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The Academy for Urban Scholars

Q: How many students attend The Academy for Urban Scholars?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended The Academy for Urban Scholars.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Academy for Urban Scholars?

Students at The Academy for Urban Scholars are 90% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

Summary

The Academy for Urban Scholars is a public charter high school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 375 students. Despite its location in a high-poverty area, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Academy for Urban Scholars has faced significant challenges, including abysmal graduation rates, ranging from 47.8% to 67.7% in recent years, and a severe chronic absenteeism problem, with rates as high as 100%. Proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are shockingly low across all subject areas, with only 4.2% of students proficient in Geometry in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 42.8%. The school's underperformance extends across various student subgroups, ranking among the bottom 10-20% of Ohio high schools for female, male, African American, special education, low socioeconomic status, and homeless students.

In contrast to The Academy for Urban Scholars, nearby schools like Bexley High School and Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School have significantly higher performance, with graduation rates above 80% and proficiency rates well above the state average. The stark contrast between these schools and The Academy for Urban Scholars highlights the urgent need for intervention and support to address the underlying issues and improve outcomes for the students at The Academy for Urban Scholars.

386

Students ?

27.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,440

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1808 E Broad St
Columbus, OH 43203-2003

(614) 545-9890

District: The Academy for Urban Scholars

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Two or more races:

4.7%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (11% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Biology scores 59 pts below the Ohio average

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

Ohio avg62%

Not ranked this year

The Academy for Urban Scholars did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	2.3	841 of 855	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	855 of 864	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	855 of 867	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	830 of 836	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	802 of 819	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	829 of 836	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	795 of 800	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	320 of 328	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	316 of 318	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	321 of 323	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	305 of 306	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	279 of 279	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	6.8	605 of 606	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	787 of 809	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	798 of 798	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	803 of 813	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.2	790 of 794	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	777 of 781	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	804 of 815	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	819 of 822	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	796 of 805	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.4	771 of 773	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	763 of 763	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	771 of 779	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	758 of 758	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	806 of 817	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	805 of 816	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	819 of 819	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.1	807 of 808	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.4	778 of 778	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	791 of 792	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.2	763 of 763	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	575 of 617	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	613 of 614	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History19%-52 vs state

American Government16%-57 vs state

Algebra I14%-45 vs state

English II8%-53 vs state

Biology6%-59 vs state

Geometry4%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (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 (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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
The Academy for Urban Scholars	Public, Charter	9-12	1808 E Broad St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	The Academy for Urban Scholars	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 545-9890	386	14	27.5	84.5%	11 (2.8%)	348 (90.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)							$13,440
East High School	Public	9-12	1500 E Broad St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6096	431	30	14.3	58.9%	24 (5.6%)	340 (78.9%)	45 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	8.5	713^th of 795 public high schools	10.3%		7	775^th of 855 public high schools	9.4%	62	53.9	50.8	35.1	29.5	23.7	22.2	$18,247
Bexley High School	Public	9-12	326 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 231-4591	766	44	17.4	—	611 (79.8%)	52 (6.8%)	36 (4.7%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	86.2	27^th of 795 public high schools	96.6%		87.9	18^th of 855 public high schools	97.9%	9	96.6	96.5	94.4	90.7	79.1	87.9	$17,886
BCS Online School	Public, Virtual	10-12	348 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 231-7611	2	0		—	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)
Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Public, Charter	9-12	1270 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 258-8588	320	14	22.8	44.4%	31 (9.7%)	220 (68.8%)	50 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	20	656^th of 795 public high schools	17.5%		19.6	672^nd of 855 public high schools	21.4%	16	53.8	73.8	59.0	40.3	17.9	25.9	$11,514
Fort Hayes Career Center	Public	10-12	546 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-6681	102	28	3.6	—	54 (52.9%)	34 (33.3%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)								(n/a)
Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School	Public	9-12	546 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6681	752	38	19.7	81.0%	105 (14.0%)	487 (64.8%)	94 (12.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	21.5	651^st of 795 public high schools	18.1%		16.5	693^rd of 855 public high schools	18.9%	42	59.0	66.7	55.2	60.0	12.4	15.0	$17,925
Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Public	9-12	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8675	332	21	15.8	—	3 (0.9%)	300 (90.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	2.8	770^th of 795 public high schools	3.1%		5.4	798^th of 855 public high schools	6.7%	28	45.6	45.3	15.6	16.1	1.2	17.6	$17,283
Mason Run High School	Public, Charter	9-12	923 S James Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Mason Run High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7540	127	6	23.0	89.0%	4 (3.1%)	101 (79.5%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)							$11,288
Eastmoor Academy	Public	9-12	417 S Weyant Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6158	584	36	16.2	52.1%	10 (1.7%)	511 (87.5%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	8	719^th of 795 public high schools	9.6%		12.1	720^th of 855 public high schools	15.8%	1	64.1	31.3	27.9	36.7	7.7	16.0	$19,319

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What is the racial makeup of The Academy for Urban Scholars?

Students at The Academy for Urban Scholars are 90% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend The Academy for Urban Scholars?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended The Academy for Urban Scholars.

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