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Walnut Hills High School

Public Grades 7-12

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 100% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Walnut Hills High School is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 2,500 students in grades 7-12. This exceptional institution has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in the state, ranking 1st out of 855 Ohio high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Walnut Hills High School excels academically, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's performance is particularly impressive in Mathematics, with 97.1% proficiency in 7th grade and 83.8% proficiency in 8th grade, compared to 33.4% and 19.4% for the Cincinnati Public Schools district, respectively. Walnut Hills High School also boasts a 99.8% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, such as Clark Montessori High School, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, Hughes STEM High School, and Withrow University High School, all have significantly lower academic performance and graduation rates compared to Walnut Hills High School. These nearby schools also have higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.3% to 99.7% in the 2024-2025 school year.

2,453

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,164

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250 Victory Pkwy
Cincinnati, OH 45207-1457

(513) 363-8400

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Feeder schools for Walnut Hills High School:

Elementary:	Bond Hill Academy
	Carson School
	Chase School
	Cheviot School
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	Covedale School
	Ethel M. Taylor Academy
	Evanston Academy
	Frederick Douglass School
	George Hays-Jennie Porter School
	Hyde Park School
	John P. Parker School
	Kilgour School
	Mt. Airy School
	Mt. Washington School
	Pleasant Hill Academy
	Pleasant Ridge Montessori School
	Rees E. Price Academy
	Rockdale Academy
	Roll Hill School
	Rothenberg Preparatory Academy
	Silverton Elementary
	South Avondale School
	Westwood School
	William H Taft Elementary School
	Winton Hills Academy
Middle:	Hartwell School
Alternative:	Roselawn Condon School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

African American:

20.4%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (96% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school96%

District avg43%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

1^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	1 of 1036	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	1 of 1046	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	2 of 1048	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	2 of 1017	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	169 of 1037	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	2 of 1050	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	8 of 1010	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	2 of 1038	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	94.5	8 of 1050	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	2 of 1035	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	89.6	3 of 1008	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.6	2 of 1001	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	1 of 989	99.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	1 of 925	99.9%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	1 of 895	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	91.8	1 of 858	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	92.1	1 of 835	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	92.0	2 of 837	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	3 of 732	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	94.4	3 of 692	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	99.8	1 of 436	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 413	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	24 of 385	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	1 of 405	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 384	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	78.5	10 of 73	86.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	98.9	2 of 134	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	94.5	5 of 943	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	1 of 925	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.7	176 of 910	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	5 of 917	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	19 of 897	97.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	46.2	193 of 274	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	293 of 521	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	98.6	1 of 247	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	16 of 192	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	1 of 983	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	1 of 974	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	1 of 947	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	100 of 923	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	3 of 945	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	4 of 924	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	95.3	4 of 946	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	167 of 924	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	5 of 933	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	6 of 916	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	1 of 263	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	1 of 239	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	2 of 219	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	4 of 206	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	4 of 205	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	80.2	131 of 781	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	95.0	3 of 781	99.6%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	1 of 855	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	1 of 864	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	1 of 867	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	6 of 836	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	25 of 819	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	6 of 836	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	4 of 800	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	2 of 773	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	2 of 784	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	84.3	5 of 778	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	84.7	2 of 769	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	2 of 767	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	2 of 832	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	7 of 818	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	7 of 819	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	84.3	4 of 791	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.7	3 of 767	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	2 of 756	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	6 of 696	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	91.5	3 of 689	99.6%	★★★★★
2004	95.1	3 of 681	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	1 of 318	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	1 of 323	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	1 of 306	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	4 of 284	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	3 of 303	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	3 of 279	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	87.2	1 of 78	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	1 of 86	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	8 of 87	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	22 of 84	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	4 of 87	95.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	1 of 606	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	1 of 628	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	4 of 550	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	99.1	1 of 119	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	1 of 112	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	94.1	2 of 813	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	6 of 794	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	30 of 775	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	3 of 781	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	20 of 751	97.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.9	45 of 312	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	91 of 349	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	177 of 538	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	1 of 270	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	1 of 273	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	4 of 260	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	1 of 239	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	1 of 207	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	3 of 184	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	98.1	1 of 822	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	3 of 805	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	7 of 773	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	22 of 763	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	4 of 779	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	6 of 758	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	96.7	1 of 816	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	2 of 819	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	7 of 808	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	11 of 778	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	2 of 792	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	6 of 763	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	97.7	1 of 239	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	1 of 222	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	6 of 211	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	1 of 208	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	6 of 201	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	1 of 598	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	94.0	2 of 756	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	5 of 749	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	19 of 727	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	1 of 739	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	4 of 718	99.4%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2023)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)100th percentile~ school

Male (2022)100th percentile~ school

Female (2023)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)99th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2018)86th percentile-13 vs school

White (2021)83rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)30th percentile-54 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)100th percentile~ school

Male (2024)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)100th percentile~ school

Female (2023)100th percentile~ school

White (2023)100th percentile~ school

African American (2024)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2022)86th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government100%+27 vs state

American History100%+29 vs state

English II99%+38 vs state

Science98%+36 vs state

Biology98%+33 vs state

Algebra I98%+38 vs state

English Language Arts97%+38 vs state

Geometry94%+51 vs state

Mathematics90%+42 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Best school in Ohio! Educating, prepares students for college, and shows top scores ever. You should go to this high school, by any means necessary. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Love this school. Am a student at the moment. Think they could have some better procedures arrival/dismissal wise, but it's still an awesome school. Great student body, good and funny teachers, great security staff and a great, good quality campus. Close Quote

Schools Near Walnut Hills High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Walnut Hills High School	Public	7-12	3250 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8400	2,453	126	19.4	24.5%	1,496 (61.0%)	501 (20.4%)	60 (2.4%)	170 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	216 (8.8%)	92	1^st of 855 public high schools	99.9%		91.8	1^st of 864 public high schools	99.9%		98.5	100.0	99.8	97.1	83.8	98.7	94.4	98.3	98.8	94.2	97.5	$15,164
Withrow University High School	Public	7-12	2488 Madison Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9200	1,300	86	15.1		30 (2.3%)	1,007 (77.5%)	197 (15.2%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.0%)	14.4	710^th of 855 public high schools	17.0%		9.3	742^nd of 864 public high schools	14.1%	32	23.0	45.2	45.6	22.5	11.7	20.1	11.6	38.3	30.3	26.5	37.1	$13,228
Norwood High School	Public	9-12	2020 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2800	435	31	13.9		242 (55.6%)	95 (21.8%)	68 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	53	425^th of 855 public high schools	50.3%		50.6	453^rd of 864 public high schools	47.6%	28		77.1	76.7					73.7	59.6	31.7	65.5	$13,623
ChallengeU Ohio Community School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4030 Smith Rd Ste 200	Cincinnati	45209	Hamilton County	ChallengeU Ohio Community School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 565-0745	286	3	85.3		194 (67.8%)	56 (19.6%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.9%)	8.1	759^th of 855 public high schools	11.2%		11.7	717^th of 864 public high schools	17.0%	42		47.1	42.3					23.3	28.3	11.4	12.5	$9,302
St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4615 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 482-7100	359	27	13.2		127 (35.4%)	145 (40.4%)	50 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.7%)	43.4	531^st of 855 public high schools	37.9%		48.1	478^th of 864 public high schools	44.7%	53	58.0	75.4	64.9	48.4	39.5	59.4	26.0	60.3	57.1	21.3	69.4	$14,824
Hughes STEM High School	Public	7-12	2515 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7400	1,167	72	16.1		51 (4.4%)	970 (83.1%)	57 (4.9%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.9%)	15.3	707^th of 855 public high schools	17.3%		18.7	675^th of 864 public high schools	21.9%	32	18.0	61.5	42.6	8.3	2.5	17.6	12.6	31.6	35.1	20.5	27.1	$12,988
Clark Montessori High School	Public	7-12	3030 Erie Ave	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-7100	714	39	18.0		241 (33.8%)	381 (53.4%)	18 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.5%)	60.5	325^th of 855 public high schools	62.0%		47.7	482^nd of 864 public high schools	44.2%	157	41.0	77.4	83.2	33.1	19.5	58.5	40.7	76.9	69.5	47.0	59.2	$13,816
Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	Public	7-12	420 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8200	643	45	14.3		21 (3.3%)	575 (89.4%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	16	699^th of 855 public high schools	18.2%		10.9	722^nd of 864 public high schools	16.4%	23	15.5	49.4	56.8	1.5	4.7	11.3	13.5	29.1	23.3	24.0	43.5	$14,488
Virtual High School	Public	9-12	425 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7760	366	4	91.5		39 (10.7%)	275 (75.1%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	1.9	848^th of 855 public high schools	0.8%		4.3	817^th of 864 public high schools	5.4%	31		23.6	25.0					10.5	3.2	0.0	0.0	$8,544
Woodward Career Technical High School	Public	7-12	7005 Reading Rd	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9300	835	64	13.0		24 (2.9%)	672 (80.5%)	86 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.1%)	8.7	752^nd of 855 public high schools	12.0%		10.2	731^st of 864 public high schools	15.4%	21	12.8	56.5	31.3	4.2	11.6	16.7	6.1	21.8	15.2	9.7	27.0	$14,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Hills High School

How many students attend Walnut Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,453 students attended Walnut Hills High School.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Hills High School?

Students at Walnut Hills High School are 61% White, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Walnut Hills High School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

Is Walnut Hills High School a good school?

Yes! Walnut Hills High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 855 Ohio high schools.

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