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Kilgour School

Public Grades K-6

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Kilgour School is an exceptional elementary school located in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 567 students in grades K-6. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, outshining the overall performance of the Cincinnati Public Schools district.

Kilgour School's academic achievements are truly remarkable. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 38th out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This level of excellence has been maintained for several years, with Kilgour School ranking in the top 100 Ohio elementary schools since the 2014-2015 school year. The school's proficiency rates in subjects like 5th-grade science (92.8%) and mathematics (ranging from 85.7% to 100%) significantly outperform the district and state averages.

Kilgour School's strong performance extends beyond overall academic achievement. The school has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, and white students, as well as for low socioeconomic status students. However, the school's recent increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.1% in 2023-2024 to 45.6% in 2024-2025, is an area of concern that the school and district should address. Additionally, the school's performance for gifted and talented students is an area that may require further attention and improvement.

577

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,601

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1339 Herschel Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45208-2510

(513) 363-3000

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Students who attend Kilgour 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:

White:

69.0%

African American:

19.9%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (92% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cincinnati Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

District avg44%

Ohio avg60%

38^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	91.5	38 of 1558	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	40 of 1577	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	53 of 1596	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	87 of 1588	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	91 of 1610	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	210 of 1676	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	112 of 1636	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	85.5	129 of 1651	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	85.3	152 of 1678	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	75 of 1684	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	40 of 1687	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	83.7	103 of 1701	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.6	84 of 1709	95.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	92 of 1686	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	77.5	302 of 1662	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	144 of 1610	91.1%	★★★★★
2008	76.5	318 of 1582	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	166 of 1609	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	376 of 1504	75.0%	★★★★☆
2005	66.2	539 of 1501	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	494 of 1471	66.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	19 of 615	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	46 of 603	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	33 of 610	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	75 of 601	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	51 of 533	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	44 of 605	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	35 of 598	94.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	420 of 824	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	462 of 956	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	321 of 1021	68.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	86.3	21 of 174	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	25 of 1452	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	44 of 1466	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	24 of 1483	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	32 of 1488	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	54 of 1467	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	107 of 1502	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	117 of 1518	92.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	68.9	40 of 219	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	73 of 126	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	556 of 759	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	132 of 1473	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	211 of 1484	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	662 of 1447	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	557 of 1419	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	743 of 1404	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	374 of 1465	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	233 of 1465	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	21 of 1466	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	11 of 1485	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	101 of 1498	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	174 of 1518	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	120 of 1499	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	207 of 1535	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	98 of 1536	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	94.6	1 of 1215	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	1 of 1242	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	1 of 1249	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	49 of 1271	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	31 of 1309	97.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2017	89.2	52 of 1038	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	21 of 1050	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	89.8	37 of 1035	96.4%	★★★★★

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 (2023)100th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)88th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science93%+29 vs state

Mathematics93%+34 vs state

English Language Arts90%+29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

It is the best school ever. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 4, 2009

It is an all around excellent school. We have been very happy with it. Close Quote

Schools Near Kilgour School

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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
Kilgour School	Public	K-6	1339 Herschel Ave	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-3000	577	30	19.3	21.3%	398 (69.0%)	115 (19.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.3%)	91.5	38^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.6%		90.6	40^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.5%	2	92.8		95.2	85.7	90.0	93.1	100.0		93.8	85.7	94.2	87.7			$15,601
Hyde Park School	Public	K-7	3401 Edwards Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-2800	617	36	17.1	24.3%	403 (65.3%)	120 (19.4%)	21 (3.4%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	85.3	165^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.4%		88	104^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.4%	61	78.1		90.3	87.1	75.0	68.5	100.0		88.9	86.3	89.0	77.9			$17,512
Sharpsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Smith Rd	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 924-2650	261	17	15.5		136 (52.1%)	51 (19.5%)	52 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	63.5	653^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	58.1%		65.3	651^st of 1577 public elementary schools	58.7%	2	62.5		77.8	67.6	62.5				61.1	70.3	75.0				$15,092
John P. Parker School	Public	PK, KG-7	5051 Anderson Pl	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2900	354	22	15.9		25 (7.1%)	268 (75.7%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.3%)	25.6	1171^st of 1558 public elementary schools	24.8%		32.7	1108^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.7%	63	36.8		40.5	50.0	15.8	31.0			57.1	55.6	47.4	28.6			$13,896
Williams Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2132 Williams Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 924-2520	257	15	17.3		179 (69.6%)	36 (14.0%)	22 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	49.9	895^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.6%		57.2	809^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.7%	86	70.8		52.5	66.7	45.8				57.5	61.9	64.6				$13,889
Mariemont Elementary School	Public	K-6	6750 Wooster Pike	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 272-7400	514	31	16.8	15.6%	447 (87.0%)	12 (2.3%)	20 (3.9%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	92.5	21^st of 1558 public elementary schools	98.7%		91.8	26^th of 1577 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	90.6		91.8	90.4	91.8	96.1			93.2	91.1	94.1	93.3			$15,800
Evanston Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1835 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2700	248	23	10.9		8 (3.2%)	222 (89.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	32	1101^st of 1558 public elementary schools	29.3%		28.7	1153^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	26.9%	52	36.7		63.6	30.0	30.0	33.3			55.9	40.0	36.7	72.7			$12,926
Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1712 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 751-5555	350	0	12.5		13 (3.7%)	279 (79.7%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	44.5	977^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.3%		39.8	1039^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.1%	62	70.3	44.8	64.1	48.5	51.4	33.3	36.4	58.6	64.1	54.5	70.3	23.1	45.5	34.5	$19,157
The Norwood Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-3	2060 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 924-2506	124	6	20.3		92 (74.2%)	8 (6.5%)	6 (4.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.1%)								(n/a)															$3,777
Norwood View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5328 Carthage Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 924-2610	250	20	12.7		130 (52.0%)	50 (20.0%)	41 (16.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	60.6	724^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.5%		61.1	738^th of 1577 public elementary schools	53.2%	14	63.0		52.8	82.1	59.3				62.3	67.9	77.8				$15,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Kilgour School

What schools do graduates of Kilgour School attend?

Students who attend Kilgour School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Kilgour School?

Students at Kilgour School are 69% White, 20% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Kilgour School a good school?

Yes! Kilgour School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Kilgour School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

How many students attend Kilgour School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Kilgour School.

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