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Columbus Africentric Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Columbus Africentric Early College High School is a public high school serving 339 students in grades 9-12 in Columbus, Ohio, which is part of the Columbus City Schools District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing high schools in the state.

The school's performance is particularly low for male students, low socioeconomic status students, and gifted and talented students, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs relatively better for African American students, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Ohio high schools for this subgroup. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 78.3% and 96.5% in recent years, with the most recent rate at 83.3%. Chronic absenteeism at the school is extremely high, ranging from 52.6% to 86.8% in recent years, significantly above the state and district averages.

The school's performance on Ohio state tests is consistently well below the state and district averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 2.9% to 51.4% in recent years. The school struggles the most in mathematics, with proficiency rates in Algebra I and Geometry below 10% in most years. Nearby schools within the Columbus City Schools District, such as Walnut Ridge High School and Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, also perform poorly, with rankings and test scores similar to or slightly better than Columbus Africentric Early College High School. However, the nearby Bexley High School, which is in a different district (Bexley City), is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5% of Ohio high schools and significantly outperforming Columbus Africentric Early College High School and the other nearby schools.

332

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,283

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

3223 Allegheny Ave
Columbus, OH 43209-5761

(614) 365-8675

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.4%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (21% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 57 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

Ohio avg62%

798^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	5.4	798 of 855	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	745 of 864	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	729 of 867	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	738 of 836	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	683 of 819	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	668 of 836	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	689 of 800	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	675 of 773	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	719 of 784	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	696 of 778	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	685 of 769	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	669 of 767	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	691 of 832	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	700 of 818	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	685 of 819	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	655 of 791	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.4	689 of 767	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	679 of 756	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	608 of 696	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	661 of 689	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	675 of 681	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	273 of 328	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	241 of 318	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	216 of 323	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	209 of 306	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	183 of 284	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	202 of 303	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	187 of 279	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	10.4	578 of 596	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	737 of 809	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	691 of 798	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	708 of 813	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	710 of 794	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	679 of 775	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	693 of 781	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	668 of 751	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	301 of 308	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	751 of 815	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	708 of 822	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	674 of 805	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	668 of 773	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	649 of 763	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	649 of 779	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	643 of 758	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	782 of 817	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	739 of 816	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	715 of 819	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	724 of 808	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	703 of 778	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	670 of 792	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	691 of 763	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)3rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History42%-29 vs state

American Government32%-41 vs state

English II30%-31 vs state

Biology16%-49 vs state

Geometry4%-38 vs state

Algebra I3%-57 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 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
Columbus Africentric Early College High School	Public	9-12	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-8675	332	21	15.8		3 (0.9%)	300 (90.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.4	798^th of 855 public high schools	6.7%		9	745^th of 864 public high schools	13.8%	53	32.0	42.0	16.4	29.6	4.5	2.9	$17,283
Eastmoor Academy	Public	9-12	417 S Weyant Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6158	584	36	16.2		10 (1.7%)	511 (87.5%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	12.1	720^th of 855 public high schools	15.8%		12.7	710^th of 864 public high schools	17.8%	10	53.8	51.9	35.9	27.7	9.2	10.9	$19,319
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)
Mason Run High School	Public, Charter	9-12	923 S James Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Mason Run High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 362-7540	127	6	23.0		4 (3.1%)	101 (79.5%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	4	813^th of 855 public high schools	4.9%		2.9	849^th of 864 public high schools	1.7%	36	33.3	14.7	6.7	30.8	0.0		$11,288
Ohio Construction Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1725 Jetway Blvd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Ohio Construction Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	122	3	40.6		17 (13.9%)	85 (69.7%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)	8.5	754^th of 855 public high schools	11.8%		4.3	816^th of 864 public high schools	5.6%	62	40.0	44.4	33.3	11.1	20.0	13.3	$11,562
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
Whitehall Yearling High School	Public	9-12	675 S Yearling Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 417-5100	993	53	18.7		168 (16.9%)	419 (42.2%)	309 (31.1%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.6%)	31.6	616^th of 855 public high schools	28.0%		31.6	611^th of 864 public high schools	29.3%	5	69.9	65.3	53.4	52.2	15.6	37.8	$9,877
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Africentric Early College High School

Is Columbus Africentric Early College High School a good school?

Columbus Africentric Early College High School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Ohio high schools.

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

Students at Columbus Africentric Early College High School are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Columbus Africentric Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Columbus Africentric Early College High School.

What district is Columbus Africentric Early College High School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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