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Columbus Arts & Technology Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Columbus Arts & Technology Academy is a small alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 in Columbus, Ohio, with 455 students. The school has seen fluctuations in its 4-year graduation rate over the past few years, ranging from 58.3% to 82.4%, and has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 74.1% in the 2024-2025 school year.

The school consistently performs well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the Ohio State Tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 56.7%. The school's proficiency rates in Science, English Language Arts, and End-of-Course exams like Algebra I, Geometry, and Biology are all significantly lower than the state averages. This poor academic performance is in stark contrast to nearby schools like KIPP Columbus, Patriot Preparatory Academy, and Zenith Academy, which all have significantly higher proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels.

The school's high chronic absenteeism rate and lower spending per student of $6,922 in 2018-2019 may be contributing factors to its poor academic outcomes. As an alternative school, Columbus Arts & Technology Academy may be serving a student population with unique needs and challenges, which could also contribute to the school's struggles in achieving strong academic results. Further investigation into the school's specific student population and the challenges they face would be necessary to better understand the school's performance.

539

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,050

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2743 S Hamilton Rd
Columbus, OH 43232-7210

(614) 577-0900

District: Columbus Arts & Technology Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.6%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (32% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 47 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,301^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

835^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

676^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	16.6	1301 of 1558	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1306 of 1577	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1360 of 1596	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1304 of 1588	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1261 of 1610	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1226 of 1676	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1179 of 1636	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	56.4	935 of 1651	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	1088 of 1678	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	1091 of 1684	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	1233 of 1687	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	1183 of 1701	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.3	1249 of 1709	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1498 of 1686	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	1477 of 1662	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	1574 of 1610	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	1563 of 1582	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	1578 of 1609	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	427 of 615	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	323 of 603	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	378 of 610	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	297 of 601	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	221 of 533	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	144 of 605	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	174 of 598	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.1	116 of 213	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	105 of 183	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1221 of 1452	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1290 of 1466	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1303 of 1483	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1167 of 1488	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1124 of 1467	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1102 of 1502	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1178 of 1518	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1222 of 1473	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1214 of 1484	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1200 of 1447	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1120 of 1419	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1070 of 1404	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	952 of 1465	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	945 of 1465	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1264 of 1466	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1250 of 1485	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1285 of 1498	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1334 of 1518	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1241 of 1499	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1172 of 1535	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1084 of 1536	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	835 of 1036	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	868 of 1046	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	965 of 1048	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	830 of 1017	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	750 of 1037	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	699 of 1050	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	636 of 1010	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.7	554 of 1038	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.4	568 of 1050	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.6	428 of 1035	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.2	587 of 1008	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	694 of 1001	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.0	738 of 989	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	804 of 925	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	793 of 895	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	808 of 858	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	814 of 835	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	784 of 837	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	292 of 442	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	288 of 429	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	387 of 436	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	285 of 413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	126 of 385	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	118 of 405	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	59 of 384	84.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	69.7	19 of 113	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	798 of 938	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	896 of 942	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	916 of 943	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	814 of 925	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	781 of 910	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	691 of 917	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	626 of 897	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	801 of 983	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	832 of 989	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	908 of 974	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	779 of 947	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	649 of 923	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	544 of 945	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	456 of 924	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	794 of 954	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	791 of 958	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	868 of 963	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	773 of 946	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	629 of 924	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	603 of 933	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	593 of 916	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	676 of 855	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	709 of 864	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	686 of 867	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	662 of 836	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	613 of 819	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	550 of 836	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	203 of 328	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	186 of 318	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	183 of 323	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	155 of 306	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	146 of 284	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	66 of 303	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	119 of 279	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	748 of 809	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	751 of 798	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	723 of 794	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	644 of 775	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	567 of 781	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	639 of 751	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	644 of 815	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	677 of 822	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	616 of 805	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	586 of 773	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	554 of 763	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	303 of 779	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	461 of 758	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	654 of 817	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	662 of 816	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	646 of 819	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	553 of 808	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	504 of 778	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	328 of 792	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2022)46th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile+75 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

High school

African American (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History53%-18 vs state

Biology53%-12 vs state

English II47%-14 vs state

American Government44%-28 vs state

English Language Arts43%-17 vs state

Science21%-42 vs state

Geometry20%-23 vs state

Mathematics18%-39 vs state

Algebra I12%-47 vs state

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Schools Near Columbus Arts & Technology Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2743 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0900	539	28	19.2		13 (2.4%)	429 (79.6%)	71 (13.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)								(n/a)	16.2	25.6	44.1	53.3	38.6	18.8	10.8	12.2	13.3	11.6	45.5	53.1	48.6	31.7	46.7	34.9	53.3	46.7	20.0	12.5	$9,050
Patriot Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4938 Beatrice Dr	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-5332	743	44	16.7		26 (3.5%)	500 (67.3%)	148 (19.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.1%)								(n/a)	63.6	64.8	50.0	79.4	55.6	68.2	60.6	43.4	43.1	64.2	42.9	33.3	48.5	47.5	60.3	70.4	68.3	55.8	28.6	71.4	$9,344
Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	2-12	1490 E Main St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-5207	178	0			48 (27.0%)	92 (51.7%)	15 (8.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.8%)								(n/a)																					$4,236
Westwood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1183 Essex Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Westwood Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 510-5400	327	31	10.6		188 (57.5%)	99 (30.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)								(n/a)																					$10,010
KIPP Columbus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2900 INSPIRE Drive	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	KIPP Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 263-6137	1,945	178	10.8		48 (2.5%)	1,608 (82.7%)	127 (6.5%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (7.8%)								(n/a)	61.0	35.9	83.9	65.8	62.9	52.6	54.4	34.7	38.0	22.9	60.7	46.7	63.2	40.3	54.1	32.2	45.1	44.8	44.6	28.7	$15,560
Road to Success Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-11	1634 Minnesota Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Road to Success Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 636-4101	59	6	9.8		10 (16.9%)	45 (76.3%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			27.3															20.0			$14,157
Zenith Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4606 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Zenith Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 888-9997	429	20	21.4		8 (1.9%)	380 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	33.3	82.1	68.4	82.0	52.6	32.4	16.7	25.7	18.5	28.6	52.6	44.1	54.2	40.0	55.6	53.6	79.3	43.3	23.5	54.7	$16,683
Great River Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3650 Olentangy River Rd Ste 43	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Great River Connections Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(614) 368-1122	1,608	38	41.8		1,078 (67.0%)	254 (15.8%)	111 (6.9%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	150 (9.3%)								(n/a)	36.5	33.3	54.3	51.9	22.9	37.5	20.5	22.7	16.7	12.2	38.6	41.1	51.4	27.5	41.9	28.8	39.2	43.8	14.6	30.6	$8,122
Ohio School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	K-12	500 Morse Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 752-1152	127	26	4.8	53.5%	67 (52.8%)	26 (20.5%)	16 (12.6%)	6 (4.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.9%)								(n/a)
Bridge Gate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4060 Sullivant Ave	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Bridge Gate Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-3820	199	17	12.0		16 (8.0%)	118 (59.3%)	55 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)								(n/a)	60.0				66.7	66.7	66.7	12.5	0.0		77.8	40.0	26.7	11.8	0.0					0.0	$12,040

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In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Columbus Arts & Technology Academy.

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Students at Columbus Arts & Technology Academy are 80% African American, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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