Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43229

ZIP code 43229 in Columbus, Ohio has 23 schools serving elementary through high school grades: 17 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools, with no alternative schools and 9,754 total students. The area mixes 12 Columbus City Schools District schools and 11 charter/other public schools; enrollment ranges from 126 at East Bridge Academy of Excellence to 1,029 at Northland High School. Test scores cover 2024–25 and 2025–26, chronic absenteeism is 2025–26, ratios are 2024–25, graduation rates are 2025–26, and spending is from 2018–19.

Academic results are sharply divided. Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy is the standout, ranked 2nd of 1,560 with 5 stars and 100% in 3rd and 4th grade math and ELA. Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus also reports 100% in 3rd grade math and ELA but serves only K–3, while International Academy Of Columbus and Northgate Intermediate beat state averages in several subjects. At the other end, Focus North High School has a 22.6% graduation rate and 94.5% chronic absenteeism, Imagine Columbus Primary Academy ranks 1,513th of 1,560 with 0 stars, and Salem Elementary School, Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy, and Northland High School post low proficiency. Charter performance is extremely polarized.

Chronic absenteeism averages about 38.4% (median 31.8%) and ranges from 9.6% at Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus to 94.5% at Focus North High School; the Columbus City Schools District rate is 53.8%. Student-teacher ratios average about 17.6 and range from 10.2 at Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy to 26.0 at International Academy Of Columbus. Graduation rates vary widely: 95.6% at Horizon Science Academy Columbus, 83.3% at Northland High School, 74.2% at Beechcroft High School, and 22.6% at Focus North High School. Spending ranges from $7,252 to $12,441 but does not consistently predict outcomes. Middle school Algebra I is an anomaly: Woodward Park Middle School reports 97% and Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School reports 96.3%, far above the state’s 61.6%. Free/reduced lunch is blank, spending is old, and ranks should be compared within school type.