The Columbus Academy

Gahanna · OH · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private
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📖20 AP courses 📝SAT 1410 avg 🏅6 National Merit Semifinalists

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Programs & features
  • 📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 6 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1410 (25-75: 1350–1480)
  • 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 86.0% (avg score 4.1)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How The Columbus Academy compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1410 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 86% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 6 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
  • LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Columbus School For Girls, Helping Hands Center Dba Bridgeway Academy, The Learning Spectrum and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%
admit rate
$13,244
in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state
1330–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Columbus School For Girls
Columbus
Private 6.5 497 -3.7%
Helping Hands Center Dba Bridgeway Academy
Columbus
Private 8.3 183 +15.8%
The Learning Spectrum
Columbus
Private 9.3 53
Highland Community Learning Center
Columbus
Private 9.7 61
The Learning Spectrum Ltd - Canal Winchester
Canal Winchester
Private 13.7 68
Columbus Torah Academy
Columbus
Private 5.3 200 -7.4%
St Francis De Sales High School
Columbus
Private 5.4 893 +10.1%
Northside Christian School
Columbus
Private 5.6 179 +2.3%

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