Summary:
This area is served by the South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield district, which contains a single school: South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield, a K–8 campus at 3220 Groveport Rd in Columbus with 249 students enrolled. It is classified as an elementary school, had a student–teacher ratio of 16.6 in 2024–25, and reported chronic absenteeism of 50.6% for 2025–26. Free and reduced-price lunch data were not reported.
The school's trajectory is upward. It ranked 1,047th of 1,577 schools (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24, then 649th of 1,558 (58th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–25, and 579th of 1,560 (63rd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26. On Ohio State Tests, 5th grade is the standout: in 2025–26 it reached 94.4% in English language arts, 83.3% in math and 83.3% in science, roughly 21 to 24 percentage points above the state in each. Grades 3–5 as a group averaged 76.5% versus the state's 63.8%. Math improved most year over year, with the school average rising about 12 points, and ELA now sits slightly above the state average.
Grades 6–8 are the main concern, averaging 38.6% in 2025–26 against a state average of 56.4%. Eighth grade was below the state in every subject — science 20.0% vs 61.2%, math 20.0% vs 52.0%, ELA 30.0% vs 58.3% — and upper-grade math remains weak. Fourth grade ELA fell sharply, from 84.2% to 42.9%. A separate district summary ranks the school 446th of 773 (42nd percentile, 2 stars), though it uses a different comparison pool. With only 249 students, grade-level percentages can swing widely on a few students, so single-year changes deserve caution, and the high chronic absenteeism rate is worth watching as a non-academic signal.
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