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North Columbus Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1468^th

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of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

North Columbus Preparatory Academy is a small K–8 school at 1965 Gladstone Ave on Columbus, Ohio's north side, serving 131 students as its own district, and it ranks 762nd of 773 Ohio districts — the 1st percentile — with 0 stars. Statewide, it placed 1,468th of 1,560 schools in 2025–2026, the 6th percentile, a modest rise from the 0th percentile in 2021–2022 but still within the bottom 6% of Ohio schools, and it has not earned a star rating in any year from 2020–2021 through 2025–2026.

Reported test proficiency is low across nearly every tested grade and subject. In 2025–2026, the school reported 0% proficiency in 8th-grade science, mathematics, and English language arts; 9.1% in 7th-grade math and ELA; 12.5% in 6th-grade math; 15.4% in 4th-grade math; 23.1% in 4th-grade ELA; and 25% in 6th-grade ELA — against state averages of roughly 48.6% to 67.3%. Chronic absenteeism is the school's most distinctive challenge: 73.0% in 2025–2026, improved from 87.4% in 2021–2022 but still the highest among nearby schools and well above the 53.8% average for nearby Columbus City Schools District schools. The student–teacher ratio was 32.7 in 2024–2025, higher than most nearby district-run schools.

Nearby schools show that similar urban settings can produce different results. Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School and South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6) are rated 3 stars at the 55th–56th percentile, with far higher proficiency — 75.4% in 4th-grade math and 69.2% in 4th-grade ELA at Cesar Chavez, and 47.2% in 6th-grade math at South Mifflin — plus much lower absenteeism of 19.3% and 44.5%. Cesar Chavez has an even higher student–teacher ratio than North Columbus, so class size alone does not explain the gap. With only 131 students, North Columbus is smaller than Como Elementary School, Graham Elementary and Middle School, and most other nearby schools, so a few students can swing percentages sharply. One encouraging sign: the school's African American student group improved from the 3rd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 14th percentile with 1 star in 2024–2025.

131

Students ?

32.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,573

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

66.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1965 Gladstone Ave
Columbus, OH 43211-2549

(614) 745-8375

District: North Columbus Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.0%

Two or more races:

5.3%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2021 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (10% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 61 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

Ohio avg58%

Elementary school

1,468^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2021

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Middle school

1,011^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

762^nd of 773North Columbus 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	6.8	1468 of 1560	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	1496 of 1558	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1545 of 1577	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1566 of 1596	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1583 of 1588	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1523 of 1610	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	526 of 615	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	581 of 603	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	589 of 610	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	556 of 601	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	517 of 533	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	1394 of 1467	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1396 of 1473	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1443 of 1484	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1424 of 1447	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1405 of 1419	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1348 of 1404	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts14%-45 vs state

Mathematics9%-47 vs state

Science0%-61 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
North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1965 Gladstone Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	North Columbus Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 745-8375	131	4	32.7	73.3%	4 (3.1%)	114 (87.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	6.8	1468^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.9%		5.2	1496^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.0%	28		0.0		15.4		12.5	9.1	0.0		23.1		25.0	9.1	0.0	66.7%	0%	$9,573
Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1779 E Maynard Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6023	183	13	14.0	85.2%	16 (8.7%)	134 (73.2%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (13.1%)	21.7	1238^th of 1560 public elementary schools	20.6%		11.3	1380^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.4%	142	50.0		30.8	38.1	19.2				42.3	42.9	61.5				88.2%	11.8%	$14,063
Hamilton STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2047 Hamilton Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5568	369	17	21.7	81.6%	47 (12.7%)	245 (66.4%)	30 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.7%)	8.8	1428^th of 1560 public elementary schools	8.5%		8.5	1432^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	8.1%	4	17.9		38.2	33.3	15.0	13.5			28.1	33.3	32.5	20.8			84.6%	9.6%	$16,284
Windsor STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	1219 E 12th Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5906	345	17	20.2	82.6%	18 (5.2%)	283 (82.0%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	3.1	1533^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	1.7%		2	1549^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.6%	16	0.0		17.3	15.2	7.7	14.6			15.4	12.1	23.1	12.2			88.5%	3.8%	$14,177
Linden STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 Cleveland Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6537	400	18	22.2	66.3%	18 (4.5%)	208 (52.0%)	151 (37.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	5.3	1493^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	4.3%		4.9	1507^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%	14	12.5		18.9	22.2	7.5	19.0			21.6	22.2	40.0	14.3			88.7%	0%	$14,362
Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	2400 Mock Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 294-3020	389	11	35.3	73.8%	0 (0.0%)	349 (89.7%)	39 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	706^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.8	884^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.3%	178	71.7		56.0	75.4	71.7				48.0	69.2	81.7				45.1%	0%	$11,415
South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6)	Public	PK, KG-6	2365 Middlehurst Dr	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6135	233	14	16.6	78.5%	9 (3.9%)	195 (83.7%)	14 (6.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	62.4	686^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.0%		51.5	871^st of 1558 public elementary schools	44.1%	185	62.5		79.2	66.7	83.3	47.2			62.5	58.3	95.8	48.6			92%	4%	$13,858
East Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5459	311	17	18.2	72.7%	17 (5.5%)	195 (62.7%)	79 (25.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	14.1	1346^th of 1560 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.1	1258^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.3%	88	18.9		29.5	57.1	32.4				29.8	26.2	43.2				92.5%	3.8%	$16,882
Columbus Noor Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2020 Leonard Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Noor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(380) 239-2736	37	1	37.0	—	1 (2.7%)	36 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															46.2%	0%	$22,024
Como Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2989 Reis Ave	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6013	225	16	14.0	86.2%	66 (29.3%)	116 (51.6%)	20 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.9%)	15.1	1325^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.1%		13.4	1349^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.4%	24	36.4		22.7	52.0	22.7				20.5	45.8	38.6				87.1%	9.7%	$12,529

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North Columbus Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Columbus Preparatory Academy?

Students at North Columbus Preparatory Academy are 87% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend North Columbus Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 131 students attended North Columbus Preparatory Academy.

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