South Scioto Academy

www.performanceacademies.com/ohio-schools/columbus/so

Charter School 224 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

South Scioto Academy, located on Winslow Drive in Columbus, Ohio, is a tuition-free public charter school managed by Performance Academies. The school serves students in grades K-8, with a core educational philosophy centered on a "character-first" approach. By integrating academic rigor with explicit character development—focusing on traits like respect, responsibility, and perseverance—the academy aims to cultivate not only academic success but also the social-emotional growth of its students in a supportive environment.

The school is designed to meet the diverse needs of the South Columbus community by offering a structured, high-expectations learning model. Their curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals of literacy and mathematics while providing consistent feedback to help students reach grade-level proficiency. In addition to their academic programs, the academy often hosts extracurricular activities and family engagement events to foster a strong sense of school community and parent-teacher partnership, ensuring that students are prepared for the transition to high school.

224

Total Students

13.0

Full-Time Teachers

17.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for South Scioto Academy
Demographic	Student Count
White	6
Hispanic	14
Black	182
Two or More	22

Black
182 (81.2%)
Two or More
22 (9.8%)
Hispanic
14 (6.2%)
White
6 (2.7%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	South Scioto Academy
Phone:	(614)445-7684
Website:	http://www.performanceacademies.com/ohio-schools/columbus/so
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	224
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	13.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 27

Grade 1 27

Grade 2 23

Grade 3 23

Grade 4 19

Grade 5 23

Grade 6 26

Grade 7 24

Grade 8 32