Best Elementary Schools in Cincinnati, OH (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

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Every ranked elementary school in Cincinnati, OH, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Cincinnati, OH rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools

Cincinnati, OH elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Mariemont Elementary School	Cincinnati	Mariemont City	94%	77%	Meets Expectations	505
#2	A+	Montgomery Elementary School	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	94%	82%	Meets Expectations	517
#3	A+	Maple Dale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	92%	80%	Meets Expectations	590
#4	A+	Kilgour School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	91%	71%	Exceeds Expectations	550
#5	A+	Madeira Elementary School	Cincinnati	Madeira City	91%	84%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	738
#6	A+	Sherwood Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	90%	74%	Meets Expectations	709
#7	A+	Wilson Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	90%	84%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	689
#8	A+	Indian Hill Elementary School	Cincinnati	Indian Hill Exempted Village	86%	86%	Underperforms Expectations	480
#9	A+	Fairview Clifton German Language School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	71%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	680
#10	A	Ayer Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	85%	83%	Underperforms Expectations	609
#11	A	Summit Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	85%	79%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	552
#12	A	Blue Ash Elementary	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	84%	78%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	591
#13	A	C O Harrison Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	84%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	943
#14	A	Mercer Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	84%	73%	Meets Expectations	646
#15	A	Hyde Park School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	83%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	548
#16	A-	Charles W Springmyer Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	81%	70%	Meets Expectations	460
#17	A-	Maddux Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	80%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	582
#18	A-	Oakdale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	80%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	730
#19	A-	Clough Pike Elementary School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	79%	65%	Meets Expectations	501
#20	A-	John Foster Dulles Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	78%	67%	Meets Expectations	856
#21	A-	Sayler Park School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	53%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	319
#22	B+	Cincinnati Classical Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati		77%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	456
#23	B	Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	72%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	269
#24	B	Sands Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	72%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	683
#25	B	Springdale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	72%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	494
#26	B	Woodlawn Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	71%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	183
#27	B	Cincinnati Technology Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Technology Academy	37%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	212
#28	B	Midway School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	37%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	561
#29	B-	Merwin Elementary School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	70%	57%	Meets Expectations	609
#30	B-	Monfort Heights Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	68%	54%	Meets Expectations	494
#31	B-	Withamsville Tobasco Elementary School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	66%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	518
#32	C+	Locust Corner Elementary School	Cincinnati	New Richmond Exempted Village	65%	55%	Meets Expectations	386
#33	C+	Amity Elementary School	Cincinnati	Deer Park Community City	64%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	584
#34	C+	Colerain Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	64%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	586
#35	C	George Hays Jennie Porter School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	61%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	288
#36	C	Pleasant Run Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	60%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	911
#37	C	Sharonville Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	60%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	343
#38	C	Heritage Hill Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	58%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	441
#39	C	Summerside Elementary	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	57%	47%	Meets Expectations	583
#40	C-	Delshire Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	56%	40%	Meets Expectations	467
#41	C-	Glendale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	56%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	250
#42	C-	Hamilton Cnty Math And Science (Charter)	Cincinnati	Hamilton Cnty Math & Science	55%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	633
#43	C-	Alliance Academy Of Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	52%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#44	C-	Pleasant Ridge Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	52%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	737
#45	C-	Cheviot School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	51%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	569
#46	C-	Stewart Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	51%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	478
#47	C-	Silverton Elementary	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	49%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	339
#48	C-	Struble Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	49%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	875
#49	C-	Tcp World Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	T.C.P. World Academy	49%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	386
#50	D+	Dater Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	48%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	740
#51	D+	Covedale School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	47%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	454
#52	D+	Parker Woods Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	47%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	610
#53	D+	Evanston Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	46%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	253
#54	D+	Winton Woods Elementary School	Cincinnati	Winton Woods City	46%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	575
#55	D+	James N Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	45%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	446
#56	D+	Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	44%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	235
#57	D+	Taylor Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	43%	32%	Meets Expectations	821
#58	D+	Westwood School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	43%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	380
#59	D+	Chase School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	42%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	272
#60	D+	Regeneration Bond Hill (Charter)	Cincinnati	ReGeneration Bond Hill	40%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	265
#61	D	John P Parker School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	39%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	343
#62	D	William H Taft Elementary School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	38%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	236
#63	D	Woodford Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	38%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	328
#64	D	North Avondale Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	37%	23%	Meets Expectations	599
#65	D	Cincinnati Achievement Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Achievement Academy	35%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	161
#66	D	College Hill Fundamental Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	34%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	409
#67	D	Dublin Preparatory Academy Dba Northside Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	34%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	254
#68	D	Finneytown Elementary	Cincinnati		34%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	623
#69	D	Carson School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	32%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	668
#70	D	Mt Washington School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	32%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	311
#71	D-	Hartwell School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	35%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	447
#72	D-	Winton Woods Intermediate School	Cincinnati	Winton Woods City	35%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#73	D-	Mt Airy School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	32%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	569
#74	D-	Bond Hill Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	31%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	272
#75	D-	Leap Academy At North Fairmount	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	30%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	420
#76	D-	Mt Healthy Preparatory And Fitness Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy	29%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	177
#77	D-	Rees E Price Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	29%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	503
#78	D-	Roberts Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	29%	18%	Meets Expectations	765
#79	D-	Winton Hills Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	29%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	340
#80	D-	Mt Healthy North Elementary School	Cincinnati	Mt Healthy City	27%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	624
#81	D-	Rockdale Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	26%	9%	Meets Expectations	260
#82	D-	Rothenberg Preparatory Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	26%	12%	Meets Expectations	348
#83	D-	Roll Hill School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	25%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	409
#84	D-	South Avondale School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	25%	10%	Meets Expectations	288
#85	D-	Frederick Douglass School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	24%	12%	Meets Expectations	250
#86	D-	Orion Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Orion Academy	23%	10%	Meets Expectations	514
#87	F	Riverside Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	22%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	163
#88	F	Mt Healthy South Elementary School	Cincinnati	Mt Healthy City	21%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	651
#89	F	Pleasant Hill Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	21%	9%	Meets Expectations	478
#90	F	Horizon Science Academy Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	17%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	176
#91	F	Ethel M Taylor Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	16%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	216
#92	F	Dampe Community School (Charter)	Cincinnati	Dampe Community School	3%	11%	Underperforms Expectations	192

How Cincinnati, OH's elementary schools compare

A: 21B: 10C: 18D: 37F: 6

34% of the 92 ranked elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH earn an A or B (21 A grades, 10 B, 18 C, 37 D, 6 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 75 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (82% here, 70% nationally), and 53 exceed it. On average 52% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: George Hays Jennie Porter School (61% against 12%, C), Woodlawn Elementary School (71% against 23%, B), Hamilton Cnty Math And Science (55% against 10%, C-), Alliance Academy Of Cincinnati (52% against 9%, C-), Heritage Hill Elementary School (58% against 20%, C).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 23): Forest Hills Local (6), Cincinnati Public Schools (5), Oak Hills Local (4), Sycamore Community City (3).

The largest ranked elementary schools: C O Harrison Elementary School (943 students, A, #13), Pleasant Run Elementary School (911 students, C, #36), Struble Elementary School (875 students, C-, #48).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH that are not ranked

12 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (12)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Citizens Of The World Charter Schools - Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Early Childhood Center, Cincinnati
Elevated Excellence Academy, Cincinnati
Elmwood Place Elementary School, Cincinnati
Evendale Elementary School, Cincinnati
Indian Hill Primary Elementary School, Cincinnati
Mt Healthy Early Learning Center, Cincinnati
Phoenix Community Learning Ctr, Cincinnati
Rising Stars At Carthage, Cincinnati
Shawnee Early Childhood School, Cincinnati
Summit Academy Community School Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Winton Woods Primary, Cincinnati

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH, as grouped on its schools page; the Ohio ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH

What is the best elementary school in Cincinnati, OH?

Mariemont Elementary School in Cincinnati ranks first among the 92 ranked elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH with a SchoolGrade of A+, 94% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 77%.

How are elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Cincinnati, OH have?

SchoolGrade grades 104 public elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH; 92 are ranked here and 12 are listed as not ranked.