Enrollment
106
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT·NCES 390438005572
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys
3450 Medway Ave, Columbus, OH 43213 · (614) 365-6166 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Ohio public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
20.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
8.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 23.1% | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 16.5% | 9.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #629 of 637 ▼ 5 | #62 of 64 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #615 of 637 ▲ 1 | #57 of 64 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #345 of 629 | #29 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #634 of 654 | #64 of 66 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
106
-9 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 126
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 7.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 106 | 12 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 11 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 12 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 15 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 18 | 9.3:1 | 80% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 86% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (179 to 106); teachers down 14% (14 to 12).
About Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys runs as a very small middle-grades school in Columbus, Ohio. The school has 106 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio have about 482 students on average; enrollment here is 78% lower.
Columbus City Schools District oversees Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys and 114 other schools, with 46,249 students in total.
The student body at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is 70% Black. Other reported shares: 13% multiracial, 11% White, and 4% Hispanic. Franklin County's residents are about 23% Black, 47 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is 8.8:1, based on 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is higher.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Franklin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $75,176 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Franklin County number 402, with about 195,359 students.
Eastmoor Academy sits about 0.5 miles from Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 115 to 106. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.7:1 in 2020-21, and 8.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus City Schools District
- Northland High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Whetstone High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Briggs High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 873 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- West High SchoolHigh · 846 students
Other schools in Columbus
- KIPP ColumbusCombined · 1,945 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Great River Connections AcademyCombined · 1,608 students
- Franklin Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,398 students
- Northland High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,028 students
Nearby schools
- Eastmoor Academy0.5 mi · 584
- Fairmoor Elementary School0.6 mi · 461
- Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School0.8 mi · 198
- Broadleigh Elementary School0.8 mi · 302
- Columbus Africentric Early College High School0.8 mi · 332
- Columbus Africentric Early College ES0.8 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus City Preparatory School for BoysHow many students attend Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys?
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys serve?
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys.
What is the student diversity at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys?
Student demographics at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys are roughly 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys?
Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is overseen by Columbus City Schools District in Franklin County.
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