Great River Connections Academy

Summary:

Great River Connections Academy is a public charter virtual school located in Columbus, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White, with significant representation from African American, Hispanic, and other minority groups.

While Great River Connections Academy offers a unique virtual learning environment, the school has faced some challenges in recent years. Its four-year graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from a low of 36.2% in 2020-2021 to a high of 61.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state average. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.3% in 2023-2024 to a peak of 28% in 2019-2020, notably higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests have consistently lagged behind state averages across various subjects and grade levels.

Interestingly, when compared to the nearby Westwood Preparatory Academy, another alternative public charter school with a similar student population, Great River Connections Academy has a higher four-year graduation rate, but also a higher spending per student and a notably higher student-teacher ratio. These comparisons highlight the need for further investigation into the factors that influence student outcomes in these alternative school settings.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative K-12

 3650 Olentangy River Rd Ste 43
       Columbus, OH  43214-3800


(614) 368-1122

District: Great River Connections Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
1252nd of 1,577 Ohio Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  26.4 Help
Number of students:  1,627

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.7%
African American:
14.6%
Two or more races:
8.7%
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Compare Details Great River Connections Academy ranks worse than 79.4% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.44. (See more...)
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Compare Details Great River Connections Academy ranks worse than 72.1% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.43. (See more...)
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Compare Details Great River Connections Academy ranks worse than 77.2% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.74. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Great River Connections Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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:

Great River Connections Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Great River Connections Academy 1252nd of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Great River Connections Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Great River Connections Academy 754th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Great River Connections Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Great River Connections Academy 667th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Great River Connections Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Great River Connections Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.12 1426th 1676 14.9%
2021 52.21 896th 1610 44.3%
2022 29.06 1149th 1588 27.6%
2023 21.45 1244th 1596 22.1%
2024 20.44 1252nd 1577 20.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.49 776th 856 9.3%
2024 44.79 442nd 900 50.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.50 1359th 1465 7.2%
2021 49.70 729th 1404 48.1%
2022 21.30 1123rd 1419 20.9%
2023 18.66 1183rd 1447 18.2%
2024 17.14 1245th 1484 16.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.22 814th 1467 44.5%
2022 34.18 1034th 1488 30.5%
2023 20.79 1170th 1483 21.1%
2024 20.63 1172nd 1466 20.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 32.73 556th 824 32.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.14 1346th 1535 12.3%
2021 47.74 865th 1499 42.3%
2022 20.07 1179th 1518 22.3%
2023 16.23 1236th 1498 17.5%
2024 15.69 1254th 1485 15.6%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.19 371st 601 38.3%
2023 54.33 224th 610 63.3%
2024 31.39 408th 603 32.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 1.62 1251st 1271 1.6%
2021 37.79 871st 1249 30.3%
2022 8.84 1150th 1242 7.4%
2023 5.34 1159th 1215 4.6%
2024 7.72 1120th 1190 5.9%
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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 Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.37 840th 1050 20.0%
2021 58.00 489th 1037 52.8%
2022 31.97 707th 1017 30.5%
2023 25.12 779th 1048 25.7%
2024 25.43 754th 1046 27.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.53 203rd 245 17.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.47 387th 590 34.4%
2024 35.19 349th 563 38.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.12 738th 945 21.9%
2021 44.62 526th 923 43.0%
2022 22.97 735th 947 22.4%
2023 20.09 780th 974 19.9%
2024 21.49 779th 989 21.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.91 804th 917 12.3%
2021 47.69 524th 910 42.4%
2022 26.58 688th 925 25.6%
2023 19.44 747th 943 20.8%
2024 21.26 726th 942 22.9%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 43.94 276th 565 51.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 24.66 718th 933 23.0%
2021 59.38 390th 924 57.8%
2022 27.82 692nd 946 26.8%
2023 22.29 740th 963 23.2%
2024 21.37 739th 958 22.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.53 237th 413 42.6%
2023 45.87 195th 436 55.3%
2024 27.93 301st 429 29.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.13 77th 249 69.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.08 775th 796 2.6%
2021 47.01 447th 781 42.8%
2022 16.82 708th 809 12.5%
2023 9.21 743rd 805 7.7%
2024 14.00 708th 795 10.9%
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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 Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.64 659th 836 21.2%
2021 19.55 654th 819 20.1%
2022 23.44 650th 836 22.2%
2023 23.52 654th 867 24.6%
2024 20.74 667th 864 22.8%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.81 213th 222 4.1%
2023 9.46 226th 239 5.4%
2024 10.99 225th 242 7.0%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.88 583rd 614 5.0%
2024 22.63 497th 598 16.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.29 670th 779 14.0%
2021 27.10 596th 763 21.9%
2022 23.23 615th 773 20.4%
2023 19.76 653rd 805 18.9%
2024 17.27 675th 822 17.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.81 682nd 781 12.7%
2021 14.91 655th 775 15.5%
2022 19.67 649th 794 18.3%
2023 18.31 664th 813 18.3%
2024 14.46 673rd 798 15.7%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.31 325th 596 45.5%
2022 38.51 332nd 606 45.2%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.55 638th 792 19.4%
2021 19.79 644th 778 17.2%
2022 20.66 650th 808 19.6%
2023 23.75 640th 819 21.9%
2024 22.75 640th 816 21.6%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.72 188th 303 38.0%
2021 28.80 192nd 284 32.4%
2022 29.68 205th 306 33.0%
2023 25.15 230th 323 28.8%
2024 29.06 218th 318 31.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.59 174th 260 33.1%
2023 21.71 222nd 270 17.8%
2024 31.77 199th 273 27.1%
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Rank History for high school White students at Great River Connections Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.39 655th 739 11.4%
2021 10.68 663rd 727 8.8%
2022 18.02 637th 749 15.0%
2023 17.11 643rd 756 14.9%
2024 12.61 664th 754 11.9%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Great River Connections Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 315 63 5 41 3 4 34 0 465
2020 543 149 5 70 1 1 76 0 845
2021 975 242 12 116 0 2 106 0 1453
2022 1004 258 17 115 3 1 131 0 1529
2023 1101 238 12 129 5 1 141 0 1627

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 Great River Connections Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 465 35.0 13.2 n/a
2020 845 21.0 40.2 n/a
2021 1453 34.8 41.7 n/a
2022 1529 34.5 44.2 n/a
2023 1627 61.4 26.4 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 Great River Connections Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 465 35.0 13.2 n/a
2020 845 21.0 40.2 n/a
2021 1453 34.8 41.7 n/a
2022 1529 34.5 44.2 n/a
2023 1627 61.4 26.4 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 Great River Connections Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,173
2022 $7,777
2023 $7,912

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Great River Connections Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1426th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1244th of 1596 Elementary schools
 7.1%
Ranks 840th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 779th of 1048 Middle schools
 5.7%
Ranks 659th of 836 High schoolsRanks 654th of 867 High schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Great River Connections Academy)35.732.6
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Great River Connections Academy)5043.5
 6.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Great River Connections Academy)28.634
 5.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Great River Connections Academy)1319.2
 6.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Great River Connections Academy)54.554.7
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Great River Connections Academy)13.319.2
 5.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Great River Connections Academy)33.337
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Great River Connections Academy)30.417.2
 13.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Great River Connections Academy)43.542.6
 0.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Great River Connections Academy)5053.1
 3.1%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Great River Connections Academy)27.320.4
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Great River Connections Academy)2441.5
 17.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course American Government (Great River Connections Academy)62.552.9
 9.6%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Great River Connections Academy)61.453
 8.4%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Great River Connections Academy)62.549.6
 12.9%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Great River Connections Academy)5146.9
 4.1%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Great River Connections Academy)22.217.1
 5.1%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Great River Connections Academy)20.924.1
 3.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students4651627
 249.9%
African American63238
 277.8%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian512
 140%
Hispanic41129
 214.6%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White3151101
 249.5%
Two or More Races34141
 314.7%


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Great River Connections Academy ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Ohio alternative schools.

Students at Great River Connections Academy are 68% White, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,627 students attended Great River Connections Academy.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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