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If you had an hour of school board time for Cornerstone Academy Community School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,192
Combined
STATE 712
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNERSTONE ACADEMY COMMUNITY SCHOOL·NCES 390008103441
Cornerstone Academy Community School
6015 E Walnut St, Westerville, OH 43081 · (614) 775-0615 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,192 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Ohio public K-12 schools
- ATest 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.
- DThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
61 FTE teachers
STATE 25.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 123 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 95 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (108).
Student demographics
46%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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.1pp since 2021
Math
57.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 59.4% |
| 2022-23 | 76.3% | 62.3% |
| 2021-22 | 73.1% | 58.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,192
+270 (+29%) vs 2020
+5860% since 2000-01, when it was 20
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,192 | 60.8 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,054 | 57.5 | 18.3:1 | 41% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 988 | 60.3 | 16.4:1 | 61% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 922 | 50 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 31 | 23.6:1 | 52% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 28 | 24.1:1 | 50% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornerstone Academy Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 63% (731 to 1,192); teachers up 96% (31 to 60.8).
About Cornerstone Academy Community School
Federal records list Cornerstone Academy Community School as a combined-grade school in Westerville, Ohio. Enrollment is 1,192 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 12. The average for combined schools in Ohio is about 712 students, so this school is 67% bigger than average.
Federal records list Cornerstone Academy Community School as its own district.
Cornerstone Academy Community School is 72% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 23% Black among all Franklin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.6 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 25.8:1 average for combined schools in Ohio.
Cornerstone Academy Community School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Ohio public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Franklin County, the median household income is $75,176, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Franklin County is home to 402 public schools and about 195,359 public school students.
The closest other public school is New Albany Early Learning Center, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Cornerstone Academy Community School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Cornerstone Academy Community School as a charter school.
Enrollment has grown by 270 students since 2020-21, to 1,192. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.6:1, from 18.4:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Westerville
- Westerville-North High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Westerville-South High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Westerville Central High SchoolHigh · 1,485 students
- Genoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Blendon Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
Nearby schools
- New Albany Early Learning Center1.7 mi · 507
- New Albany High School2.0 mi · 1,601
- New Albany Intermediate School2.0 mi · 1,134
- New Albany Primary School2.1 mi · 981
- New Albany Middle School2.1 mi · 768
- McVay Elementary School3.5 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Cornerstone Academy Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cornerstone Academy Community School?
Cornerstone Academy Community School enrolls approximately 1,192 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Cornerstone Academy Community School serve?
Cornerstone Academy Community School serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Cornerstone Academy Community School have?
Cornerstone Academy Community School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cornerstone Academy Community School?
At Cornerstone Academy Community School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cornerstone Academy Community School public or private?
Cornerstone Academy Community School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Cornerstone Academy Community School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.