Eastland Preparatory Academy earned ACCEL Schools' Outstanding Teacher Retention award, so your child benefits from familiar teachers and lasting relationships year after year. The school also earned 3 stars in both Student Progress and Gap Closing on the 2025–26 Ohio School Report Card, meeting state expectations. Your child will keep moving forward here, with individual support whatever their starting point.
Eastland Preparatory Academy is a tuition-free public charter school for grades K through 8 in Southeast Columbus. It outperforms Columbus City Schools. Every classroom runs on Smartboards and one-to-one Chromebooks. Teachers build instruction around your child's actual level, not around a pacing guide that treats every student the same.- Academic results that outperform the surrounding district
- One-to-one Chromebooks and Smartboards in every classroom for hands-on, project-based learning
- The Braxton Miller Empower Program: academic enrichment and wellness sessions through a partnership with former Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller
- Coding with Amazon, project-based learning through Young Engineers of Tomorrow, Career Exploration Pathways, Athletics and Clubs and Career Prep readiness woven into the school day
- Before/After-School Care available until 6:00pm. Tuition Assistance Available.
How Eastland actually teaches your child
Teachers here don't follow a one-size-fits-all script. They assess where your child is, build instruction around that starting point, and adjust as your child grows. If he or she is behind, the school catches them up. If he or she is ahead, the school pushes forward. Nobody gets parked.The Braxton Miller Empower Program
This isn't a name on a flyer. Braxton Miller, former Ohio State quarterback, built a program that runs inside the school during fall, winter/spring, and summer. Academic enrichment sessions. Wellness sessions. Your child gets access to something most schools in this part of Columbus can't offer, and it's included at no cost.Career readiness that starts before high school
Most schools don't introduce career exploration until 9th grade. Eastland runs career exploration pathways and career-based intervention starting in the elementary and middle grades. Students also learn coding through a partnership with Amazon. By the time your child leaves 8th grade, he or she has been thinking about what comes next for years, not days.A school that treats your child like a whole person
Social-emotional learning, life skills instruction, and counseling through Kids Thrive are part of the school day. Art, music, chess club, flag football, basketball, volleyball, cheer. Field trips to the Ohio State House, COSI, and BizTown. Your child doesn't just learn here. Your child belongs here.Everything you just read? It costs nothing.
- No tuition
- No fees
- Free breakfast and free lunch every day
- Free transportation through Columbus City Schools, Groveport, etc.
- Before/After-School care available until 6:00pm
- Summer school program available based on student need