Westwood Preparatory Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Columbus, Ohio

Westwood Preparatory Academy in Columbus, Ohio enrolled 327 students in 2024-25 with 30.7 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Ohio median of 17.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

266 students in 2022-23, 361 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 30.7.

Students enrolled at Westwood Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-232662023-243612024-25327
Students enrolled at Westwood Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-232662023-243612024-25327
Students enrolled at Westwood Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-232662023-243612024-25327
Students enrolled at Westwood Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 361, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-232662023-243612024-25327
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326623.511.3
2023-2436132.611.1
2024-2532730.710.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Ohio schools of this kind

Among the 147 Ohio schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 10.6; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 10.6; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 10.6; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 10.6; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 17.7U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Westwood Preparatory Academy enrolled 213 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

57.5% of students were White, 30.3% Black, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White57.5%
  2. Black30.3%
  3. Two or more races8.6%
  4. Hispanic3.1%
  5. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Westwood Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 0-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑30%0‑30%59%
Math, 2022-235% or less0‑30% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Columbus

18 public schools of this kind in Columbus report 2024-25 enrollment; Westwood Preparatory Academy is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
KIPP Columbus1,94510.9not reported
Great River Connections Academy1,60841.9not reported
Columbus Preparatory Academy79720.232.1%
Patriot Preparatory Academy74316.765.7%
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy53919.3not reported
Zenith Academy42921.5not reported
Westwood Preparatory Academy32710.6not reported
Bridge Gate Community School19912.1not reported

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Westwood Preparatory Academy

  1. Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.2 miles away: 64 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Special Education CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.6 miles away: 178 students (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Westwood Preparatory Academy with Linden Park Neighborhood Early Childhood Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Westwood Preparatory Academy spends per student$25,372 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,372
  5. The largest public schools in OhioWestwood Preparatory Academy is the number 52 by size of 182 Ohio schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#52 of 182
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.10.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Westwood Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Westwood Preparatory Academy?
    327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Columbus, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Westwood Preparatory Academy?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Westwood Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Westwood Preparatory Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Westwood Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Westwood Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 0-30% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Westwood Preparatory Academy in?
    Westwood Preparatory Academy, NCES district ID 3901583. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390158305886 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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