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Columbus Online Academy

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio High Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Columbus Online Academy is a small, alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in the Columbus City Schools District. With just 527 students, the school has a low statewide ranking and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

The data for Columbus Online Academy raises significant concerns about the school's academic performance. The school has had declining 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.3% in 2024-2025 to 72.8% in the same year, which is significantly lower than the state average of around 85%. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 52.6% to 95.8% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages. On Ohio State Tests, Columbus Online Academy students perform significantly worse than their peers in the district and state across all subjects and grade levels, with only 3.1% of 7th graders proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to 15.2% in the district and 50% statewide.

When comparing Columbus Online Academy to nearby schools, both within the same district and in other districts, it performs significantly worse across most metrics. For example, Patriot Preparatory Academy, which is less than a mile away, has much higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and significantly better test scores. As a virtual school, Columbus Online Academy's performance is concerning, as virtual schools often struggle to match the academic outcomes of traditional brick-and-mortar schools. The high chronic absenteeism and low test scores suggest that the virtual model may not be effectively serving the needs of the student population.

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: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (23% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

919^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 17% (2023) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

730^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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)

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025	16.9	670 of 809	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	677 of 798	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	702 of 813	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-16 vs school

High school

African American (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2024)8th percentile-6 vs school

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

Male (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government60%-13 vs state

American History37%-34 vs state

English II29%-32 vs state

Science24%-39 vs state

English Language Arts21%-38 vs state

Biology20%-45 vs state

Geometry14%-28 vs state

Mathematics11%-38 vs state

Algebra I8%-52 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (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 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%)	10.5	919^th of 1036 public high schools	11.3%		9.6	737^th of 864 public high schools	14.7%	182	24.3	60.0	37.0	3.1	18.6	18.8	23.3	20.0	28.6	14.3			7.7	$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		46 (5.9%)	474 (61.2%)	194 (25.0%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	9	746^th of 855 public high schools	12.7%		8.7	753^rd of 864 public high schools	12.8%	7		47.2	43.1					31.9	29.6	9.1			14.8	$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	51.6%	214 (45.2%)	167 (35.3%)	61 (12.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	57.1	371^st of 855 public high schools	56.6%		58.6	356^th of 864 public high schools	58.8%	15		89.4	81.7	10.0	6.4	57.1	49.1	67.6	66.2	47.8			42.0	$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		3 (3.2%)	71 (76.3%)	12 (12.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	3	824^th of 855 public high schools	3.6%		6.2	784^th of 864 public high schools	9.3%	40		30.3	22.2					20.0	9.1	5.0			9.1	$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		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
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		36 (4.2%)	574 (67.4%)	193 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.8%)	6.6	779^th of 855 public high schools	8.9%		6.3	783^rd of 864 public high schools	9.4%	4		49.3	28.9					27.5	14.2	10.8			11.1	$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		52 (21.5%)	166 (68.6%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9	747^th of 855 public high schools	12.6%		3.4	841^st of 864 public high schools	2.7%	94		27.8	23.8					14.3	24.0	35.5			26.3	$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		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
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	33.3%	479 (22.6%)	923 (43.6%)	223 (10.5%)	274 (13.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	212 (10.0%)	44.8	519^th of 855 public high schools	39.3%		38.2	563^rd of 864 public high schools	34.8%	44		71.0	70.4					57.2	53.9		34.6	26.9		$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		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

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 11.3% of Ohio high schools.

What district is Columbus Online Academy in?

Columbus City Schools District

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