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Great Western Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8
1323rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 15% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Great Western Academy is a K–8 school at 310 N Wilson Rd in west Columbus, OH 43204, serving 694 students in 2025–26 and operating as its own district. In 2025–26 it ranks 1,323 of 1,560 Ohio schools — 15th percentile, 1 star — and 674 of 773 districts. Over the past decade it has generally ranked between the 11th and 25th percentile, so this is a persistent bottom-quartile position, though modestly improved from its 2021–22 low of 11th percentile.

Academically, the school scored below Ohio in every reported subject and grade in 2025–26. Across 14 tests, its simple average is roughly 33% proficient versus about 60% statewide. Relative bright spots are 5th grade ELA (57.4%), 7th grade ELA (46.1%), 5th grade math (40.7%), and 8th grade math (32.8%). Weak spots are 6th grade math (12.9%), 7th grade math (14.5%), 6th grade ELA (21.0%), and 4th grade ELA (26.3%). Locally, its 15th-percentile rank beats Eakin (3rd), Highland (0), Burroughs (0), West Broad (11), Sullivant (6), and Valleyview (6), but trails Educational Academy (52), Bridge Gate (30), Westgate (28), and West Franklin (25). Middle school math is especially weak: the school reported 12.9% and 14.5% in 6th and 7th grade math, while nearby Bridge Gate reported 52.9% and 55.6%.

Chronic absenteeism is 35.5% in 2025–26, down from 42.5% in 2021–22 and lower than most nearby schools, including Westgate (45.7), Eakin (50.9), Valleyview (52.9), Bridge Gate (53.3), West Broad (53.9), Burroughs (58.1), Sullivant (61.5), and Highland (70.7). Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 16.4 is relatively favorable. Reported per-pupil spending is $6,725 from 2018–19 — historical context only — and lower than almost every nearby school. Subgroup results are uneven: African American students rank at the 36th percentile with 2 stars, the strongest subgroup result, while Special Education students (8th percentile) and female students (9th percentile) rank lowest. Overall, the school outperforms several nearby Columbus City Schools elementaries but remains far below state averages, with middle school math a major area to watch.

694
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,534
Per pupil spending ?
70.9%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 310 N Wilson Rd
       Columbus, OH  43204-6221

(614) 276-1028

District: Great Western Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.8%
African American:
29.7%
White:
13.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (33% vs 60% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
Ohio avg60%
Elementary school
1,323rd of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
830th of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
674th of 773Great Western Academy 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202615.21323 of 156015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202512.21364 of 155812.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.61331 of 157715.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.91278 of 159619.9%★☆☆☆☆
202210.01411 of 158811.1%★☆☆☆☆
20219.71426 of 161011.4%★☆☆☆☆
201916.21407 of 167616.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.31298 of 163620.7%★☆☆☆☆
201728.21242 of 165124.8%★☆☆☆☆
201624.21285 of 167823.4%★☆☆☆☆
201528.41286 of 168423.6%★☆☆☆☆
20149.41537 of 16878.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.51509 of 170111.3%★☆☆☆☆
201230.41356 of 170920.7%★☆☆☆☆
201125.41366 of 168619.0%★☆☆☆☆
201011.11497 of 16629.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200912.21447 of 161010.1%★☆☆☆☆
200812.81437 of 15829.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.51450 of 16099.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202635.9406 of 63135.7%★★☆☆☆
202533.9415 of 61532.5%★★☆☆☆
202441.4320 of 60346.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.0310 of 61049.2%★★☆☆☆
202226.4454 of 60124.5%★☆☆☆☆
202135.9295 of 53344.7%★★☆☆☆
201938.6366 of 60539.5%★★☆☆☆
201843.9333 of 59844.3%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201926.5745 of 95622.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.2695 of 102131.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202617.3278 of 31812.6%★☆☆☆☆
202517.1251 of 28110.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.5227 of 25812.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.9191 of 23920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.5197 of 2137.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.8163 of 18310.9%★☆☆☆☆
201915.5154 of 1698.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.7138 of 17420.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20269.21327 of 14528.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.41367 of 14525.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.41334 of 14669.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.11207 of 148318.6%★☆☆☆☆
20226.51388 of 14886.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.71349 of 14678.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.81314 of 150212.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.51289 of 151815.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202624.3253 of 31519.7%★☆☆☆☆
202517.1229 of 25911.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1196 of 23416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4158 of 23332.2%★★☆☆☆
202220.5175 of 21619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202114.5169 of 18910.6%★☆☆☆☆
201920.1201 of 22811.8%★☆☆☆☆
201833.7166 of 23930.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202618.01237 of 146715.7%★☆☆☆☆
202513.81296 of 147312.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.71242 of 148416.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.71111 of 144723.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.61235 of 141913.0%★☆☆☆☆
202111.41249 of 140411.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.21217 of 146516.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.61141 of 146522.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202621.61176 of 146719.8%★☆☆☆☆
202516.81223 of 146616.6%★☆☆☆☆
202418.51215 of 148518.2%★☆☆☆☆
202316.61229 of 149818.0%★☆☆☆☆
202210.51327 of 151812.6%★☆☆☆☆
20218.31333 of 149911.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.41316 of 153514.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.11214 of 153621.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201910.7146 of 1545.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202616.5842 of 9147.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.1835 of 93510.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202519.71023 of 117512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1994 of 119016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202210.71138 of 12428.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.01203 of 12493.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.41196 of 12715.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.91210 of 13097.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202618.8830 of 104620.7%★☆☆☆☆
202512.5884 of 103614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.1862 of 104617.6%★☆☆☆☆
202316.6840 of 104819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4805 of 101720.8%★☆☆☆☆
202119.6777 of 103725.1%★☆☆☆☆
201926.3765 of 105027.1%★☆☆☆☆
201828.2727 of 101028.0%★☆☆☆☆
201740.1672 of 103835.3%★★☆☆☆
201631.3743 of 105029.2%★☆☆☆☆
201538.0696 of 103532.8%★★☆☆☆
201417.5851 of 100815.6%★☆☆☆☆
201327.0790 of 100121.1%★☆☆☆☆
201244.0693 of 98929.9%★★☆☆☆
201147.5644 of 92530.4%★★☆☆☆
201019.4761 of 89515.0%★☆☆☆☆
200928.0682 of 85820.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202641.9245 of 45546.2%★★☆☆☆
202520.5360 of 44218.6%★☆☆☆☆
202443.1209 of 42951.3%★★★☆☆
202349.2183 of 43658.0%★★★☆☆
202236.7227 of 41345.0%★★☆☆☆
202137.9201 of 38547.8%★★☆☆☆
201949.4189 of 40553.3%★★★☆☆
201845.1193 of 38449.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202627.6130 of 17224.4%★☆☆☆☆
202521.7118 of 14216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.5111 of 1239.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.578 of 11331.0%★★☆☆☆
202123.4103 of 13423.1%★☆☆☆☆
201914.5115 of 1279.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202610.2832 of 94712.1%★☆☆☆☆
20256.6869 of 9387.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.9843 of 94210.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.6772 of 94318.1%★☆☆☆☆
20228.8826 of 92510.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.9744 of 91018.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.8731 of 91720.3%★☆☆☆☆
201821.0720 of 89719.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202629.6194 of 27028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202516.9219 of 26216.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.7193 of 23919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.4225 of 2499.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.2217 of 24712.1%★☆☆☆☆
202119.9186 of 22818.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.2163 of 22226.6%★☆☆☆☆
201851.392 of 19252.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202620.7795 of 99620.2%★☆☆☆☆
202512.4846 of 98313.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.7802 of 98918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.5760 of 97422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8747 of 94721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1697 of 92324.5%★☆☆☆☆
201934.2676 of 94528.5%★☆☆☆☆
201837.8634 of 92431.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202621.6748 of 95521.7%★☆☆☆☆
202511.6827 of 95413.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5786 of 95818.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.6811 of 96315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1749 of 94620.8%★☆☆☆☆
202114.2744 of 92419.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.0709 of 93324.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1687 of 91625.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201933.4151 of 20626.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202615.4570 of 5791.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202615.3703 of 79011.0%★☆☆☆☆
202411.2719 of 7959.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.7713 of 80511.4%★☆☆☆☆
202213.9721 of 80910.9%★☆☆☆☆
20218.3728 of 7816.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.4737 of 7967.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.7708 of 7819.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)36th percentile+20 vs school
Disabled (2019)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school
White (2025)13th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2026)8th percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)5th percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)46th percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)27th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school
Female (2026)12th percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)11th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts37%-25 vs state
Science31%-31 vs state
Mathematics29%-28 vs state

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Great Western Academy ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

Students at Great Western Academy are 42% Hispanic, 30% African American, 14% White, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Great Western Academy.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
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