Summary:
Schools in this area include just one school: North Columbus Preparatory Academy, an elementary school serving grades K–8 at 1965 Gladstone Ave, Columbus, OH 43211-2549, with 131 students enrolled. Because it is the only school in this area, there are no peer schools to compare it against, so the most useful comparisons are to Ohio state averages and to the school's own performance over time.
Academically, the school trails the state on every reported test. Across 14 reported test records in 2024–25 and 2025–26, average proficiency is 12.5% versus a state average of 59.8%, a gap of roughly 47 percentage points. The strongest result is 5th grade English language arts at 42.1% in 2024–25, which is still 25.6 points below the state. By subject, English language arts averages 20.1% against 61.3% statewide, math 7.4% against 57.5%, and science 5.3% against 62.3%. In 2025–26, 8th grade proficiency was 0% in science, mathematics, and English language arts. Seven of the 14 reported records fall below 10% proficiency, and four are at 0%. Chronic absenteeism stands at 73.0% for 2025–26, and the student-teacher ratio is 32.7 for 2024–25, which suggests roughly four teachers for 131 students.
On rankings, the North Columbus Preparatory Academy district places 762 out of 773 Ohio districts, in the 1st percentile, with 0 stars. The school's own standing moved from the 2nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 4th in 2024–25 and the 6th in 2025–26 — an upward direction, but still within the bottom 6% of ranked schools and still at 0 stars. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is not reported, so it is unknown. Families should weigh the very low proficiency rates, high absenteeism, and high student-teacher ratio against the school's small size and its modest improvement in rank.
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