Summary:
ZIP code 43223 contains 11 schools — 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high — serving 4,224 students. They are split between Columbus City Schools District (5 schools, 2,117 students) and South-Western City (4 schools, 1,967 students), plus two standalone schools, Capital High School and Columbus Bilingual West. Enrollment ranges from 64 students at Columbus Bilingual West to 956 at Briggs High School, with a median of 313.
There is a clear district divide. South-Western schools in this ZIP average 44.1% test proficiency and 38.4% chronic absenteeism, while Columbus City schools average 23.8% proficiency and 65.5% absenteeism. The clearest academic standout is Finland Middle School: the highest rank percentile in the ZIP (34th, 2 stars), Algebra I at 100% proficient, and 8th-grade math at 52.2%. Finland Elementary School is the strongest elementary by rank (28th percentile) and latest test average (49.9%), though its 3rd-grade math fell from 69.3% to 51.4%. Franklin Woods Intermediate School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 35.1%, but a 39.3% test average.
Attendance is a ZIP-wide concern: average chronic absenteeism is 58.4%, and 7 of 11 schools exceed 50%. Capital High School reports 95.3% chronic absenteeism and a 12.9% graduation rate; Highland Elementary School ranks at the 0th percentile with 0% proficiency in 3rd-grade ELA; Sullivant Elementary School ranks 4th percentile with 0% in 5th-grade science. Overall, the local test average is 29.2% versus 62.9% statewide.
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