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South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village is a K–8 charter school in Columbus, OH, serving 270 students near German Village. In 2025–26, it ranks 1,326th of 1,560 Ohio schools — 15th percentile — with a 1-star rating. Its district rank is 678th of 773 (12th percentile), also 1 star. The school was at the 39th percentile with 2 stars in 2018–19 before declining to 15th percentile in 2025–26.

Test results are uneven. Across 14 tests in 2025–26, average proficiency is about 30.1%, versus roughly 60.1% statewide. Bright spots include 7th-grade ELA at 71.4% (above Ohio’s 62.7%), 5th-grade math at 50.0% (only about 9 points below the state and the highest nearby 5th-grade math score), and 5th-grade ELA at 57.7%. Weak areas include 8th-grade science at 13.6%, 8th-grade math at 9.1%, 3rd-grade math at 14.7%, 6th-grade math at 12.5%, and 6th-grade ELA at 20.8%. Nearby, United Schools Columbus generally outperforms South — Science 8 at 54.4% vs. 13.6%, Math 8 at 43.7% vs. 9.1% — but South beats United in Math 5 and ELA 7. Stewart Alternative Elementary School and Siebert Elementary School rank higher overall and are stronger in early grades, yet South edges them in 5th-grade math and ELA. A+ Arts Academy is much lower across most tests.

Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge: 66.9% in 2025–26, improved from 84.4% in 2023–24 but still above the Columbus City Schools District rate of 53.8% and higher than most nearby schools, including Stewart Alternative Elementary School (38.1%), Siebert Elementary School (40.7%), and United Schools Columbus (49.1%). Only Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy (66.2%) is similar, while A+ Arts Academy (84.4%) is higher. The student-teacher ratio was 17 in 2024–25, moderate locally; per-student spending was $9,030 in 2018–19, dated but lower than nearby Columbus City Schools District schools. State subgroup rankings show uneven effectiveness: male students fell to the 4th percentile in 2025–26, and low-income students were at the 16th percentile. Overall, South is low-ranked with real gaps, but not the weakest nearby, with pockets of strength in 5th-grade math, 5th-grade ELA, and 7th-grade ELA.

270

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,029

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

387 E Beck St
Columbus, OH 43206-3259

(614) 669-6301

District: South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Two or more races:

13.3%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,326^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

835^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 23 pts since 2021

From bottom 43% (2021) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

678^th of 773South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village 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	15.1	1326 of 1560	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1215 of 1558	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1183 of 1577	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1304 of 1596	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1257 of 1588	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1194 of 1610	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	1019 of 1676	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	457 of 631	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.2	271 of 615	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	258 of 603	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	346 of 610	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	236 of 601	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	207 of 533	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	111 of 605	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	1227 of 1452	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	1149 of 1452	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1075 of 1466	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1355 of 1483	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1122 of 1488	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1111 of 1502	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	1239 of 1467	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	1129 of 1473	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1081 of 1484	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1167 of 1447	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1101 of 1419	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1086 of 1404	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	712 of 1465	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	1402 of 1467	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	1147 of 1466	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1218 of 1485	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1214 of 1498	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1209 of 1499	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	835 of 1046	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	843 of 1036	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	852 of 1046	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	831 of 1048	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	797 of 1017	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	587 of 1037	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	304 of 455	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	198 of 442	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	174 of 429	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	265 of 436	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	220 of 413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	803 of 947	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	805 of 996	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	787 of 983	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	749 of 989	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	745 of 974	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	738 of 947	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	938 of 955	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	749 of 954	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	733 of 958	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	755 of 963	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school

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

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-34 vs state

Science18%-44 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 22, 2020

The sister school same name in German Village promised my daughter a place in traditional school on the 24th. They called 2 days before she was suppose to start ,,put her on waiting list. We enrolled 2 weeks ago and filled out transportation and bought uniforms. Tell us before hand don't try to be a car salesman and principal. If they lie about this what more would they lie about. They gave her spot away by mistake. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, January 31, 2020

So far our experience has been great. My son has really excelled here. His teacher is very supportive and very caring. She is
Definitely concerned about the students learning and behaviors. This is a great alternative to the failing public schools in our area. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Probably this is the best school for the area Close Quote

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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)						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	Total
South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Public, Charter	K-8	387 E Beck St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 669-6301	270	16	17.0	71.9%	22 (8.1%)	187 (69.3%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.3%)	15.1	1326^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.0%		22.9	1215^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.0%	111	23.1	13.6	14.7	38.9	50.0	12.5	19.0	9.1	32.4	30.6	57.7	20.8	71.4	27.3	$10,029
Siebert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	385 Reinhard Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6613	373	17	21.9	52.3%	27 (7.2%)	84 (22.5%)	245 (65.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	24	1211^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.4%		25.4	1172^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	24.8%	39	21.4		69.6	38.3	28.6	41.0			44.7	29.8	52.4	35.0			$17,331
Franklin Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	61 E Mound St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Franklin Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 586-7599	45	3	15.0	37.8%	7 (15.6%)	30 (66.7%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)															$11,474
Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	825 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5527	298	18	16.5	89.9%	13 (4.4%)	231 (77.5%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.4%)	5.9	1487^th of 1560 public elementary schools	4.7%		2.7	1539^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.2%	52	17.2		18.4	11.8	17.2	8.3			34.2	31.4	34.5	13.9			$16,090
Stewart Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Stewart Ave	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5556	319	13	24.5	67.4%	26 (8.2%)	252 (79.0%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	30.3	1133^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	27.4%		20	1262^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	19.0%	129	24.3		82.1	40.0	10.8	40.0			69.2	48.9	40.5	33.3			$17,416
Ohio Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Ohio Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6130	201	12	16.7	92.0%	22 (10.9%)	146 (72.6%)	12 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	10	1411^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.6%		7.3	1458^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.4%	47	23.1		41.0	30.0	11.1				35.9	36.7	25.9				$16,607
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 S 4th St	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5553	309	16	19.3	77.3%	113 (36.6%)	136 (44.0%)	24 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.0%)	10.7	1400^th of 1560 public elementary schools	10.3%		9.5	1420^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.9%	20	19.2		22.5	25.7	0.0	38.1			29.3	19.4	23.1	41.5			$14,003
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	579 E Markison Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5524	232	12	19.3	89.7%	64 (27.6%)	120 (51.7%)	21 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.2%)	8.2	1442^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	7.6%		5.6	1487^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.6%	45	28.6		18.2	9.8	33.3	11.4			27.3	21.4	42.9	20.0			$19,832
Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1414 Gault St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 300-3685	145	12	12.0	80.0%	5 (3.4%)	128 (88.3%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	8.7	1430^th of 1560 public elementary schools	8.3%		5.3	1493^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.2%	63	10.0			33.3	10.0	16.7				40.0	20.0	25.0			$12,418
A+ Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1395 Fair Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	A+ Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 725-1305	247	28	8.8	91.9%	5 (2.0%)	208 (84.2%)	14 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	4	1516^th of 1560 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.2	1514^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.8%	2	7.1	0.0	25.0	4.3	6.7	6.7	5.0	0.0	28.6	26.1	28.6	11.8	10.0	0.0	$1,610

Frequently Asked Questions about South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village

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In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village.

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South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village

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South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village?

Students at South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village are 69% African American, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% White.

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