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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the KIPP Columbus administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,945
Combined
STATE 712
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP COLUMBUS·NCES 390133005487
KIPP Columbus
2900 INSPIRE Drive, Columbus, OH 43224 · (614) 263-6137 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,945 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
178 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 | 237 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 195 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 204 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 181 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 159 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 138 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 140 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 126 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (237) is 94% larger than its 8th grade class (122).
Student demographics
31%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
48.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.3pp since 2021
Math
42.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +21.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 26.8% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 42.6% | 21.0% |
% 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
1,945
-27 (-1%) vs 2020
+822% since 2010-11, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 28.6:1
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 | 1,945 | 178.5 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,084 | 236.2 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,920 | 112.2 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,972 | 69 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,194 | 33 | 36.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 35 | 20.8:1 | 42% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 13 | 16.2:1 | 89% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Columbus.
Since 2017-18: students up 63% (1,194 to 1,945); teachers up 441% (33 to 178.5).
About KIPP Columbus
KIPP Columbus is a public high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in Columbus, Ohio. The school runs kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,945 students. Combined schools in Ohio average about 712 students, which makes this school 173% bigger than average.
KIPP Columbus is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of students at KIPP Columbus who are Black is 83%. Other groups make up 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% White. County-wide, 23% of Franklin County residents are Black. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at KIPP Columbus are from different groups.
With 178.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1. Statewide, combined schools in Ohio average 25.8:1.
In the surrounding county, Franklin County, median household income comes to about $75,176, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 402, with about 195,359 students.
Among nearby public schools, Mifflin Alternative Middle School is closest at about 0.6 miles. KIPP Columbus is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
KIPP Columbus falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Columbus holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,972 to 1,945. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 28.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- Whetstone High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
Nearby schools
- Mifflin Alternative Middle School0.6 mi · 356
- Kids Care Elementary0.7 mi · 167
- Innis Elementary School0.7 mi · 281
- East Linden Elementary School0.8 mi · 311
- Cassady Alternative Elementary School0.8 mi · 308
- Legacy Academy of Excellence0.9 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP ColumbusHow large is KIPP Columbus?
KIPP Columbus enrolls approximately 1,945 students in grades KG-12.
Is KIPP Columbus an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Columbus is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at KIPP Columbus?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at KIPP Columbus.
How diverse is KIPP Columbus?
KIPP Columbus reports a student body of 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 83% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is KIPP Columbus public or private?
KIPP Columbus is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by KIPP Columbus.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.