Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43219

ZIP code 43219 in Columbus contains 15 schools serving about 3,755 students in the reported enrollment figures — 10 elementary schools (2,215 students), 2 middle schools (521) and 3 high schools (1,019). Seven of these schools are part of Columbus City Schools District, enrolling roughly 2,416 students, or about 64% of the ZIP's total. Sizes vary enormously: Mifflin High School is the largest at 801 students, while Columbus Noor Academy is the smallest at 37; the median school enrolls 183. Because a handful of schools are so large, most buildings in this area are quite small.

Performance is split sharply. On a simple, unweighted average of the reported 2025-26 test scores, the leaders are Columbus Performance Academy (about 79.9), Unity Academy (70.2), Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School (67.7), Educational Academy for Boys & Girls (67.4), South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6) (67.1) and Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School (67.1). At the other end sit Legacy Academy of Excellence (8.6), Eastgate Elementary School (12.9), Mifflin Alternative Middle School (14.7), East Columbus Elementary School (25.3), Mifflin High (27.4) and Ohio Construction Academy (27.0 in 2024-25 only). Five of the top six are not Columbus City Schools, yet the lowest performer is also an independent school — so the label alone does not predict quality. South Mifflin STEM is the standout district building, with 95.8% in 5th-grade ELA and 83.3% in 5th-grade Math.

Chronic absenteeism averages 42.7% across the 15 reported values (median 44.5%), against a Columbus City district rate of 53.8%. It ranges from 3.5% at Legacy Academy to 79.8% at Columbus Performance Academy — an odd pairing, since the highest-absenteeism school also posts the top proficiency average, while the lowest-absenteeism school is the lowest performer, suggesting attendance is far from the whole story and that small grade-level cohorts may distort results. High school outcomes are the biggest concern: Mifflin High has 77.6% chronic absenteeism, a 74.3% graduation rate and 2% Geometry proficiency, and Ohio Construction Academy has a 36.4% graduation rate and a 40.6 student-teacher ratio, while Unity Academy is the high school bright spot. Families should also note the data gaps — free/reduced-lunch figures exist for only Columbus Noor Academy (91.89%) and spending data come from 2018-2019, so many 100% and 0% values should be treated cautiously rather than as stable school-wide results.