Eastland Preparatory Academy

Summary:

Eastland Preparatory Academy is an alternative public charter school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 367 students in grades K-12 with a diverse student population. While the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance, there are some interesting insights that parents should consider.

Eastland Preparatory Academy has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 69.4% in 2022-2023 to a concerning 84.8% in 2020-2021, which is much higher than the state average of 62.1%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the Ohio State Tests are significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 0% in 5th grade to 13.3% in 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 57.4% to 50.1%, respectively. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has increased from 13.3 in 2020-2021 to 24.4 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Westwood Preparatory Academy, which had a ratio of 11.3 in 2022-2023.

While the data does not indicate any significant improvement in the school's performance over the past three years, there are some interesting findings to consider. The school has seen a shift in its racial demographics, with a decrease in the percentage of White students (from 20.98% to 9.81%) and an increase in the percentage of Hispanic students (from 7.08% to 15.53%). Additionally, the school's spending per student in 2018-2019 was $6,549, which is slightly lower than the $6,675 spent per student at the nearby Westwood Preparatory Academy. These factors may contribute to the school's challenges and should be considered by parents when evaluating educational options for their children.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 2741 S Hamilton Rd
       Columbus, OH  43232-3374


(614) 547-4493

District: Eastland Preparatory Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
1514th of 1,577 Ohio Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  24.4 Help
Number of students:  367

Racial breakdown:

African American:
67.6%
Hispanic:
15.5%
White:
9.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.9% Help


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Compare Details Eastland Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 96% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.03. (See more...)
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Compare Details Eastland Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 90.4% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.69. (See more...)
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Compare Details Eastland Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 80.2% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.52. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eastland Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Eastland Preparatory Academy 1514th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Eastland Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Eastland Preparatory Academy 946th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Eastland Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Eastland Preparatory Academy 693rd of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Eastland Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Eastland Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 15.67 1417th 1678 15.6%
2019 7.80 1544th 1676 7.9%
2021 9.24 1441st 1610 10.5%
2022 17.09 1276th 1588 19.6%
2023 13.97 1337th 1596 16.2%
2024 5.03 1514th 1577 4.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.48 1348th 1465 8.0%
2021 10.93 1260th 1404 10.3%
2022 27.23 1061st 1419 25.2%
2023 19.47 1176th 1447 18.7%
2024 6.19 1412th 1484 4.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.35 1400th 1502 6.8%
2021 7.21 1338th 1467 8.8%
2022 21.28 1171st 1488 21.3%
2023 19.48 1184th 1483 20.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.17 1408th 1535 8.3%
2021 7.51 1357th 1499 9.5%
2022 14.27 1268th 1518 16.5%
2023 10.66 1310th 1498 12.6%
2024 1.96 1474th 1485 0.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.58 486th 605 19.7%
2021 28.04 376th 533 29.5%
2022 35.87 356th 601 40.8%
2023 32.18 400th 610 34.4%
2024 15.16 554th 603 8.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 2.38 1247th 1271 1.9%
2021 0.82 1241st 1249 0.6%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.19 947th 1050 9.8%
2021 11.13 900th 1037 13.2%
2022 11.45 875th 1017 14.0%
2023 10.57 915th 1048 12.7%
2024 8.69 946th 1046 9.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.33 861st 945 8.9%
2021 12.38 809th 923 12.4%
2022 14.18 813th 947 14.1%
2023 13.38 843rd 974 13.4%
2024 8.71 900th 989 9.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.64 795th 917 13.3%
2021 8.98 807th 910 11.3%
2023 4.75 897th 943 4.9%
2024 3.00 930th 942 1.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 1.93 930th 933 0.3%
2021 7.48 857th 924 7.3%
2022 12.81 795th 946 16.0%
2023 17.88 777th 963 19.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.66 307th 405 24.2%
2021 36.43 210th 385 45.5%
2022 25.08 305th 413 26.2%
2023 31.82 282nd 436 35.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.52 693rd 864 19.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Eastland Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 26.47 632nd 822 23.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Eastland Preparatory Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 0 58 0 2 0 0 2 0 62
2015 0 126 0 1 0 0 1 0 128
2016 4 168 0 1 0 0 2 0 175
2017 0 149 0 0 0 0 3 0 152
2018 2 151 0 1 0 0 4 0 158
2019 128 136 0 10 1 0 14 0 289
2020 93 196 0 20 1 0 16 0 326
2021 77 244 0 26 0 0 20 0 367
2022 52 248 1 39 0 0 24 0 364
2023 36 248 3 57 0 0 23 0 367

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Eastland Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 62 2.0 31.0 95.2
2015 128 n/a n/a 64.1
2016 175 7.0 25.0 46.9
2017 152 0.0 n/a n/a
2018 158 12.0 13.1 n/a
2019 289 15.0 19.2 n/a
2020 326 16.7 19.4 n/a
2021 367 27.4 13.3 n/a
2022 364 23.2 15.6 n/a
2023 367 15.0 24.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Eastland Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 62 2.0 31.0 95.2
2015 128 n/a n/a 64.1
2016 175 7.0 25.0 46.9
2017 152 0.0 n/a n/a
2018 158 12.0 13.1 n/a
2019 289 15.0 19.2 n/a
2020 326 16.7 19.4 n/a
2021 367 27.4 13.3 n/a
2022 364 23.2 15.6 n/a
2023 367 15.0 24.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Eastland Preparatory Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $6,549
2022 $8,867
2023 $11,257

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Eastland Preparatory Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1544th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1337th of 1596 Elementary schools
 8.4%
Ranks 947th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 915th of 1048 Middle schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Eastland Preparatory Academy)1613.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Eastland Preparatory Academy)28.618.9
 9.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Eastland Preparatory Academy)44.840.7
 4.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Eastland Preparatory Academy)42.944.4
 1.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Eastland Preparatory Academy)14.322.2
 7.9%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Eastland Preparatory Academy)1522.2
 7.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Eastland Preparatory Academy)31.638.9
 7.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Eastland Preparatory Academy)17.90
 17.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Eastland Preparatory Academy)21.430
 8.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Eastland Preparatory Academy)15.48.3
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Eastland Preparatory Academy)30.820.8
 10%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Eastland Preparatory Academy)256.7
 18.3%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Eastland Preparatory Academy)18.810
 8.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Eastland Preparatory Academy)2536.7
 11.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students289367
 27%
African American136248
 82.4%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian03
Hispanic1057
 470%
Pacific Islander00
White12836
 71.9%
Two or More Races1423
 64.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 367 students attended Eastland Preparatory Academy.

Students at Eastland Preparatory Academy are 68% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

Eastland Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Ohio alternative schools.


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