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Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy is a K–8 charter school serving 145 students at 1414 Gault St on Columbus's near east side, making it the smallest school in this 11-school comparison group. It is also its own district: the Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy district ranks 743rd of 773 Ohio districts (4th percentile, 0 stars), so the school-level and district-level rankings are essentially the same measurement rather than two independent signals.

Academically, the school sits in the bottom tenth of Ohio schools in every year on record, but the trend is modestly upward — its statewide percentile moved from 2 to 4 to 4 to 4 to 8 over the last five years, its best showing since 2020–21. In 2025–26, every reported subject and grade fell below the Ohio average, usually by 25–50 points. The strongest result was 4th-grade ELA at 40%, still about 22 points under the state; the weakest were 5th-grade math and science, both at 10%. Against nearby schools, however, it is mid-pack rather than last: it ranks ahead of Eastgate Elementary School, Livingston Elementary School, Moler Elementary School, and fellow charter A+ Arts Academy, and behind Siebert Elementary School, Fairwood Alternative Elementary School, Ohio Avenue Elementary School, and South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village.

The biggest challenge is attendance: 66.2% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, second highest in the group and 12.4 points above the Columbus City Schools District rate of 53.8%. The encouraging news is that this has improved sharply, down 21.6 points from a 2022–23 peak of 87.8%. The school also reported an unusually low 12:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–25 — roughly half its prior-year figure — though a single year of staffing data in a school this small is worth watching rather than treating as proven cause. Results for low-income students remain in the bottom tenth of the state (5th–8th percentile, 0 stars). Bottom line: a very small, bottom-decile school showing genuine but modest improvement, especially in attendance and its newest test scores, while still far below state proficiency levels.

145

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,418

Per pupil spending ?

80.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1414 Gault St
Columbus, OH 43205-2933

(614) 300-3685

District: Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.3%

Hispanic:

4.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (22% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

Ohio avg62%

1,430^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

From bottom 13% (2021) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

743^rd of 773Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy 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	8.7	1430 of 1560	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	1493 of 1558	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1517 of 1577	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1532 of 1596	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1552 of 1588	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1398 of 1610	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	501 of 631	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	502 of 615	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	494 of 603	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	546 of 610	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	552 of 601	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	349 of 533	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	1353 of 1467	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1395 of 1473	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1362 of 1484	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1396 of 1447	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1388 of 1419	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1165 of 1404	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	3.5	1459 of 1498	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	1043 of 1046	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	867 of 1048	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	42.1	217 of 436	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	755 of 974	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2023)50th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)22nd percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-34 vs state

Mathematics20%-41 vs state

Science10%-53 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
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
Fairwood Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	726 Fairwood Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6111	202	16	12.6	91.1%	8 (4.0%)	163 (80.7%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	13.4	1357^th of 1560 public elementary schools	13.0%		9	1424^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.6%	67	7.1		15.8	42.1	28.6	27.8			23.8	47.4	35.7	33.3			80%	8%	$18,674
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				96%	0%	$16,607
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
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			84.6%	5.8%	$16,090
Moler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Moler Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5529	287	17	16.8	88.5%	37 (12.9%)	175 (61.0%)	37 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.8%)	4	1514^th of 1560 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.6	1527^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.0%	13	5.0		19.4	21.6	0.0	16.7			16.1	32.4	15.0	4.2			94.4%	2.8%	$18,351
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	74.5%	2%	$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			98.1%	0%	$17,331
Montrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 E Main St	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-4226	324	22	14.6	—	262 (80.9%)	11 (3.4%)	21 (6.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	88.6	88^th of 1560 public elementary schools	94.4%		84.7	175^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.8%	87	94.6		82.4	91.4	86.8				86.3	84.5	94.6				92.3%	5.1%	$18,207
Eastgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Stratford Way	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6132	171	10	17.1	91.8%	8 (4.7%)	130 (76.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	2.6	1546^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.9%		1.7	1554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%	8	17.4		8.3	4.3	13.0				8.3	8.7	30.4				81.4%	10.2%	$17,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy.

Is Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy a good school?

Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy?

Students at Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy are 88% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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