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East High School

Q: Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend East High School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of East High School?

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

Q: What schools feed into East High School?

East High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : East Columbus Elementary School Elementary : Eastgate Elementary School Elementary : Ohio Avenue Elementary School Elementary : Trevitt Elementary School Middle : Champion Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio high schools

Summary

East High School is a public high school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 437 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 685 to 795 out of around 800-850 high schools. The school's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 69.4% to 83.3%, are significantly lower than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Bexley High School (96.1%) and Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School (83.3%). Additionally, East High School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 86.9%, much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools.

Academically, East High School students perform poorly on state assessments compared to the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.8% of East High School students were proficient or better in Geometry, compared to 42.8% statewide and 13.4% in the Columbus City Schools District. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio high schools for Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

431

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,247

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 5th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (26% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 46 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

Ohio avg62%

775^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19High Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	775 of 855	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	752 of 864	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	795 of 867	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	720 of 836	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	685 of 819	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	756 of 836	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	732 of 800	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	713 of 773	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	726 of 784	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	742 of 778	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	737 of 769	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	741 of 767	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	755 of 832	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	739 of 818	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	739 of 819	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.8	704 of 791	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.1	724 of 767	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.3	704 of 756	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	679 of 696	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	667 of 689	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	670 of 681	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	280 of 328	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	239 of 318	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	277 of 323	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	261 of 306	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	240 of 284	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	273 of 303	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	254 of 279	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	488 of 606	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	606 of 628	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	548 of 550	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	46.0	52 of 112	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	754 of 809	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	678 of 798	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	760 of 813	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	783 of 794	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	728 of 775	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	746 of 781	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	704 of 751	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	227 of 270	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	175 of 207	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	122 of 184	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	742 of 815	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	697 of 822	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	743 of 805	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	705 of 773	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	666 of 763	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	729 of 779	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	699 of 758	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	742 of 817	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	749 of 816	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	763 of 819	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	712 of 808	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	741 of 778	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	746 of 792	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	705 of 763	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	616 of 617	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	493 of 598	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	459 of 614	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)54th percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government43%-30 vs state

American History41%-30 vs state

English II26%-34 vs state

Biology26%-39 vs state

Algebra I13%-46 vs state

Geometry8%-35 vs state

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Schools Near East High School

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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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
East High School	Public	9-12	1500 E Broad St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6096	431	30	14.3		24 (5.6%)	340 (78.9%)	45 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	7	775^th of 855 public high schools	9.4%		8.7	752^nd of 864 public high schools	13.0%	23	42.7	41.1	26.3	26.4	7.8	13.0	$18,247
The Academy for Urban Scholars	Public, Charter	9-12	1808 E Broad St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	The Academy for Urban Scholars	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 545-9890	386	14	27.5		11 (2.8%)	348 (90.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	2.3	841^st of 855 public high schools	1.6%		2.5	855^th of 864 public high schools	1.0%	14	15.8	19.2	6.5	7.5	4.2	14.5	$13,440
Fort Hayes Career Center	Public	10-12	546 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 365-6681	102	28	3.6		54 (52.9%)	34 (33.3%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)								(n/a)
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
Bexley High School	Public	9-12	326 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 231-4591	766	44	17.4	27.2%	611 (79.8%)	52 (6.8%)	36 (4.7%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	87.9	18^th of 855 public high schools	97.9%		84.2	41^st of 864 public high schools	95.3%	23	95.1	96.5	96.5	94.3	79.1	90.2	$17,886
BCS Online School	Public, Virtual	12	348 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 231-7611	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)
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)
Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Public, Charter	9-12	1270 Brentnell Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Charles School at Ohio Dominican University	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 258-8588	320	14	22.8		31 (9.7%)	220 (68.8%)	50 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	19.6	672^nd of 855 public high schools	21.4%		20.2	669^th of 864 public high schools	22.6%	3	61.8	59.2	37.0	28.0	27.0	25.6	$11,514
YB Columbus Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	1183 Essex Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	YB Columbus Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 291-0805	264	9	29.3		11 (4.2%)	230 (87.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	6.5	782^nd of 855 public high schools	8.5%		2.1	860^th of 864 public high schools	0.5%	78	17.5	31.0	21.4	10.3	22.6	29.2	$16,700

Frequently Asked Questions about East High School

What is the racial makeup of East High School?

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

What district is East High School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend East High School?

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

What schools feed into East High School?

East High School is fed by the following schools:

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

Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Ohio high schools.

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