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Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy

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Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy ranks 1032 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 333 students in grades K-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy District, which is ranked 509 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state tests significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.4% to 65.8% in math and 15.6% to 73.2% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 47.6% to 69.1% in math and 54.4% to 67.7% in ELA. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students and students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools, Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy performs significantly worse than Montrose Elementary School, which is part of the higher-performing Bexley City district, as well as Easthaven Elementary and Fairmoor Elementary, which are part of the lower-performing Columbus City Schools district. However, the school's ability to provide relatively stronger support for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs, suggests that it may have some effective practices that could be leveraged to improve overall performance.

383

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,056

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3474 E Livingston Ave
Columbus, OH 43227-2279

(614) 324-4585

District: Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.8%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (48% vs 59% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,032^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

526^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

509^th of 828Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness 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	38.4	1032 of 1558	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1096 of 1577	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1208 of 1596	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1302 of 1588	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1322 of 1610	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1454 of 1676	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1474 of 1636	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	1523 of 1651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	1555 of 1678	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	1329 of 1684	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	1495 of 1687	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	1441 of 1701	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.9	1244 of 1709	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	1395 of 1686	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	1402 of 1662	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	1378 of 1610	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1300 of 1582	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	1436 of 1609	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	189 of 615	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	190 of 603	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	262 of 610	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	355 of 601	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	309 of 533	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	434 of 605	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	483 of 598	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	766 of 824	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	546 of 765	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	654 of 956	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	794 of 1021	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1018 of 1452	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1040 of 1466	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1196 of 1483	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1243 of 1488	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1272 of 1467	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1327 of 1502	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1376 of 1518	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	885 of 1473	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	916 of 1484	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1037 of 1447	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1149 of 1419	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1166 of 1404	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1262 of 1465	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1323 of 1465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	979 of 1466	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1005 of 1485	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1102 of 1498	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1316 of 1518	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1245 of 1499	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1367 of 1535	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1445 of 1536	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	222 of 935	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	103 of 900	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.6	520 of 856	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	526 of 1036	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.5	869 of 1046	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	826 of 1048	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	835 of 1017	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	914 of 1037	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	827 of 1050	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	840 of 1010	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	790 of 1038	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	950 of 1050	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	815 of 1035	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	858 of 1008	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	801 of 1001	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	837 of 989	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.4	739 of 925	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	716 of 895	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	710 of 858	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	695 of 835	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	635 of 837	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	69 of 442	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	33.6	269 of 429	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	271 of 436	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	292 of 413	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	314 of 385	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	279 of 405	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	268 of 384	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	35.2	363 of 576	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	607 of 658	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	549 of 938	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	766 of 925	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	865 of 910	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	751 of 917	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	782 of 897	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	367 of 983	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.9	817 of 989	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	763 of 974	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	781 of 947	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	817 of 923	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	749 of 945	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	775 of 924	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	427 of 954	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	8.8	857 of 958	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	834 of 963	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	866 of 946	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	794 of 924	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	775 of 933	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	847 of 916	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	24 of 572	95.8%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)37th percentile+25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science59%-4 vs state

Mathematics49%-7 vs state

English Language Arts43%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 13, 2011

My goodness... Based on the spelling/grammar in the review left on Jan 25, 2010 I would honestly believe that the parent was upset that the school pushed their child to learn!!!!!

On a positive note I will say that I have been nothing but happy with the school, its teachers, and overall performance. My two children are so happy to go every morning, and have lots of great stories to share when they get home - especially about the karate class!

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by a parent
Monday, January 25, 2010

Our son has attended WHITEHALL PREPARTORY AND FITNESS ACADEMY school for 4 years, he is now a third grader.His first grade teacher Miss Vitosho did a very good job with her class, it was the only year our son had fun learning. His second year we notice a change, he sometime became confused, why, started the year with one teacher whom had a baby the begining of the year, to two different subs, his learning level began to drop.Now to date ,a new principal the third grade teacher he started became assistance principal,and his new teacher seem to have a problem with self control and little entrance in the children.We are now looking for another school. WE STRONGLY SUGGEST NOT PUTTING YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN IN THIS SCHOOL. Close Quote

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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)						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 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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3474 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 324-4585	383	21	18.2		7 (1.8%)	294 (76.8%)	49 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	38.4	1032^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%		33.8	1096^th of 1577 public elementary schools	30.5%	64	58.5	59.4	19.4	41.5	46.3	65.8	64.5	59.4	28.1	39.0	73.2	57.9	45.2	15.6		$11,056
Scottwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3392 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6507	484	23	21.0		15 (3.1%)	206 (42.6%)	235 (48.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	8.4	1434^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.0%		8.9	1429^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	18.8		42.2	26.7	12.5				26.6	28.3	31.3					$19,342
Renaissance Academy dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1555 Elaine Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Renaissance Academy dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 235-1900	120	11	11.2		3 (2.5%)	94 (78.3%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.0%)	1	1558^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	15.0	0.0	9.1		0.0	8.3		$11,565
Fairmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3281 Mayfair Park Pl	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6169	461	24	19.2		27 (5.9%)	326 (70.7%)	45 (9.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.5%)	4.2	1515^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	1544^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.1%	29	12.7		29.4	15.9	5.6				22.1	20.5	25.5					$11,657
Berwick Alternative K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2655 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6140	691	39	17.7		19 (2.7%)	572 (82.8%)	35 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	33.6	1084^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.4%		27.9	1161^st of 1577 public elementary schools	26.4%	77	43.5	45.9	35.8	54.3	40.0	45.3	13.7	51.9	46.3	58.9	59.4	36.8	40.8	35.1	35.7	$14,328
Leawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1677 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6504	331	14	23.6		28 (8.5%)	235 (71.0%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)	10.1	1404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.9%		19.6	1258^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.2%	146	21.3		13.6	24.3	14.9				26.7	43.2	44.7					$14,384
Beechwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	455 Beechwood Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5300	508	26	19.9		78 (15.4%)	221 (43.5%)	148 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	15.6	1321^st of 1558 public elementary schools	15.2%		22.9	1228^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.1%	93	35.0		35.0	46.7	22.6				38.3	34.4	40.3					$10,512
Easthaven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2360 Garnet Pl	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6149	489	27	18.1		23 (4.7%)	289 (59.1%)	119 (24.3%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.0%)	11.1	1383^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.2%		13.5	1346^th of 1577 public elementary schools	14.6%	37	22.2		23.3	32.2	24.1				26.2	44.1	37.0					$13,717
Montrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 E Main St	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-4226	324	22	14.6	13.9%	262 (80.9%)	11 (3.4%)	21 (6.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	84.7	175^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.4	207^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.9%	32	78.2		78.9	92.6	81.4				84.2	93.1	83.6					$18,207
Zenith Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	2261 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Zenith Academy East	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0997	178	11	16.1		14 (7.9%)	155 (87.1%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	1252^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.6%		22.4	1233^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	21.8%	19	22.2	52.9	50.0	72.2	27.8	15.8	30.0	41.2	35.0	38.9	38.9	21.1	50.0	58.8		$18,452

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Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy ranks 1032^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy.

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Students at Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy are 77% African American, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% White.

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