International Acad of Columbus, Columbus OH

Original Research by School Decision on International Acad of Columbus

International Academy of Columbus is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Columbus. The school enrolls a small student body and draws its population overwhelmingly from the Black community in the Columbus area, with the remainder split among white students and a very small number of students of other backgrounds. The enrollment profile is quite concentrated by race and ethnicity, a characteristic worth noting as you consider school fit and peer environment.

Academic performance on Ohio's state tests shows a mixed profile. Reading proficiency is solid, with the majority of tested students meeting or exceeding the state's proficiency standard. Math proficiency is considerably lower, with less than half of students performing at proficient levels. Science proficiency sits at the midpoint. These results place the school below the midpoint of academic performance compared to other district schools in Franklin County, a metric that accounts for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grade bands.

The school is situated in Columbus, a city experiencing rapid growth and economic development. Columbus anchors itself as a state capital with a diversified employment base spanning government, education, healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, and logistics. The city itself has grown substantially in recent years and is among the fastest-growing large metros in the nation. The immediate neighborhood surrounding the school's location on Fuji Drive sits in a residential area; housing values in the school's zip code are slightly above the state benchmark, and rent for the zip code has risen modestly year-over-year.

As a charter school, International Academy operates independently within Ohio's public school system rather than as a traditional Columbus City Schools building. No recent curriculum changes, governance shifts, or other major district initiatives were found in publicly available records, suggesting the school is in a steady operational state. The school serves only grades K-8, so students do not have a pathway to graduation within this institution; families with students approaching high school would need to transition to another school.

A parent may want to look further into math support and intervention, given proficiency rates in that subject. It would also be worth understanding whether the school's specialized focus, if any, shapes its academic approach and whether the school's enrollment composition aligns with your family's preference for peer demographics and community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-845%

School 45% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-865%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-850%

School 50% · district not reported

▼ 16 pts below state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 469%

School 69% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 638%

School 38% · district not reported

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.