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Zenith Academy East

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Zenith Academy East is a standalone K–8 school at 2261 S Hamilton Rd in Columbus, OH, serving 178 students on the city's far east side near the Eastland area. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1203 of 1560 Ohio schools — 23rd percentile, 1 star. That fits its history: it has generally sat in the bottom quartile, ranging from the 13th–29th percentile over the past decade. It has improved from pandemic-era lows of 13th–16th percentile in 2020–2022 to the low 20s in 2023–2026, but has not moved out of the 1-star range.

The most striking number is attendance: Zenith reports 3.0% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026, after 0.0% in 2024–2025 and 2.6% in 2023–2024 — far below nearby schools, such as Madison Elementary School at 23.7%, and dramatically lower than the highest local rates. Class size is also relatively favorable at 16.1 students per teacher in 2024–2025, down from 19.8 and 20.6 the two prior years. Reported per-student spending was $7,861 in 2018–2019, below nearby Columbus City Schools District schools but in line with other nearby standalones, and the 2023–2024 free/reduced-lunch rate was 97.84%, indicating very high economic need.

Academics are mixed. Bright spots include 7th-grade math (53.3% vs. 48.6% state) and 7th-grade ELA (73.3% vs. 62.7%), plus 5th-grade ELA at 68.8% vs. 70.4%. Large gaps remain in 3rd-grade ELA (30.8% vs. 63.4%), 6th-grade math (23.5% vs. 56.2%), 6th-grade ELA (29.4% vs. 56.0%), and 5th-grade science (43.8% vs. 62.7%). Zenith is generally stronger than most nearby elementaries in math and upper-grade ELA, but Performance Academy Eastland, a quarter-mile away, earned 3 stars and much higher proficiency in science, math, and most ELA grades — a useful local benchmark. The overall 1-star rating may also mask stronger results for some groups of students. The key opportunity is turning strong attendance and small size into consistent gains in early literacy, middle-grade math, and science.

178

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,452

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

42.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2261 S Hamilton Rd
Columbus, OH 43232-4301

(614) 577-0997

District: Zenith Academy East

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.1%

White:

7.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

Ohio avg61%

Elementary school

1,203^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

653^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

595^th of 773Zenith Academy East 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
2026	24.4	1203 of 1560	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	1252 of 1558	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1233 of 1577	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1222 of 1596	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1339 of 1588	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1393 of 1610	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1185 of 1676	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1344 of 1636	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	1402 of 1651	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1367 of 1678	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	1422 of 1684	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.2	1153 of 1687	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	1227 of 1701	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.8	1184 of 1709	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	265 of 631	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	309 of 615	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	139 of 603	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	198 of 610	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	300 of 601	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	339 of 533	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	205 of 605	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	338 of 598	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	243 of 318	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	150 of 239	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	125 of 213	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	140 of 183	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	67 of 169	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	78 of 174	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1340 of 1452	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1200 of 1483	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1227 of 1488	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1205 of 1467	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	997 of 1502	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1207 of 1518	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	1107 of 1467	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	1179 of 1473	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1126 of 1484	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1010 of 1447	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1155 of 1419	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1206 of 1404	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	934 of 1465	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1197 of 1465	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1198 of 1466	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1150 of 1498	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1276 of 1518	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1433 of 1499	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1204 of 1535	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1265 of 1536	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	653 of 1046	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	697 of 1036	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	753 of 1046	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	696 of 1048	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	640 of 1017	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	813 of 1037	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	805 of 1050	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	843 of 1010	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	889 of 1038	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	798 of 1050	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	847 of 1035	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.7	698 of 1008	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	653 of 989	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	145 of 455	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	164 of 442	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	164 of 429	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	119 of 436	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	92 of 413	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.3	168 of 385	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	194 of 405	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	237 of 384	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	36 of 113	68.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	652 of 943	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	697 of 925	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	670 of 910	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	565 of 996	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	635 of 983	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	693 of 989	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	501 of 974	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	443 of 947	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.2	676 of 923	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	719 of 945	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	774 of 924	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	661 of 963	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	628 of 946	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	675 of 933	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	732 of 916	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)68th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)31st percentile~ school

Female (2023)31st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-14 vs state

Science44%-19 vs state

Mathematics41%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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 (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	62.4%	14 (7.9%)	155 (87.1%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	1203^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	22.9%		20.3	1252^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.6%	49	43.8		38.5	43.8	43.8	23.5	53.3		30.8	43.8	68.8	29.4	73.3		42.9%	0%	$18,452
Performance Academy Eastland	Public, Charter	K-8	2220 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Performance Academy Eastland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-6301	320	19	16.8	59.7%	5 (1.6%)	234 (73.1%)	68 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	61.8	696^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.4%		30.1	1119^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.2%	423	80.8	42.9	55.2	69.7	88.5	64.3	78.6	57.1	58.6	42.4	80.8	64.3	64.3	61.9	87.2%	5.1%	$9,198
Eastland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2741 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Eastland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4493	230	14	16.7	70.9%	9 (3.9%)	173 (75.2%)	37 (16.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	18.5	1276^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.2%		10.9	1388^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.9%	112	6.7	30.0	58.6	45.0	26.7	14.3	0.0	20.0	44.8	40.0	53.3	19.0	40.0	40.0	85.4%	0%	$11,998
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	70.4%	28 (8.5%)	235 (71.0%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)	8.8	1426^th of 1560 public elementary schools	8.6%		10.1	1404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.9%	22	21.3		8.5	16.3	20.8				34.0	30.2	52.1				98.1%	1.9%	$14,384
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	97.5%	3 (2.5%)	94 (78.3%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.0%)	21.8	1234^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.9%		1	1558^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.0%	324	0.0	15.4	53.8	40.0	0.0	10.0		7.7	53.8	60.0	54.5	30.0		15.4	50%	0%	$11,565
Shady Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1444 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5391	382	18	21.2	73.3%	39 (10.2%)	241 (63.1%)	70 (18.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	13.2	1360^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.8%		12	1369^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.1%	9	27.3		25.0	36.7	22.7				34.6	46.7	43.2						$14,579
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	55.8%	23 (4.7%)	289 (59.1%)	119 (24.3%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.0%)	18.3	1279^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.0%		11.1	1383^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.2%	104	50.0		29.2	35.6	21.8				33.8	33.9	60.0				92.5%	1.3%	$13,717
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	4600 Madison School Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2011	348	17	20.0	66.7%	67 (19.3%)	168 (48.3%)	54 (15.5%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	25.8	1186^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.0%		18.3	1281^st of 1558 public elementary schools	17.8%	95	47.2		38.2	35.8	50.0				48.2	40.3	55.6				94.7%	5.3%	$12,157
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	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	472 (96.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	16.8	1302^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	16.5%		24.2	1196^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.2%	106	12.0	34.7	28.1	58.5	14.0	17.8	12.0	12.2	39.0	22.0	50.0	46.7	26.0	42.9	94.2%	5.8%	$10,848
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	62.2%	15 (3.1%)	206 (42.6%)	235 (48.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	9.1	1421^st of 1560 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.4	1434^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.0%	13	26.6		16.4	35.6	10.9				20.9	41.1	40.6				82.7%	2.5%	$19,342

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Students at Zenith Academy East are 87% African American, 8% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Zenith Academy East.

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