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Mt. Healthy South Elementary School

Public Grades 1-6

1477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Mt. Healthy South Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 595 students in grades 1-6 in the Mt Healthy City School District in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant academic challenges.

Mt. Healthy South Elementary has struggled with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37% to over 51% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools. The school's academic performance is also extremely low, with only 13.3% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 61.3%. Math proficiency rates were also very low, ranging from 9.9% for 6th grade to 23.3% for 4th grade. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Ohio schools for most subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

Interestingly, the nearby Northwest Local and Finneytown Local district schools, such as Taylor Elementary and Struble Elementary, significantly outperform Mt. Healthy South on academic metrics, despite serving similar demographics. This suggests that the challenges facing Mt. Healthy South are not unique to the school, but may be systemic within the Mt Healthy City School District.

604

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,093

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1743 Adams Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45231-3183

(513) 728-4683

District: Mt Healthy City

Students who attend Mt. Healthy South Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Healthy Junior High School
High:	Mt Healthy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.5%

Hispanic:

10.4%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (20% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

Ohio avg61%

1,477^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Mt Healthy City

746^th of 828Mt Healthy City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1477 of 1558	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1345 of 1577	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1322 of 1596	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1368 of 1588	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1414 of 1610	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1417 of 1676	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1326 of 1636	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	1398 of 1651	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	1345 of 1678	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	1365 of 1684	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.4	1338 of 1687	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	1396 of 1701	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1381 of 1709	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	1424 of 1686	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.7	1198 of 1662	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	1272 of 1610	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	1128 of 1582	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.1	1173 of 1609	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.2	1054 of 1504	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.6	970 of 1501	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.7	867 of 1471	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	555 of 615	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	407 of 603	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	386 of 610	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	420 of 601	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	415 of 533	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	375 of 605	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	296 of 598	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	783 of 824	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	759 of 765	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	728 of 956	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	783 of 1021	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	266 of 281	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	203 of 258	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	218 of 239	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1406 of 1452	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1274 of 1466	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1305 of 1483	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1337 of 1488	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1359 of 1467	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1344 of 1502	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1323 of 1518	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	16.8	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	244 of 259	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	167 of 234	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1412 of 1473	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1264 of 1484	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1179 of 1447	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1218 of 1419	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1261 of 1404	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1230 of 1465	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1163 of 1465	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1404 of 1466	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1325 of 1485	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1252 of 1498	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1350 of 1518	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1381 of 1499	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1296 of 1535	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1226 of 1536	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	183 of 202	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	130 of 183	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	127 of 162	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	130 of 139	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	94 of 154	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	929 of 935	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	750 of 900	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	779 of 856	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1119 of 1175	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1126 of 1249	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1042 of 1271	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1050 of 1309	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)22nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-5 vs school

Foster Care (2018)9th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-39 vs state

English Language Arts22%-40 vs state

Mathematics16%-44 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)						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	Total
Mt. Healthy South Elementary School	Public	1-6	1743 Adams Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-4683	604	24	25.1		62 (10.3%)	408 (67.5%)	63 (10.4%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.1%)	6.1	1477^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.2%		13.6	1345^th of 1577 public elementary schools	14.7%	132	24.4		16.9	23.3	15.0	9.9			13.3	28.1	27.5	17.6			$12,093
Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7601 Harrison Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 587-6280	205	14	14.6		2 (1.0%)	171 (83.4%)	11 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (8.8%)	16.2	1310^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.9%		15.3	1319^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.4%	9	17.4	46.7	21.1	57.9	26.1	11.8	4.5	0.0	36.8	52.6	43.5	5.9	54.5	26.7	$11,889
Mt. Healthy Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1310 Adams Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 742-6020	279	9	31.0		29 (10.4%)	164 (58.8%)	47 (16.8%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.7%)								(n/a)															$8,757
North College Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6955 Grace Ave	North College Hill	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-4787	472	25	18.8		33 (7.0%)	359 (76.1%)	26 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)	8	1442^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	7.4%		11.7	1373^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	12.9%	69			22.4	35.2					32.2	27.2					$11,168
Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	3173 Springdale Rd	Cincinnati	45251	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 825-3000	797	44	18.1		243 (30.5%)	330 (41.4%)	86 (10.8%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	112 (14.1%)	25.9	1166^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.2%		29.1	1145^th of 1577 public elementary schools	27.4%	21	39.1		38.3	53.9	48.4				45.9	39.8	46.9				$9,054
Mt. Healthy North Elementary School	Public	1-6	2170 Struble Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 742-6004	549	22	24.9		80 (14.6%)	294 (53.6%)	97 (17.7%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (10.7%)	10.6	1395^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.1	1382^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	12.4%	13	31.9		18.6	37.5	25.3	14.5			18.0	20.8	34.1	31.6			$13,145
Struble Elementary School	Public	K-5	2760 Jonrose Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 522-2700	772	43	17.9		204 (26.4%)	328 (42.5%)	66 (8.5%)	71 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (13.0%)	37.8	1038^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.4%		41.1	1019^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.4%	19	39.2		57.1	61.7	40.8				51.1	55.7	60.0				$9,762
Finneytown Elementary	Public	K-6	8850 Winton Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Finneytown Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 728-3737	648	35	18.5		152 (23.5%)	284 (43.8%)	46 (7.1%)	68 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (15.0%)	17.4	1290^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.2%		24.8	1195^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.2%	95	35.9		33.3	42.3	14.1	25.0			30.1	44.9	43.5	37.0			$11,177
Pleasant Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 W North Bend Rd	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4300	426	27	15.6		31 (7.3%)	318 (74.6%)	40 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	8.3	1436^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.8%		9.5	1412^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.5%	24	18.0		32.1	10.5	14.0	15.9			37.5	24.6	38.0	15.9			$12,690
College Hill Fundamental Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1625 Cedar Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1600	443	30	14.9		19 (4.3%)	392 (88.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	27.1	1152^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	26.1%		17	1293^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	18.0%	141	13.6		58.2	38.9	33.3	56.5			45.5	48.1	43.9	30.4			$13,595

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Healthy South Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Mt. Healthy South Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mt. Healthy South Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Healthy Junior High School
High : Mt Healthy High School

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Healthy South Elementary School?

Students at Mt. Healthy South Elementary School are 68% African American, 10% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Mt. Healthy South Elementary School a good school?

Mt. Healthy South Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Mt. Healthy South Elementary School in?

Mt Healthy City

How many students attend Mt. Healthy South Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Mt. Healthy South Elementary School.

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