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Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3450 Medway Ave, Columbus, OH 43213 · (614) 365-6166 · Part of Columbus City School District

Columbus’ School Grade C better than 25% of Ohio school districts

Directions
Students
106
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Ohio’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 42 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Columbus kids: 19 high schools

On the path

Where Columbus kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–570 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Columbus City Preparatory School for BoysYou are here
9–1219 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 49.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 57.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Ohio’s 3,056 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3450 Medway Ave, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 641
Grade 737
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
115’20
103’21
105’22
84’23
106’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 70%Two or more races 13%White 11%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus City School District

The district →
Berwick Alternative K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Columbus
C−
691 students18:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
D
545 students20:1
Starling PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Columbus
D−
525 students18:1
Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C
521 students20:1
Easthaven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
D
489 students18:1
Georgian Heights Alt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C
484 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Ohio’s other public schools; Columbus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.