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Charles School at Ohio Dominican University

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Charles School at Ohio Dominican University is a public charter high school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 301 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Charles School at Ohio Dominican University District, which is ranked 649 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being located in Columbus, Charles School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools, placing between 551 and 672 out of 773 to 855 high schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance for specific student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom quarter for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, it performs better for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the middle third of Ohio high schools. Charles School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated significantly, ranging from a low of 43.6% in 2020-2021 to a high of 73.1% in 2022-2023, with the most recent 2024-2025 projected rate at 50.0%, well below the state average. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% in 2020-2021 to a projected 52.5% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Bexley High School, which is located just 2.36 miles away and ranks in the top 5% of Ohio high schools, Charles School generally performs worse across key metrics like graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic proficiency. While the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, is relatively better compared to other Ohio high schools, its overall academic performance, as measured by proficiency on Ohio state tests, is consistently below the state average across all subject areas and grade levels, particularly in mathematics.

320

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,514

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1270 Brentnell Ave
Columbus, OH 43219-2017

(614) 258-8588

District: Charles School at Ohio Dominican University

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

15.6%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

Ohio avg62%

672^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

649^th of 828Charles School at Ohio Dominican University 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	19.6	672 of 855	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	669 of 864	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	612 of 867	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	633 of 836	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	675 of 819	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	635 of 836	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	609 of 800	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	596 of 773	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	551 of 784	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.7	501 of 778	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.8	461 of 769	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.6	416 of 767	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.5	270 of 832	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	303 of 818	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.6	101 of 819	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	54.4	499 of 791	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	168 of 328	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	178 of 318	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	117 of 323	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	123 of 306	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	135 of 284	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	147 of 303	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	69 of 279	75.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	184 of 606	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	414 of 596	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	491 of 628	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	43 of 128	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	55 of 111	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.7	79 of 100	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	666 of 809	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	675 of 798	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	606 of 813	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	554 of 794	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.4	672 of 775	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	649 of 781	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	608 of 751	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	220 of 270	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	226 of 273	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	217 of 270	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	213 of 260	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	227 of 239	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	195 of 207	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	151 of 184	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	640 of 815	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	655 of 822	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	539 of 805	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	542 of 773	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	631 of 763	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	612 of 779	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	510 of 758	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	662 of 817	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	641 of 816	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	603 of 819	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	651 of 808	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	662 of 778	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	587 of 792	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	578 of 763	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	213 of 617	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	178 of 598	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	111 of 614	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	50.6	422 of 739	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)71st percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

White (2019)43rd percentile+19 vs school

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

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government62%-11 vs state

American History59%-12 vs state

Biology37%-28 vs state

English II28%-32 vs state

Geometry27%-16 vs state

Algebra I26%-34 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
Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Public, Charter	9-12	1270 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 258-8588	320	14	22.8		31 (9.7%)	220 (68.8%)	50 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	19.6	672^nd of 855 public high schools	21.4%		20.2	669^th of 864 public high schools	22.6%	3		61.8	59.2					37.0	28.0	27.0	25.6	$11,514
Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Public	7-12	1320 Duxberry Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5583	795	40	19.8		36 (4.5%)	599 (75.3%)	114 (14.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	5.8	792^nd of 855 public high schools	7.4%		6.4	782^nd of 864 public high schools	9.5%	10	17.5	38.6	45.8	17.5	4.2	18.0	6.2	15.5	19.3	6.5	9.4	$15,407
The Academy for Urban Scholars	Public, Charter	9-12	1808 E Broad St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	The Academy for Urban Scholars	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 545-9890	386	14	27.5		11 (2.8%)	348 (90.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	2.3	841^st of 855 public high schools	1.6%		2.5	855^th of 864 public high schools	1.0%	14		15.8	19.2					6.5	7.5	4.2	14.5	$13,440
Ohio Construction Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1725 Jetway Blvd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Ohio Construction Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	122	3	40.6		17 (13.9%)	85 (69.7%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)	8.5	754^th of 855 public high schools	11.8%		4.3	816^th of 864 public high schools	5.6%	62		40.0	44.4					33.3	11.1	20.0	13.3	$11,562
East High School	Public	9-12	1500 E Broad St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6096	431	30	14.3		24 (5.6%)	340 (78.9%)	45 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	7	775^th of 855 public high schools	9.4%		8.7	752^nd of 864 public high schools	13.0%	23		42.7	41.1					26.3	26.4	7.8	13.0	$18,247
Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Public	9-12	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8675	332	21	15.8		3 (0.9%)	300 (90.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.4	798^th of 855 public high schools	6.7%		9	745^th of 864 public high schools	13.8%	53		32.0	42.0					16.4	29.6	4.5	2.9	$17,283
YB Columbus Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	1183 Essex Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	YB Columbus Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 291-0805	264	9	29.3		11 (4.2%)	230 (87.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	6.5	782^nd of 855 public high schools	8.5%		2.1	860^th of 864 public high schools	0.5%	78		17.5	31.0					21.4	10.3	22.6	29.2	$16,700
Bexley High School	Public	9-12	326 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 231-4591	766	44	17.4	27.2%	611 (79.8%)	52 (6.8%)	36 (4.7%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	87.9	18^th of 855 public high schools	97.9%		84.2	41^st of 864 public high schools	95.3%	23		95.1	96.5					96.5	94.3	79.1	90.2	$17,886
BCS Online School	Public, Virtual	12	348 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 231-7611	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)
Columbus Alternative High School	Public	9-12	2632 Mcguffey Rd	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6006	820	41	20.0		229 (27.9%)	438 (53.4%)	63 (7.7%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	56.9	378^th of 855 public high schools	55.8%		53	426^th of 864 public high schools	50.7%	48		83.8	79.2					76.3	75.4	34.3	44.0	$15,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles School at Ohio Dominican University

What is the racial makeup of Charles School at Ohio Dominican University?

Students at Charles School at Ohio Dominican University are 69% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

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Charles School at Ohio Dominican University ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Ohio high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Charles School at Ohio Dominican University.

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