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Capital City Career Prep High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 4% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Capital City Career Prep High School is a public charter high school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 133 students. The school is part of the Capital City Career Prep High School District, which is ranked 801 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, Capital City Career Prep High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools, with its ranking ranging from 655 out of 818 in 2010-2011 to 824 out of 855 in 2024-2025. The school's four-year graduation rate has been consistently below 50%, ranging from 35.3% in 2021-2022 to a projected 36.2% in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 99.2% in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly lower than the state averages across all subject areas, with the largest gaps in Geometry (5% vs. 42.8%) and English II (9.1% vs. 60.4%).

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Reynoldsburg High School, Mason Run High School, and Eastmoor Academy, Capital City Career Prep High School significantly underperforms across key metrics, including graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. These persistent challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes and provide a high-quality education for the students of Capital City Career Prep High School.

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,084

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 S Hamilton Rd
Columbus, OH 43232-4963

(614) 863-9175

District: Capital City Career Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2007 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (16% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English II scores 51 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

Ohio avg62%

824^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

801^st of 828Capital City Career Prep High School 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	824 of 855	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	784 of 864	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	820 of 867	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	771 of 836	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	783 of 832	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	655 of 818	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	703 of 819	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	711 of 791	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	706 of 767	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.1	711 of 756	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	300 of 328	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	295 of 318	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	284 of 323	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	282 of 306	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	274 of 284	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.0	548 of 606	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	774 of 809	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	726 of 798	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	717 of 813	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	745 of 794	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	788 of 815	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	757 of 822	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	745 of 805	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	724 of 773	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	713 of 763	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	723 of 779	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	798 of 817	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	788 of 816	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	771 of 808	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	747 of 778	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	740 of 792	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)10th percentile

African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government30%-42 vs state

American History22%-49 vs state

Biology20%-45 vs state

English II9%-51 vs state

Algebra I9%-50 vs state

Geometry5%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Capital City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Capital City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 863-9175	93	7	13.2		3 (3.2%)	71 (76.3%)	12 (12.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	3	824^th of 855 public high schools	3.6%		6.2	784^th of 864 public high schools	9.3%	40		30.3	22.2					20.0	9.1	5.0	9.1	$14,084
Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4401 Hilton Corporate Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 986-9974	473	29	16.3	51.6%	214 (45.2%)	167 (35.3%)	61 (12.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	57.1	371^st of 855 public high schools	56.6%		58.6	356^th of 864 public high schools	58.8%	15		89.4	81.7	10.0	6.4	57.1	49.1	67.6	66.2	47.8	42.0	$12,461
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	4480 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 269-0150	242	9	27.2		52 (21.5%)	166 (68.6%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9	747^th of 855 public high schools	12.6%		3.4	841^st of 864 public high schools	2.7%	94		27.8	23.8					14.3	24.0	35.5	26.3	$10,363
Independence High School	Public	9-12	5175 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5372	852	46	18.5		36 (4.2%)	574 (67.4%)	193 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)	6.6	779^th of 855 public high schools	8.9%		6.3	783^rd of 864 public high schools	9.4%	4		49.3	28.9					27.5	14.2	10.8	11.1	$15,086
Walnut Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5400	775	45	17.2		46 (5.9%)	474 (61.2%)	194 (25.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	9	746^th of 855 public high schools	12.7%		8.7	753^rd of 864 public high schools	12.8%	7		47.2	43.1					31.9	29.6	9.1	14.8	$16,668
Columbus Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 365-8472	305	29	10.5		80 (26.2%)	169 (55.4%)	28 (9.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	10.5	919^th of 1036 public high schools	11.3%		9.6	737^th of 864 public high schools	14.7%	182	24.3	60.0	37.0	3.1	18.6	18.8	23.3	20.0	28.6	14.3	7.7	$31,065
Whitehall Yearling High School	Public	9-12	675 S Yearling Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 417-5100	993	53	18.7		168 (16.9%)	419 (42.2%)	309 (31.1%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.6%)	31.6	616^th of 855 public high schools	28.0%		31.6	611^th of 864 public high schools	29.3%	5		69.9	65.3					53.4	52.2	15.6	37.8	$9,877
Mason Run High School	Public, Charter	9-12	923 S James Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Mason Run High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7540	127	6	23.0		4 (3.1%)	101 (79.5%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	4	813^th of 855 public high schools	4.9%		2.9	849^th of 864 public high schools	1.7%	36		33.3	14.7					6.7	30.8	0.0		$11,288
Eastland Career Center	Public	7-12	4465 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 836-5725	744	41	18.1		485 (65.2%)	182 (24.5%)	24 (3.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)								(n/a)
Eastmoor Academy	Public	9-12	417 S Weyant Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6158	584	36	16.2		10 (1.7%)	511 (87.5%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	12.1	720^th of 855 public high schools	15.8%		12.7	710^th of 864 public high schools	17.8%	10		53.8	51.9					35.9	27.7	9.2	10.9	$19,319

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital City Career Prep High School

How many students attend Capital City Career Prep High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Capital City Career Prep High School.

What is the racial makeup of Capital City Career Prep High School?

Students at Capital City Career Prep High School are 76% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Capital City Career Prep High School a good school?

Capital City Career Prep High School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Ohio high schools.

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