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Mt. Washington School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Mt. Washington School is a PK-8 school in Cincinnati Public Schools, located at 1730 Mears Ave in Cincinnati, OH, and serving 401 students in the Mt. Washington neighborhood. In 2025-2026, it ranks 1,215th of 1,560 Ohio schools—the 22nd percentile—with 1 star, while its district ranks 609th of 773 Ohio districts. The school has declined from the 43rd percentile and 2 stars in 2018-2019 to the 22nd percentile and 1 star now. Nearby schools are mostly much higher: Kilgour School is 92nd percentile with 5 stars, Sands Montessori School is 73rd percentile with 4 stars, and most Forest Hills Local and Mariemont City schools are 4-5 stars and in Ohio’s top 10-30%.

Chronic absenteeism is a major barrier. The school reported 40.7% chronic absenteeism in 2025-2026, compared with 44.6% for Cincinnati Public Schools and roughly 7% across nearby schools, which range from 3.5% at Wilson Elementary School to 11.2% at Sands Montessori School. That is about four to six times the rate of most nearby schools. The school does not appear under-resourced: its student-teacher ratio was 12.6 in 2024-2025, lower than Kilgour School (19.3), Sands Montessori School (21.5), and Mariemont Elementary School (16.8). Per-student spending was $10,762 in 2018-2019, mid-range compared with nearby schools.

On 2025-2026 Ohio State Tests, the school was below Ohio in every grade and subject. Its average proficiency was about 41%, versus roughly 44% for Cincinnati Public Schools and about 60% for Ohio. It scored above the district average in 4th grade math and ELA, 7th and 8th grade math, and 5th and 8th grade science, but all remained below state averages. Weak areas include 3rd and 6th grade math and ELA, 5th grade math, and 7th/8th grade ELA. Upper-grade results improved from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, including 7th math (16.7% to 39.1%), 8th math (5.9% to 36.0%), and 8th science (25.7% to 52.0%), while 3rd grade math fell from 53.8% to 29.4% and 6th grade math from 33.3% to 21.6%. Key needs are chronic absenteeism, early-grade math/ELA, and 6th grade; upper-grade math and science are bright spots.

401

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,527

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 Mears Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45230-1908

(513) 363-3800

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Students who attend Mt. Washington 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:

White:

39.9%

African American:

39.4%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (41% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,215^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

761^st of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 11 pts since 2025

From bottom 17% (2025) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1215 of 1560	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1169 of 1558	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1140 of 1577	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1143 of 1596	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	1000 of 1588	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	1059 of 1610	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	960 of 1676	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	1037 of 1636	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.4	1057 of 1651	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	1059 of 1678	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	1011 of 1684	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	1108 of 1687	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.9	804 of 1701	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.2	1076 of 1709	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	1079 of 1686	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.2	1307 of 1662	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.1	1046 of 1610	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.9	960 of 1582	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.2	1008 of 1609	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.9	865 of 1504	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.6	988 of 1501	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	17.0	1299 of 1471	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	358 of 631	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	374 of 615	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	429 of 603	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	290 of 610	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	129 of 601	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	253 of 533	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	158 of 605	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	125 of 598	79.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	79.2	121 of 956	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	176 of 1021	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	1223 of 1452	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	1126 of 1452	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1180 of 1466	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1099 of 1483	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	913 of 1488	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	1031 of 1467	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	945 of 1502	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1038 of 1518	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	1117 of 1467	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	1068 of 1473	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1029 of 1484	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	930 of 1447	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	611 of 1419	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	735 of 1404	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	490 of 1465	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	691 of 1465	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	1082 of 1467	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1093 of 1466	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1080 of 1485	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1092 of 1498	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1048 of 1518	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	1009 of 1499	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	736 of 1535	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	910 of 1536	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	148 of 220	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	154 of 218	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	671 of 914	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	788 of 935	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	1003 of 1181	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	997 of 1175	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	859 of 1190	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	964 of 1215	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	952 of 1242	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	924 of 1249	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	802 of 1271	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	989 of 1309	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	761 of 1046	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	863 of 1036	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	247 of 455	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	336 of 442	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	710 of 947	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	761 of 938	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	712 of 996	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	824 of 983	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	761 of 955	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	873 of 954	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	693 of 790	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	721 of 777	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)46th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science48%-14 vs state

English Language Arts43%-19 vs state

Mathematics36%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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 (2025)	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 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. Washington School	Public	PK, KG-8	1730 Mears Ave	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3800	401	32	12.6		160 (39.9%)	158 (39.4%)	18 (4.5%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.5%)	23.7	1215^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.1%		25.9	1169^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.0%	46	44.8	52.0	29.4	56.4	34.5	21.6	39.1	36.0	35.3	51.3	58.6	30.6	41.7	40.0	$14,527
Sands Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	6421 Corbly Rd	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-5000	654	30	21.5		437 (66.8%)	103 (15.7%)	8 (1.2%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (13.9%)	75.6	419^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.2	424^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.8%	5	77.5		69.4	74.2	75.3	58.0	100.0		77.6	81.0	85.0	75.9			$13,967
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7080 Grantham Way	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 231-7565	689	37	18.8	12.9%	563 (81.7%)	14 (2.0%)	44 (6.4%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	89.7	72^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	95.4%		91.1	43^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	97.2%	29	95.5		79.2	92.1	79.1	86.4	100.0		88.9	92.1	100.0	86.6			$9,948
Maddux Elementary School	Public	K-6	943 Rosetree Ln	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 231-0780	541	31	17.5	20.1%	446 (82.4%)	25 (4.6%)	34 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	85.5	146^th of 1560 public elementary schools	90.6%		82.6	235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.9%	89	79.5		84.2	87.7	83.6	85.9	100.0		80.7	87.7	83.6	81.0			$12,630
Mercer Elementary School	Public	K-6	2600 Bartels Rd	Cincinnati	45244	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 232-7000	611	38	16.1	20.1%	501 (82.0%)	15 (2.5%)	39 (6.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.5%)	87.9	102^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	93.5%		85.6	156^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.0%	54	83.9		86.7	82.5	89.7	80.0	100.0		94.9	85.7	89.7	83.0			$11,339
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2465 Little Dry Run Rd	Cincinnati	45244	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 231-3240	635	37	17.2	5.5%	553 (87.1%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.4%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	90.8	58^th of 1560 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.1	29^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.1%	29	81.6		96.3	98.9	87.8	89.4	100.0		93.8	87.4	90.8	82.4			$12,329
Summit Elementary School	Public	K-6	8400 Northport Dr	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 474-2270	512	31	16.7	23.8%	418 (81.6%)	17 (3.3%)	22 (4.3%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	84.7	167^th of 1560 public elementary schools	89.3%		87	115^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.6%	52	87.5		78.2	87.7	83.8	82.0	100.0		75.9	75.4	92.5	89.5			$12,272
Ayer Elementary School	Public	K-6	8471 Forest Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 474-3811	595	37	16.2	16.3%	493 (82.9%)	28 (4.7%)	20 (3.4%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	88	100^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.6%		86.4	134^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.4%	34	85.4		91.3	89.2	86.6	79.0	100.0		91.3	83.5	86.5	82.4			$13,189
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	21.3%	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
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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Washington School

Is Mt. Washington School a good school?

Mt. Washington School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Washington School?

Students at Mt. Washington School are 40% White, 39% African American, 14% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Mt. Washington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Mt. Washington School.

What schools do graduates of Mt. Washington School attend?

Students who attend Mt. Washington 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

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