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Columbus Alternative High School
2632 Mcguffey Rd
Columbus OH, 43211, Franklin County
Phone: 614-365-6006
Ranking:
(65 out of 821, top 8%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Columbus City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 744 | 720 | 635 | 626 | 645 | 696 | 720 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 260 | 34.9% | 279 | 38.8% | 223 | 35.1% | 208 | 33.2% | 156 | 24.2% | 168 | 24.1% | 251 | 34.9% |
Grade 10: | 202 | 27.2% | 172 | 23.9% | 174 | 27.4% | 136 | 21.7% | 150 | 23.3% | 204 | 29.3% | 187 | 26.0% |
Grade 11: | 158 | 21.2% | 152 | 21.1% | 121 | 19.1% | 134 | 21.4% | 174 | 27.0% | 175 | 25.1% | 143 | 19.9% |
Grade 12: | 124 | 16.7% | 117 | 16.3% | 117 | 18.4% | 148 | 23.6% | 165 | 25.6% | 149 | 21.4% | 139 | 19.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 283 | 38.0% | 290 | 40.3% | 257 | 40.5% | 240 | 38.3% | 238 | 36.9% | 259 | 37.2% | 273 | 37.9% |
Female: | 461 | 62.0% | 430 | 59.7% | 378 | 59.5% | 386 | 61.7% | 391 | 60.6% | 422 | 60.6% | 439 | 61.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 28 | 3.8% | 27 | 3.8% | 21 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.5% | 18 | 2.8% | 20 | 2.9% | 22 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 4.4% | 26 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.0% | 19 | 2.9% | 18 | 2.6% | 14 | 1.9% |
Black: | 431 | 57.9% | 442 | 61.4% | 403 | 63.5% | 417 | 66.6% | 413 | 64.0% | 453 | 65.1% | 461 | 64.0% |
White: | 222 | 29.8% | 206 | 28.6% | 178 | 28.0% | 154 | 24.6% | 183 | 28.4% | 196 | 28.2% | 218 | 30.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 3.4% | 14 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 311 | 41.8% | 301 | 41.8% | 289 | 45.5% | 301 | 48.1% | 215 | 33.3% | 291 | 41.8% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 4.3% | 53 | 7.4% | 65 | 10.2% | 60 | 9.6% | 30 | 4.7% | 48 | 6.9% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.11 | 20.00 | 18.14 | 16.92 | 16.54 | 18.30 | 20.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
OGT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 43.2% | 84.5% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 67.5% | 81.6% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 95% | 72.3% | 82.7% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 71.2% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 69% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 67.9% | 81.4% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 68.6% | 80.4% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 68.6% | 82.6% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 64.7% | 82.6% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 65.5% | 83.3% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 62% | 95.7% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 87.4% | 92% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 85.4% | 89.4% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 84.9% | 86.7% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 83.3% | 85.2% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 76.6% | 84.5% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75.6% | 83% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 78.3% | 87.2% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 71.7% | 86% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 75.8% | 87.6% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 45.8% | 73% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 48.6% | 73.1% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 54.5% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 55.2% | 72.8% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 54.9% | 76% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 53.6% | 73% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 54.4% | 74.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 51.4% | 81.6% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 54.0% | 77.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 63.8% | 79.3% |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 65.8% | 79.5% |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 64.5% | 76% |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 75.5% | 78.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 72.1% | 81.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 71.9% | 79.6% |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 68.9% | 80.1% |
2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 66.5% | 76.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 65.7% | 81.1% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 67.7% | 83.7% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 84% | 88% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 84.6% | 89.3% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 83.1% | 85.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 85% | 89.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 79.5% | 84.1% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 81.6% | 89.5% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 75.8% | 87.1% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 72.8% | 84.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 82.2% | 88.8% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 81.2% | 88.2% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 81.9% | 88.5% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 79.6% | 89.2% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 78.8% | 89.1% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 79.4% | 89.9% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 78.9% | 88.9% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.8% | 92.8% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 91.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 91.4% | 92.8% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 87.1% | 91.6% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 87.3% | 92.4% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 86.5% | 92.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 88.6% | 92.9% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 66.9% | 83.6% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 69.8% | 83.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 70.3% | 84.2% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 68.6% | 85.1% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 69.2% | 84.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 71.4% | 87.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 69.7% | 85.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.9% | 87.6% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.5% | 86.5% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 83.7% | 88.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 80.1% | 88.7% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 79.4% | 88% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 78.5% | 85.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 79.8% | 88.2% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.6% | 93.4% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.4% | 93% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 92.9% | 93.2% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.1% | 0% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.7% | 93.4% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 86.5% | 93% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 86.6% | 92.1% |
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* Columbus Alternative High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.