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Hartwell School

Public Grades 2-8

821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hartwell School is a public middle school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades 2-8 with a total enrollment of 466 students. The school is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartwell School faces significant challenges, with consistently lower academic performance compared to state and district averages. The school has a 45.6% chronic absenteeism rate, much higher than the state average of 29.9% and the Cincinnati Public Schools district average of 29.2%. On Ohio State Tests, Hartwell's proficiency rates are well below state and district averages, with its 8th-grade math proficiency at just 24.4%, compared to the state average of 47.6% and the district average of 19.4%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing worse than state averages for those subgroups.

Hartwell School's academic challenges are particularly stark when compared to nearby higher-performing schools, such as Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School, Sycamore Junior High School, and Wyoming Middle School, which are part of higher-performing districts. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism and equity concerns, as well as ensuring equitable resource allocation, will likely be key to improving student outcomes at Hartwell School.

441

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,839

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8320 Vine St
Cincinnati, OH 45216-1321

(513) 363-2300

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Students who attend Hartwell School usually attend:

High:	Clark Montessori High School
	Gilbert A. Dater High School
	Hughes STEM High School
	James N. Gamble Montessori High School
	More...
	Walnut Hills High School
	Western Hills University High School
	Withrow University High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.4%

African American:

38.1%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (36% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,134^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

821^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

596^th of 828Cincinnati Public Schools among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1134 of 1558	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1048 of 1577	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1213 of 1596	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1184 of 1588	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1213 of 1610	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1035 of 1676	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1061 of 1636	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	1215 of 1651	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1210 of 1678	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.8	1164 of 1684	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	1150 of 1687	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	1018 of 1701	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.9	601 of 1709	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.2	1136 of 1686	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.9	845 of 1662	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	1143 of 1610	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	1200 of 1582	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	1332 of 1609	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.7	1143 of 1504	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.9	1027 of 1501	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.9	814 of 1471	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	201 of 615	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	133 of 603	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	202 of 610	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	163 of 601	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	174 of 533	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	63 of 605	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	101 of 598	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	55.4	379 of 1021	62.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	205 of 281	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	169 of 258	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	183 of 239	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	180 of 213	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	153 of 183	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	33 of 169	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	75 of 174	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1119 of 1452	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	987 of 1466	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1096 of 1483	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1125 of 1488	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1110 of 1467	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	769 of 1502	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1005 of 1518	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	181 of 259	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	148 of 234	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	172 of 233	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	178 of 216	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	167 of 189	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	109 of 228	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	138 of 239	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1020 of 1473	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	861 of 1484	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1064 of 1447	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	980 of 1419	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1012 of 1404	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	596 of 1465	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	715 of 1465	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1062 of 1466	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1035 of 1485	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1210 of 1498	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1164 of 1518	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1197 of 1499	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1077 of 1535	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	1038 of 1536	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	568 of 935	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	619 of 856	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	294 of 1175	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	604 of 1190	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	987 of 1271	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	860 of 1309	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	821 of 1036	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	872 of 1046	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	926 of 1048	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	831 of 1017	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	789 of 1037	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	745 of 1050	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	824 of 1010	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	800 of 1038	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	802 of 1050	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.2	668 of 1035	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	638 of 1008	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.0	583 of 1001	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	76.8	199 of 989	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	61.4	483 of 925	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	483 of 895	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	510 of 858	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.4	378 of 835	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.4	545 of 837	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.2	553 of 732	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.0	558 of 692	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	213 of 442	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	265 of 429	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	299 of 436	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	210 of 413	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	165 of 385	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	156 of 405	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	216 of 384	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	108 of 110	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	783 of 938	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	797 of 942	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	876 of 943	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	726 of 925	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	659 of 910	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	697 of 917	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	788 of 897	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	237 of 262	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	207 of 239	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	236 of 247	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	222 of 228	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	184 of 222	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	788 of 983	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	834 of 989	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	878 of 974	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	774 of 947	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	708 of 923	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	644 of 945	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	755 of 924	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	787 of 954	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	822 of 958	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	853 of 963	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	854 of 946	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	848 of 924	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	705 of 933	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	792 of 916	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	590 of 796	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)75th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+40 vs school

Disabled (2018)63rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+31 vs school

White (2019)26th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-18 vs state

English Language Arts35%-25 vs state

Science29%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Hartwell School	Public	2-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	441	24	18.1		44 (10.0%)	168 (38.1%)	200 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	18.6	821^st of 1036 public middle schools	20.8%		14.2	872^nd of 1046 public middle schools	16.6%	51	36.5	22.0	46.8	52.9	65.4	28.8	16.4	24.4	28.6	51.0	34.6	40.9	30.9	26.8			$14,839
Wyoming Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Wyoming Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7170	626	42	14.8	11.2%	473 (75.6%)	82 (13.1%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	88.6	65^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.7%		91.1	48^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.4%	17	86.9	88.1			79.1	90.6	87.0	50.0			92.3	85.3	96.2	90.9	100.0	98.8	$14,811
Norwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2060 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2700	371	28	13.3		202 (54.4%)	75 (20.2%)	63 (17.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	43.7	623^rd of 1036 public middle schools	39.9%		50.4	583^rd of 1046 public middle schools	44.3%	40		55.3				35.4	35.5	46.9				37.5	64.2	50.0		100.0	$12,161
North College Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	1624 W Galbraith Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-4785	457	26	17.4		23 (5.0%)	356 (77.9%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	8.7	938^th of 1036 public middle schools	9.5%		16.4	850^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.7%	88	27.1	25.0			11.5	5.2	14.0	4.7			35.4	15.3	27.8	23.3		47.6	$11,286
Winton Woods Intermediate School	Public	5-6	147 Farragut Rd	Cincinnati	45218	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2450	601	27	22.2		34 (5.7%)	323 (53.7%)	177 (29.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.7%)								(n/a)	33.5				35.4	22.5					47.9	34.1					$11,718
Princeton Community Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2000	1,332	75	17.7	66.4%	185 (13.9%)	531 (39.9%)	494 (37.1%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.0%)	82 (6.2%)	47.5	586^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.4%		41.6	649^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.0%	63		54.8				44.8	48.2	46.8				50.8	56.3	41.8		100.0	$13,108
Mt Healthy Junior High School	Public	7-8	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	407	21	19.3		43 (10.6%)	255 (62.7%)	53 (13.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.5%)	8.3	948^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.5%		15	864^th of 1046 public middle schools	17.4%	84		25.9					11.7	6.3					18.6	21.0		52.6	$12,642
ReGeneration Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3595 Washington Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 351-5801	154	7	22.0		0 (0.0%)	148 (96.1%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	15	854^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.6%		12	894^th of 1046 public middle schools	14.5%	40	17.6	25.0			17.6	12.5	33.3	20.8			29.4	15.6	42.9	12.5			$12,024
Shroder Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 Desmond St	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 363-7000	148	10	14.2		6 (4.1%)	126 (85.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)								(n/a)																	$17,222
Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School	Public	5-7	5200 Aldine Dr	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 686-1750	996	56	17.8	18.7%	610 (61.2%)	78 (7.8%)	68 (6.8%)	168 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.0%)								(n/a)	87.7				57.6	76.1	100.0	100.0			90.1	80.3					$13,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartwell School

How many students attend Hartwell School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Hartwell School.

What high school do graduates of Hartwell School attend?

Students who attend Hartwell School usually go on to attend Clark Montessori High School

What district is Hartwell School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

Is Hartwell School a good school?

Hartwell School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hartwell School?

Students at Hartwell School are 45% Hispanic, 38% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

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