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

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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+	Montgomery Elementary School	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	94%	87%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	517
#2	A+	Madeira Elementary School	Cincinnati	Madeira City	88%	85%	Exceeds Expectations	738
#3	A+	Maple Dale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	88%	84%	Exceeds Expectations	590
#4	A+	Indian Hill Elementary School	Cincinnati	Indian Hill Exempted Village	86%	74%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	480
#5	A+	Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	85%	72%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	876
#6	A+	Mariemont Elementary School	Cincinnati	Mariemont City	85%	77%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	505
#7	A+	Ayer Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	84%	75%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	609
#8	A+	Blue Ash Elementary	Cincinnati	Sycamore Community City	82%	78%	Exceeds Expectations	591
#9	A+	Sherwood Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	82%	76%	Exceeds Expectations	709
#10	A+	Kilgour School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	81%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	550
#11	A+	Charles W Springmyer Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	80%	70%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	460
#12	A+	Summit Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	80%	72%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	552
#13	A+	Wilson Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	80%	78%	Exceeds Expectations	689
#14	A+	Hyde Park School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	78%	72%	Exceeds Expectations	548
#15	A+	John Foster Dulles Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	77%	75%	Exceeds Expectations	856
#16	A+	Mercer Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	77%	75%	Exceeds Expectations	646
#17	A+	C O Harrison Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	76%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	943
#18	A+	Maddux Elementary School	Cincinnati	Forest Hills Local	75%	75%	Meets Expectations	582
#19	A+	Sands Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	74%	64%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	683
#20	A+	Clough Pike Elementary School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	72%	71%	Meets Expectations	501
#21	A	Oakdale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	67%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	730
#22	A	Merwin Elementary School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	66%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	609
#23	A-	Monfort Heights Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	60%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	494
#24	A-	Springdale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	60%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	494
#25	A-	Amity Elementary School	Cincinnati	Deer Park Community City	57%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	584
#26	A-	Evendale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	57%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	214
#27	A-	Delshire Elementary School	Cincinnati	Oak Hills Local	56%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	467
#28	B+	Dater Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	55%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	740
#29	B+	Locust Corner Elementary School	Cincinnati	New Richmond Exempted Village	55%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	386
#30	B+	Colerain Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	53%	53%	Meets Expectations	586
#31	B+	Summerside Elementary	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	53%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	583
#32	B+	Withamsville Tobasco Elementary School	Cincinnati	West Clermont Local	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	518
#33	B	Tcp World Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	T.C.P. World Academy	48%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	386
#34	B	Woodlawn Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	45%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	183
#35	B	Struble Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	44%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	875
#36	B-	Stewart Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	44%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	478
#37	B-	Pleasant Run Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	43%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	911
#38	B-	Sharonville Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	43%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	343
#39	B-	Pleasant Ridge Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	737
#40	C+	Covedale School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	38%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	454
#41	C+	Mt Washington School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	37%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	311
#42	C+	Taylor Elementary School	Cincinnati	Northwest Local	36%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	821
#43	C+	Sayler Park School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	30%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	319
#44	C	Glendale Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	250
#45	C	Heritage Hill Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	35%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	441
#46	C	Hamilton Cnty Math And Science (Charter)	Cincinnati	Hamilton Cnty Math & Science	34%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	633
#47	C	North Avondale Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	33%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	599
#48	C	Evanston Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	32%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	253
#49	C	Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	269
#50	C	Winton Woods Intermediate School	Cincinnati	Winton Woods City	31%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#51	C-	John P Parker School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	30%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	343
#52	C-	Winton Woods Elementary School	Cincinnati	Winton Woods City	30%	30%	Meets Expectations	575
#53	C-	Cheviot School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	569
#54	C-	Parker Woods Montessori School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	26%	25%	Meets Expectations	610
#55	D+	Hartwell School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	26%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	447
#56	D+	Alliance Academy Of Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	25%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#57	D+	James N Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	22%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	446
#58	D+	Carson School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	21%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	668
#59	D	Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Cincinnati	Princeton City	20%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	235
#60	D	Mt Healthy North Elementary School	Cincinnati	Mt Healthy City	20%	21%	Meets Expectations	624
#61	D	Mt Healthy Preparatory And Fitness Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy	20%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	177
#62	D	Silverton Elementary	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	20%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	339
#63	D	Westwood School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	19%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	380
#64	D	Academy Of World Languages School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	18%	16%	Meets Expectations	535
#65	D	Mt Airy School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	18%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	569
#66	D	Roberts Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	18%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	765
#67	D	Roselawn Condon School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	18%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	433
#68	D	Woodford Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	18%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	328
#69	D	Chase School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	17%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	272
#70	D	Winton Hills Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	17%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	340
#71	D	Academy For Multilingual Immersion Studies	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	16%	16%	Meets Expectations	548
#72	D	George Hays Jennie Porter School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	16%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	288
#73	D-	Orion Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Orion Academy	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	514
#74	D-	College Hill Fundamental Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	409
#75	D-	Mt Healthy South Elementary School	Cincinnati	Mt Healthy City	14%	17%	Meets Expectations	651
#76	D-	Rockdale Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	260
#77	D-	Bond Hill Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	272
#78	D-	Dublin Preparatory Academy Dba Northside Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	12%	12%	Meets Expectations	254
#79	D-	Summit Academy Community School Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	Summit Academy Community School - Cincinnati	12%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	80
#80	D-	Frederick Douglass School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	250
#81	F	Ethel M Taylor Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	216
#82	F	Pleasant Hill Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	9%	12%	Meets Expectations	478
#83	F	Rees E Price Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	8%	11%	Meets Expectations	503
#84	F	Riverside Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	8%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	163
#85	F	Roll Hill School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	8%	8%	Meets Expectations	409
#86	F	Rothenberg Preparatory Academy	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	8%	11%	Meets Expectations	348
#87	F	William H Taft Elementary School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	236
#88	F	Leap Academy At North Fairmount	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	7%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	420
#89	F	South Avondale School	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Public Schools	7%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	288
#90	F	Horizon Science Academy Cincinnati (Charter)	Cincinnati	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	6%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	176
#91	F	Cincinnati Achievement Academy (Charter)	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Achievement Academy	5%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	161
#92	F	Dampe Community School (Charter)	Cincinnati	Dampe Community School	5%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	192

How Cincinnati, OH's elementary schools compare

A: 27B: 12C: 15D: 26F: 12

42% of the 92 ranked elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH earn an A or B (27 A grades, 12 B, 15 C, 26 D, 12 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 79 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (86% here, 71% nationally), and 57 exceed it. On average 40% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 36% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Dater Montessori School (55% against 27%, B+), Tcp World Academy (48% against 21%, B), Kilgour School (81% against 58%, A+), Hamilton Cnty Math And Science (34% against 13%, C), Evanston Academy (32% against 12%, C).

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

The largest ranked elementary schools: C O Harrison Elementary School (943 students, A+, #17), Pleasant Run Elementary School (911 students, B-, #37), Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School (876 students, A+, #5).

Elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH that are not ranked

9 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.

Closed schools (2)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

F Elevated Excellence Academy, Cincinnati
C Elmwood Place Elementary School, Cincinnati

Not yet graded (7)

Too little test data to grade.

Early Childhood Center, Cincinnati
Indian Hill Primary Elementary School, Cincinnati
Mt Healthy Early Learning Center, Cincinnati
Regeneration Bond Hill, Cincinnati
Rising Stars At Carthage, Cincinnati
Shawnee Early Childhood School, 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?

Montgomery 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 87%.

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 101 public elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH; 92 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.