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Woodford Academy

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Woodford Academy ranks 1167 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-7

1167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Woodford Academy is an elementary school located in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 334 students. The school is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which is ranked 596 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodford Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.2% to 46.0%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Woodford Academy's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 31.1%, compared to 38.7% for the district and 63.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students.

While Woodford Academy's struggles are significant, nearby schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, such as Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies, Pleasant Ridge Montessori School, and John P. Parker School, generally perform better on academic measures. Additionally, schools in the Norwood City and Deer Park Community City school districts, such as Sharpsburg Elementary and Amity Elementary School, also outperform Woodford Academy on academic measures.

366

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,898

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3716 Woodford Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45213-2270

(513) 363-6400

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.6%

Two or more races:

7.4%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg45%

Ohio avg61%

1,167^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1167 of 1558	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1192 of 1577	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1316 of 1596	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1375 of 1588	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1334 of 1610	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1285 of 1676	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1351 of 1636	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	1343 of 1651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	1409 of 1678	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.9	1153 of 1684	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	1266 of 1687	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.9	1338 of 1701	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1334 of 1709	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	1277 of 1686	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	1265 of 1662	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	1243 of 1610	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	1246 of 1582	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.5	1320 of 1609	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	1194 of 1504	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.4	1134 of 1501	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.7	1117 of 1471	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	293 of 615	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	261 of 603	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	330 of 610	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	401 of 601	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	283 of 533	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	268 of 605	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	313 of 598	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	779 of 824	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	679 of 765	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	512 of 956	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	791 of 1021	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1114 of 1452	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1130 of 1466	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1218 of 1483	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1281 of 1488	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1245 of 1467	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1164 of 1502	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1259 of 1518	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1079 of 1473	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1104 of 1484	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1148 of 1447	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1228 of 1419	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1168 of 1404	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1068 of 1465	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1190 of 1465	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1119 of 1466	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1144 of 1485	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1281 of 1498	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1383 of 1518	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1358 of 1499	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1213 of 1535	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1299 of 1536	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	538 of 935	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	705 of 900	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	747 of 856	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-16 vs state

Mathematics38%-22 vs state

Science31%-32 vs state

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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 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
Woodford Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	3716 Woodford Rd	Cincinnati	45213	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6400	366	28	13.1		17 (4.6%)	306 (83.6%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	25.9	1167^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.1%		25	1192^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	24.4%	25	31.1	42.4	48.8	31.1	30.0		72.7	31.7	53.3	22.5		$12,898
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	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	284 (91.0%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	53	846^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.7%		58.1	793^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	49.7%	53	30.6	83.9	65.2	53.1	25.0	52.6	80.6	78.3	69.4	38.6	47.4	$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		278 (38.3%)	316 (43.6%)	44 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.4%)	49	909^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.7%		44.7	980^th of 1577 public elementary schools	37.9%	71	35.8	68.7	57.6	44.0	44.9		75.2	64.4	55.6	58.2		$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		37 (12.2%)	232 (76.6%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (6.9%)	38.1	1034^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.3	1144^th of 1577 public elementary schools	27.5%	110	51.7	61.5	40.6	51.7	35.0		66.7	40.6	55.2	42.5		$13,387
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
Amity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4320 E Galbraith Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Deer Park Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 891-5995	569	38	14.8	48.2%	399 (70.1%)	53 (9.3%)	43 (7.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (11.8%)	63.1	664^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.4%		69.1	556^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.7%	108	66.2	76.9	82.9	53.4	54.5		63.6	67.6	71.6	51.8		$14,127
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
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
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
Reading Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	810 E Columbia Ave	Reading	45215	Hamilton County	Reading Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 554-1001	770	49	15.6	56.0%	496 (64.4%)	112 (14.5%)	64 (8.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (11.7%)	38.8	1027^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.1%		41	1023^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	35.1%	4	41.6	47.5	80.0	39.8	31.7		60.0	54.3	58.0	39.0		$10,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodford Academy

How many students attend Woodford Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Woodford Academy.

What district is Woodford Academy in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

Is Woodford Academy a good school?

Woodford Academy ranks 1167^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Woodford Academy?

Students at Woodford Academy are 84% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% Hispanic.

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