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North Woods Career Prep High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio high schools

Summary

North Woods Career Prep High School is a public charter high school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 92 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the North Woods Career Prep High School District, which is ranked 728 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Woods Career Prep High School faces significant challenges in supporting its students. The school has consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 20% to 32.2%, much lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 83.8% to 100% in recent years, much higher than the state and nearby district averages. Academically, North Woods Career Prep High School students perform significantly below the state averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects, with proficiency rates often less than half the state averages.

When compared to nearby public high schools, such as Mifflin High School, Whetstone High School, and Columbus International High School, which are also part of the Columbus City Schools District, North Woods Career Prep High School significantly underperforms across various metrics. In contrast, high-performing schools in the nearby Worthington City and Westerville City districts, such as Thomas Worthington High School and Westerville-South High School, have much higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and significantly better academic performance on state tests.

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,416

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste
Columbus, OH 43229-3553

(614) 891-9041

District: North Woods Career Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.8%

Hispanic:

17.0%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2010 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Biology scores 40 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

Ohio avg63%

757^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 7% (2018) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

728^th of 828North Woods 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	8.3	757 of 855	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	696 of 864	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	671 of 867	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	654 of 836	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	771 of 819	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	776 of 836	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	744 of 800	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	682 of 832	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	704 of 818	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	765 of 819	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.6	751 of 791	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	144 of 323	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	156 of 306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	728 of 815	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	672 of 822	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	615 of 805	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	551 of 773	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	724 of 763	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	725 of 779	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	676 of 758	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.7	679 of 808	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	747 of 792	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)55th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2022)16th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History47%-24 vs state

American Government40%-33 vs state

Biology25%-40 vs state

Geometry5%-37 vs state

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Schools Near North Woods Career Prep High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
North Woods Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	North Woods Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 891-9041	94	7	14.4		9 (9.6%)	60 (63.8%)	16 (17.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)	8.3	757^th of 855 public high schools	11.5%		15.1	696^th of 864 public high schools	19.4%	61	40.0	46.7	25.0		5.3				$13,416
Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 995-7143	96	1	96.0		17 (17.7%)	74 (77.1%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$29,591
Beechcroft High School	Public	9-12	6100 Beechcroft Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5364	587	41	14.3		47 (8.0%)	330 (56.2%)	166 (28.3%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	9.8	737^th of 855 public high schools	13.8%		12.6	711^th of 864 public high schools	17.7%	26	57.6	42.5	29.8	14.3	5.5			21.4	$17,009
Northland High School	Public	9-12	1919 Northcliff Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5342	1,029	59	17.4		75 (7.3%)	588 (57.1%)	243 (23.6%)	81 (7.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	6.3	784^th of 855 public high schools	8.3%		6.8	773^rd of 864 public high schools	10.5%	11	43.9	33.8	27.9	25.7	5.1			11.8	$16,570
Focus North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4807 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus North High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 310-0430	202	11	19.0		42 (20.8%)	116 (57.4%)	27 (13.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	3.5	820^th of 855 public high schools	4.1%		3.6	836^th of 864 public high schools	3.2%	16	27.5	35.7	14.3	13.5	2.1			15.4	$12,806
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	1070 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 846-7616	680	53	12.8		14 (2.1%)	569 (83.7%)	66 (9.7%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	40.7	558^th of 855 public high schools	34.7%		40.8	543^rd of 864 public high schools	37.2%	15	73.8	67.6	49.7	53.1	34.4			62.4	$13,036
Columbus International High School	Public	9-12	4077 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-4054	540	32	16.8		23 (4.3%)	192 (35.6%)	288 (53.3%)	25 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	9.5	740^th of 855 public high schools	13.5%		10.6	726^th of 864 public high schools	16.0%	14	45.7	53.0	27.4	28.1	6.3			10.3	$17,114
Thomas Worthington High School	Public	9-12	300 W Granville Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6200	1,712	99	17.3	27.0%	1,088 (63.6%)	280 (16.4%)	147 (8.6%)	62 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.8%)	77.8	93^rd of 855 public high schools	89.1%		74.7	141^st of 864 public high schools	83.7%	48	85.0	88.7	84.4	79.0		58.5	61.9		$15,500
Westerville-South High School	Public	9-12	303 S Otterbein Ave	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6000	1,509	89	16.9	49.4%	649 (43.0%)	474 (31.4%)	159 (10.5%)	78 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (9.8%)	61.4	306^th of 855 public high schools	64.2%		62.4	302^nd of 864 public high schools	65.0%	4	80.2	75.9	78.8	70.2	46.6			66.3	$13,170
Graham School The	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Indianola Ave	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Graham School The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 262-1111	139	11	12.6		53 (38.1%)	49 (35.3%)	25 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	15.7	701^st of 855 public high schools	18.0%		14.5	700^th of 864 public high schools	19.0%	1	50.0	46.3	48.3	45.2	12.0			5.0	$39,325

Frequently Asked Questions about North Woods Career Prep High School

What is the racial makeup of North Woods Career Prep High School?

Students at North Woods Career Prep High School are 64% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is North Woods Career Prep High School a good school?

North Woods Career Prep High School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Ohio high schools.

What district is North Woods Career Prep High School in?

North Woods Career Prep High School

How many students attend North Woods Career Prep High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 94 students attended North Woods Career Prep High School.

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