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Columbus Online Academy
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 3% |
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 11.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.7% | 11.1% |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 305 | 29 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 43 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 649 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Columbus Online Academy
Columbus Online Academy is a small high school with an address in Columbus, Ohio. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 305 students. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 46% smaller than that.
Columbus City Schools District, which runs Columbus Online Academy, has 115 schools and 46,249 students.
At 55%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Columbus Online Academy combined. It is also 26% White, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Franklin County's residents are about 23% Black, 32 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Columbus Online Academy comes in at 61%.
Teacher staffing is 29 full-time equivalents, or about 10.5 students per teacher. The 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is higher than this school's figure.
Franklin County has about 1,333,048 residents, and median household income is about $75,176, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 402 public schools in Franklin County, with a combined enrollment of about 195,359.
Walnut Ridge High School is the public school closest to Columbus Online Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Columbus Online Academy's location as City: Large. In federal data, Columbus Online Academy is a virtual school.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Columbus Online Academy covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Franklin County at a glance
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