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Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School

Public Grades 9-12

693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 19% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School is a public high school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 733 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 599 and 775 out of 800-855 high schools. The school maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state. While the school performs relatively better for its African American, Hispanic, and White student subgroups compared to its overall ranking, it struggles to serve its Gifted and Talented, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status populations, ranking in the bottom 25% for these groups.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 78.3% and 93.5% over the past few years, with the most recent rate being 83.3%. This is above the state average but lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 52.6% to 63.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, particularly in mathematics. Nearby schools, such as East High School, South High School, and Columbus Downtown High School, also face similar challenges, indicating a broader issue within the Columbus City Schools District.

752

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,925

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

546 Jack Gibbs Blvd
Columbus, OH 43215-1720

(614) 365-6681

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.8%

White:

14.0%

Hispanic:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Columbus City Schools District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 44 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Ohio avg62%

693^rd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 19High Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus City Schools District 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	16.5	693 of 855	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	650 of 864	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	673 of 867	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	657 of 836	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	663 of 819	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	638 of 836	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	634 of 800	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	646 of 773	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.2	599 of 784	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	643 of 778	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.5	642 of 769	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.8	588 of 767	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.0	608 of 832	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.7	615 of 818	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.7	595 of 819	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.4	565 of 791	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	56.7	440 of 767	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.8	459 of 756	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	402 of 696	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.1	397 of 689	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.7	272 of 681	60.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	234 of 328	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	181 of 318	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	207 of 323	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	177 of 306	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	180 of 284	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	151 of 303	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	152 of 279	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	492 of 606	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	484 of 596	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	416 of 628	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	401 of 550	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	35.5	74 of 119	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	26 of 112	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	32 of 100	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	678 of 809	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	637 of 798	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	674 of 813	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	664 of 794	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	668 of 775	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	632 of 781	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	633 of 751	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	228 of 244	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	272 of 280	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	300 of 308	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	302 of 312	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	268 of 272	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	534 of 538	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	169 of 270	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	141 of 273	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	212 of 270	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	186 of 260	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	139 of 239	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	133 of 207	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	80 of 184	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	662 of 815	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	618 of 822	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	627 of 805	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	581 of 773	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	613 of 763	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	564 of 779	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	582 of 758	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	695 of 817	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	658 of 816	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	671 of 819	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	619 of 808	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	666 of 778	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	646 of 792	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	639 of 763	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	221 of 254	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.1	76 of 239	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	141 of 222	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	144 of 211	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	128 of 208	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	84 of 201	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	482 of 617	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	399 of 598	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	489 of 614	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	497 of 748	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	473 of 754	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	480 of 756	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	571 of 749	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	568 of 727	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	488 of 739	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	606 of 718	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)38th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government55%-17 vs state

American History53%-18 vs state

Biology43%-22 vs state

English II41%-20 vs state

Algebra I15%-44 vs state

Geometry12%-31 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 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 II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School	Public	9-12	546 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6681	752	38	19.7		105 (14.0%)	487 (64.8%)	94 (12.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	16.5	693^rd of 855 public high schools	18.9%		23.2	650^th of 864 public high schools	24.8%	43	55.2	53.3	43.4	40.7	11.5		15.4	$17,925
Fort Hayes Career Center	Public	10-12	546 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-6681	102	28	3.6		54 (52.9%)	34 (33.3%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)								(n/a)
YB Columbus Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	1183 Essex Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	YB Columbus Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 291-0805	264	9	29.3		11 (4.2%)	230 (87.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	6.5	782^nd of 855 public high schools	8.5%		2.1	860^th of 864 public high schools	0.5%	78	17.5	31.0	21.4	10.3	22.6		29.2	$16,700
Early College Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	137 E State St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Early College Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 298-4742	114	8	15.2	43.9%	7 (6.1%)	85 (74.6%)	18 (15.8%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.7	851^st of 855 public high schools	0.5%		3.5	838^th of 864 public high schools	3.0%	13	16.7		7.1	0.0	0.0		0.0	$8,938
Columbus Downtown High School	Public	10-12	365 S 4th St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-2283	48	36	1.3		30 (62.5%)	12 (25.0%)	5 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East High School	Public	9-12	1500 E Broad St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6096	431	30	14.3		24 (5.6%)	340 (78.9%)	45 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	7	775^th of 855 public high schools	9.4%		8.7	752^nd of 864 public high schools	13.0%	23	42.7	41.1	26.3	26.4	7.8		13.0	$18,247
Flex High School	Public, Charter	9-12	567 W Broad St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Flex High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 610-9749	370	8	46.2		140 (37.8%)	131 (35.4%)	64 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	9.3	742^nd of 855 public high schools	13.2%		22	662^nd of 864 public high schools	23.4%	80	33.3	43.7	20.0	25.0		6.0	21.3	$9,216
The Academy for Urban Scholars	Public, Charter	9-12	1808 E Broad St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	The Academy for Urban Scholars	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 545-9890	386	14	27.5		11 (2.8%)	348 (90.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	2.3	841^st of 855 public high schools	1.6%		2.5	855^th of 864 public high schools	1.0%	14	15.8	19.2	6.5	7.5	4.2		14.5	$13,440
Central High School	Public, Charter	9-12	840 W State St	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Central High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7530	93	6	15.5		18 (19.4%)	60 (64.5%)	11 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)				0.0				$14,247
Franklinton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	89 Avondale Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 427-1012	155	10	15.1		43 (27.7%)	82 (52.9%)	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	5.5	795^th of 855 public high schools	7.0%		11.7	718^th of 864 public high schools	16.9%	77	18.2		25.6	30.4	0.0		22.6	$10,692

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School

What district is Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School?

Students at Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School are 65% African American, 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School a good school?

Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Ohio high schools.

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