Summary:
Eastland Preparatory Academy is the only school in the Eastland Preparatory Academy district, a single-school district on Columbus's east side at 2741 S Hamilton Rd. Though classified as an Elementary school, it actually serves grades K–8 — so it competes on both elementary and middle-grades state tests. Enrollment is 230 students, the student–teacher ratio is 16.7, and the building is ranked 684th of 773 Ohio districts (12th percentile, 1 star).
Academically, the school averages 31.3% proficient across 14 state tests, versus a 60.1% state average — a gap of 28.8 points. No test meets or exceeds the state average, and only one (3rd-grade math, 58.6% vs. 62.1%) comes within 10 points. ELA is the relative strength at 39.5% (state: 62.1%), while science is the weakest at 18.4% (state: 62.0%). Bright spots include 5th-grade ELA (53.3%), 7th- and 8th-grade ELA (both 40.0%), and 8th-grade science (30.0%). The clearest weaknesses are middle-school math — grades 5–8 sit at 26.7%, 14.3%, 0%, and 20%, with 7th-grade math at 0% for two straight years and 6th-grade math at 14.3% in both years — and 5th-grade science, at 6.7% against 62.7% statewide, the largest gap in the data.
The direction of travel is positive. Rank has climbed from the 4th percentile (0 stars) to 11th to 18th (1 star), a 238-position gain in two years, while the school's proficiency average rose from about 21.7% to 31.3% against a nearly flat state average. Nine of 14 tests improved year over year, led by 7th-grade ELA (+33.3 points), 5th-grade math (+26.7), and 3rd-grade math (+22.2). The most striking non-academic figure is chronic absenteeism at 71.9% — roughly 7 in 10 students. Free/reduced-lunch data is unreported and the only spending figure dates to 2018–19, so families should treat those gaps as limits on the full picture.
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