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KIPP Columbus

Q: Is KIPP Columbus a good school?

KIPP Columbus ranks 1043 rd of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 33% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

KIPP Columbus is an alternative K–12 public school at 2900 Inspire Drive in Columbus, OH, part of the KIPP Columbus district, serving about 1,945 students, which makes it one of the larger alternative schools in its area.

Its standout measure is graduation: 98.6% in 2025–26, with recent rates holding steady at 98.7%, 96.9%, 95.1%, and 98.6%. That is essentially tied with Metro Early College High School (98.4%) and far above Ohio Connections Academy Inc (82.4%), Zenith Academy (82.3%), Oakstone Community School (68.4%), and Great River Connections Academy (66.8%). Attendance is the biggest challenge. Chronic absenteeism fell from 55.0% in 2021–22 to 35.1% in 2025–26 — a meaningful improvement — but still means more than one in three students miss school often. Nearby schools report much lower rates, including Metro at 13.6%, Ohio Connections at 14.8%, Oakstone at 15.1%, and Great River at 17.7%.

On 2025–26 state tests, KIPP scored below state averages in every reported subject. The widest gaps were Biology (30.9 vs. 67.0 statewide), Algebra I (31.0 vs. 61.6), 8th-grade Science (35.2 vs. 61.2), and American History (52.8 vs. 73.2). The closest results were 6th-grade Math (54.6 vs. 56.2) and 5th-grade ELA (66.5 vs. 70.4). KIPP generally outperforms the large virtual schools in math and most ELA, but trails Metro nearly everywhere. Its student–teacher ratio of 10.8 is favorable compared with Ohio Connections (39.8) and Great River (41.8). Many scores have rebounded since a low point in 2023–24.

1,945

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,560

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2900 INSPIRE Drive
Columbus, OH 43224-4616

(614) 263-6137

District: KIPP Columbus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.7%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Biology scores 36 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

Ohio avg61%

Elementary school

1,043^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

694^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

676^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From bottom 23% (2021) to bottom 15% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	38.9	1043 of 1560	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	994 of 1558	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1100 of 1577	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1124 of 1596	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1209 of 1588	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1282 of 1610	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1119 of 1676	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1158 of 1636	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.1	1129 of 1651	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.3	1233 of 1678	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1405 of 1684	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	1464 of 1687	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	1384 of 1701	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1454 of 1709	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	1469 of 1686	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	1476 of 1662	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	115 of 631	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	101 of 615	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	160 of 603	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	150 of 610	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	239 of 601	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	248 of 533	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	107 of 605	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	132 of 598	77.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	593 of 824	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	480 of 956	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	667 of 1021	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	86 of 318	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	138 of 258	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	116 of 239	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	84 of 174	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	1000 of 1452	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	984 of 1452	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1096 of 1466	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1091 of 1483	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1162 of 1488	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1207 of 1467	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	987 of 1502	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1066 of 1518	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	194 of 315	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	104 of 259	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	854 of 1467	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	770 of 1473	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	957 of 1484	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	914 of 1447	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1024 of 1419	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1077 of 1404	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	736 of 1465	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	880 of 1465	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	1011 of 1467	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	918 of 1466	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1043 of 1485	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1093 of 1498	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1228 of 1518	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1270 of 1499	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1081 of 1535	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1156 of 1536	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	648 of 914	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	475 of 935	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	677 of 900	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	600 of 856	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	694 of 1046	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	733 of 1036	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	914 of 1046	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	861 of 1048	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	770 of 1017	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	772 of 1037	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	586 of 1050	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	538 of 1010	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	643 of 1038	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	730 of 1050	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	717 of 1035	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	751 of 1008	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.5	726 of 1001	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.3	699 of 989	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.8	693 of 925	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	128 of 455	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	142 of 442	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.8	328 of 429	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	285 of 436	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	207 of 413	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	161 of 385	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.5	52 of 405	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	42 of 384	89.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	398 of 565	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	225 of 576	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	291 of 658	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	129 of 643	79.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	31 of 172	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	35 of 127	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	673 of 947	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	717 of 938	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	830 of 942	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	796 of 943	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	748 of 925	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	693 of 910	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	546 of 917	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	529 of 897	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	129 of 270	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	601 of 996	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	677 of 983	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.8	878 of 989	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	801 of 974	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	695 of 947	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	666 of 923	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.0	287 of 945	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	267 of 924	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	673 of 955	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	709 of 954	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	879 of 958	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	845 of 963	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	771 of 946	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	745 of 924	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	562 of 933	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	503 of 916	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	231 of 254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	165 of 245	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	435 of 579	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	473 of 572	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	521 of 563	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	498 of 590	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	676 of 795	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	589 of 855	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.1	704 of 864	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	731 of 867	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	674 of 836	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	632 of 819	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	173 of 296	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.2	104 of 328	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	198 of 318	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	209 of 323	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	171 of 306	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	118 of 284	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	40 of 303	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	35 of 279	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	219 of 606	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	448 of 596	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	86 of 628	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	189 of 550	65.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	77.5	13 of 119	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	655 of 763	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	586 of 809	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	663 of 798	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	693 of 813	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	656 of 794	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	642 of 775	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	402 of 781	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	394 of 751	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	148 of 272	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	642 of 761	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.2	497 of 815	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	670 of 822	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	675 of 805	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	606 of 773	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	530 of 763	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.9	118 of 779	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	109 of 758	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	669 of 765	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	557 of 817	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.8	699 of 816	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	717 of 819	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	688 of 808	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	615 of 778	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	389 of 792	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	390 of 763	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	374 of 575	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	294 of 617	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.9	564 of 598	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	465 of 614	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)82nd percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-4 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2021)89th percentile+66 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government57%-14 vs state

American History53%-20 vs state

English Language Arts51%-11 vs state

Mathematics48%-10 vs state

English II47%-16 vs state

Science39%-23 vs state

Geometry36%-7 vs state

Algebra I31%-31 vs state

Biology31%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

One of the most horrible schools that my daughter goes too!! Can't wait to get her up out of there!! The only thing nice about that school is that its newly built!! Most of the teachers are very rude to students and petty towards students as well!! Most of the teachers do not listen to the child instead say they are too busy!! Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

90% of students eligible for free lunch? So tragic. I truly hope these students can make a life for themselves. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (2022-23)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	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 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 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
KIPP Columbus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2900 INSPIRE Drive	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	KIPP Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 263-6137	1,945	178	10.8	—	48 (2.5%)	1,608 (82.7%)	127 (6.5%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (7.8%)								(n/a)	43.0	35.2	57.4	52.8	51.0	61.0	40.5	54.6	39.6	38.8	47.2	56.8	66.5	43.3	54.4	40.6	30.9	47.1	36.4	31.0	$15,560
Zenith Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4606 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43004	Franklin County	Zenith Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 888-9997	429	20	21.4	—	8 (1.9%)	380 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.4	45.7	48.1	68.8	36.0	25.0	9.7	15.6	20.5	17.1	44.0	45.0	35.5	40.6	43.6	34.3	56.9	35.8	20.7	39.4	$16,683
Westwood Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1183 Essex Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Westwood Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 510-5400	327	31	10.6	1.1%	188 (57.5%)	99 (30.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)								(n/a)																					$10,010
Ohio School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	K-12	500 Morse Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 752-1152	127	26	4.8	—	67 (52.8%)	26 (20.5%)	16 (12.6%)	6 (4.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.9%)								(n/a)
Ohio State School for the Blind	Public, Alternative	K-12	5220 N High St	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 752-1152	114	25	4.5	—	69 (60.5%)	26 (22.8%)	6 (5.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)								(n/a)
Great River Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3650 Olentangy River Rd Ste 43	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Great River Connections Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(614) 368-1122	1,608	38	41.8	0.2%	1,078 (67.0%)	254 (15.8%)	111 (6.9%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	150 (9.3%)								(n/a)	35.5	39.3	48.8	49.2	26.0	21.3	16.4	20.2	15.1	14.2	45.5	40.4	47.7	31.1	41.6	36.8	43.3	41.1	15.0	23.0	$8,122
Oakstone Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2655 Oakstone Dr	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Oakstone Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 865-3413	197	34	5.7	1.3%	127 (64.5%)	28 (14.2%)	10 (5.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.2%)								(n/a)	56.3	33.3	54.5			80.0	50.0	33.3	27.3	30.8		70.0	62.5	40.0	36.4	28.6	43.3	43.8		33.3	$7,507
Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1490 E Main St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-5207	178	0		1.9%	48 (27.0%)	92 (51.7%)	15 (8.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.8%)								(n/a)																					$4,236
Metro Early College High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1929 Kenny Rd	Columbus	43210	Franklin County	Metro Early College High School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 259-6639	869	47	18.4	—	284 (32.7%)	369 (42.5%)	51 (5.9%)	97 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)								(n/a)	52.5	59.3	91.6	94.8	65.5	54.5	52.5	63.2	58.3	43.5	62.1	66.7	82.5	69.3	76.8	63.8	82.3	73.1	52.1	67.3	$12,478
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Ohio	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1550 Old Henderson Rd Ste W-11	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Virtual Preparatory Academy of Ohio	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(216) 393-8219	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	10.5	17.8		18.2	16.7	8.3	10.5	11.1	14.3	10.9	16.7	36.4	52.6	11.1	23.3	26.7	31.6	21.7	8.7	7.3

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,945 students attended KIPP Columbus.

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Students at KIPP Columbus are 83% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% White.

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KIPP Columbus ranks 1043^rd of 1560 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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