Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School

Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Columbus, Ohio, part of Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School, serveing 389 students in grades K through 5.

Operationally, Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School answers to Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School shows that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 10% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 35.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

The closest other public school is South Mifflin STEM Academy (K-6), roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 17%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 389 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 2% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 35.4:1 today.

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