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Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School is a public middle school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 197 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 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio middle schools, receiving a 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. While the school's African American students perform better than the overall student body, the school's female, male, and low socioeconomic status students all rank in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio middle schools for their respective subgroups. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 68.9% over the past few years.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade science proficiency was 13.5% compared to the state average of 63%, and its 6th grade math proficiency was 16.4% compared to the state average of 51.9%. Nearby schools within the Columbus City Schools District, such as Champion Middle School, Mifflin Alternative Middle School, and Johnson Park Middle School, also perform poorly, with rankings and proficiency rates similar to or slightly better than Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School. However, schools outside the district, like Gahanna West Middle School and Bexley Middle School, significantly outperform the school and the other nearby district schools.

198

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,853

Per pupil spending ?

3223 Allegheny Ave
Columbus, OH 43209-1376

(614) 365-6517

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.5%

Hispanic:

2.0%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (13% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 50 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg26%

Ohio avg55%

976^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 10% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	6.9	976 of 1036	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1014 of 1046	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	970 of 1048	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	936 of 1017	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	832 of 1037	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	943 of 1050	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	362 of 442	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	381 of 429	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	355 of 436	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	315 of 413	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	238 of 385	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	332 of 405	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	873 of 938	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	903 of 942	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	882 of 943	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	885 of 925	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	735 of 910	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	876 of 917	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	933 of 983	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	967 of 989	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	893 of 974	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	864 of 947	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	760 of 923	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	855 of 945	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	934 of 954	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	952 of 958	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	913 of 963	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	841 of 946	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	833 of 924	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	808 of 933	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-40 vs state

Science14%-50 vs state

Mathematics8%-42 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gahanna West Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Stygler Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5570	608	36	16.7	55.8%	259 (42.6%)	219 (36.0%)	57 (9.4%)	40 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.6%)	63.7	416^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.8%		59.4	476^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.5%	60	72.9	50.5	56.8	53.6	63.8	63.5	54.1	96.8	$12,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School

How many students attend Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School.

Is Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School a good school?

Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School in?

Columbus City Schools District

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

Students at Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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