State/Public Other Open

Columbus Preparatory Academy

๐Ÿ“ 3330 Chippewa St, Columbus, Franklin County, 43204

841
Pupils
17.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Columbus Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Columbus, Franklin County. The school has 841 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus Preparatory Academy school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Columbus Preparatory Academy

Enrollment & staffing

Columbus Preparatory Academy enrolls 841 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.

Male students
386 (46%)
Female students
455 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
47.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 27% Black or African American, 27% White and 23% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American23027%
White22527%
Asian19023%
Hispanic or Latino11313%
Two or more races465.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander313.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native6<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

309 of the school's 841 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Columbus Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 17.

School district: Columbus Preparatory Academy

Columbus Preparatory Academy is one of 1 schools in Columbus Preparatory Academy, based in Columbus, Ohio. The district serves 797 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 841 students, Columbus Preparatory Academy is close to the district average of about 797 students per school.

797
District students
1
Schools
47
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

79%
Reading proficient
60%
Math proficient
90%
Graduation rate
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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