Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus

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At a glance

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
4-yr grad rate: 27% in 2019 (Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus compares for families

What families should know about Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus.

▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Marion-Franklin High School, East High School, South High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

27%

Range: 25–29%

4-year cohort size

132

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

12.5%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

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.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

636:1

Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.

Counselor FTE

0.8

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Marion-Franklin High School Columbus	Public	2.1	430	-16.8%
East High School Columbus	Public	2.9	431	-3.8%
South High School Columbus	Public	0.8	595	-17.6%
Linden-McKinley STEM Academy Columbus	Public	5.4	520	-4.1%
Metro Early College High School Columbus	Public	5.2	527	-9.5%
The Academy for Urban Scholars Columbus	Public · charter	3.2	386	+14.9%
Flex High School Columbus	Public · charter	2.3	370	+28.5%
KIPP Columbus Columbus	Public · charter	7.2	437	-3.1%

At a glance

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Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus is a public high school in Columbus, OH, enrolling 477 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 27% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 636 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

What is Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus's graduation rate? Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus's federal four-year graduation rate was about 27% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus? Focus Learning Academy of Southwestern Columbus is a public high school in Columbus, OH, enrolling 477 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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