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Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 195 students in grades K-8 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school is part of the Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy District, which is ranked 681 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and closing achievement gaps. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.7% to 51.3%, which are significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Struble Elementary School and Pleasant Hill Academy. The school's performance on state assessments is also significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% in 8th-grade Mathematics to 57.9% in 4th-grade Mathematics.

Interestingly, the school's African American students perform better than the overall student population, ranking in the top 50% of Ohio elementary schools in this subgroup. However, the school's special education and low socioeconomic status students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools. At $7,304 per student, the school's spending is lower than the nearby Northwest Local and Cincinnati Public Schools districts, which range from $7,322 to $10,981 per student.

205

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,889

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7601 Harrison Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45231-3107

(513) 587-6280

District: Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.4%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,310^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

844^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

681^st of 828Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy 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	16.2	1310 of 1558	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1319 of 1577	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1281 of 1596	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1282 of 1588	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1192 of 1610	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1292 of 1676	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1229 of 1636	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1431 of 1651	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	1429 of 1678	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	1458 of 1684	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.9	1257 of 1687	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1367 of 1701	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	1419 of 1709	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	1390 of 1686	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	1410 of 1662	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	1426 of 1610	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	319 of 615	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	372 of 603	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	408 of 610	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	312 of 601	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	161 of 533	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	200 of 605	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	286 of 598	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	63.9	265 of 956	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1162 of 1452	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1196 of 1466	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1369 of 1483	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1196 of 1467	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	960 of 1502	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1158 of 1518	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1231 of 1473	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1206 of 1484	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1142 of 1447	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1122 of 1419	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1024 of 1404	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1051 of 1465	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1020 of 1465	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1253 of 1466	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1204 of 1518	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1308 of 1499	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1310 of 1535	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1300 of 1536	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	874 of 900	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	844 of 1036	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	854 of 1046	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	760 of 1048	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	871 of 1017	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	876 of 1037	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	705 of 1050	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	744 of 1010	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	860 of 1038	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	871 of 1050	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	827 of 1035	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.1	682 of 1008	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.7	758 of 1001	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	68.3	392 of 989	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.0	131 of 925	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	56.2	536 of 895	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.3	729 of 858	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	233 of 442	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	169 of 429	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	185 of 436	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	270 of 413	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	222 of 385	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	149 of 405	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	201 of 384	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	721 of 910	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	757 of 983	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	787 of 989	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	671 of 974	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	797 of 947	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	782 of 923	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	563 of 945	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	660 of 924	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	5.4	897 of 924	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2019)72nd percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)47th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-24 vs state

Science32%-31 vs state

Mathematics20%-36 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, August 19, 2019

ZERO STARS. This is a business, not a school.
Your kid deserves better. My child went there briefly.... Here's how it went.
We've turned in numerous incidents to the staff via phone calls, text messages and email concerning bullying... yet nothing has been done. In fact, the principal acknowledged that he can not guarantee safety for the children under his supervision. The same principal doesn't send his own kids to the school he is principal at. The end resolution, the principal agreed to have my child attend a partial day in which she is attending 3rd grade classes (shes in 2nd grade) because that teacher is able to keep her safe.
I normally keep pretty quiet. But it seems the sleeping giant has been awoken. I'd love any of you who have kids... or know my kids... or just don't like bullying... to reach out to the administration of this school and tell them to address bullying. This school advertises that they've had ZERO issues with bullying for the school year... when in fact a child in Kids class was bullying another child and broke his arm. I guess they failed to report that?
This place is a joke and needs new administration.

Update on this review...
I met with the Mr. Timothy Baggs and his supervisor the superintendent Mr. Wagner after I had contacted channel 9 regarding the bullying. Channel 9 was interested in doing a story but was refused comment by the school. Strangely enough the school wanted to help at that point.

In the meeting they vigorously denied that any bullying ever occurred and only insisted that they were doing everything possible. The meeting was a joke, the entire administration is ran by folks that don't know what they're doing. I've met more than a dozen parents who's 2nd and 3rd graders can't read. I spent a day in a class room and is chaos. Kids climbing file cabinets, climbing in windows, jumping off desks...

This place needs closed down. I was lucky enough to move my child to a different school this year after watching them Do literally nothing to help my child. I hope the other parents can do the same and get their children into good and effective schools. Close Quote

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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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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

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Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy.

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Students at Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy are 83% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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