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Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls

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Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls ranks 700 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls is a public middle school serving 205 students in grades 6-8 in the Columbus City Schools District. Despite being located in the state capital, the school has consistently underperformed state and district averages on Ohio state tests across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 20% of 6th graders were proficient in math compared to 51.9% statewide, and just 37.8% were proficient in English Language Arts compared to 54.5% statewide.

The school's academic struggles are particularly pronounced for African American and low-income students, ranking in the bottom 50% of Ohio middle schools for these subgroups. In contrast, the nearby Bexley Middle School consistently performs well above state averages, with over 70% proficiency in math and 80% in English Language Arts. Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 48.3% to 57.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the 11.1% rate at Bexley Middle School.

Despite spending $12,492 per student, which is higher than the $9,300 spent per student at the nearby Arts Impact Middle School, the school's performance remains significantly lower. This suggests that simply spending more money may not be the solution to the school's challenges. The data indicates that the school's struggles are specific to the institution itself, as it has failed to improve over the past decade despite its proximity to higher-performing schools in the area.

196

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,788

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1390 Bryden Rd
Columbus, OH 43205-2001

(614) 365-6113

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.4%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

700^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	33.7	700 of 1036	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	681 of 1046	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	695 of 1048	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	677 of 1017	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	715 of 1037	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	710 of 1050	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	718 of 1010	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.3	678 of 1038	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	648 of 1050	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.8	541 of 1035	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	581 of 1008	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.5	693 of 1001	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.4	665 of 989	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	181 of 442	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	148 of 429	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	150 of 436	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	112 of 413	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	139 of 385	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	125 of 405	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	126 of 384	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	55.0	53 of 127	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	66 of 107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	703 of 938	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	685 of 942	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	692 of 943	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	681 of 925	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	698 of 910	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	693 of 917	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	712 of 897	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	32.4	143 of 164	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	467 of 521	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	109 of 222	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	634 of 983	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	595 of 989	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	547 of 974	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	541 of 947	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	604 of 923	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	576 of 945	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	620 of 924	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	26.2	165 of 206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)58th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2019)51st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)20th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)13th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science50%-13 vs state

English Language Arts49%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-27 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)			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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
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
Arts Impact Middle School (Aims)	Public	6-8	680 Jack Gibbs Blvd	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5558	507	34	14.9		59 (11.6%)	364 (71.8%)	42 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	15.7	850^th of 1036 public middle schools	18.0%		15.7	855^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.3%	5	28.6	22.6	17.2	23.7	29.0	37.0	18.9			$19,417
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
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
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
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
Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1567 Loretta Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-7480	165	7	23.5		0 (0.0%)	130 (78.8%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	561^st of 1036 public middle schools	45.8%		51	572^nd of 1046 public middle schools	45.3%	11	60.9	53.2	58.1	17.6	50.0	74.4	39.1		91.7	$10,908
Buckeye Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Parsons Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5417	326	24	13.5		115 (35.3%)	134 (41.1%)	43 (13.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	10.2	907^th of 1036 public middle schools	12.5%		9.8	928^th of 1046 public middle schools	11.3%	21	25.8	8.8	12.0	21.2	15.7	24.3	22.5			$17,140
Dominion Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Arcadia Ave	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6020	745	48	15.5		348 (46.7%)	203 (27.2%)	98 (13.2%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.5%)	52.4	540^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.9%		52.4	554^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.0%	14	62.1	52.8	21.8	50.4	56.2	66.4	49.8	100.0	85.5	$14,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls

How many students attend Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls.

What district is Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls in?

Columbus City Schools District

Is Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls a good school?

Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls ranks 700^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Students at Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls are 68% African American, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% White.

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