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Great Western Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Great Western Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 674 students in grades K-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the Great Western Academy District, which is ranked 712 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Great Western Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1242 and 1426 out of around 1600 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Key areas of concern include very high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly below-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and poor performance for student subgroups like African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Compared to nearby public schools like Eakin Elementary School and Highland Elementary School in the Columbus City Schools District, as well as West Franklin Elementary School in the South-Western City District, Great Western Academy stands out as an underperforming outlier. The only nearby school that outperforms Great Western Academy across the board is Zenith Academy West, a public charter school just 0.43 miles away.

694

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,534

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 24th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (25% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,364^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

884^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

712^th of 828Great 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1364 of 1558	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1331 of 1577	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1278 of 1596	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1411 of 1588	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1426 of 1610	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1407 of 1676	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1298 of 1636	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	1242 of 1651	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1285 of 1678	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	1286 of 1684	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	1537 of 1687	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	1509 of 1701	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	1356 of 1709	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1366 of 1686	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	1497 of 1662	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.2	1447 of 1610	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1437 of 1582	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	1450 of 1609	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	415 of 615	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	320 of 603	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	310 of 610	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	454 of 601	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	295 of 533	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	366 of 605	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	333 of 598	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	26.5	745 of 956	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	695 of 1021	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	251 of 281	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	227 of 258	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	191 of 239	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	197 of 213	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	163 of 183	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	154 of 169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	138 of 174	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1367 of 1452	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1334 of 1466	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1207 of 1483	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1388 of 1488	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1349 of 1467	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1314 of 1502	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1289 of 1518	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	229 of 259	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	196 of 234	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	158 of 233	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	175 of 216	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	169 of 189	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	201 of 228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	166 of 239	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1296 of 1473	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1242 of 1484	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1111 of 1447	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1235 of 1419	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1249 of 1404	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1217 of 1465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1141 of 1465	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1223 of 1466	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1215 of 1485	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1229 of 1498	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1327 of 1518	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1333 of 1499	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1316 of 1535	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1214 of 1536	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	10.7	146 of 154	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	835 of 935	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1023 of 1175	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	994 of 1190	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1138 of 1242	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	1203 of 1249	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1196 of 1271	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1210 of 1309	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	884 of 1036	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	862 of 1046	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	840 of 1048	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	805 of 1017	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	777 of 1037	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	765 of 1050	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	727 of 1010	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.1	672 of 1038	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	743 of 1050	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	696 of 1035	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	17.5	851 of 1008	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	790 of 1001	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.0	693 of 989	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	644 of 925	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.4	761 of 895	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	682 of 858	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	360 of 442	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	209 of 429	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	183 of 436	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	227 of 413	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	201 of 385	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	189 of 405	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	193 of 384	49.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	118 of 142	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	111 of 123	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	78 of 113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	103 of 134	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	115 of 127	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	869 of 938	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	843 of 942	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	772 of 943	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	826 of 925	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	744 of 910	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	731 of 917	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	720 of 897	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	219 of 262	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	193 of 239	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	217 of 247	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	186 of 228	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	92 of 192	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	846 of 983	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	802 of 989	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	760 of 974	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	747 of 947	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	697 of 923	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	676 of 945	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	634 of 924	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	827 of 954	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	786 of 958	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	811 of 963	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	749 of 946	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	744 of 924	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	709 of 933	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	687 of 916	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	33.4	151 of 206	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	719 of 795	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	713 of 805	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	721 of 809	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	728 of 781	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	737 of 796	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	708 of 781	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)5th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2019)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2024)10th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-31 vs state

Mathematics24%-33 vs state

Science18%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Total
Great Western Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 N Wilson Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Great Western Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 276-1028	694	42	16.4		96 (13.8%)	206 (29.7%)	290 (41.8%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.4%)	12.2	1364^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.6	1331^st of 1577 public elementary schools	15.6%	33	17.5	18.1	41.0	28.3	28.1	18.7	11.1	15.3	30.8	33.3	29.8	30.7	38.1	12.5	$11,534
Valleyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2989 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6312	298	16	18.6		79 (26.5%)	91 (30.5%)	101 (33.9%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	5.9	1482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.9%		11.5	1376^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.7%	106	19.4		12.8	41.0	3.2				25.6	25.6	19.4				$15,558
Zenith Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3385 South Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Zenith Academy West	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 272-6300	141	4	35.2		6 (4.3%)	129 (91.5%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	31.8	1102^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.3%		21.8	1239^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.4%	137	61.5	38.5	7.7	81.3	46.2	36.4	20.0	46.2	15.4	62.5	38.5	18.2	60.0	23.1	$12,087
West Broad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2744 W Broad St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5964	356	21	16.9		103 (28.9%)	94 (26.4%)	90 (25.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (18.8%)	7.2	1461^st of 1558 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.9	1475^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.5%	14	19.5		19.7	35.7	14.6				21.3	33.3	29.3				$17,461
Westgate Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3080 Wicklow Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5971	279	15	18.6		139 (49.8%)	61 (21.9%)	37 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.3%)	28.9	1129^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.5%		26.8	1169^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.9%	40	62.5		18.0	45.7	37.5				30.0	48.6	64.5				$15,321
Sullivant Avenue Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	3435 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Sullivant Avenue Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 308-5991	301	9	33.4		14 (4.7%)	62 (20.6%)	215 (71.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	4	1518^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.6%		8.4	1441^st of 1577 public elementary schools	8.6%	77	20.0		12.5	13.8	10.0	5.7			8.3	24.1	23.3	11.4			$9,645
Eakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3774 Eakin Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5928	242	15	16.1		39 (16.1%)	130 (53.7%)	50 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	7.5	1453^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.3	1509^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.3%	56	15.6		18.8	28.6	21.9				25.0	39.3	18.8				$17,733
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 S Highland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5935	313	15	20.8		60 (19.2%)	97 (31.0%)	118 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.1%)	2.3	1544^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.1	1568^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.6%	24	18.4		5.7	5.1	5.1				20.0	5.0	15.4				$14,094
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 S Richardson Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5923	371	25	14.8		96 (25.9%)	127 (34.2%)	108 (29.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	2.4	1543^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.2	1550^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	6.0		12.3	18.9	8.0				10.5	5.4	24.0				$14,719
Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	35 Midland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Educational Academy for Boys & Girls	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 351-1774	182	8	22.7		3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	170 (93.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.2	1065^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.6%		17.4	1289^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.3%	224	50.0		55.2	66.7	31.3				41.4	46.7	62.5				$11,666

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

What is the racial makeup of Great Western Academy?

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

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