Enrollment
397
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS PREPARATORY AND FITNESS ACADEMY·NCES 390057405066
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy
1258 Demorest Rd, Columbus, OH 43204 · (614) 318-0606 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
20 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 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
53%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
30.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
44.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +19.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 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 | 30.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 27.8% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 25.4% | 24.5% |
% 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 Preparatory and Fitness Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,154 of 1,569 ▼ 24 | #113 of 199 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,397 of 1,569 ▼ 78 | #162 of 199 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #182 of 1,514 | #34 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #836 of 1,808 | #105 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #1,256 of 1,582 | #136 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #506 of 1,590 | #130 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #948 of 992 | #129 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
397
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
+178% since 2010-11, when it was 143
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 62% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 38 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 58 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 19 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 79% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | 85% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (403 to 397); teachers up 5% (19 to 20).
About Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy is an elementary school with a street address in Columbus, Ohio. It teaches 397 students in kindergarten through 8.
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
Hispanic students are 65% of those enrolled at Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy. The remaining shares are 18% Black, 11% multiracial, and 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Franklin County's population at about 8%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. The school's 19.9:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for elementary schools in Ohio.
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Ohio public elementary schools.
The school's county is Franklin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $75,176 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Franklin County number 402, with about 195,359 students.
Franklin Heights High School is the nearest public school to Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment decreased by 10% across 4 years, from 443 in 2020-21 to 397 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 7.6:1 to 19.9:1 over the same years.
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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
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- Franklin Heights High School0.2 mi · 1,398
- West Franklin Elementary School0.4 mi · 488
- Binns Elementary School0.6 mi · 299
- Wedgewood Middle School0.7 mi · 476
- Sullivant Avenue Community School0.9 mi · 301
- Eakin Elementary School0.9 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Preparatory and Fitness AcademyHow large is Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy?
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy serve?
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy.
What is the student diversity at Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy?
Student demographics at Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy are roughly 4% White, 65% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy in?
Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy is part of Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy.
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