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East High School

Public Grades 9-12
713th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 795 Ohio High Schools
Better than 10% of Ohio high schools
Summary

East High School is a 9–12 school at 1500 E Broad St in Columbus, Ohio, serving 431 students as part of the Columbus City Schools District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 713th of 795 Ohio high schools — the 10th percentile, with 1 star — slightly below the district's own 683rd of 773 (12th percentile, 1 star). Over the past decade the school has generally stayed in the bottom decile or low teens in state percentile rank, so this is not a school that is newly struggling.

Academically, 2025–2026 was a clear step up: proficiency rose in all six tested End-of-Course subjects compared with the prior year, and the school beat the district average in American Government (53.9%), American History (50.8%), Biology (35.1%) and Geometry (23.7%), while falling below it in English II (29.5%) and Algebra I (22.2%). Every subject is still far below the state average. Locally, East outscored Columbus Africentric Early College High School in all six subjects and beat South High School in Government, History and Biology, but trailed Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in four subjects and was far below Bexley High School, just 1.65 miles away, where proficiency ranges from 79.1% to 96.6%.

Attendance is the standout challenge: 85.8% of East students are chronically absent, versus 53.8% district-wide and 10.5% at Bexley. East's graduation rate is 71.7%, below the district's 81.5%. Among student groups, English Language Learners rank highest (46th percentile, 2 stars) and Special Education students lowest (5th percentile, 0 stars). Its student–teacher ratio of 14.3 is lower than Bexley's 17.4, and 2018–2019 per-student spending of $12,330 was moderate among nearby schools.

431
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,247
Per pupil spending ?
58.9%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 1500 E Broad St
       Columbus, OH  43205-1506

(614) 365-6096

District: Columbus City Schools District


Feeder schools for East High School:

Elementary:    East Columbus Elementary School
    Eastgate Elementary School
    Ohio Avenue Elementary School
    Trevitt Elementary School
Middle:    Champion Middle School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.9%
Hispanic:
10.4%
White:
5.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (36% vs 63% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Algebra I scores 39 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg34%
Ohio avg63%
713th of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 17High Schools in the Columbus City Schools District
683rd of 773Columbus City Schools District 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20268.5713 of 79510.3%★☆☆☆☆
20257.0775 of 8559.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.7752 of 86413.0%★☆☆☆☆
20235.7795 of 8678.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.8720 of 83613.9%★☆☆☆☆
202113.7685 of 81916.4%★☆☆☆☆
20196.5756 of 8369.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.9732 of 8008.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.7713 of 7737.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.1726 of 7847.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20153.7742 of 7784.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.7737 of 7694.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.7741 of 7673.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.0755 of 8329.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.9739 of 8189.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201011.9739 of 8199.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200916.8704 of 79111.0%★☆☆☆☆
20085.1724 of 7675.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.3704 of 7566.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.1679 of 6962.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.0667 of 6893.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20040.4670 of 6811.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202625.6226 of 29623.6%★☆☆☆☆
202518.2280 of 32814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6239 of 31824.8%★☆☆☆☆
202313.9277 of 32314.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.3261 of 30614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.7240 of 28415.5%★☆☆☆☆
201913.8273 of 3039.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.0254 of 2799.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202223.1488 of 60619.5%★☆☆☆☆
201910.3606 of 6283.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.3548 of 5500.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202643.873 of 13545.9%★★☆☆☆
201946.052 of 11253.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202610.9687 of 76310.0%★☆☆☆☆
20255.4754 of 8096.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.0678 of 79815.0%★☆☆☆☆
20234.2760 of 8136.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.0783 of 7941.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.0728 of 7756.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.1746 of 7814.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.0704 of 7516.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202639.0183 of 27232.7%★★☆☆☆
202517.5227 of 27015.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.6175 of 20715.5%★☆☆☆☆
201837.3122 of 18433.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202611.5683 of 76110.2%★☆☆☆☆
20257.6742 of 8159.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.5697 of 82215.2%★☆☆☆☆
20236.8743 of 8057.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.6705 of 7738.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.7666 of 76312.7%★☆☆☆☆
20195.6729 of 7796.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.2699 of 7587.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20267.1709 of 7657.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.5742 of 8179.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.6749 of 8168.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.6763 of 8196.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.4712 of 80811.9%★☆☆☆☆
20214.2741 of 7784.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.8746 of 7925.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.3705 of 7637.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.8544 of 5755.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.3616 of 6170.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.7493 of 59817.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.4459 of 61425.2%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)46th percentile+36 vs school
Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+22 vs school
African American (2026)24th percentile+13 vs school
Disabled (2022)19th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school
Female (2026)10th percentile~ school
Male (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
American Government54%-18 vs state
American History51%-22 vs state
Biology35%-32 vs state
English II30%-33 vs state
Geometry24%-20 vs state
Algebra I22%-39 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended East High School.

East High School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Ohio high schools.

Students at East High School are 79% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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