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Focus North High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

820^th

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of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 4% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Focus North High School is a public charter high school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 191 students. The school is part of the Focus North High School District, which is ranked 792 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Focus North High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 709 out of 819 in 2020-2021 to 836 out of 864 in 2023-2024. The school's four-year graduation rate has been consistently low, ranging from 25% in 2021-2022 to 35.4% in 2020-2021, which is significantly below the state average. Additionally, Focus North High School has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 90.7% in 2024-2025 to 95.6% in 2022-2023, more than double the state average.

Across all subject areas and grade levels, Focus North High School's test scores are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from just 2.1% in Geometry to 35.7% in American History, compared to state averages of 42.8% and 71.2%, respectively. This underperformance is consistent across student subgroups, including female, male, African American, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. When comparing Focus North High School to nearby public schools, such as Beechcroft High School, Columbus Alternative High School, and Horizon Science Academy Columbus, it is clear that Focus North High School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student outcomes.

202

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,806

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4807 Evanswood Dr
Columbus, OH 43229-6285

(614) 310-0430

District: Focus North High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

White:

20.8%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2018 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Biology scores 51 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

Ohio avg62%

820^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

792^nd of 828Focus North High School 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	820 of 855	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	836 of 864	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	834 of 867	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	762 of 836	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	709 of 819	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	818 of 836	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	793 of 800	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	289 of 328	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	307 of 318	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	274 of 323	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	302 of 306	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	227 of 284	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	298 of 303	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	260 of 279	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	788 of 809	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	781 of 798	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	798 of 813	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	740 of 794	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	753 of 775	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	769 of 781	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	782 of 815	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	789 of 822	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	776 of 805	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	695 of 773	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	676 of 763	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	764 of 779	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	748 of 758	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	779 of 817	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	809 of 816	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	757 of 819	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	696 of 808	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	673 of 778	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	769 of 792	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	755 of 763	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	508 of 617	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	622 of 749	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+14 vs school

White (2022)17th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History36%-35 vs state

American Government28%-45 vs state

Algebra I15%-44 vs state

Biology14%-51 vs state

English II14%-47 vs state

Geometry2%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Focus North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4807 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus North High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 310-0430	202	11	19.0		42 (20.8%)	116 (57.4%)	27 (13.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	3.5	820^th of 855 public high schools	4.1%		3.6	836^th of 864 public high schools	3.2%	16	27.5	35.7	14.3	13.5	2.1			15.4	$12,806
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	1070 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 846-7616	680	53	12.8		14 (2.1%)	569 (83.7%)	66 (9.7%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	40.7	558^th of 855 public high schools	34.7%		40.8	543^rd of 864 public high schools	37.2%	15	73.8	67.6	49.7	53.1	34.4			62.4	$13,036
Columbus International High School	Public	9-12	4077 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-4054	540	32	16.8		23 (4.3%)	192 (35.6%)	288 (53.3%)	25 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	9.5	740^th of 855 public high schools	13.5%		10.6	726^th of 864 public high schools	16.0%	14	45.7	53.0	27.4	28.1	6.3			10.3	$17,114
Graham School The	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Indianola Ave	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Graham School The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 262-1111	139	11	12.6		53 (38.1%)	49 (35.3%)	25 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	15.7	701^st of 855 public high schools	18.0%		14.5	700^th of 864 public high schools	19.0%	1	50.0	46.3	48.3	45.2	12.0			5.0	$39,325
Northland High School	Public	9-12	1919 Northcliff Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5342	1,029	59	17.4		75 (7.3%)	588 (57.1%)	243 (23.6%)	81 (7.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	6.3	784^th of 855 public high schools	8.3%		6.8	773^rd of 864 public high schools	10.5%	11	43.9	33.8	27.9	25.7	5.1			11.8	$16,570
Whetstone High School	Public	9-12	4405 Scenic Dr	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6060	1,017	52	19.5		394 (38.7%)	258 (25.4%)	236 (23.2%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.1%)	34.9	607^th of 855 public high schools	29.0%		41.1	541^st of 864 public high schools	37.4%	66	70.9	72.0	61.0	47.7	25.8			21.6	$15,662
North Woods Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	North Woods Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 891-9041	94	7	14.4		9 (9.6%)	60 (63.8%)	16 (17.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)	8.3	757^th of 855 public high schools	11.5%		15.1	696^th of 864 public high schools	19.4%	61	40.0	46.7	25.0		5.3				$13,416
Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1900 E Dublin Granville Rd Ste	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Career Prep Virtual High School. Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 995-7143	96	1	96.0		17 (17.7%)	74 (77.1%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$29,591
Thomas Worthington High School	Public	9-12	300 W Granville Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6200	1,712	99	17.3	27.0%	1,088 (63.6%)	280 (16.4%)	147 (8.6%)	62 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.8%)	77.8	93^rd of 855 public high schools	89.1%		74.7	141^st of 864 public high schools	83.7%	48	85.0	88.7	84.4	79.0		58.5	61.9		$15,500
Beechcroft High School	Public	9-12	6100 Beechcroft Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5364	587	41	14.3		47 (8.0%)	330 (56.2%)	166 (28.3%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	9.8	737^th of 855 public high schools	13.8%		12.6	711^th of 864 public high schools	17.7%	26	57.6	42.5	29.8	14.3	5.5			21.4	$17,009

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Students at Focus North High School are 57% African American, 21% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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Focus North High School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Ohio high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Focus North High School.

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