columbus is a public charter high school serving 624 students in grades 9-12 in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the Horizon Science Academy Columbus District, which is ranked 562 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon Science Academy Columbus has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger with a 1-star rating in 2020-2021. The school performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking in the top 25% of Ohio high schools for this subgroup. However, the school struggles with its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the bottom 35% and bottom 50% of Ohio high schools, respectively. The school's performance for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students is also below average, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of Ohio high schools.

While Horizon Science Academy Columbus outperforms nearby public schools like Beechcroft High School and Northland High School, which are part of the Columbus City Schools District, the school lags behind higher-performing districts like Worthington City, as seen in the strong performance of Thomas Worthington High School. Additionally, Horizon Science Academy Columbus has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools, and the school still struggles to match the state average proficiency rates, particularly in subjects like Geometry and Biology.

680

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,036

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1070 Morse Rd
Columbus, OH 43229-6290

(614) 846-7616

District: Horizon Science Academy Columbus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.7%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (57% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Biology scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

Ohio avg62%

558^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

562^nd of 828Horizon Science Academy Columbus among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	558 of 855	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	543 of 864	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	531 of 867	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	587 of 836	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	588 of 819	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	580 of 836	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	581 of 800	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	611 of 773	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.5	520 of 784	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.8	548 of 778	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	55.2	470 of 769	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	510 of 767	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	582 of 832	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.4	419 of 818	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	503 of 819	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.6	267 of 791	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.4	605 of 767	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	671 of 756	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	70 of 328	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	68 of 318	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	73 of 323	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	85 of 306	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	80 of 284	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	81 of 303	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	92 of 279	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.0	547 of 606	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	462 of 596	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	435 of 628	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	49 of 128	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	30 of 111	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	25.7	87 of 107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	80 of 111	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	81 of 119	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	67 of 112	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	529 of 809	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	463 of 798	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	514 of 813	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	577 of 794	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	588 of 775	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	580 of 781	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	626 of 751	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	175 of 270	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	159 of 239	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	422 of 815	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	384 of 822	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	334 of 805	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	405 of 773	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	429 of 763	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	382 of 779	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	448 of 758	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	539 of 817	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	572 of 816	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	545 of 819	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	586 of 808	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	557 of 778	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	498 of 792	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	524 of 763	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	411 of 617	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	507 of 598	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	353 of 614	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)79th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government74%~ state avg

American History68%-4 vs state

Algebra I62%+3 vs state

English II53%-7 vs state

Biology50%-16 vs state

Geometry34%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	1070 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 846-7616	680	53	12.8		14 (2.1%)	569 (83.7%)	66 (9.7%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	40.7	558^th of 855 public high schools	34.7%		40.8	543^rd of 864 public high schools	37.2%	15	73.8	67.6	49.7	53.1	34.4			62.4	$13,036
Focus North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4807 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus North High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 310-0430	202	11	19.0		42 (20.8%)	116 (57.4%)	27 (13.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	3.5	820^th of 855 public high schools	4.1%		3.6	836^th of 864 public high schools	3.2%	16	27.5	35.7	14.3	13.5	2.1			15.4	$12,806
Columbus International High School	Public	9-12	4077 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-4054	540	32	16.8		23 (4.3%)	192 (35.6%)	288 (53.3%)	25 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	9.5	740^th of 855 public high schools	13.5%		10.6	726^th of 864 public high schools	16.0%	14	45.7	53.0	27.4	28.1	6.3			10.3	$17,114
Graham School The	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Indianola Ave	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Graham School The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 262-1111	139	11	12.6		53 (38.1%)	49 (35.3%)	25 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	15.7	701^st of 855 public high schools	18.0%		14.5	700^th of 864 public high schools	19.0%	1	50.0	46.3	48.3	45.2	12.0			5.0	$39,325
Northland High School	Public	9-12	1919 Northcliff Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5342	1,029	59	17.4		75 (7.3%)	588 (57.1%)	243 (23.6%)	81 (7.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	6.3	784^th of 855 public high schools	8.3%		6.8	773^rd of 864 public high schools	10.5%	11	43.9	33.8	27.9	25.7	5.1			11.8	$16,570
North Woods Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	North Woods Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 891-9041	94	7	14.4		9 (9.6%)	60 (63.8%)	16 (17.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)	8.3	757^th of 855 public high schools	11.5%		15.1	696^th of 864 public high schools	19.4%	61	40.0	46.7	25.0		5.3				$13,416
Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 995-7143	96	1	96.0		17 (17.7%)	74 (77.1%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$29,591
Whetstone High School	Public	9-12	4405 Scenic Dr	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6060	1,017	52	19.5		394 (38.7%)	258 (25.4%)	236 (23.2%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.1%)	34.9	607^th of 855 public high schools	29.0%		41.1	541^st of 864 public high schools	37.4%	66	70.9	72.0	61.0	47.7	25.8			21.6	$15,662
Beechcroft High School	Public	9-12	6100 Beechcroft Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5364	587	41	14.3		47 (8.0%)	330 (56.2%)	166 (28.3%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	9.8	737^th of 855 public high schools	13.8%		12.6	711^th of 864 public high schools	17.7%	26	57.6	42.5	29.8	14.3	5.5			21.4	$17,009
Thomas Worthington High School	Public	9-12	300 W Granville Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6200	1,712	99	17.3	27.0%	1,088 (63.6%)	280 (16.4%)	147 (8.6%)	62 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.8%)	77.8	93^rd of 855 public high schools	89.1%		74.7	141^st of 864 public high schools	83.7%	48	85.0	88.7	84.4	79.0		58.5	61.9		$15,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Science Academy Columbus

Is Horizon Science Academy Columbus a good school?

Horizon Science Academy Columbus ranks 558^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Science Academy Columbus?

Students at Horizon Science Academy Columbus are 84% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Horizon Science Academy Columbus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Horizon Science Academy Columbus.

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