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Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School is a PK–5 campus at 3223 Allegheny Ave in Columbus, OH, serving 374 students as the elementary piece of a PK–12 "early college" pipeline within the Columbus City Schools District, a district ranked near the bottom statewide that sits immediately beside the far higher-performing Bexley City district.

By statewide rank, the school lands at 1,199th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 23rd percentile, 1 star — but that headline number undersells the direction of travel. Its percentile rank has improved four years running (14, then 18, then 23) to the highest point in a decade, and it now leads its Columbus City peers: Broadleigh Elementary School (18th percentile), East Columbus Elementary School (7th), Fairmoor Elementary School (4th), and Eastgate Elementary School (1st). Broadleigh Elementary School is only 0.36 miles away with similar enrollment and absenteeism, yet its results have swung sharply year to year while this school's have climbed steadily.

Math is the engine: the school beats its district averages in every tested grade, highlighted by grade-4 math at 64.0%, close to the state average. Early literacy is the soft spot — grades 3 and 4 ELA fall below district levels and roughly 30 points below the state — and grade-5 science, though improving each year, remains about 35 points behind the state. Chronic absenteeism affects 47.5% of students, better than the district and every Columbus City peer in the comparison, but still a major constraint. The student-teacher ratio improved sharply from 32.3 to 23.3, yet remains the highest among comparable schools. Notably, the school's African American students rank at the 58th percentile with 3 stars, well above the school's overall 23rd-percentile placement.

374

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,139

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

94.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.8% (any vaccine)

3223 Allegheny Ave
Columbus, OH 43209-5761

(614) 365-6517

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.4%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Columbus City Schools District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

Ohio avg64%

1,199^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 70Elementary Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

683^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	1199 of 1560	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	1279 of 1558	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1356 of 1577	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1403 of 1596	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1456 of 1588	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1447 of 1610	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1468 of 1676	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1453 of 1636	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	1520 of 1651	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	1562 of 1678	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	1531 of 1684	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	1566 of 1687	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	1619 of 1701	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	1659 of 1709	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	1612 of 1686	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	1623 of 1662	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.2	1503 of 1610	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	1492 of 1582	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.1	1467 of 1609	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.4	1280 of 1504	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	1356 of 1501	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	1387 of 1471	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	262 of 631	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	299 of 615	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	345 of 603	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	409 of 610	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	465 of 601	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	405 of 533	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	388 of 605	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	422 of 598	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1127 of 1452	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	1265 of 1452	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1262 of 1466	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1226 of 1483	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1313 of 1488	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1375 of 1467	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1351 of 1502	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1412 of 1518	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	1096 of 1467	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1193 of 1473	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1265 of 1484	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1260 of 1447	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1298 of 1419	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1277 of 1404	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1279 of 1465	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1306 of 1465	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1133 of 1467	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1149 of 1466	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1329 of 1485	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1442 of 1498	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1455 of 1518	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1312 of 1499	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1339 of 1535	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1357 of 1536	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	8.2	916 of 1010	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	958 of 1038	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)58th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%-13 vs state

English Language Arts41%-24 vs state

Science27%-35 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 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	374	16	23.3	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	338 (90.4%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	24.6	1199^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.6	1279^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.9%	80	27.3	46.2	64.0	38.2			30.8	31.4	61.8			94.2%	5.8%	$15,139
Broadleigh Elementary School	Public	1-5	3039 Maryland Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6144	302	17	17.7	57.9%	13 (4.3%)	176 (58.3%)	92 (30.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	17.9	1286^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.6%		7.7	1448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.1%	162	30.8	20.0	40.9	23.1			25.7	54.5	57.1					$12,692
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2754 Maryland Ave	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-3280	333	21	15.8	—	253 (76.0%)	24 (7.2%)	15 (4.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	89	79^th of 1560 public elementary schools	94.9%		85.4	163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%	84	89.5	92.7	92.2	88.5			92.7	86.2	84.2			94.4%	3.7%	$16,519
East Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 E. 7th Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6147	364	17	21.4	72.5%	26 (7.1%)	170 (46.7%)	145 (39.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	7.5	1457^th of 1560 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.5	1454^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%	3	32.5	9.8	20.5	20.0			24.4	32.6	37.5			91.7%	2.8%	$15,626
Columbus Bilingual Central	Public, Charter	K-5	767 N Cassady Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Central	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(380) 268-9521	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												56.3%	0%
Fairmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3281 Mayfair Park Pl	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6169	461	24	19.2	71.4%	27 (5.9%)	326 (70.7%)	45 (9.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.5%)	5.5	1491^st of 1560 public elementary schools	4.4%		4.2	1515^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.8%	24	5.4	34.3	24.6	10.8			23.9	27.3	26.3			86.4%	7.4%	$11,657
Cassingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43203	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4266	480	27	17.7	—	414 (86.3%)	9 (1.9%)	24 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)	86.6	127^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.9%		85.7	153^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.2%	26	87.7	80.2	83.9	82.9			87.8	87.9	93.8			100%	0%	$16,079
Beechwood Elementary School	Public	2-5	455 Beechwood Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5300	508	26	19.9	77.0%	78 (15.4%)	221 (43.5%)	148 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	12.2	1373^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	12.0%		15.6	1321^st of 1558 public elementary schools	15.2%	52	29.0	18.9	46.4	17.5			27.1	41.6	42.7					$10,512
Columbus Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	873 Walcutt Ave	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0720	144	18	8.0	88.9%	5 (3.5%)	119 (82.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.1%)	77.1	376^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.9%		35.1	1068^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.5%	692	100.0	87.5	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	81.3	60.9	85.7	30.0	53.3	85.7%	14.3%	$11,966
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School

How many students attend Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School.

What district is Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School in?

Columbus City Schools District

Is Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School a good school?

Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School?

Students at Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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