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South Scioto Academy

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South Scioto Academy ranks 764 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

South Scioto Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 237 students in grades K-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the South Scioto Academy District, which is ranked 498 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Scioto Academy has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on Ohio state tests across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.4% in 2020-2021 to 62.5% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools. However, the school has shown some strengths in serving specific student subgroups, with its African American students and special education students ranking in the top 25% and top 15%, respectively, among Ohio elementary schools in certain years.

When comparing South Scioto Academy to the nearby public schools, such as Montrose Elementary School in the Bexley City district, it becomes evident that the charter school is underperforming academically. Additionally, South Scioto Academy's spending per student was $5,070 in 2018-2019, which is lower than the nearby public schools in the Columbus City Schools District, which spent between $10,835 and $12,698 per student. This funding disparity may be a factor in the school's academic performance.

224

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,042

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Winslow Dr
Columbus, OH 43207-2270

(614) 445-7684

District: South Scioto Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.3%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

764^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

684^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

498^th of 828South Scioto 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	57.7	764 of 1558	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1083 of 1577	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1091 of 1596	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1151 of 1588	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1113 of 1610	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1229 of 1676	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1152 of 1636	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	1613 of 1651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	1628 of 1678	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	1556 of 1684	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	1565 of 1687	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	1529 of 1701	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	1487 of 1709	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	1364 of 1686	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	1495 of 1662	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	1485 of 1610	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	117 of 615	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	126 of 603	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	167 of 610	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	256 of 601	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	124 of 533	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	224 of 605	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	245 of 598	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	61.9	288 of 956	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	96.5	12 of 1021	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	846 of 1452	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1111 of 1466	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	766 of 1488	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1024 of 1467	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1180 of 1502	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	524 of 1473	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	926 of 1484	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	878 of 1447	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	959 of 1419	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	862 of 1404	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	997 of 1465	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	976 of 1465	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	1027 of 1485	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	999 of 1498	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1211 of 1518	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1099 of 1499	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1078 of 1535	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.4	610 of 1536	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	75.6	125 of 900	86.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	684 of 1036	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	738 of 1046	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.2	541 of 1048	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	738 of 1017	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	716 of 1037	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	847 of 1050	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	943 of 1010	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	989 of 1038	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	928 of 1050	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	851 of 1035	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	867 of 1008	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	875 of 1001	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	144 of 442	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	144 of 429	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	70 of 436	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	156 of 413	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	106 of 385	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	30.0	287 of 405	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	311 of 384	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	57.3	163 of 576	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	429 of 938	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	503 of 943	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	663 of 925	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	682 of 910	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	772 of 917	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	615 of 983	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	674 of 989	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	296 of 974	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	650 of 947	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	593 of 923	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	767 of 945	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	871 of 924	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	721 of 954	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	720 of 958	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.2	370 of 963	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	696 of 946	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	702 of 924	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	78 of 572	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	95.6	9 of 590	98.5%	★★★★★

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 (2024)86th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2019)70th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2024)31st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+52 vs school

Disabled (2021)72nd percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%~ state avg

English Language Arts50%-10 vs state

Science35%-28 vs state

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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
South Scioto Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Winslow Dr	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Scioto Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 445-7684	224	13	17.2		6 (2.7%)	182 (81.3%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.8%)	57.7	764^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.0%		35.2	1083^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	31.3%	319	10.5	59.3	82.4	81.3	36.8	73.7	38.1	40.7	82.4	75.0	84.2	5.3	23.8	32.1		$12,042
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
Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2521 Fairwood Ave Ste 100	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Summit Academy Community School-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-5497	54	6	9.0		11 (20.4%)	34 (63.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)		0.0						0.0						0.0
Moler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Moler Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5529	287	17	16.8		37 (12.9%)	175 (61.0%)	37 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.8%)	3.6	1527^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.9	1531^st of 1577 public elementary schools	2.9%	4	4.2		20.5	4.0	23.1	0.0			20.5	15.4	19.2	2.6				$18,351
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
Ohio Achievement Charter Schools Inc. dba Millennium Commun	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Ohio Achievement Charter Schools Inc. dba Millennium Commun	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 255-5585	489	10	48.9		1 (0.2%)	472 (96.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	24.2	1196^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.2%		18.2	1276^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.1%	80	36.2	19.6	50.0	40.8	40.4	9.8	22.2	15.7	38.8	28.6	70.2	33.3	42.2	27.5		$10,848
Watkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Watkins Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6411	278	15	18.5		34 (12.2%)	174 (62.6%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.4%)	3.5	1529^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	1529^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.3		20.4	18.4	8.3				28.6	13.2	19.4					$14,937
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	726 Fairwood Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6111	202	16	12.6		8 (4.0%)	163 (80.7%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	9	1424^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.6%		5.3	1508^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.4%	84	0.0		18.5	38.9	22.2	13.6			44.8	27.8	22.2	13.6				$18,674
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
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

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South Scioto Academy ranks 764^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend South Scioto Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended South Scioto Academy.

What is the racial makeup of South Scioto Academy?

Students at South Scioto Academy are 81% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% White.

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