Westside Academy

Westside Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, part of Westside Academy. The school enrolls 339 students in grades K through 8.

Westside Academy is a school of Westside Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westside Academy lists that 94% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westside Academy is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

The closest other public school is Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Westside Academy operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Westside Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 84%: 184 students in 2018 compared to 339 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 89% to 94% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.