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Patriot Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Patriot Preparatory Academy a good school?

Patriot Preparatory Academy ranks 1016 th of 1558 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 35% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Patriot Preparatory Academy is a public charter school in Columbus, Ohio that serves 729 students in grades K-12. The school has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in areas like graduation rates and test scores, when compared to other charter schools in the region.

Patriot Preparatory Academy has had impressive 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 85% to 96.6% over the past 5 years. This is significantly higher than the nearby Westwood Preparatory Academy, which had a 28.6% 4-year graduation rate in 2017-2018. While Patriot Preparatory Academy has seen high chronic absenteeism rates, these are still lower than some nearby schools like Columbus Arts & Technology Academy (74.1% chronic absenteeism) and Eastland Preparatory Academy (81.7% chronic absenteeism).

Patriot Preparatory Academy generally outperforms the state average on Ohio state assessments, with 64.2% proficiency in 8th grade math compared to the state average of 47.6% in 2024-2025. The school also appears to perform better academically than many other charter schools in the Columbus area, such as KIPP Columbus (28.7% proficiency in Algebra I) and Columbus Arts & Technology Academy (12.5% proficiency in Algebra I). Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with 83.26% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Patriot Preparatory Academy is able to achieve these strong academic outcomes while spending less per student than many of its peers.

743

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,344

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4938 Beatrice Dr
Columbus, OH 43227-2113

(614) 864-5332

District: Patriot Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.3%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2024 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2024) to 39th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!American Government scores 23 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,016^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

473^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

524^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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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	40.5	1016 of 1558	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1088 of 1577	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1028 of 1596	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1071 of 1588	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1118 of 1610	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1148 of 1676	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1176 of 1636	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1290 of 1651	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	1323 of 1678	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.0	1058 of 1684	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	1137 of 1687	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.0	1314 of 1701	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	1470 of 1709	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	123 of 615	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	181 of 603	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	85 of 610	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	122 of 601	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	118 of 533	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	124 of 605	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	182 of 598	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	706 of 824	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	421 of 765	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	136 of 281	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.6	228 of 258	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	971 of 1452	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1108 of 1466	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1018 of 1483	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1098 of 1488	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1127 of 1467	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1124 of 1502	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1097 of 1518	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	91 of 259	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	85 of 234	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	136 of 233	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	817 of 1473	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	932 of 1484	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	697 of 1447	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	899 of 1419	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	947 of 1404	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	941 of 1465	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1046 of 1465	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	994 of 1466	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	979 of 1485	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	952 of 1498	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	973 of 1518	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	1018 of 1499	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	965 of 1535	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1162 of 1536	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	661 of 900	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	622 of 856	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	473 of 1036	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	423 of 1046	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	530 of 1048	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	726 of 1017	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	655 of 1037	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	601 of 1050	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	625 of 1010	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	685 of 1038	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.5	740 of 1050	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.4	586 of 1035	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.9	757 of 1008	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	764 of 1001	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	768 of 989	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	41 of 442	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	45 of 429	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	42 of 436	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	53.9	146 of 413	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.0	59 of 385	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	61 of 405	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	52 of 384	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	507 of 938	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	490 of 942	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	564 of 943	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	754 of 925	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	645 of 910	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	585 of 917	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	627 of 897	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	76 of 262	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	44 of 239	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	76 of 249	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	283 of 983	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	184 of 989	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	235 of 974	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	36.3	633 of 947	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	491 of 923	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	292 of 945	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	546 of 924	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	421 of 954	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	352 of 958	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	421 of 963	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	620 of 946	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	546 of 924	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	587 of 933	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	580 of 916	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	524 of 855	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	454 of 864	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	394 of 867	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	582 of 836	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	455 of 819	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	474 of 836	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	563 of 800	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.0	456 of 773	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	543 of 784	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	461 of 778	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.5	447 of 769	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.3	177 of 767	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.6	317 of 832	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	108 of 328	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	79 of 318	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	43 of 323	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	92 of 306	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	53 of 284	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	59 of 303	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	73 of 279	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	572 of 809	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.5	359 of 798	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	337 of 813	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	588 of 794	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	539 of 775	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	525 of 781	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	601 of 751	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	394 of 815	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	261 of 822	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	131 of 805	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	440 of 773	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	244 of 763	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	117 of 779	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	34.6	554 of 758	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	357 of 817	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	527 of 816	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	480 of 819	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	557 of 808	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	330 of 778	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	358 of 792	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	461 of 763	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)91st percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

High school

African American (2025)67th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History79%+8 vs state

Algebra I71%+12 vs state

Biology68%+3 vs state

Science64%~ state avg

Mathematics56%~ state avg

English II56%-5 vs state

English Language Arts50%-10 vs state

American Government50%-23 vs state

Geometry29%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	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
Patriot Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4938 Beatrice Dr	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-5332	743	44	16.7		26 (3.5%)	500 (67.3%)	148 (19.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.1%)								(n/a)	63.6	64.8	50.0	79.4	55.6	68.2	60.6	43.4	43.1	64.2	42.9	33.3	48.5	47.5	60.3	70.4	68.3	55.8	28.6	71.4	$9,344
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2743 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0900	539	28	19.2		13 (2.4%)	429 (79.6%)	71 (13.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)								(n/a)	16.2	25.6	44.1	53.3	38.6	18.8	10.8	12.2	13.3	11.6	45.5	53.1	48.6	31.7	46.7	34.9	53.3	46.7	20.0	12.5	$9,050
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			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
Summit Academy School?Columbus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2521 Fairwood Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Summit Academy School?Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 880-0714	36	5	7.2		12 (33.3%)	23 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)								(n/a)																				0.0	$8,735
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)	61.0	35.9	83.9	65.8	62.9	52.6	54.4	34.7	38.0	22.9	60.7	46.7	63.2	40.3	54.1	32.2	45.1	44.8	44.6	28.7	$15,560
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		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
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)	33.3	82.1	68.4	82.0	52.6	32.4	16.7	25.7	18.5	28.6	52.6	44.1	54.2	40.0	55.6	53.6	79.3	43.3	23.5	54.7	$16,683
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	49.5%	284 (32.7%)	369 (42.5%)	51 (5.9%)	97 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)								(n/a)		64.9	87.1	86.8				57.7	56.7	26.0				76.9	76.3	60.9	79.8	74.2	53.6	66.4	$12,478
Pataskala BRIDGE Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	395 S High St	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(740) 964-3357	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(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		1,078 (67.0%)	254 (15.8%)	111 (6.9%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	150 (9.3%)								(n/a)	36.5	33.3	54.3	51.9	22.9	37.5	20.5	22.7	16.7	12.2	38.6	41.1	51.4	27.5	41.9	28.8	39.2	43.8	14.6	30.6	$8,122

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How many students attend Patriot Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Patriot Preparatory Academy.

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Patriot Preparatory Academy ranks 1016^th of 1558 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Students at Patriot Preparatory Academy are 67% African American, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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2023–24 school spending dataDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.