Summary:
Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy is a single K–8 elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 383 students. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 18.2, spends $7,050 per student (2018–19 data), and does not report a free/reduced lunch percentage, so that context is unknown. It is part of the Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy district.
In 2025–26, the school’s overall test proficiency was 45.6% versus the state’s 60.1%. Math averaged 40.3% (state 57.6%), ELA 47.1% (state 62.1%), and science 57.0% (state 62.0%). Only 3 of 14 tested grade/subject combinations beat the state—all in 8th grade. The 8th grade was a bright spot: math 81.5% vs. 52.0%, ELA 77.8% vs. 58.3%, and science 77.8% vs. 61.2%. The biggest weak spots were 4th grade math (13.8% vs. 67.3%), 4th grade ELA (10.3% vs. 61.8%), 3rd grade math (26.2% vs. 62.1%), 5th grade ELA (38.9% vs. 70.4%), 5th grade science (36.1% vs. 62.7%), and 7th grade math (34.8% vs. 48.6%).
Overall performance declined from 48.1% in 2024–25 to 45.6% in 2025–26, and the school’s rank dropped from 34th percentile (2 stars) to 19th percentile (1 star). Chronic absenteeism was 56.7% in 2025–26—more than half of students were chronically absent, a major headwind. The most urgent academic needs are 4th grade math and ELA, 5th grade science and ELA, and 7th grade math. The most promising opportunity is to understand the 8th grade’s dramatic improvement (ELA rose from 15.6% to 77.8%). Because only one school is listed, there is no peer comparison, and the free/reduced lunch figure is blank, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed.
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