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Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 156 students in grades K-8 in Springfield, Ohio. The school is part of the Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy District, which is ranked 625 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its focus on fitness and wellness, Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state tests compared to the state averages and nearby public schools like Shawnee Elementary School. The school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 84.62% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 54.47% at Shawnee Elementary. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 62.8% in 2021-2022, which is over 30 percentage points higher than the state average.

While the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending suggest that resources may not be the primary driver of its academic underperformance, the data indicates that the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing the school's academic underperformance, chronic absenteeism, and resource allocation will be critical to improving student outcomes and ensuring that all students have access to a robust and engaging educational experience.

158

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,253

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1615 Selma Rd
Springfield, OH 45505-4245

(937) 323-6250

District: Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.4%

White:

28.5%

Two or more races:

20.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (36% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,180^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

776^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

625^th of 828Springfield Preparatory and Fitness 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	25.1	1180 of 1558	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1154 of 1577	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1345 of 1596	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1417 of 1588	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1232 of 1610	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1354 of 1676	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1082 of 1636	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.2	1369 of 1651	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	1238 of 1678	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.7	1006 of 1684	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.8	630 of 1687	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.5	1243 of 1701	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.1	992 of 1709	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.2	678 of 1686	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.3	1264 of 1662	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	1487 of 1610	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	1426 of 1582	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	1514 of 1609	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	73.8	122 of 598	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	42.5	1013 of 1518	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1105 of 1473	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1033 of 1484	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1217 of 1447	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1250 of 1419	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1054 of 1404	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1149 of 1465	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	792 of 1465	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1027 of 1466	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	959 of 1485	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1108 of 1499	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1441 of 1535	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	909 of 1536	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	565 of 935	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	776 of 1036	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	612 of 1046	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	765 of 1048	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	692 of 1037	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	684 of 1050	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.8	822 of 1010	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	844 of 1038	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	816 of 1050	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	722 of 1035	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.3	659 of 1008	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.3	753 of 1001	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	703 of 989	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	707 of 925	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	726 of 895	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	760 of 835	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	663 of 837	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	729 of 983	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.8	469 of 989	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	668 of 974	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	549 of 923	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	500 of 945	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	754 of 924	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	510 of 924	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)80th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2018)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2021)45th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-22 vs state

Mathematics36%-21 vs state

Science32%-31 vs state

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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
Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 323-6250	158	22	7.1		45 (28.5%)	56 (35.4%)	24 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.3%)	25.1	1180^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.7	1154^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.8%	26	27.8	36.4	21.4	50.0	27.8	26.7	41.7	45.5	20.0	72.2	66.7	21.4	30.8	18.2	$11,253
Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1421 Nagley St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4220	413	26	15.8		156 (37.8%)	124 (30.0%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	74 (17.9%)	11.7	1374^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.8%		7.5	1458^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.5%	84	22.9		34.0	17.1	11.4	17.0			46.3	19.5	45.7	25.5			$12,724
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Tibbetts Ave	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4260	395	27	14.6		84 (21.3%)	168 (42.5%)	83 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.9%)	3.5	1530^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.8	1536^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.6%	6	14.0		13.5	23.7	7.0	4.9			13.5	18.4	23.3	7.3			$13,256
Springfield Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	501 S Wittenberg Ave	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(937) 660-3172	110	6	18.0		22 (20.0%)	74 (67.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$10,040
Perrin Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	431 W John St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4310	383	25	15.3		55 (14.4%)	218 (56.9%)	49 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	55 (14.4%)	8.3	1437^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.8	1454^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.8%	17	7.1		32.6	28.2	4.8	9.6			34.9	35.9	28.6	23.1			$12,855
Mann Elementary School	Public	K-6	521 Mount Joy St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4280	438	28	15.6		189 (43.2%)	91 (20.8%)	87 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.0%)	9.6	1417^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.1%		23.2	1223^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	22.4%	194	21.4		31.6	22.6	5.4	19.6			26.3	28.3	30.4	34.8			$12,925
Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-6	631 S Yellow Springs St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4150	444	29	15.3		91 (20.5%)	235 (52.9%)	79 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.1%)	7.8	1446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.4	1416^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.2%	30	7.5		24.3	22.7	9.3	26.2			24.3	27.3	31.5	23.8			$12,625
Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-6	2820 Hillside Ave	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4450	425	28	15.1		263 (61.9%)	76 (17.9%)	30 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.5%)	11.7	1377^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.7	1406^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.8%	29	19.5		34.5	34.0	17.1	25.8			28.6	31.9	43.9	21.0			$13,631
Lagonda Elementary School	Public	K-6	800 E McCreight Ave	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4240	362	23	15.7		145 (40.1%)	126 (34.8%)	30 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.0%)	26.6	1157^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.7%		16.1	1309^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.0%	152	31.5		55.6	55.3	13.0	32.6			43.5	47.4	44.4	45.7			$15,264
Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1841 E Possum Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Clark-Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 717-2403	983	55	17.8	53.2%	757 (77.0%)	67 (6.8%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.4%)	61.4	711^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%		59.5	763^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	51.6%	52	59.2		67.2	78.3	68.0	59.0			80.0	62.0	60.0	48.8			$10,721

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In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy.

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Students at Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy are 35% African American, 28% White, 20% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic.

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Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

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