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Franklinton Prep High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 13% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Franklinton Prep High School is a public charter high school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 226 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Franklinton Prep High School District, which is ranked 713 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklinton Prep High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools over the past four years, with rankings ranging from 741 out of 855 schools to 786 out of 836 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger during this period. Its four-year graduation rates have been extremely low, ranging from 30.6% to 45.9%, significantly below the state average. The school has also struggled with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 99.9% in 2020-2021. Academically, Franklinton Prep High School's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are well below state averages across all subject areas.

In contrast, Grandview Heights High School, located just 1.89 miles away, has consistently ranked in the top 5% of Ohio high schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance rates. This highlights the significant educational disparities within the Columbus metropolitan area.

216

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,385

Per pupil spending ?

40 Chicago Ave
Columbus, OH 43222-1132

(614) 653-7135

District: Franklinton Prep High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

White:

31.0%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!American Government scores 46 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

Ohio avg62%

741^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2022

From bottom 6% (2022) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

713^th of 828Franklinton Prep 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	9.5	741 of 855	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	835 of 864	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	815 of 867	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	786 of 836	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	239 of 328	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	313 of 318	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	294 of 323	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	254 of 306	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	61 of 107	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	688 of 809	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	787 of 798	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	781 of 813	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	784 of 794	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	253 of 270	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	698 of 815	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	799 of 822	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	761 of 805	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	731 of 773	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	789 of 817	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	787 of 816	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	777 of 819	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	738 of 808	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	0.9	742 of 754	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	742 of 756	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	744 of 749	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)43rd percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I42%-17 vs state

American History37%-34 vs state

English II29%-32 vs state

American Government26%-46 vs state

Geometry21%-22 vs state

Biology20%-45 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 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 II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Franklinton Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	40 Chicago Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 653-7135	216	8	27.0		67 (31.0%)	94 (43.5%)	35 (16.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	9.5	741^st of 855 public high schools	13.3%		3.7	835^th of 864 public high schools	3.4%	94	26.2	36.7	20.0	28.6	20.9		42.1	$10,385
Franklinton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	89 Avondale Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Franklinton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 427-1012	155	10	15.1		43 (27.7%)	82 (52.9%)	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	5.5	795^th of 855 public high schools	7.0%		11.7	718^th of 864 public high schools	16.9%	77	18.2		25.6	30.4	0.0		22.6	$10,692
Central High School	Public, Charter	9-12	840 W State St	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Central High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7530	93	6	15.5		18 (19.4%)	60 (64.5%)	11 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)				0.0				$14,247
Flex High School	Public, Charter	9-12	567 W Broad St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Flex High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 610-9749	370	8	46.2		140 (37.8%)	131 (35.4%)	64 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	9.3	742^nd of 855 public high schools	13.2%		22	662^nd of 864 public high schools	23.4%	80	33.3	43.7	20.0	25.0		6.0	21.3	$9,216
Capital High School	Public, Charter	9-12	640 Harrisburg Pike	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	Capital High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 636-6775	76	4	19.0		32 (42.1%)	35 (46.1%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.6%)								(n/a)								$14,311
Grandview Heights High School	Public	9-12	1587 W 3rd Ave	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4000	338	25	13.3	7.1%	301 (89.1%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	88.2	16^th of 855 public high schools	98.1%		88.2	17^th of 864 public high schools	98.0%	1	100.0	97.6	96.0	94.1	79.7		87.0	$22,313
Early College Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	137 E State St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Early College Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 298-4742	114	8	15.2	43.9%	7 (6.1%)	85 (74.6%)	18 (15.8%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.7	851^st of 855 public high schools	0.5%		3.5	838^th of 864 public high schools	3.0%	13	16.7		7.1	0.0	0.0		0.0	$8,938
Columbus Downtown High School	Public	10-12	365 S 4th St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-2283	48	36	1.3		30 (62.5%)	12 (25.0%)	5 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West High School	Public	9-12	179 S Powell Ave	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5956	846	51	16.5		152 (18.0%)	318 (37.6%)	300 (35.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	4.6	805^th of 855 public high schools	5.8%		6.8	774^th of 864 public high schools	10.4%	31	33.3	29.5	28.7	23.4	1.7		12.3	$16,004
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		105 (14.0%)	487 (64.8%)	94 (12.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	16.5	693^rd of 855 public high schools	18.9%		23.2	650^th of 864 public high schools	24.8%	43	55.2	53.3	43.4	40.7	11.5		15.4	$17,925

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In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Franklinton Prep High School.

Is Franklinton Prep High School a good school?

Franklinton Prep High School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Ohio high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklinton Prep High School?

Students at Franklinton Prep High School are 44% African American, 31% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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