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Rockdale Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Rockdale Academy is a PK–6 elementary school in Cincinnati Public Schools with 225 students, located on Rockdale Avenue in Cincinnati and serving small grade-level cohorts of roughly 25–35 students. In 2025–2026, it ranked 1,503rd of 1,560 ranked elementary schools statewide (4th percentile, 0 stars), the lowest mark in its decade-long record. Its district ranks 609th of 773 districts (21st percentile, 1 star), so Rockdale is performing well below an already low-ranked district.

On 2025–2026 state tests, proficiency was the lowest in its comparison group and below the district in all seven reported subject/grade cells, by 19 to 40 points. Fourth grade was especially weak: Math 4.5% and ELA 8.8%, last among nearby schools including Frederick Douglass School, Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, North Avondale Montessori School, William H Taft Elementary School, Clifton Area Neighborhood School, and Fairview-Clifton German Language School. Attendance is severe: 70.4% of students were chronically absent, about 26 points above the district and second-highest among nearby schools, trailing only ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary at 73.8%; by contrast, Fairview-Clifton German Language School was 8.7%, and North Avondale Montessori School 24.2%. Staffing and spending are not the differentiator: Rockdale’s 12.9:1 student–teacher ratio is second-most favorable in the comparison group, and its 2018–2019 per-pupil spending of $10,373 is mid-pack.

The school’s results swing sharply. In 2024–2025, 5th grade Science reached 50% (above the district’s 38.7%), 5th grade Math hit 38.5% (above the district’s 36.6%), and 5th grade ELA came within about 4 points of the district. In 2025–2026, most of that gain reversed. The closest comparative bright spots that year were 5th grade Math (15.3%), which edged the 8.8% at Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, and 5th grade Science (23.7%), roughly level with Rothenberg Preparatory Academy (26.5%) but far below William H Taft Elementary School (32.3%), Frederick Douglass School (55.2%), and Fairview-Clifton German Language School (76.8%). Sixth grade results are absent from 2025–2026 data; the reason is unknown and should not be read as a decline. Bottom line: Rockdale Academy is a small, bottom-of-state school with severe absenteeism and volatile results — but 2024–2025 shows better outcomes are possible.

225

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,007

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 Rockdale Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229-2421

(513) 363-4700

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Students who attend Rockdale Academy 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:

86.2%

White:

5.8%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (19% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg49%

Ohio avg64%

1,503^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	1503 of 1560	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1322 of 1558	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1447 of 1577	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1339 of 1596	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1424 of 1588	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1361 of 1610	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1183 of 1676	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1156 of 1636	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	1324 of 1651	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1267 of 1678	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1393 of 1684	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1420 of 1687	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	1615 of 1701	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	1637 of 1709	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	1544 of 1686	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	1517 of 1662	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	1580 of 1610	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	1557 of 1582	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	1574 of 1609	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	1498 of 1504	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	1340 of 1501	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.8	1431 of 1471	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	592 of 631	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	370 of 615	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	453 of 603	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	374 of 610	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	472 of 601	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	356 of 533	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	193 of 605	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	212 of 598	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.6	769 of 824	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	361 of 765	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	521 of 956	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	1378 of 1452	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	58.1	688 of 1452	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	8.4	1335 of 1466	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1203 of 1483	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1359 of 1488	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1342 of 1467	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1046 of 1502	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1144 of 1518	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	73.3	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	1407 of 1467	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	1249 of 1473	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1366 of 1484	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1196 of 1447	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1256 of 1419	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1195 of 1404	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	942 of 1465	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	949 of 1465	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	1432 of 1467	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	1329 of 1466	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1360 of 1485	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1311 of 1498	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1371 of 1518	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1304 of 1499	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1120 of 1535	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1074 of 1536	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	794 of 914	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	817 of 900	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	658 of 856	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2017	8.9	918 of 1038	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	831 of 1050	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	848 of 1035	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	925 of 1001	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	915 of 989	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	793 of 925	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	752 of 895	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	810 of 858	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	825 of 835	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	780 of 837	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	708 of 732	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	643 of 692	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2018)82nd percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-39 vs state

English Language Arts24%-42 vs state

Mathematics14%-49 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 (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 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
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	89.1%	13 (5.8%)	194 (86.2%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	4.6	1503^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	3.7%		15.5	1322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	15.1%	181	23.7		20.8	4.5	15.3				31.5	8.8	30.5				$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	95.1%	3 (2.1%)	138 (94.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	28.3	1154^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.0%		6.2	1473^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%	319			52.4	60.7					33.3	42.9					$19,020
North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-7	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	568	30	18.6	53.1%	97 (17.1%)	413 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	26.7	1173^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	24.8%		23.9	1199^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%	26	33.9		37.1	43.5	32.2	30.5			54.8	46.4	64.4	42.4			$14,215
Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	50.5	887^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.1%		71.6	498^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.0%	389	53.7		59.6	60.5	30.3	52.4			66.0	67.4	61.0	74.4			$13,976
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	23.6%	225 (34.2%)	352 (53.6%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	78.2	346^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.8%		70.4	526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.2%	180	76.8		63.7	84.1	79.0	75.3	100.0		78.4	74.3	89.0	73.4			$15,647
Empowered by the Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2615 Melrose Ave	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Empowered by the Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 304-8210	190	14	13.5		0 (0.0%)	189 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$10,136
Frederick Douglass School	Public	PK, KG-7	2627 Park Ave	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1900	229	21	11.0	99.0%	9 (3.9%)	195 (85.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.2%)	26.4	1179^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.4%		11	1386^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%	207	55.2		50.0	13.6	13.8				40.0	36.4	75.9				$14,408
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	72.4%	149 (39.1%)	139 (36.5%)	38 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.4%)	40.3	1026^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.2%		44.9	970^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.7%	56	47.3		45.6	49.0	50.9	60.9			73.7	39.2	61.8	43.5			$13,780
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	82.9%	13 (3.7%)	279 (79.7%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	67.6	575^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.1%		44.5	977^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.3%	402	92.0	72.2	56.7	72.7	72.0	44.1	24.0	77.8	80.0	68.2	96.0	52.9	68.0	66.7	$19,157
William H Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	270 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5600	234	19	12.2	99.0%	14 (6.0%)	192 (82.1%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	22.7	1226^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.4%		23.6	1206^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.6%	20	32.3		51.5	54.2	29.0	35.3			48.5	50.0	35.5	20.6			$13,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockdale Academy

What schools do graduates of Rockdale Academy attend?

Students who attend Rockdale Academy 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 Rockdale Academy?

Students at Rockdale Academy are 86% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Rockdale Academy a good school?

Rockdale Academy ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Rockdale Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Rockdale Academy.

What district is Rockdale Academy in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

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