Summary:
ZIP code 43227 in Columbus contains 11 schools — five elementary (PK–5), two middle (6–8), three high (9–12), and one K–12 alternative school — serving roughly 4,497 students, with seven of those schools belonging to Columbus City Schools District and enrolling about 69.5% of the area's students.
Academically, most schools in this ZIP score well below state averages. The clear standout is Patriot Preparatory Academy, the only school with a strong overall profile: a 100% graduation rate, 21.7% chronic absenteeism (lowest in the ZIP), and 7 of 20 recent tests above state average. Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy posts excellent 8th grade results — Math 81.5, Science 77.8, ELA 77.8, all above state — but its 4th grade ELA (10.3) and Math (13.8) are very low, showing sharp grade-level swings. Renaissance Academy improved from the 0th to the 21st percentile, though from a very low base with 83.2% chronic absenteeism.
Schools of greatest concern are Mason Run High School (99.0% chronic absenteeism, 30.6% graduation rate), Columbus Online Academy (97.1% chronic absenteeism, dropping to the 3rd percentile), and Johnson Park Middle School (67.4% chronic absenteeism, 6th percentile, with 8th grade Science 5.9, Math 5.6, and ELA 14.3). Attendance tracks closely with outcomes: the lowest-absenteeism schools have the best results. Notably, higher per-student spending does not align with better performance here — Leawood Elementary School has the highest reported spending ($12,189) yet ranks at the 9th percentile, while Patriot spends the least ($6,723) and performs best.
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