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Carson School

Q: Is Carson School a good school?

Carson School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Carson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Carson School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carson School?

Students at Carson School are 41% African American, 34% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Carson School attend?

Students who attend Carson 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 : Western Hills University High School High : Withrow University High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Carson School is an elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 735 students in grades PK-7. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which is ranked 596 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carson School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 57.8% in recent years, and consistently lower test scores than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 38.7% for the district and 63.4% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile of Ohio elementary schools for most subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Dater Montessori School, Leap Academy at North Fairmount, and James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to the state, but generally outperform Carson School. Additionally, Delshire Elementary School, which is part of the higher-performing Oak Hills Local district, outperforms Carson School and the Cincinnati Public Schools district on nearly all metrics.

742

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,357

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4323 Glenway Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45205-1507

(513) 363-9800

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Students who attend Carson 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
	Western Hills University High School
	Withrow University High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.8%

Hispanic:

33.7%

White:

12.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (35% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

Ohio avg61%

1,274^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	19.1	1274 of 1558	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1281 of 1577	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1319 of 1596	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1364 of 1588	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1332 of 1610	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1250 of 1676	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1314 of 1636	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1413 of 1651	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	1462 of 1678	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	1348 of 1684	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	1367 of 1687	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	1489 of 1701	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	1321 of 1709	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	1451 of 1686	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	1503 of 1662	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1414 of 1610	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	1511 of 1582	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.0	1539 of 1609	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	1479 of 1504	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.1	1456 of 1501	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.6	1434 of 1471	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	476 of 615	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	396 of 603	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	395 of 610	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	384 of 601	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	278 of 533	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	211 of 605	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	298 of 598	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	710 of 824	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	568 of 765	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	492 of 956	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	726 of 1021	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	233 of 281	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	186 of 258	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	192 of 239	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	207 of 213	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.8	32 of 169	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	40 of 174	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1243 of 1452	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1195 of 1466	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1325 of 1483	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1356 of 1488	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1328 of 1467	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1152 of 1502	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1307 of 1518	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	200 of 259	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	173 of 234	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	175 of 233	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	201 of 216	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.3	57 of 228	75.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1194 of 1473	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1194 of 1484	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1191 of 1447	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1207 of 1419	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1167 of 1404	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	992 of 1465	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1122 of 1465	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1192 of 1466	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1264 of 1485	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1223 of 1498	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1317 of 1518	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1265 of 1499	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1144 of 1535	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1191 of 1536	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	139 of 218	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	736 of 935	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	673 of 900	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	723 of 856	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1012 of 1175	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1038 of 1190	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1163 of 1215	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1206 of 1242	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1187 of 1249	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1114 of 1271	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1228 of 1309	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-23 vs state

English Language Arts35%-27 vs state

Science26%-38 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 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
Carson School	Public	PK, KG-6	4323 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45205	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9800	742	37	19.8		94 (12.7%)	303 (40.8%)	250 (33.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.1%)	19.1	1274^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.7	1281^st of 1577 public elementary schools	18.8%	7	25.9		45.9	55.8	31.8	16.9			52.0	37.2	28.2	21.4			$12,357
Rees E. Price Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1228 Considine Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	532	32	16.7		36 (6.8%)	235 (44.2%)	220 (41.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	12.8	1361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.9	1340^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.0%	21	32.3		30.5	43.8	38.5	10.6			33.9	33.3	26.2	12.1			$13,645
Covedale School	Public	PK, KG-6	5130 Sidney Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1700	427	30	14.2		121 (28.3%)	229 (53.6%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)	37	1047^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.8%		37.9	1057^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.0%	10	41.7		51.0	80.4	46.7	43.6			49.0	43.1	38.3	49.1			$15,093
Roberts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1702 Grand Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4600	704	47	15.0		30 (4.3%)	135 (19.2%)	520 (73.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	13.9	1340^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.8	1313^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.7%	27	34.7	23.9	45.8	40.3	24.0	17.8	15.2	35.8	31.9	29.9	34.7	21.9	26.6	29.9	$14,252
Dater Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2840 Boudinot Ave	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0900	721	37	19.4		201 (27.9%)	443 (61.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	36.7	1054^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.3%		39.8	1037^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.2%	17	43.2		57.0	40.8	40.2	32.9	100.0		73.3	47.1	49.4	51.2			$13,019
Delshire Elementary School	Public	K-5	4402 Glenhaven Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 471-1766	384	19	20.2	64.6%	216 (56.3%)	96 (25.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.7%)	46.6	950^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.0%		43.6	994^th of 1577 public elementary schools	37.0%	44	49.3		67.7	66.7	49.3				56.1	63.3	52.1				$10,824
Orion Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1798 Queen City Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Orion Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 251-6000	460	30	15.3		5 (1.1%)	385 (83.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.8%)	13.9	1341^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.6	1302^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	17.4%	39	15.9	15.1	35.4	25.6	9.1	36.8	13.0	15.1	20.8	30.2	27.3	46.2	41.3	26.4	$15,840
Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3280 River Rd	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 921-7777	192	10	19.2		53 (27.6%)	115 (59.9%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	10.5	1397^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.5	1395^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.5%	2	28.6	37.5	50.0	17.6	0.0	5.0	0.0	25.0	42.9	23.5	28.6	20.0	26.3	37.5	$10,924
Leap Academy at North Fairmount	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Baltimore Ave	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-0000	333	27	12.4		7 (2.1%)	214 (64.3%)	99 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	15.8	1315^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.9	1279^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.9%	36	55.9		33.3	35.7	23.5	15.6			33.3	31.0	41.2	21.9			$14,692
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 Felicity Pl	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	477	27	17.6		118 (24.7%)	288 (60.4%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	26.3	1163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.8	1197^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.1%	34	31.4		53.6	50.9	34.3	28.6			55.4	41.8	54.3	22.9			$12,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Carson School

What district is Carson School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

Is Carson School a good school?

Carson School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carson School?

Students at Carson School are 41% African American, 34% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Carson School attend?

Students who attend Carson 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 : Western Hills University High School
High : Withrow University High School

How many students attend Carson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Carson School.

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