South Columbus Preparatory Academy at GV
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4 Stars Progress. 4 Stars Gap Closing.

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  • Tuition-Free
  • Individualized Instruction
  • Accessible to All
  • Community Partnership
  • Safe & Caring Environment
  • Support Services
For Columbus parents who've started wondering if there's something better. Your child isn't falling behind because he or she can't keep up. The school isn't doing enough. South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village is a K–8 public charter school in Columbus's German Village neighborhood. Ohio graded it a 4-Star school for both Progress and Gap Closing, which means students here are growing faster than at most schools in the state, and students who came in behind are catching up.
  • 4-Star Gap Closing rating from Ohio's state report card
  • 4-Star Progress rating, meaning students here show above-average growth year over year on the Ohio state report card
  • PI score climbed from 59.3 to 60.3 between the 2023–24 and 2024–25 school years.
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Your child's teacher knows their name. And their work.

When there are fewer students in the room, a teacher can see when your child is stuck. Not at test time. On a Tuesday afternoon. That’s when the help happens.

Instruction that adjusts to your child. Not the other way around.

Teachers meet every student at the level he or she is actually at. If your child is behind, they get caught up. If they're ahead, they get pushed. Nobody waits for the slowest student in the room.

Progress tracked and reported. Not guessed.

The school measures how much each student grows every year. That's not the same as measuring where they rank. Growth means your child moves forward. Every child, every year.

Your child gets noticed for trying, not just performing.

If your child shows up, does the work, and pushes through the hard part, he or she hears about it. The school runs a daily recognition program — not just at the end of the year. Every day.
  • 4 Stars | Progress Rating | Ohio Report Card 2024-25
  • 4 Stars | Gap Closing Rating | Ohio Report Card 2024-25
  • PI Score: 60.3 | Up from 59.3 the year before
  • Grades K(EE)–8 | German Village, Columbus | Tuition-Free

Everything you just read about? It costs nothing.

  • Personalized instruction — teachers work with every student at the level he or she is actually at. If your child is ahead, they get pushed. If they're behind, they get caught up. And they're supported along the way by educators who take the social and emotional side of school seriously, not as an afterthought.
  • No tuition
  • No fees
  • Free breakfast and lunch every school day
  • Free transportation to and from school
It's a publicly funded school. Ohio law makes it free for every qualifying family. Your child's in school right now. Today counts. Tomorrow counts. Every semester spent in a school that's not moving your child forward is a semester he or she doesn't get back.

You’ve read the numbers. You know what your child needs. Here’s where you find out if this is it.

 
Call us at (614) 669-6301 or complete the form to learn more today!