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Arts & College Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Arts & College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Arts & College Preparatory Academy ranks 371 st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 57% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Arts & College Preparatory Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Columbus, Ohio, with 461 students. The school is part of the Arts & College Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 500 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Arts & College Preparatory Academy has a 4-year graduation rate between 93-100% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the state average and on par with or better than many nearby schools, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 22.1% in 2020-2021 to 55.6% in 2024-2025. This is much higher than the state average and most nearby schools, such as Bexley High School (11.1%) and Eastmoor Academy (52.6%). The school also outperforms the state average in several subject areas, including American Government, American History, Biology, and English II, but struggles significantly in mathematics, with only 6.4-10% of 7th and 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 47.6-50%.

Arts & College Preparatory Academy demonstrates a stark contrast in performance, excelling in some areas but struggling significantly in others. The school's proximity to several high-performing schools, such as Bexley High School, which consistently rank in the top 5% of Ohio high schools, highlights the potential for the school to learn from and emulate the practices of these successful neighboring schools. Additionally, the school's ability to support and elevate the performance of its male and low socioeconomic status student populations appears to be an area for improvement, especially in contrast to the school's success with its Hispanic and Special Education students.

473

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,461

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4401 Hilton Corporate Dr
Columbus, OH 43232-4161

(614) 986-9974

District: Arts & College Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

African American:

35.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 41 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

747^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 15 pts since 2021

From bottom 43% (2021) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

371^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

500^th of 828Arts & College Preparatory Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	747 of 1036	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	710 of 1046	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	602 of 1048	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	573 of 1017	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	595 of 1037	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	287 of 442	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	299 of 429	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	113 of 436	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	41.1	209 of 413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	152 of 385	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	57.5	160 of 576	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	661 of 938	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	702 of 942	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	608 of 943	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	625 of 925	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	613 of 910	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	706 of 983	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	692 of 989	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	631 of 974	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	670 of 947	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	527 of 923	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	699 of 954	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	617 of 958	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	597 of 963	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	432 of 946	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	326 of 924	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	567 of 777	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	529 of 795	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	396 of 805	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	395 of 809	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	439 of 781	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	371 of 855	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	356 of 864	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	314 of 867	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	317 of 836	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	372 of 819	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	180 of 836	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	130 of 800	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	180 of 773	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	61 of 784	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	76.0	73 of 778	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	81.0	34 of 769	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	80.4	37 of 767	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	74.0	150 of 832	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.2	270 of 818	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	132 of 819	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	58.8	433 of 791	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	592 of 767	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	595 of 756	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	113 of 328	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	133 of 318	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	109 of 323	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	66 of 306	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	91 of 284	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	86 of 303	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	38 of 279	86.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	82.3	52 of 606	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	78 of 596	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	168 of 628	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	363 of 809	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	333 of 798	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	339 of 813	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	350 of 794	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	440 of 775	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	410 of 781	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	273 of 751	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	78 of 270	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	72 of 273	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	51 of 270	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	138 of 260	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.7	54 of 239	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	95 of 207	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	292 of 815	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	386 of 822	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	243 of 805	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	226 of 773	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	241 of 763	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	176 of 779	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	74 of 758	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	428 of 817	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	437 of 816	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	364 of 819	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	353 of 808	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	289 of 778	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	138 of 792	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	141 of 763	81.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	78.9	42 of 222	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	58 of 211	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	34 of 208	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	24 of 201	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	92 of 617	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	84 of 598	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	63 of 614	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	261 of 748	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	291 of 754	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	233 of 756	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	259 of 749	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	299 of 727	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.5	77 of 739	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	78 of 718	89.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Disabled (2021)72nd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

High school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)81st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government89%+17 vs state

American History82%+10 vs state

Biology68%~ state avg

English II66%+6 vs state

English Language Arts53%-6 vs state

Geometry48%+5 vs state

Algebra I42%-17 vs state

Mathematics8%-41 vs state

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

As a student at ACPA I've been able to grow to be a better person all becase ACPA is an EXTREMLY exepting palce to all people no matter your race, sexual prefernce, disability or feelings on any subject. Here I've made many friends white, black, and asian. Homosexual, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Straight. I have a friend with terets and a friend without legs. I atempted suicide twice last year but while at ACPA I've never stopped smiling and haven't had a single suicidal thought. Me and my friends all agree that ACPA is hevan on earth. Close Quote

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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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4401 Hilton Corporate Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 986-9974	473	29	16.3	51.6%	214 (45.2%)	167 (35.3%)	61 (12.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	57.1	371^st of 855 public high schools	56.6%		58.6	356^th of 864 public high schools	58.8%	15		89.4	81.7	10.0	6.4	57.1	49.1	67.6	66.2	47.8			42.0	$12,461
Capital City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Capital City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 863-9175	93	7	13.2		3 (3.2%)	71 (76.3%)	12 (12.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	3	824^th of 855 public high schools	3.6%		6.2	784^th of 864 public high schools	9.3%	40		30.3	22.2					20.0	9.1	5.0			9.1	$14,084
Walnut Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5400	775	45	17.2		46 (5.9%)	474 (61.2%)	194 (25.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	9	746^th of 855 public high schools	12.7%		8.7	753^rd of 864 public high schools	12.8%	7		47.2	43.1					31.9	29.6	9.1			14.8	$16,668
Columbus Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 365-8472	305	29	10.5		80 (26.2%)	169 (55.4%)	28 (9.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	10.5	919^th of 1036 public high schools	11.3%		9.6	737^th of 864 public high schools	14.7%	182	24.3	60.0	37.0	3.1	18.6	18.8	23.3	20.0	28.6	14.3			7.7	$31,065
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	4480 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 269-0150	242	9	27.2		52 (21.5%)	166 (68.6%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9	747^th of 855 public high schools	12.6%		3.4	841^st of 864 public high schools	2.7%	94		27.8	23.8					14.3	24.0	35.5			26.3	$10,363
Independence High School	Public	9-12	5175 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5372	852	46	18.5		36 (4.2%)	574 (67.4%)	193 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)	6.6	779^th of 855 public high schools	8.9%		6.3	783^rd of 864 public high schools	9.4%	4		49.3	28.9					27.5	14.2	10.8			11.1	$15,086
Whitehall Yearling High School	Public	9-12	675 S Yearling Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 417-5100	993	53	18.7		168 (16.9%)	419 (42.2%)	309 (31.1%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.6%)	31.6	616^th of 855 public high schools	28.0%		31.6	611^th of 864 public high schools	29.3%	5		69.9	65.3					53.4	52.2	15.6			37.8	$9,877
Mason Run High School	Public, Charter	9-12	923 S James Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Mason Run High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7540	127	6	23.0		4 (3.1%)	101 (79.5%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	4	813^th of 855 public high schools	4.9%		2.9	849^th of 864 public high schools	1.7%	36		33.3	14.7					6.7	30.8	0.0				$11,288
Eastmoor Academy	Public	9-12	417 S Weyant Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6158	584	36	16.2		10 (1.7%)	511 (87.5%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	12.1	720^th of 855 public high schools	15.8%		12.7	710^th of 864 public high schools	17.8%	10		53.8	51.9					35.9	27.7	9.2			10.9	$19,319
Reynoldsburg High School	Public	9-12	6699 E Livingston Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 501-5600	2,115	123	17.2	33.3%	479 (22.6%)	923 (43.6%)	223 (10.5%)	274 (13.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	212 (10.0%)	44.8	519^th of 855 public high schools	39.3%		38.2	563^rd of 864 public high schools	34.8%	44		71.0	70.4					57.2	53.9		34.6	26.9		$6,106

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In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Arts & College Preparatory Academy.

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Arts & College Preparatory Academy ranks 371^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arts & College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Arts & College Preparatory Academy are 45% White, 35% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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