Upper Arlington Online Academy

Upper Arlington Online Academy is a public virtual high school serving grades 6-12 in the Upper Arlington City School District, with just 57 students. Despite its small size, the school has a strong 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 413 out of 855 Ohio high schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school's performance is particularly noteworthy, with consistently high 4-year graduation rates ranging from 92.3% to 98.4% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the state average and comparable to the 96.9% rate at the nearby Upper Arlington High School. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.2% to 10.4% is lower than the 41.7% to 55.2% rates observed in recent years, suggesting the online format may be better suited for some students. While the school's test scores in the Ohio State Tests for Biology and English II, at 63.6% proficient or better, lag behind the 88.8% and 89.9% scores at Upper Arlington High School, they are still higher than the state averages of 65.4% and 60.4%.

Interestingly, while Upper Arlington Online Academy may not match the performance of the nearby traditional high school, it outperforms many other schools in the Columbus City Schools District, such as Linden-McKinley STEM Academy and Whetstone High School, which have much lower test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.8 to 14.5 over the past 3 years, significantly lower than the ratios of 19.9 to 32.5 observed at the nearby charter and public high schools.