Columbus City Schools, formerly known as Columbus Public Schools, is the official school district for the city of

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, and serves most of the city (portions of the city are served by suburban school districts). The district has 46,686 students enrolled, making it the largest school district in the state of Ohio as of June 2021. At its peak during the 1971 school year the district served 110,725 students. The first school built in the area which is now part of Columbus was a log cabin school-house built in Franklinton, in 1806. It was not until 1845 that the state of

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entrusted the management of Columbus schools to a Board of Education. Two years later the school board elected Dr. Asa Lord as the district's first superintendent. Dr. Gene T. Harris served as the 19th superintendent of Columbus City Schools and was succeeded by Dr. Dan Good. For most of its history, the district has been referred to as "Columbus Public Schools". In August 2007, the district decided to begin using its official name of "Columbus City Schools."

1977 desegregation

Although technically the landmark '' Brown v. Board of Education'' case made segregation in schools illegal, some schools were still segregated by the neighborhoods they served. In March 1977 Federal District Court Judge Robert M. Duncan ruled in '' Penick v. Columbus Board of Education'' that the school boundary methods used by Columbus Public Schools promoted segregation by sending black students to predominantly black schools and white students to predominantly white schools. The result was desegregation busing to desegregate all schools in the Columbus Public School district. Before the 1978-1979 school year the Columbus Public School district petitioned Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist for a stay on the forced busing, and the petition was granted. However, in April 1979 the Supreme Court made their decision and upheld the original Duncan decision. Before this landmark decision was handed down, the district had a peak of 110,725 students enrolled in 1971 and operated 20 high schools. Many parents moved their children out of the Columbus district to the suburbs to avoid the desegregation. As a result, district enrollment significantly declined, forcing two high schools, Central High School (In 1982) and

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(In 1979) to be closed, as well as several elementary and middle schools.

School enrollment

Enrollment figures in the school district have significantly increased in the past and recently decreased. Following is a list of school enrollments over the years.

Board of education

There are seven members on the Board of Education. Current members are listed below: *Jennifer A. Adair, President *Ramona R. Reyes, Vice-President *Carol Beckerle *

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*Michael Cole *Dr. Tina Pierce *James Ragland

Schools

There are approximately 118 active schools in the district. Schools include:

Elementary schools

*Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School *Alpine Elementary School *Avalon Elementary School * Avondale Elementary School *Beatty Park Elementary School *Berwick Alternative Elementary School *Binns Elementary School *Broadleigh Elementary School *Burroughs Elementary School *Cassady Alternative Elementary School *Cedarwood Alternative Elementary School *Clinton Elementary School *Colerain Elementary School *Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy *Como Elementary School *Cranbrook Elementary School *Devonshire Alternative Elementary School *Duxberry Park Alternative Elementary School *Eakin Elementary School *East Columbus Elementary School *East Linden Elementary School *Eastgate Elementary School *Easthaven Elementary School *Ecole Kenwood French Immersion Elementary School *Fairmoor Elementary School *Fairwood Alternative Elementary School *Forest Park Elementary School *Gables Elementary School *Georgian Heights Alternative Elementary School *Hamilton Alternative Elementary School *Highland Elementary School *Hubbard Mastery Elementary School *Huy Road Elementary School *Indian Springs Elementary School *Innis Elementary School *Leawood Elementary School *Liberty Elementary School *Lincoln Park Elementary School *Lindbergh Elementary School *Linden Elementary School *Livingston Avenue Elementary School *Maize Road Elementary School *Moler Elementary School *North Linden Elementary School *Northtowne Elementary School *Oakland Park Alternative Elementary School *Oakmont Elementary School *Ohio Avenue Elementary School *Olde Orchard Alternative Elementary School *Parkmoor Urban Academy Elementary School *Parsons Elementary School *Salem Elementary School *Scottwood Elementary School *Shady Lane Elementary School *Siebert Elementary School *South Mifflin Elementary School *

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*Special Education Center *Stewart Alternative Elementary School *Sullivant Elementary School (formerly in Downtown Columbus) *Trevitt Elementary School *Valley Forge Elementary School *Valleyview Elementary School *Watkins Elementary School *Weinland Park Elementary School *West Broad Street Elementary School *West Mound Elementary School *Westgate Alternative Elementary School *Windsor Alternative Elementary School *Winterset Elementary School *Woodcrest Elementary School

Middle schools

*Arts Impact Middle School (AIMS) *Buckeye Middle School *Champion Middle School *Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys *Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls *Columbus Gifted Academy (3-8) *Dominion Middle School, formerly site of the

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*Hilltonia Middle School *Johnson Park Middle School *Medina Middle School *Mifflin Alternative Middle School *Ridgeview Middle School *Sherwood Middle School *Starling Middle School K-8 *Wedgewood Middle School *Westmoor Middle School *Woodward Park Middle School *Yorktown Middle School

K-8 Alternative schools

*Africentric K-8 * Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy at Beaumont Elementary School *Ecole Kenwood French Immersion School at Kenwood Elementary School *Indianola Informal K-8 *Starling PreK-8 School (merger of Dana Elementary and Starling Middle in 2013). Starling Middle School once occupied the original West High School building, at

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High schools

Beechcroft High School Beechcroft High School is a four-year high school (grades 9-12) located on the north side of Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools. Beechcroft was first opened in 1976 as a six-year junior/senior high school. At that time, school en ...

* Briggs High School * Centennial High School * Columbus Africentric Early College *

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at Brookhaven *

Downtown High School Columbus Downtown High School is a public high school and vocational school located in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools. It was built to consolidate, along with the existing Fort Hayes Career Center, three closing car ...

* East High School *

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* Independence High School * Linden-McKinley High School *

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* Mifflin High School *

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* South High School * Walnut Ridge High School * West High School *

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Former schools

* Barrett Middle School (1900-2006) - Original South High School building (Named for South's first principal Charles S. Barrett) *Barnett School - closed 1977 *Beaumont Elementary School, now Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy * Beck Urban Academy Elementary School, now the South Columbus Preparatory Academy * Bellows Avenue School - closed 1982 *Brentnell Alternative Elementary - now the

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's Charles School *Broadview School *

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- closed May 2014 *Calumet School - closed as a Columbus City School, however is now a private Christian school * Central High School (1924-1982) - Current site of COSI. The original Central High School was built in 1862 and located at 303 East Broad Street. It was the first school in Columbus built specifically only as a high school. Its name was changed in 1911 to the High School of Commerce. It closed as a school in 1924, but was used for office space until 1928 when it was demolished. *Chicago Avenue School *Clarfield Elementary School *Clinton Middle School *Courtright Elementary School *Crestview Middle School - now Indianola Informal K-8 School *Douglas School *Eastwood Elementary School *Everett Middle School - Dennison and Fourth, starting in 1924. It was the original North High School before that. Thereafter, it was home to Arts Impact Middle School for 17 years before Columbus Gifted Academy took over. *

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*Fifth Avenue Public School *

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*Franklin Alternative Middle School. 1390 Franklin (now Bryden) Road. Formerly Franklin Junior High School, starting in 1923. It was the original East High School before that. *Franklinton Elementary School - Built in 1888 at 666 West Broad Street. It was built on the site of the old Franklin County Courthouse, which had been built in 1809. It was demolished in 1959 to make way for the freeway. *Gladstone School *Glenmont School *Hamilton School *Hudson Elementary School *Indianola Junior High School, later known as Indianola Alternative Elementary School, and the first junior high school in the US. ** First building, now Graham Expeditionary Middle School ** Second building, now part of Metro Schools *James Road Elementary School *Kent Elementary School *Kingswood School *Koebel Elementary School *Lane Avenue School *Leonard Avenue School *Linden Park Alternative Elementary - closed 2007 *Linmoor Middle School - closed 2007 *Main Street Elementary School *Marburn Elementary School *McGuffey Elementary School *

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- closed 2007 *Michigan Avenue School * Milo Public School (1894-1977) *Monroe Traditional Alternative Middle School *Neil Avenue School (

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) *Ninth Avenue School *

(1924-1979) - now houses Dominion Middle School *Northridge School *Northwood Avenue School *Pilgrim Elementary School *Pinecrest Elementary School * Reeb Avenue Elementary School *Scioto Trail Elementary School *Sharon School *Stockbridge Elementary School *Third Street School Columbus Illustrated (69b)

*Twenty-Third Street School *Walford Elementary

2021-2022 Report Card

The Ohio Department of Education adopted a new 5-star rating system for the 21-22 Ohio School Report Card system. After a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts received scores for the first time since the 2018-2019 school year. Although Columbus City Schools' "Graduation" ("the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and the five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate") and "Early Literacy" ("measure of reading improvement and proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade") were rated at 1/5 stars, the district's "Progress" ("growth all students are making based on their past performances") and "Gap Closing" ("the reduction in educational gaps for student subgroups") were rated at 3/5 stars. The district also scored 2/5 stars in "Achievement" ("whether student performance on state tests met established thresholds and how well students performed on tests overall"), with all selectable grade level data falling short of those similar districts and the state of Ohio. Looking at "Gap Closing" data, the most growth occurred in English Language Arts.

References

External links

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