Road to Success Academy

Located at 1634 Minnesota Ave, in Columbus, Ohio, Road to Success Academy is a tiny senior high that teaches 59 students (grades 9 through 11), one of the schools within Road to Success Academy. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 90% leaner than typical.

Road to Success Academy sits inside Road to Success Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Road to Success Academy logs that Black students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 17% White, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Road to Success Academy has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Road to Success Academy is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

Linden STEM Academy (K-6) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, Road to Success Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Road to Success Academy's enrollment has ticked down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 100 (now 59). Over the same period, the White share expanded from 4% to 17%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 30.7:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Road to Success Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.