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Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus

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Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus ranks 1035 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1035^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus is a K–8 school in Columbus, OH, serving 721 students and standing as the largest school in its nearby comparison group. In 2025–26, its overall rank is 34th percentile (2 stars), up from a very low historical base but still below the state average. Its own district entry ranks 565 of 773 (27th percentile, 1 star), while the broader Columbus City Schools District sits at the 12th percentile. The school’s attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, far below nearby schools and the district’s 53.8%.

Academically, results are mixed. Fifth grade is the brightest spot: ELA is 77.1%, above the state and the highest among nearby schools; math is 56.6% and science is 56.1%, both second only to Northgate Intermediate. Fourth grade ELA is also strong at 61.5%. However, third grade ELA (31.2%) and math (39.0%) are well below state and below nearby schools such as Alpine Elementary School, Avalon Elementary School, and International Academy Of Columbus. Middle-school math remains a challenge: 6th grade math is 28.6% and 7th grade math is 28.3%, though 8th grade math is closer to state at 47.3% vs. 52.0%. Fifth grade has improved sharply over four years, while early-grade literacy and math need attention.

Compared with nearby options, Focus is a different profile. International Academy Of Columbus has a higher overall rank (40th vs. 34th percentile), stronger early-grade results, and stronger 8th grade, but Focus has much lower chronic absenteeism (12.6% vs. 27.0%), a lower student-teacher ratio (20.3 vs. 26.0), and stronger 5th grade and 6th/7th grade ELA. Against most Columbus City neighborhood elementaries, Focus is generally stronger in attendance and upper-elementary ELA, though Northgate Intermediate is stronger in 5th math/science. Subgroup results are notable: English language learners improved to 55th percentile (3 stars) and low-income students to 41st percentile (2 stars), with one student group reaching 76th percentile (4 stars). The nearby Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus is much smaller (134 students, K–3) and reports very high early-grade proficiency, so it is not directly comparable. Overall, Focus Northern is a large K–8 school with strong attendance, improving 5th grade results, and clear academic gaps in early literacy and middle-school math.

721

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,062

Per pupil spending ?

25.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1900 E Dublin Granville Rd
Columbus, OH 43229-3523

(614) 547-0920

District: Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.6%

White:

0.7%

Hispanic:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2010 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (48% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,035^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

687^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

565^th of 773Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1035 of 1560	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	1039 of 1558	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1225 of 1577	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1201 of 1596	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1152 of 1588	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	967 of 1676	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1261 of 1678	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	1633 of 1709	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.6	1651 of 1662	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	150 of 631	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	131 of 615	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	249 of 603	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	204 of 610	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	169 of 601	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	53 of 605	91.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	143 of 318	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	147 of 281	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	194 of 258	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	156 of 239	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	119 of 213	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	36 of 169	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	1041 of 1452	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1026 of 1452	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1106 of 1466	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1094 of 1483	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1147 of 1488	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	983 of 1502	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	868 of 1467	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	886 of 1473	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1116 of 1484	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1036 of 1447	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	917 of 1419	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	478 of 1465	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	929 of 1467	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	967 of 1466	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1280 of 1485	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1258 of 1498	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1104 of 1518	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	890 of 1535	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	687 of 1046	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	707 of 1036	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	688 of 1046	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	662 of 1048	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	601 of 1017	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	775 of 1050	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	836 of 1050	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	121 of 455	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	127 of 442	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	108 of 429	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	104 of 436	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	58 of 413	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	162 of 405	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	63 of 172	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	53 of 123	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	37 of 113	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	29 of 110	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	86 of 127	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	639 of 947	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	715 of 938	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	658 of 942	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	622 of 943	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	662 of 925	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	669 of 917	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	595 of 996	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	645 of 983	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	592 of 989	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	515 of 974	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	362 of 947	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	682 of 945	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	682 of 955	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	655 of 954	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	681 of 958	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	658 of 963	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	488 of 946	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	712 of 933	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)76th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)73rd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-7 vs state

Science49%-13 vs state

Mathematics42%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-0920	721	36	20.3	25.0%	5 (0.7%)	711 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39.4	1035^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.7%		37.7	1039^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.3%	4	56.1	41.1	39.0	50.0	56.6	28.6	28.3	47.3	31.2	61.5	77.1	52.4	53.3	54.8	100%	0%	$10,062
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Public, Charter	K-3	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 206-2169	134	10	13.4	75.4%	1 (0.7%)	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)			100.0						100.0						62.1%	2.9%	$11,839
Alpine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1590 Alpine Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5359	348	18	19.3	54.6%	64 (18.4%)	184 (52.9%)	51 (14.7%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)								(n/a)			57.6						60.6						90.7%	2.8%	$15,801
International Academy Of Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2439 Fuji Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	International Academy Of Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 794-0643	313	12	26.0	77.6%	43 (13.7%)	268 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	930^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.4%		53.3	843^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	45.9%	87	40.0	72.4	83.7	82.8	28.0	34.1	21.7	69.0	63.6	75.9	60.0	39.0	39.1	69.0	60.5%	5.3%	$10,334
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Sandalwood Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5337	375	20	18.7	54.1%	17 (4.5%)	190 (50.7%)	115 (30.7%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	18.6	1274^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.3%		18	1285^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.5%	11	32.7		24.4	68.4	30.9				31.0	39.5	38.2				90%	2%	$15,295
Parkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Penworth Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5349	304	17	17.8	57.6%	27 (8.9%)	194 (63.8%)	38 (12.5%)	14 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	30.3	1134^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.3%		41.3	1008^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.3%	126	40.8		49.1	52.4	28.6				41.8	57.1	63.3				98.3%	1.7%	$14,525
Devonshire Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6286 Ambleside Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5335	414	26	15.9	54.8%	39 (9.4%)	181 (43.7%)	159 (38.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	18.1	1283^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	17.8%		15.3	1324^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.0%	41	48.1		32.8	35.4	25.5				34.4	36.9	55.8				81.4%	7%	$14,745
Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-3	5220 Avalon Ave	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5361	399	19	21.0	53.1%	19 (4.8%)	217 (54.4%)	118 (29.6%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)			52.9						45.8						98%	0%	$15,190
Northgate Intermediate	Public	4-5	6655 Sharon Woods Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5502	273	14	19.5	58.6%	39 (14.3%)	150 (54.9%)	48 (17.6%)	13 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.3%)	51.5	866^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.5%		38.7	1029^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.0%	163	61.8			64.7	59.6					52.6	68.2						$16,086
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Garvey Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5351	342	17	20.1	55.0%	62 (18.1%)	136 (39.8%)	110 (32.2%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	10.4	1405^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.9%		6.6	1467^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.8%	62	31.1		31.8	36.6	31.1				25.0	26.8	31.1				84.1%	2.3%	$11,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus

How many students attend Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus.

What is the racial makeup of Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus?

Students at Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus are 99% African American.

What district is Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus in?

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Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus ranks 1035^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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