Columbus City Schools

Columbus City Schools
Columbus City Schools
Location
	Columbus, Ohio USA
Coordinates	39°59′N 82°59′W / 39.983°N 82.983°W
District information
Motto	Step up, Make it happen
Established	1845
Superintendent	J. Daniel Good, Ph.D.
Students and staff
Students	56,000+ (Aug 2006)
Teachers	4,166 (Oct 2007)
Staff	7,181 FTE (Oct 2007)
Athletic conference	OHSAA
Other information
Website	ccsoh.us

Columbus City Schools, formerly known as Columbus Public Schools, is the official school district for the city of Columbus, Ohio, and serves most of the city (portions of the city are served by suburban school districts). The district has over 56,000 students enrolled, making it the largest school district in the state of Ohio as of August 2006. 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 wasn't until 1845 that the state of Ohio Legislature 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 forced 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 North High School (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.^[1]

District Enrollment
Year	Enrollment
1920	32,442
1947	40,000 (Estimate)
1962	93,000 (Estimate)
1971	110,725 (All-Time Peak)
1976	95,571
1980	72,698
1995	62,812
1996	63,610
2007	55,235
2012	50,784

Board of education

There are 7 members on the Board of Education. Current members are listed below:^[2]

Gary L. Baker, II - President
Eric S. Brown
Michael Cole
W. Shawna Gibbs
Mary Jo Hudson
Dominic Paretti
Ramona R. Reyes

Schools

There are a total of 118 active schools in the district.

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
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
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
Indianola Alternative 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
Southwood Elementary School
Special Education Center
Stewart Alternative Elementary School
Sullivant Elementary School
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
Columbus Spanish Immersion
Ecole Kenwood

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
Dominion Middle School
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 (Original West High School)
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 K-8 School (merger of Dana Elementary and Starling Middle in 2013)

High schools

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West High School

Former Schools

Barrett Middle School (1900-2006) - Original South High School building (Named for South's 1st Principal Charles S. Barrett 1900-1920)
Barnett School - Closed 1977
Beaumont Elementary School, now Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy
Beck Urban Academy Elementary School
Bellows Avenue School - Closed 1982
Brentnell Alternative Elementary - now the Ohio Dominican University's Charles School
Broadview School
Brookhaven High School 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
Chicago Avenue School
Clarfield Elementary School
Clinton Middle School
Courtright Elementary School
Crestview Middle School - now Indianola Informal K-8 School
Eastwood Elementary School
First Avenue School
Franklin Alternative Middle School
Fulton School
Gladstone School
Glenmont School
Hamilton School
Hudson Elementary School
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
Medary Elementary School - Closed 2007
Michigan Avenue School
Milo Public School (1894-1977)
Neil Avenue School (Open Air School)
Ninth Avenue School
North High School (1924-1979) - Bishop Watterson rents use of the stadium for football games; Columbus North International School is located there now
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
Walford Elementary

2006-2007 Report Card

For the 06-07 school year, the district improved its rating to "Continuous Improvement" on the department of education's rating scale. The district met 42 of 42 adequate yearly progress goals, which allowed the rating to improve.^{[citation needed]}

Columbus City Schools: By the Numbers

The Columbus City School District does not discriminate based upon sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ancestry, familial status or military status with regard to admission, access, treatment or employment. This policy is applicable in all district programs and activities.

Students: 50,809^[4] Expenditures per student: $13,674

...by gender Male: 51.0% Female: 49.0% ...by ethnicity African-American: 58.07% Caucasian: 25.58% Hispanic: 6.74% Multi-racial: 5.29% Asian: 2.09% American Indian/Native Alaskan: 0.2% ...about our students Languages spoken at home: 89 Speak English as a second language: 11.5% Have Limited English Proficiency: 9.5% Receive district ESL services: 6.4% Students transported by CCS daily: 32, 140 Identified as Gifted & Talented: 17.7% Receive Special Education services: 16.06% Receive a free or reduced-price meal: 68.93% Student Mobility Rate: 19.7% Average Daily Attendance: 94.5%

Schools: 118

...by grade level Elementary (K-5): 63 STEM Elementary Academies (PreK-6): 4 K-6: 6 K-8 Schools: 4 K-12 Schools (Africentric Early College): 1 Middle Schools (grades 6-8): 18 STEM Academy 7-12 (Linden-McKinley): 1 High School/Middle School 7-12 (South): 1 ESL Welcome Center (grades 6-12): 1 High Schools (grades 9-12): 16 Career Centers: 2 Special Services Schools: 3

Staff: 6,571 (FTE)#

Staff demographics as of June 2011: by gender Male: 28.5% Female: 71.5% ...by ethnicity Caucasian: 62.6% African-American: 35.3% Hispanic: 1.2% Asian: 0.7% American Indian/Native Alaskan: 0.2%

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References

^ Jacobs, Gregory S. (1998). Getting Around Brown: Desegregation, Development, and the Columbus Public Schools. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 9780814207208.
^ "Columbus Board of Education, 2016". Columbus City Schools. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
^ Sebastian, Simone (January 5, 2009). "Completed Schools Set for Students". The Columbus Dispatch. GateHouse Media. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ October 2011 EMIS data
^ http://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/website.nsf/(ccs_pages)/CCS_By_the_Numbers?opendocument

[1] Jacobs, Gregory S. (1998). Getting Around Brown: Desegregation, Development, and the Columbus Public Schools. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 9780814207208.

[2] "Columbus Board of Education, 2016". Columbus City Schools. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[3] Sebastian, Simone (January 5, 2009). "Completed Schools Set for Students". The Columbus Dispatch. GateHouse Media. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

[4] October 2011 EMIS data

[5] ttp://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/website.nsf/(ccs_pages)/CCS_By_the_Numbers?opendocument

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