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Cincinnati Public Schools Schools
Cincinnati Public Schools is a public school district in Ohio, based in Hamilton County (Cincinnati). SchoolGrade grades 65 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cincinnati Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cincinnati Public Schools
59 of 65 schools in Cincinnati Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (6 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 4C: 11D: 30F: 8
Best schools in Cincinnati Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 812 high schools in Ohio · all 543 middle schools in Ohio · all 1623 elementary schools in Ohio
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A+ Walnut Hills High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Kilgour School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Hyde Park School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Spencer Center For Gifted And Exceptional Students (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Sands Montessori School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Fairview Clifton German Language School (Other school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Dater Montessori School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ School For Creative And Performing Arts (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Clark Montessori High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Pleasant Ridge Montessori School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Cincinnati Public Schools
All schools, A to Z (65)
- D Academy For Multilingual Immersion Studies, Cincinnati
- D Academy Of World Languages School, Cincinnati
- D+ Aiken New Tech High School, Cincinnati
- D- Bond Hill Academy, Cincinnati
- D+ Carson School, Cincinnati
- D Chase School, Cincinnati
- C- Cheviot School, Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Digital Academy, Cincinnati
- B Clark Montessori High School, Cincinnati
- C Clifton Area Neighborhood School, Cincinnati
- D- College Hill Fundamental Academy, Cincinnati
- C+ Covedale School, Cincinnati
- B+ Dater Montessori School, Cincinnati
- F Ethel M Taylor Academy, Cincinnati
- C Evanston Academy, Cincinnati
- A Fairview Clifton German Language School, Cincinnati
- D- Frederick Douglass School, Cincinnati
- D George Hays Jennie Porter School, Cincinnati
- D- Gilbert A Dater High School, Cincinnati
- D+ Hartwell School, Cincinnati
- D Hughes Stem High School, Cincinnati
- A+ Hyde Park School, Cincinnati
- D+ James N Gamble Montessori Elementary School, Cincinnati
- C- James N Gamble Montessori High School, Cincinnati
- C- John P Parker School, Cincinnati
- A+ Kilgour School, Cincinnati
- F Leap Academy At North Fairmount, Cincinnati
- D+ Lighthouse School, Cincinnati
- C+ Midway School, Cincinnati
- D Mt Airy School, Cincinnati
- C+ Mt Washington School, Cincinnati
- C North Avondale Montessori School, Cincinnati
- D Oyler School, Cincinnati
- C- Parker Woods Montessori School, Cincinnati
- F Pleasant Hill Academy, Cincinnati
- B- Pleasant Ridge Montessori School, Cincinnati
- F Rees E Price Academy, Cincinnati
- Rising Stars At Aiken New Techcollege Hill, Cincinnati
- Rising Stars At Carthage, Cincinnati
- Rising Stars At Cheviotwestwood, Cincinnati
- Rising Stars At Ezzard Charles, Cincinnati
- Rising Stars At Vine, Cincinnati
- D Riverview East Academy, Cincinnati
- D- Robert A Taft Information Technology High School, Cincinnati
- D Roberts Academy, Cincinnati
- D- Rockdale Academy, Cincinnati
- F Roll Hill School, Cincinnati
- D Roselawn Condon School, Cincinnati
- F Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, Cincinnati
- A+ Sands Montessori School, Cincinnati
- C+ Sayler Park School, Cincinnati
- B+ School For Creative And Performing Arts, Cincinnati
- D Shroder High School, Cincinnati
- D Silverton Elementary, Cincinnati
- F South Avondale School, Cincinnati
- A+ Spencer Center For Gifted And Exceptional Students, Cincinnati
- D Virtual High School, Cincinnati
- A+ Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati
- D- Western Hills University High School, Cincinnati
- D Westwood School, Cincinnati
- F William H Taft Elementary School, Cincinnati
- D Winton Hills Academy, Cincinnati
- D- Withrow University High School, Cincinnati
- D Woodford Academy, Cincinnati
- D Woodward Career Technical High School, Cincinnati
Where Cincinnati Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Cincinnati (65)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Hamilton County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 34,860 students with 2,152 full-time-equivalent teachers and 6,788 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904375
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- St Bernard-Elmwood Place City (3 schools, 2 mi)
- Norwood City (5 schools, 3 mi)
- North College Hill City (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Wyoming City (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Lockland Local (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Mariemont City (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Madeira City (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Mt Healthy City (5 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Cincinnati Public Schools
How many schools are in Cincinnati Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 65 public schools in Cincinnati Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cincinnati Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cincinnati.
How good are the schools in Cincinnati Public Schools?
Across the 59 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.7%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cincinnati Public Schools?
34,860 students were enrolled in Cincinnati Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cincinnati Public Schools?
Cincinnati Public Schools is in Ohio, based in Hamilton County, with its district office in Cincinnati. Its boundary covers about 89.0 sq mi.