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Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 633 students in grades K-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy District, which is ranked 684 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Its performance is particularly low for male students, who rank in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools. The school also experiences high and increasing chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 47.6% in the 2020-2021 school year, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy (28.2%) and Parkmoor Elementary (52.6%).

The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are consistently well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, often by 20-30 percentage points. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 14.9% compared to the state average of 63.4%, and its 8th-grade math proficiency rate was 18% compared to the state average of 47.6%. The nearby schools generally perform better, with Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy and Columbus Bilingual Academy-North having higher proficiency rates, especially in math and science.

637

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,288

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1333 Morse Rd
Columbus, OH 43229-6322

(614) 261-1200

District: Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.3%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Asian:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,360^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

815^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

684^th of 828Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1360 of 1558	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1283 of 1577	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1253 of 1596	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1143 of 1588	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1178 of 1610	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1312 of 1676	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1285 of 1636	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	1345 of 1651	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	1381 of 1678	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.3	1338 of 1684	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	1453 of 1687	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	1399 of 1701	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	1541 of 1709	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	1534 of 1686	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	1610 of 1662	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	1550 of 1610	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.0	1536 of 1582	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	1605 of 1609	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	390 of 615	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	253 of 603	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	261 of 610	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	203 of 601	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	216 of 533	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	311 of 605	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	277 of 598	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	63 of 70	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	222 of 281	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	189 of 258	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	181 of 239	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.2	72 of 213	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	92 of 183	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	119 of 169	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	94 of 174	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1260 of 1452	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1259 of 1466	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1181 of 1483	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1165 of 1488	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1125 of 1467	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1209 of 1502	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1300 of 1518	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1284 of 1473	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1197 of 1484	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1096 of 1447	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	904 of 1419	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	959 of 1404	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1088 of 1465	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1105 of 1465	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1356 of 1466	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1232 of 1485	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1218 of 1498	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1068 of 1518	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1125 of 1499	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1193 of 1535	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1158 of 1536	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	815 of 1036	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	794 of 1046	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	677 of 1048	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	682 of 1017	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	704 of 1037	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	650 of 1050	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	660 of 1010	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.8	748 of 1038	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	796 of 1050	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	762 of 1035	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.1	735 of 1008	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	776 of 1001	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	825 of 989	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	769 of 925	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	749 of 895	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	725 of 858	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	715 of 835	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	776 of 837	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	205 of 442	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	199 of 429	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	129 of 436	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	128 of 413	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	151 of 385	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	108 of 405	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	89 of 384	76.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	30.1	52 of 69	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	83 of 142	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	106 of 123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.2	20 of 113	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	26 of 110	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	63 of 134	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	37 of 127	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	46 of 107	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	771 of 938	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	740 of 942	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	648 of 943	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	696 of 925	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	728 of 910	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	644 of 917	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	671 of 897	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	775 of 983	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	737 of 989	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	535 of 974	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	543 of 947	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	570 of 923	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	463 of 945	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	503 of 924	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	788 of 954	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	783 of 958	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	667 of 963	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	624 of 946	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	615 of 924	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	537 of 933	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	575 of 916	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2021)23rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2021)25th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-25 vs state

Science25%-38 vs state

Mathematics25%-32 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

this place is a prison trying to pass its self off as a school there is no learning what so ever and the food i believe will give me some sort of sickness and a/c and heating system is horrible please put something in to effect immediately Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1333 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-1200	637	25	25.4		9 (1.4%)	454 (71.3%)	90 (14.1%)	55 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	12.8	1360^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.7%		17.6	1283^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	18.6%	77	14.9	36.1	36.8	31.5	10.6	19.6	33.3	18.0	36.2	48.1	34.0	25.5	48.1	23.0	$10,288
Maize Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4360 Maize Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6040	334	19	17.5		55 (16.5%)	174 (52.1%)	67 (20.1%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	11.1	1384^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.2%		7.3	1463^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	7.2%	79	13.9		40.0	42.1	13.9				33.3	28.9	38.9				$14,030
Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1321 Urban Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5648	310	22	14.0		24 (7.7%)	160 (51.6%)	86 (27.7%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	23.5	1207^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.5%		27.3	1166^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.1%	41	40.7		54.8	37.0	33.3				38.7	40.7	51.9				$13,073
East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	4795 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 987-2345	126	10	12.6		5 (4.0%)	118 (93.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	13	1354^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.1%		5.8	1498^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.0%	144	7.7	30.0	42.9		0.0	0.0	9.1	10.0	64.3		23.1	0.0	9.1	10.0	$12,476
Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1875 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0600	133	13	10.2		3 (2.3%)	100 (75.2%)	20 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.3%)	67	588^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.3%		70.2	533^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	66.2%	55		47.1	83.3	54.5		56.3	13.3	47.1	100.0	72.7		50.0	60.0	50.0	$13,725
Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4656 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 433-7510	283	14	20.2		2 (0.7%)	145 (51.2%)	18 (6.4%)	118 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.1%		6.8	1476^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	13.8	0.0	15.4	17.4	24.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	26.9	30.4	34.5	5.9	29.4	11.1	$10,464
Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4500	525	26	20.1		8 (1.5%)	30 (5.7%)	482 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.1	1077^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.9%		32.8	1106^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.9%	29	49.1	60.5	67.9	81.4	37.7	43.2	22.9	34.2	41.5	27.9	35.8	34.1	33.3	28.9	$10,002
Columbus Spanish Immersion K-7 School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8129	471	23	20.4		27 (5.7%)	143 (30.4%)	262 (55.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.9%)	23.8	1201^st of 1558 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.8	1248^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.9%	47	41.2		54.0	32.8	11.5				61.9	42.2	39.6				$13,110
Parkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Penworth Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5349	304	17	17.8		27 (8.9%)	194 (63.8%)	38 (12.5%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	41.3	1008^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.3%		40.9	1025^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.0%	17	56.1		66.0	60.4	31.7				44.7	50.0	70.7				$14,525
North Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1718 E Cooke Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6055	292	19	15.3		31 (10.6%)	124 (42.5%)	111 (38.0%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	10.3	1400^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.1%		8.6	1436^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.9%	36	25.6		47.6	17.6	28.2				27.9	14.3	28.2				$16,509

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Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

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Students at Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy are 71% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy.

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