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Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 388 students in grades PK-5 in the Columbus City Schools District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 45.6% to 57.8% over the past few years, well above district and state averages. Its academic performance is also well below district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 30.5% for the district and 63.4% for the state. However, the school's African American students perform relatively better compared to other subgroups, ranking 299 out of 615 Ohio elementary schools for that subgroup.

When comparing Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Columbus City Schools District, it performs significantly worse on test scores and other metrics. For example, Broadleigh Elementary School, which is less than half a mile away, outperforms Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School across all subject areas and grade levels. The analysis also reveals a stark contrast between Columbus Africentric Early College Elementary School and the high-performing elementary schools in the neighboring Bexley City School District, such as Montrose Elementary and Maryland Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools.

374

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,139

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 9th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (37% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 41 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Ohio avg64%

1,279^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 70Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)51st percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-18 vs state

English Language Arts35%-29 vs state

Science22%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 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	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		0 (0.0%)	338 (90.4%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	18.6	1279^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.9%		13	1356^th of 1577 public elementary schools	14.0%	77	22.0		55.3	39.6	40.7				27.7	35.8	40.7				$15,139
Broadleigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3039 Maryland Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6144	302	17	17.7		13 (4.3%)	176 (58.3%)	92 (30.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	7.7	1448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.1%		25.9	1182^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	25.0%	266	16.7		19.4	11.1	15.4				25.0	33.3	44.7				$12,692
Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2754 Maryland Ave	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-3280	333	21	15.8	15.3%	253 (76.0%)	24 (7.2%)	15 (4.5%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	85.4	163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%		82	263^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	83.3%	100	86.5		82.1	89.7	78.0				80.4	86.2	90.4				$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		26 (7.1%)	170 (46.7%)	145 (39.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	7.5	1454^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.7%		3.3	1549^th of 1577 public elementary schools	1.8%	95	24.3		19.6	23.8	15.8				26.1	40.5	15.8				$15,626
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		27 (5.9%)	326 (70.7%)	45 (9.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.5%)	4.2	1515^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	1544^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.1%	29	12.7		29.4	15.9	5.6				22.1	20.5	25.5				$11,657
Cassingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	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%)	85.7	153^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.2%		83.3	229^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.5%	76	78.4		81.1	86.7	80.9				88.9	87.2	93.8				$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		78 (15.4%)	221 (43.5%)	148 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	15.6	1321^st of 1558 public elementary schools	15.2%		22.9	1228^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.1%	93	35.0		35.0	46.7	22.6				38.3	34.4	40.3				$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		5 (3.5%)	119 (82.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.1%)	35.1	1068^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.5%		58.3	787^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.1%	281	10.0	75.0	40.0	76.9	60.0	84.6	15.4	87.5	60.0	23.1	30.0	23.1	7.7	18.8	$11,966
Montrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 E Main St	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-4226	324	22	14.6	13.9%	262 (80.9%)	11 (3.4%)	21 (6.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	84.7	175^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.4	207^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.9%	32	78.2		78.9	92.6	81.4				84.2	93.1	83.6				$18,207
Eastgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Stratford Way	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6132	171	10	17.1		8 (4.7%)	130 (76.0%)	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	1.7	1554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.8	1535^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.7%	19	4.3		10.0	13.0	0.0				9.7	14.3	17.4				$17,034

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 17.9% 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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