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John P. Parker School

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John P. Parker School ranks 1164 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

John P. Parker School is a PK–6 elementary school in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, located at 5051 Anderson Pl. in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 354 students. The school is rated 1 star and ranked 1,164th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 25th percentile. Its rank history shows long-term bottom-quartile performance, ranging mostly from the 21st to 38th percentile over the past decade, with 2-star years in 2016–2017 and 2022–2023.

Test results are mixed but generally below state averages. Fifth-grade science was 36.6% proficient, versus 42.6% in the district and 62.7% statewide. Math ranged from 28.2% to 56.8% across grades 3–6, with 5th and 6th grade particularly low, while ELA ranged from 43.2% to 58.5%. The school was above the district average in 3rd-grade math, 4th-grade ELA, and 6th-grade ELA, but below the state in every subject and grade shown. Chronic absenteeism remains a major issue at 42.7% — the highest among the nearby individual schools listed — though it has fallen from 64.8% in 2021–2022 and is now slightly below the district average of 44.6%.

Compared with nearby schools, John P. Parker sits near the bottom of its comparison group, though slightly above Woodford Academy at the 23rd percentile. Same-district schools Hyde Park School (91st percentile) and Kilgour School (92nd) rank far higher, and Mariemont Elementary School in Mariemont City is at the 97th percentile. Subgroup results show a notable bright spot: African American students ranked in the 62nd percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, well above the school's overall rank, and Special Education students improved to the 36th percentile with 2 stars. Low Socio Economic Status, female, and male students remained at 1 star. The school's free/reduced lunch rate was not available.

354

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,896

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5051 Anderson Pl
Cincinnati, OH 45227-1601

(513) 363-2900

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Students who attend John P. Parker 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
	Withrow University High School
Alternative:	Western Hills University High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.7%

Two or more races:

11.3%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

Ohio avg62%

1,164^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools

609^th of 773Cincinnati 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	1164 of 1560	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	1171 of 1558	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1108 of 1577	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1065 of 1596	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1135 of 1588	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1162 of 1610	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1218 of 1676	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1198 of 1636	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.9	1029 of 1651	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.0	1321 of 1678	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1288 of 1684	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.0	1135 of 1687	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.9	1400 of 1701	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	1346 of 1709	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	1501 of 1686	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	1541 of 1662	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	1469 of 1610	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	1461 of 1582	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	1593 of 1609	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	1464 of 1504	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	1429 of 1501	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	1408 of 1471	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	241 of 631	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	263 of 615	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	193 of 603	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	133 of 610	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	148 of 601	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	140 of 533	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	179 of 605	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	199 of 598	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	442 of 824	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	301 of 765	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	346 of 956	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	294 of 1021	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1108 of 1452	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1127 of 1452	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1122 of 1466	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1118 of 1483	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1154 of 1488	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1184 of 1467	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1122 of 1502	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1164 of 1518	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	1048 of 1467	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	1074 of 1473	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	961 of 1484	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	787 of 1447	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	796 of 1419	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	922 of 1404	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	931 of 1465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	978 of 1465	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1124 of 1467	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1111 of 1466	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1020 of 1485	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	930 of 1498	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1004 of 1518	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1048 of 1499	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1121 of 1535	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1161 of 1536	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	588 of 914	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	657 of 935	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	363 of 900	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	498 of 856	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-13 vs state

Mathematics39%-22 vs state

Science37%-26 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The staff and school have really gone through a transformation under the leadership of Ms. Mack. The school has increased their rating by two levels over the past four years--moving from Academic Watch to Effective. Teaching and learning is taking place. I enjoy the way John Parker works with all of our children. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 18, 2012

Teacher are too old, and can't keep up. And constantly yelling at the kids. Principal is always gone. Close Quote

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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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Total
John P. Parker School	Public	PK, KG-6	5051 Anderson Pl	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2900	354	22	15.9	82.8%	25 (7.1%)	268 (75.7%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.3%)	27.7	1164^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.4%		25.6	1171^st of 1558 public elementary schools	24.8%	7	36.6	56.8	42.5	29.3	28.2		43.2	50.0	58.5	46.2		$13,896
Bramble School	Public	PK, KG-8	4324 Homer Ave	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 363-0240	34	6	5.6		5 (14.7%)	24 (70.6%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)	82.2	232^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	85.1%					(n/a)	76.9	69.2		69.2	70.0		100.0		92.3	100.0
Woodford Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	3716 Woodford Rd	Cincinnati	45213	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6400	366	28	13.1	99.2%	17 (4.6%)	306 (83.6%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	24.9	1194^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.5%		25.9	1167^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.1%	27	35.0	43.8	31.3	17.5	40.5		53.1	43.8	52.5	50.0		$12,898
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	9.4%	447 (87.0%)	12 (2.3%)	20 (3.9%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	91.6	42^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	97.3%		92.5	21^st of 1558 public elementary schools	98.7%	21	80.4	92.5	94.6	86.8	93.9		94.8	96.0	92.9	92.7		$15,800
T.C.P. World Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	6000 Ridge Ave	Cincinnati	45213	Hamilton County	T.C.P. World Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 531-9500	312	13	24.0	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	284 (91.0%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30.2	1136^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.2%		53	846^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.7%	290	33.3	52.0	37.8	38.1	34.0	22.9	62.0	35.1	71.4	38.3	42.9	$17,197
Pleasant Ridge Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-7	5945 Montgomery Rd	Cincinnati	45213	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4400	725	35	20.4	68.4%	278 (38.3%)	316 (43.6%)	44 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.4%)	46.8	939^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.8%		49	909^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.7%	30	41.4	58.1	60.6	47.8	43.7		74.4	71.0	63.2	43.7		$17,090
Silverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7451 Montgomery Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5400	303	25	12.0	89.2%	37 (12.2%)	232 (76.6%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (6.9%)	41.5	1013^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.1%		38.1	1034^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.6%	21	53.3	52.5	61.0	41.9	37.5		55.0	61.0	64.5	50.0		$13,387
Kilgour School	Public	PK, KG-6	1339 Herschel Ave	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-3000	577	30	19.3	16.4%	398 (69.0%)	115 (19.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.3%)	86.8	118^th of 1560 public elementary schools	92.4%		91.5	38^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.6%	80	79.2	93.5	96.3	56.5	92.6	100.0	92.7	94.9	88.9	89.6		$15,601
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	0.0%	136 (52.1%)	51 (19.5%)	52 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	52	859^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.9%		63.5	653^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	58.1%	206	57.6	53.6	78.1	54.5			40.0	78.1	69.7			$15,092
Hyde Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	3401 Edwards Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-2800	617	36	17.1	18.0%	403 (65.3%)	120 (19.4%)	21 (3.4%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	85.7	144^th of 1560 public elementary schools	90.8%		85.3	165^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.4%	21	90.3	90.2	85.9	75.6	76.3	100.0	86.3	80.0	89.2	78.1		$17,512

Frequently Asked Questions about John P. Parker School

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Cincinnati Public Schools

Is John P. Parker School a good school?

John P. Parker School ranks 1164^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John P. Parker School attend?

Students who attend John P. Parker 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 : Withrow University High School
Alternative : Western Hills University High School

What is the racial makeup of John P. Parker School?

Students at John P. Parker School are 76% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% White, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend John P. Parker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended John P. Parker School.

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