Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy

Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Columbus, Ohio, operated by Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy, instructing 397 students in grades K through 8.

Operationally, Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy answers to Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 11% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy is one campus in the mix.

Franklin Heights High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 397). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 11% to 4%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.