A+ Arts Academy

A+ Arts Academy is a small elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, one of the schools in A+ Arts Academy. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 247 students. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students, which makes this school 39% below average.

A+ Arts Academy operates as its own local education agency.

Of every 100 students at A+ Arts Academy, about 84 are Black. Other students are 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% White. That is higher than the 23% Black share among all Franklin County residents. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at A+ Arts Academy are from different groups.

A+ Arts Academy reported 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 8.8:1. Elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1, 9.1 more students per teacher than here.

Census data for Franklin County show median household income comes to about $75,176, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 402 public schools and about 195,359 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, A+ Arts Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Enrollment records show 559 in 2020-21 and 247 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.8:1, from 18.6:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at A+ Arts Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.