Schools by Reading Proficiency in Cincinnati Public Schools (2025)

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 49 schools in Cincinnati Public Schools, Ohio. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Ohio.

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Walnut Hills High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 94% · 92%
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Kilgour SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 88% · 85%
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Hyde Park SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 87% · 88%
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Sands Montessori SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 82% · 77%
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Fairview-Clifton German Language SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 79% · 80%
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Evanston AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 77% · 82%
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Dater Montessori SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 77% · 77%
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Mt. Washington SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 65% · 63%
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North Avondale Montessori SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 65% · 51%
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College Hill Fundamental AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 64% · 48%
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Covedale SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 63% · 72%
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Sayler Park SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 62% · 51%
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Clark Montessori High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 58% · 47%
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Cheviot SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 57% · 54%
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Chase SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 57% · 47%
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Pleasant Ridge Montessori SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 56% · 45%
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John P. Parker SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 54% · 47%
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Hartwell SchoolCincinnati · Public MiddleReading · math: 52% · 51%
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Parker Woods Montessori SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 52% · 39%
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Westwood SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 50% · 44%
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George Hays-Jennie Porter SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 49% · 46%
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Rockdale AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 47% · 52%
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Silverton ElementaryCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 47% · 42%
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William H Taft Elementary SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 47% · 42%
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Woodford AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 47% · 42%
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Mt. Airy SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 44% · 49%
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James N. Gamble Montessori High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 44% · 25%
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Carson SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 43% · 39%
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Bond Hill AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 47%
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Winton Hills AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 47%
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Midway SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 39% · 32%
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Pleasant Hill AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 42%
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Ethel M. Taylor AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 27%
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Hughes STEM High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 36% · 20%
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Roberts AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 34% · 32%
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South Avondale SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 33% · 33%
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Frederick Douglass SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 22%
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Rees E. Price AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 31% · 32%
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Shroder High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 31% · 14%
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Roll Hill SchoolCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 30% · 27%
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Virtual High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 29% · 14%
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Gilbert A. Dater High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 28% · 19%
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Rothenberg Preparatory AcademyCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 17%
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Leap Academy at North FairmountCincinnati · Public ElementaryReading · math: 24.5% · 15%
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Aiken New Tech High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 22% · 22%
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Withrow University High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 22% · 11%
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Robert A. Taft Information Technology High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 20% · 14%
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Woodward Career Technical High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 19% · 11%
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Western Hills University High SchoolCincinnati · Public HighReading · math: 18% · 10%

#	School	Sector	Reading · math	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	94% · 92%	82.6 Top 10%	92% Math proficiency	2,453
2	Kilgour School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	88% · 85%	82.8 Top 10%	85% Math proficiency	577
3	Hyde Park School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades K–7	Public	87% · 88%	84.0 Top 10%	88% Math proficiency	617
4	Sands Montessori School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	82% · 77%	76.3 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	654
5	Fairview-Clifton German Language School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	79% · 80%	81.8 Top 10%	80% Math proficiency	657
6	Evanston Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	77% · 82%	90.4 Top 5%	82% Math proficiency	248
7	Dater Montessori School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	77% · 77%	76.0 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	721
8	Mt. Washington School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	65% · 63%	75.4 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	401
9	North Avondale Montessori School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	65% · 51%	56.4 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	568
10	College Hill Fundamental Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	64% · 48%	59.8 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	443
11	Covedale School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	63% · 72%	75.5 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	427
12	Sayler Park School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	62% · 51%	65.4 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	296
13	Clark Montessori High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	58% · 47%	52.3 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	714
14	Cheviot School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	57% · 54%	58.1 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	570
15	Chase School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	57% · 47%	61.0 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	263
16	Pleasant Ridge Montessori School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	56% · 45%	45.5 Lower 50%	45% Math proficiency	725
17	John P. Parker School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	54% · 47%	50.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	354
18	Hartwell School Cincinnati · Middle · Grades 2–8	Public	52% · 51%	52.9 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	441
19	Parker Woods Montessori School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	52% · 39%	39.7 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	625
20	Westwood School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	50% · 44%	48.1 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	387
21	George Hays-Jennie Porter School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	49% · 46%	49.2 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	263
22	Rockdale Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	47% · 52%	54.6 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	225
23	Silverton Elementary Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	47% · 42%	50.7 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	303
24	William H Taft Elementary School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	47% · 42%	49.1 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	234
25	Woodford Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	47% · 42%	47.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	366
26	Mt. Airy School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	44% · 49%	41.9 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	594
27	James N. Gamble Montessori High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	44% · 25%	31.4 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	700
28	Carson School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	43% · 39%	33.0 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	742
29	Bond Hill Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	42% · 47%	47.6 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	296
30	Winton Hills Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	42% · 47%	41.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	307
31	Midway School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	39% · 32%	27.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	542
32	Pleasant Hill Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	37% · 42%	35.1 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	426
33	Ethel M. Taylor Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	37% · 27%	33.1 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	274
34	Hughes STEM High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	36% · 20%	24.0 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	1,167
35	Roberts Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	34% · 32%	27.9 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	704
36	South Avondale School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	33% · 33%	27.7 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	359
37	Frederick Douglass School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	32% · 22%	27.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	229
38	Rees E. Price Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	31% · 32%	22.1 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	532
39	Shroder High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 8–12	Public	31% · 14%	– Not rated	14% Math proficiency	–
40	Roll Hill School Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	30% · 27%	23.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	385
41	Virtual High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 9–12	Public	29% · 14%	10.4 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	366
42	Gilbert A. Dater High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 5–12	Public	28% · 19%	22.6 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	911
43	Rothenberg Preparatory Academy Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	27% · 17%	17.2 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	332
44	Leap Academy at North Fairmount Cincinnati · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	24.5% · 15%	20.6 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	333
45	Aiken New Tech High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	22% · 22%	19.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	1,226
46	Withrow University High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	22% · 11%	15.9 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	1,300
47	Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	20% · 14%	17.4 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	643
48	Woodward Career Technical High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	19% · 11%	18.8 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	835
49	Western Hills University High School Cincinnati · High · Grades 7–12	Public	18% · 10%	8.2 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,342

Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Cincinnati Public Schools with Reading · math 94% · 92%. Of the 49 schools shown, 49 are public.

For the full picture see the wider Ohio schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the Cincinnati Public Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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What is the best reading results school in Cincinnati Public Schools?

Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Cincinnati Public Schools with Reading · math 94% · 92% (Enrollment: 2,453).

How are schools by reading proficiency in Cincinnati Public Schools ranked?

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.