Enrollment
144
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS PERFORMANCE ACADEMY·NCES 390139805612
Columbus Performance Academy
873 Walcutt Ave, Columbus, OH 43219 · (614) 318-0720 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
27.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
60.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +19.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 75.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.3% | 38.5% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 41.0% |
% 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 Performance Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #902 of 1,569 ▼ 420 | #75 of 199 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,440 of 1,569 ▼ 251 | #172 of 199 ▼ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #230 of 1,514 | #46 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #1,668 of 1,808 | #203 of 225 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #67 of 992 | #12 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
144
-24 (-14%) vs 2020
+129% since 2010-11, when it was 63
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 5.3:1
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 | 144 | 18 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 32 | 5.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 9.3 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 7 | 26.3:1 | 81% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 5 | 12.6:1 | 95% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Performance Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (213 to 144); teachers up 93% (9.3 to 18).
About Columbus Performance Academy
In Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Performance Academy is a very small elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 144 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Ohio enroll about 404 students on average.
Columbus Performance Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
Columbus Performance Academy is 83% Black by enrollment. The remaining shares are 11% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Native American. Census estimates put the Black share of Franklin County's population at about 23%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Columbus Performance Academy scores 30%.
Its staff includes 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 9.9 students per teacher.
Franklin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 402 public schools in the county, enrolling about 195,359, Columbus Performance Academy among them.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Eagle Charter Schools of Ohio dba the Shepard School, is the closest to Columbus Performance Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Columbus Performance Academy is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 168 to 144, a 14% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 5.3:1 to 8.0:1.
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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
- 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
- Eagle Charter Schools of Ohio dba the Shepard School0.0 mi · 80
- Columbus Noor Academy0.4 mi · 37
- Charles School at Ohio Dominican University0.6 mi · 320
- East Columbus Elementary School1.0 mi · 364
- Maryland Elementary School1.0 mi · 333
- Eastgate Elementary School1.1 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Performance AcademyHow many students attend Columbus Performance Academy?
Columbus Performance Academy enrolls approximately 144 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Columbus Performance Academy serve?
Columbus Performance Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbus Performance Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbus Performance Academy is approximately 8.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Columbus Performance Academy?
Columbus Performance Academy reports a student body of 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 83% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbus Performance Academy?
Columbus Performance Academy is overseen by Columbus Performance Academy in Franklin County.
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