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Columbus Online Academy

Q: Is Columbus Online Academy a good school?

Columbus Online Academy ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Columbus Online Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Columbus Online Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Columbus Online Academy?

Students at Columbus Online Academy are 55% African American, 26% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Columbus Online Academy is a grades 7–12 school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 305 students within the Columbus City Schools District, and it ranks near the very bottom of Ohio schools — 773rd of 795 (3rd percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–26. That is a sharp decline from the mid-teen percentiles it held in 2022–23 through 2024–25, and it falls below the district's own 12th-percentile ranking. Among same-district high schools, Columbus Africentric Early College High School was similarly low (770th of 795), while Eastmoor Academy was higher (719th of 795, 10th percentile). Nearby schools outside the district generally ranked higher, including Reynoldsburg High School (502nd, 37th percentile) and Arts & College Preparatory Academy (449th, 44th percentile).

Test proficiency fell below district and state levels in every reported subject in 2025–26: 8th grade science was 8.1% (district 30.2%, state 61.2%), Algebra I 18.6% (district 26%, state 61.6%), and English II 27% (district 33.5%, state 62.7%). Three subjects — 7th grade math, 8th grade math, and Geometry — reported 0% proficiency. Even the relative bright spots, American Government at 44.4% and 7th grade ELA at 33.3%, stayed below state averages. Middle-grade results are especially weak, and the contrast with a nearby school of similar grade span is notable: Arts & College Preparatory Academy, about 0.81 miles away, reported 7th grade math 42.5%, 8th grade science 34.8%, and 8th grade ELA 53.2%.

The graduation rate dropped to 63.9% in 2025–26 from 80.6% in 2023–24, when it was above the district's rate; the district now reports 81.5%. Chronic absenteeism reached 97.1%, versus 53.8% in the district and far above same-district schools such as Eastmoor Academy (67.4%). Effectiveness for female students, male students, low-income students, and gifted students all ranked at or near the bottom statewide. The student-teacher ratio of 10.5 in 2024–25 is lower than every nearby school listed, yet outcomes remain weak — a disconnect worth asking about. Graduation is higher than at a few nearby alternative schools, such as Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus (7.1%) and Mason Run High School (30.6%), but well below most comprehensive high schools.

305

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,065

Per pupil spending ?

4841 E Livingston Ave
Columbus, OH 43227-2172

(614) 365-8472

District: Columbus City Schools District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.4%

White:

26.2%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2023 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

Ohio avg60%

Middle school

1,004^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 13 pts since 2023

From bottom 17% (2023) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

773^rd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 14 pts since 2023

From bottom 16% (2023) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17High Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

683^rd of 773Columbus 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
2024	10.4	1396 of 1577	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1450 of 1596	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	531 of 603	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	485 of 610	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	4.9	1406 of 1466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1251 of 1483	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	1301 of 1484	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1311 of 1447	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	1243 of 1485	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1395 of 1498	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	1004 of 1046	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	919 of 1036	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	866 of 1046	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	873 of 1048	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	453 of 455	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	433 of 442	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	264 of 436	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	819 of 938	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	744 of 942	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	792 of 943	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	936 of 996	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	873 of 983	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	807 of 989	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	817 of 974	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	872 of 955	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	920 of 954	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	838 of 958	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	862 of 963	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	331 of 590	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	1.7	788 of 795	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	763 of 805	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	773 of 795	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	730 of 855	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	737 of 864	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	724 of 867	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	248 of 296	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	260 of 328	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	196 of 318	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	262 of 323	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	748 of 763	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	670 of 809	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	677 of 798	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	702 of 813	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	277 of 283	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	739 of 761	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	702 of 815	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	700 of 822	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	670 of 805	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	754 of 765	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	793 of 817	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	753 of 816	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	790 of 819	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	577 of 614	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	0.5	707 of 709	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	690 of 754	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2024)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)12th percentile~ school

African American (2024)12th percentile~ school

Female (2024)4th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)44th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-16 vs school

African American (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

High school

African American (2026)16th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government44%-27 vs state

American History31%-42 vs state

English II27%-36 vs state

Biology26%-42 vs state

English Language Arts23%-38 vs state

Algebra I19%-43 vs state

Science8%-53 vs state

Mathematics0%-50 vs state

Geometry0%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Columbus Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 365-8472	305	29	10.5		80 (26.2%)	169 (55.4%)	28 (9.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	2.6	773^rd of 795 public high schools	2.8%		10.5	730^th of 855 public high schools	14.6%	43	8.1	44.4	31.3	0.0	0.0	33.3	12.5	25.5	27.0	0.0			18.6	$31,065
Walnut Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5400	775	45	17.2	82.3%	46 (5.9%)	474 (61.2%)	194 (25.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)								(n/a)														$16,668
Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4401 Hilton Corporate Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 986-9974	473	29	16.3	50.1%	214 (45.2%)	167 (35.3%)	61 (12.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	47.2	449^th of 795 public high schools	43.5%		57.1	371^st of 855 public high schools	56.6%	78	34.8	84.1	75.3	42.5	4.5	72.5	53.2	67.0	68.9	40.3			45.4	$12,461
Capital City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Capital City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 863-9175	93	7	13.2	77.5%	3 (3.2%)	71 (76.3%)	12 (12.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)								(n/a)														$14,084
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	70.1%	168 (16.9%)	419 (42.2%)	309 (31.1%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.6%)	27.7	608^th of 795 public high schools	23.5%		31.6	616^th of 855 public high schools	28.0%	8		74.1	65.6					50.0	55.8	17.6			50.9	$9,877
Independence High School	Public	9-12	5175 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5372	852	46	18.5	87.1%	36 (4.2%)	574 (67.4%)	193 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)								(n/a)														$15,086
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	4480 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 269-0150	242	9	27.2	76.2%	52 (21.5%)	166 (68.6%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)														$10,363
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	68.6%	10 (1.7%)	511 (87.5%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	8	719^th of 795 public high schools	9.6%		12.1	720^th of 855 public high schools	15.8%	1		64.1	31.3					27.9	36.7	7.7			16.0	$19,319
Reynoldsburg High School	Public	9-12	6699 E Livingston Ave	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 501-5600	2,115	123	17.2		479 (22.6%)	923 (43.6%)	223 (10.5%)	274 (13.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	212 (10.0%)	42	502^nd of 795 public high schools	36.9%		44.8	519^th of 855 public high schools	39.3%	17		72.4	77.5					64.1	61.1		33.7	39.7	30.8	$6,106
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	0.0%	4 (3.1%)	101 (79.5%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)														$11,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Online Academy

What is the racial makeup of Columbus Online Academy?

Students at Columbus Online Academy are 55% African American, 26% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Columbus Online Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Columbus Online Academy.

Is Columbus Online Academy a good school?

Columbus Online Academy ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Ohio high schools.

What district is Columbus Online Academy in?

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