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Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys

Public Grades 6-8

959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 84 students in grades 6-8. The school 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.

The school consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests, with proficiency rates ranging from just 5% to 26.3% across various subjects and grade levels in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 47.6% to 63%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 5% to 10.5%, compared to the state average of 47.6% to 51.9%. Compared to nearby schools within the same district, Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys generally performs worse across all academic measures.

Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 70.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. While nearby schools within the same district also have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 62.2%, the challenges at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys appear to be more pronounced. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools raise questions about the effective utilization of resources and the alignment between resource allocation and student outcomes.

106

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,636

Per pupil spending ?

80.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3450 Medway Ave
Columbus, OH 43213-1631

(614) 365-6166

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.8%

Two or more races:

13.2%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (15% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

959^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 18Middle 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	8.0	959 of 1036	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	916 of 1046	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	920 of 1048	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	922 of 1017	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	894 of 1037	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	962 of 1050	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	826 of 1010	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	849 of 1038	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	792 of 1050	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	823 of 1035	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	768 of 1008	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	834 of 1001	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	839 of 989	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	421 of 442	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	402 of 436	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	380 of 413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	254 of 385	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	342 of 405	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	226 of 384	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	31.3	480 of 643	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	925 of 983	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	848 of 989	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	869 of 974	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	876 of 947	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	800 of 923	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	876 of 945	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	759 of 924	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	896 of 954	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	836 of 958	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	872 of 963	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	886 of 946	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	809 of 924	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	873 of 933	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	773 of 916	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-36 vs state

Science17%-46 vs state

Mathematics8%-41 vs state

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Very good school,Thank you very much Principal and Teachers for hard work! Close Quote

Schools Near Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys

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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)			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 Science 8th 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 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys	Public	6-8	3450 Medway Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6166	106	12	8.8		12 (11.3%)	74 (69.8%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.2%)	8	959^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.4%		10.7	916^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.4%	43	16.7	10.5	9.7	5.0	26.3	23.3	13.0		$38,636
Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	198	8	24.7		1 (0.5%)	189 (95.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	6.9	976^th of 1036 public middle schools	5.8%		5.2	1014^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.1%	38	13.5	16.4	2.6	3.8	21.4	23.4	7.7		$15,853
Bexley Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4277	591	33	17.9		475 (80.4%)	36 (6.1%)	27 (4.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	86.7	89^th of 1036 public middle schools	91.4%		88.3	76^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.7%	13	83.5	72.4	66.2	84.0	77.8	86.0	81.7	100.0	$15,400
Johnson Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 S Waverly St	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6501	349	31	11.2		10 (2.9%)	189 (54.2%)	121 (34.7%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	7.1	972^nd of 1036 public middle schools	6.2%		6.6	982^nd of 1046 public middle schools	6.1%	10	11.1	14.5	4.5	7.9	25.0	15.6	11.2		$16,352
Rosemore Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Langley Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5200	816	57	14.3		131 (16.1%)	340 (41.7%)	276 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.0%)	22.4	791^st of 1036 public middle schools	23.6%		24.6	768^th of 1046 public middle schools	26.6%	23	43.3	33.3	21.3	26.2	30.4	32.7	33.5	100.0	$10,095
Sherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5393	498	32	15.5		55 (11.0%)	308 (61.8%)	105 (21.1%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	13.7	872^nd of 1036 public middle schools	15.8%		13.9	878^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.1%	6	39.3	21.3	10.4	16.4	23.8	18.8	27.4		$14,785
Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Public	6-8	1390 Bryden Rd	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6113	196	15	13.0		15 (7.7%)	134 (68.4%)	24 (12.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.7%)	33.7	700^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.4%		36.3	681^st of 1046 public middle schools	34.9%	19	50.0	20.0	12.1	37.5	37.8	63.6	46.9		$25,788
Champion Middle School	Public	6-8	284 N 22nd St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6082	338	22	15.3		35 (10.4%)	238 (70.4%)	37 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	7	974^th of 1036 public middle schools	6.0%		7.6	965^th of 1046 public middle schools	7.7%	9	22.8	3.2	7.3	16.3	10.6	22.2	11.7		$15,237
Yorktown Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5408	362	24	15.0		14 (3.9%)	273 (75.4%)	39 (10.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	12	889^th of 1036 public middle schools	14.2%		13.9	877^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.2%	12	19.8	11.2	3.8	25.2	18.7	34.0	27.2		$16,691
Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Agler Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5474	356	25	14.2		23 (6.5%)	241 (67.7%)	51 (14.3%)	19 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	5.9	987^th of 1036 public middle schools	4.7%		6.8	975^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.8%	12	15.3	6.4	0.0	9.1	15.6	24.0	9.2		$20,264

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys

How many students attend Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys?

In the 2024-25 school year, 106 students attended Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys.

What district is Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys in?

Columbus City Schools District

What is the racial makeup of Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys?

Students at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys are 70% African American, 13% Two or more races, 11% White, 4% Hispanic.

Is Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys a good school?

Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Ohio middle schools.

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