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Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Q: Is Fairview-Clifton German Language School a good school?

Fairview-Clifton German Language School ranks 526 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairview-Clifton German Language School is a public elementary school serving 664 students in grades K-8 in Cincinnati, Ohio. This school stands out as a high-performing outlier within the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which is ranked 596 out of 828 districts in Ohio.

Fairview-Clifton German Language School consistently outperforms the district and state on standardized tests, with 75% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science compared to 38.7% for the district and 63.4% for the state. The school also ranks in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools for White students and top 20% for Multi-racial students, and in the top 25% for African American students. Additionally, the school is in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools for Gifted and Talented students, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1.

While Fairview-Clifton German Language School's academic performance is impressive, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 45.6% in 2024-2025. This is an area of concern that the school and district should address. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, such as South Avondale School, Chase School, and Ethel M. Taylor Academy, Fairview-Clifton German Language School stands out as a high-performing outlier with significantly higher test scores and rankings.

657

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,647

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3689 Clifton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45220-1703

(513) 363-2100

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.6%

White:

34.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cincinnati Public Schools

✓Above the Ohio median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg44%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

526^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

386^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools

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	70.4	526 of 1558	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	391 of 1577	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	527 of 1596	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	582 of 1588	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	507 of 1610	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	414 of 1676	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	313 of 1636	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	272 of 1651	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.6	168 of 1678	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	84.7	147 of 1684	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	79.9	222 of 1687	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	298 of 1701	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	591 of 1709	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.8	447 of 1686	73.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	486 of 1662	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.8	538 of 1610	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.2	294 of 1582	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	459 of 1609	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	323 of 1504	78.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	464 of 1501	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.5	334 of 1471	77.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	94 of 615	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	60 of 603	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	80 of 610	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	94 of 601	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	84 of 533	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	115 of 605	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	98 of 598	83.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	623 of 824	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	391 of 765	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	275 of 956	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	332 of 1021	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	547 of 1452	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	404 of 1466	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	524 of 1483	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	544 of 1488	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	413 of 1467	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	386 of 1502	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	403 of 1518	73.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	3 of 78	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	64.9	32 of 108	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	68 of 128	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	101 of 219	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	481 of 759	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	204 of 1473	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	523 of 1484	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	947 of 1447	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	821 of 1419	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	935 of 1404	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1019 of 1465	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	825 of 1465	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	517 of 1466	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	342 of 1485	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	486 of 1498	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	564 of 1518	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	544 of 1499	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	340 of 1535	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	226 of 1536	85.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	86.0	18 of 202	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	19 of 183	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	10 of 139	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	289 of 935	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	240 of 900	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	432 of 856	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	12 of 1175	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	3 of 1190	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	55 of 1215	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	102 of 1242	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	111 of 1249	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	111 of 1271	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	117 of 1309	91.1%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	386 of 1036	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.1	106 of 1046	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	174 of 1048	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	147 of 1017	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	42 of 1037	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	122 of 1010	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	88.1	63 of 1038	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	46 of 1050	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.1	49 of 1035	95.3%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile+33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)96th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)91st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+12 vs state

Mathematics75%+16 vs state

English Language Arts72%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Excellent bi-lingual German language school with very high amount of students continuing on to Walnut Hills High School, (a USA top 100 school) great parent involvement Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 12, 2011

My first child graduated from Fairveiw into Walnut hills and my second is in Fairveiw 4th grade now. This is the best school path that I could not have afforded if it were a private school. Kudos to the teachers , administration and parents that make this school as strong and vibrant as it could be. 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 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 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	Total
Fairview-Clifton German Language School	Public	K-6	3689 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45220	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-2100	657	41	15.8		225 (34.2%)	352 (53.6%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	70.4	526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.2%		76.9	391^st of 1577 public elementary schools	75.2%	135	75.0	82.1	69.2	76.9	44.7	100.0	72.2	80.2	85.0	50.6	$15,647
Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-8	3711 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45220	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	337	20	16.6		149 (44.2%)	110 (32.6%)	11 (3.3%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (12.5%)	71.6	498^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.0%		50.5	920^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.7%	422	69.4	71.1	77.1	52.8	54.5		88.9	74.3	86.1	66.7	$13,976
Rockdale Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	335 Rockdale Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4700	225	17	12.9		13 (5.8%)	194 (86.2%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	15.5	1322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	15.1%		8.2	1447^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.2%	125	50.0	7.7	9.1	38.5	26.9		19.2	27.3	46.2	26.9	$13,007
ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3595 Washington Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 351-5801	146	7	20.8		3 (2.1%)	138 (94.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6.2	1473^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%		3	1552^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.6%	79		30.4	38.9				4.3	11.1			$19,020
South Avondale School	Public	PK, KG-6	636 Prospect Pl	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5500	359	23	15.6		13 (3.6%)	323 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	10.6	1396^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.4%		6.9	1472^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	6.7%	76	9.8	14.6	59.5	14.3	23.1		14.6	23.8	33.3	17.9	$13,471
Chase School	Public	PK, KG-6	4151 Turrill St	Cincinnati	45223	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1300	263	22	11.7		34 (12.9%)	201 (76.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.0%)	28.7	1133^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	27.3%		16.2	1308^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.1%	175	20.0	79.3	30.0	16.0	31.3		75.9	46.7	24.0	31.3	$13,575
North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	568	30	18.6		97 (17.1%)	413 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	23.9	1199^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%		24.9	1194^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.3%	5	29.5	40.5	42.5	24.6	18.5		57.0	47.9	59.0	30.8	$14,215
Parker Woods Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	4370 Beech Hill Ave	Cincinnati	45223	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6200	625	32	19.2		258 (41.3%)	284 (45.4%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (9.9%)	37.1	1045^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.9%		38.2	1054^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.2%	9	41.3	50.6	53.6	32.2	55.9		53.8	49.3	55.4	50.9	$12,917
St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4515 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 482-7110	381	26	14.6		149 (39.1%)	139 (36.5%)	38 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.4%)	44.9	970^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.7%		37.7	1061^st of 1577 public elementary schools	32.7%	91	46.2	62.0	56.5	46.2	60.7		66.0	45.7	66.7	37.5	$13,780
Ethel M. Taylor Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1930 Fricke Road	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3600	274	22	12.3		16 (5.8%)	232 (84.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	4.6	1509^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.1%		6.5	1482^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	6.0%	27	3.8	32.0	15.0	7.1	3.0		24.0	23.8	7.4	17.6	$12,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview-Clifton German Language School

How many students attend Fairview-Clifton German Language School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Fairview-Clifton German Language School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairview-Clifton German Language School?

Students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School are 54% African American, 34% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Fairview-Clifton German Language School a good school?

Fairview-Clifton German Language School ranks 526^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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