Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy

Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy is a mid-tier elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, part of Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy. The school caters to 383 students in grades K through 8.

Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy is the operating authority for Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy shows that Black students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,176, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Johnson Park Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy.

The campus sits in an urban setting. Whitehall 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.

Over the past 7-year window. Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy's enrollment has grew 26% since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 383). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 7% to 13% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.