Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus

Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Columbus, Ohio, with a total enrollment of 166 students. Based on the available data, this school appears to be consistently underperforming compared to other high schools in the state, with low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and a very low graduation rate.

The Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus has a predominantly African American student population (66.87%), with smaller percentages of White (24.1%), Hispanic (5.42%), Asian (0.6%), and Native American (0.6%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is significantly below the state average across all subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.3% of students were proficient or better in American Government, compared to the state average of 69.1%. The school also had 0% proficiency rates in Geometry and Algebra I, compared to state averages of 39.8% and 55.9%, respectively.

The Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking of 841 out of 864 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was only 28.7%, which is extremely low compared to the state average. Additionally, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 99.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that the vast majority of students were chronically absent from school.