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Linden Elementary School

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Linden Elementary School ranks 978 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

978^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Linden Elementary School is a PK–6 school serving 674 students in the Hamilton City district in Hamilton, Ohio, and it is the largest of the four Hamilton City elementaries in this comparison set.

For 2025-26, Linden ranks 978th of 1,560 Ohio elementaries (37th percentile, 2 stars) — above its own district's standing and the strongest of its same-district peers, edging Crawford Woods Elementary School and clearly outpacing Fairwood Elementary School and Riverview Elementary School. It does this while spending the least per student of the four (roughly $250–$600 less per pupil). Attendance is a real bright spot: chronic absenteeism has fallen for three straight years (28.6% → 25.8% → 24.4% → 20.6%) and now runs 10.5 points below the district's 31.1%, the best rate among Hamilton City schools here. Math is the engine, especially 5th-grade math at 71.0% — 19.1 points above the district and 11.9 above the state. English Language Arts is the drag at 50.9%, about 1.6 points below the district and 12 points below the state.

Two things to watch. Fourth grade is the soft spot: 4th-grade math has fallen 71.1 → 57.4 → 51.4 over three years, and 4th-grade ELA sits at 43.1%, nearly 19 points below the state. Class sizes are also rising fast, with the student-teacher ratio climbing from 13.4 (2022-23) to 19.2 (2024-25). And while Linden's overall rank peaked at 48th percentile in 2021-22, it has since slipped to 37th. The closest comparison is Fairfield West Elementary School, just 0.78 miles away but in Fairfield City; it ranks 617th (60th percentile, 3 stars) with 12.4% chronic absenteeism and beats Linden in nearly every tested subject.

674

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,274

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Hoadley Ave
Hamilton, OH 45015-2113

(513) 868-5630

District: Hamilton City

Students who attend Linden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Garfield Middle School
High:	Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Hispanic:

20.5%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 48th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 48th-percentile peak (2022) to 37th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

Ohio avg62%

978^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Hamilton City

570^th of 773Hamilton City 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
2026	44.3	978 of 1560	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	966 of 1558	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	929 of 1577	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	883 of 1596	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	821 of 1588	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	968 of 1610	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1111 of 1676	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1073 of 1636	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	1043 of 1651	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	1138 of 1678	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	1101 of 1684	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	1146 of 1687	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.2	1215 of 1701	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.0	1064 of 1709	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.8	774 of 1686	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	182 of 631	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	169 of 610	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	173 of 533	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	52.3	323 of 824	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	436 of 765	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	691 of 956	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	680 of 1021	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	159 of 318	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	142 of 281	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	949 of 1452	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	903 of 1452	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	860 of 1466	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	815 of 1483	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	764 of 1488	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	925 of 1467	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1052 of 1502	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1025 of 1518	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	161 of 315	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.9	97 of 259	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.4	20 of 234	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	46.9	109 of 216	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	175 of 228	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	168 of 239	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	15.9	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.1	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	737 of 1467	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	706 of 1473	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	587 of 1484	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	420 of 1447	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	309 of 1419	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	537 of 1404	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	955 of 1465	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	905 of 1465	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	893 of 1467	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	924 of 1466	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	916 of 1485	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	846 of 1498	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	829 of 1518	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	958 of 1499	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	986 of 1535	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1016 of 1536	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	691 of 914	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	670 of 935	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.6	311 of 900	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	341 of 856	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	868 of 1181	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	857 of 1175	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	860 of 1190	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	875 of 1215	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	808 of 1242	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	954 of 1249	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1030 of 1271	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1054 of 1309	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2019)5th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science61%~ state avg

Mathematics59%-3 vs state

English Language Arts51%-12 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Hoadley Ave	Hamilton	45015	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5630	674	35	19.2		410 (60.8%)	64 (9.5%)	138 (20.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.4%)	44.3	978^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.3%		45.1	966^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.0%	12	60.9	57.6	51.4	71.0	54.2	47.7	43.1	62.3	50.6	$9,274
Fairfield West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 River Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-3021	870	38	23.0	60.0%	400 (46.0%)	186 (21.4%)	115 (13.2%)	71 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	82 (9.4%)	65.9	617^th of 1560 public elementary schools	60.4%		64.7	633^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	59.4%	16	69.7	69.2	84.2	62.4		66.3	68.4	72.5		$9,230
Fairfield Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	5054 Dixie Hwy	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-7979	756	37	20.4	81.0%	140 (18.5%)	220 (29.1%)	322 (42.6%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	59.6	738^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.7%		51.2	877^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.7%	139	73.4	62.2	74.2	70.2		59.7	57.0	71.8		$10,771
Fairfield South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5460 Bibury Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-3078	677	34	19.9	54.8%	314 (46.4%)	154 (22.7%)	72 (10.6%)	80 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	73.7	464^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.7	554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.4%	90	75.7	77.6	86.6	70.5		62.9	76.5	80.7		$10,383
Richard Allen Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1206 Shuler Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Richard Allen Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 795-6549	124	10	12.4		4 (3.2%)	62 (50.0%)	49 (39.5%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	15.3	1320^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.4%		23	1213^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.1%	107		27.3	25.0		7.1	66.7	25.0		21.4	$15,158
Crawford Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 Hensley Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5600	564	30	18.8		154 (27.3%)	85 (15.1%)	258 (45.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	49 (8.7%)	41.7	1010^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.3%		39.6	1022^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	34.4%	12	47.8	57.7	64.5	69.6	52.2	42.3	50.0	62.3	37.7	$10,145
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Knightsbridge Dr	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5650	640	36	17.7		108 (16.9%)	129 (20.2%)	343 (53.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	40 (6.3%)	26.6	1177^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.6%		24.6	1189^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.7%	12	46.3	46.6	53.4	46.3	37.5	35.6	35.0	56.7	33.8	$11,054
Fairfield Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	8801 Holden Blvd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 858-8700	746	39	19.2	69.3%	146 (19.6%)	266 (35.7%)	170 (22.8%)	102 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	56.3	788^th of 1560 public elementary schools	49.5%		55.8	806^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.3%	18	62.2	52.5	80.8	51.4		66.7	64.2	72.1		$10,019
Fairwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	281 Fair Avenue	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5610	613	34	18.0		236 (38.5%)	52 (8.5%)	250 (40.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	54 (8.8%)	27.3	1165^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.1	1120^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.1%	45	40.0	34.9	63.3	26.7	54.9	43.1	41.0	35.0	47.9	$9,935
Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	2470 Princeton Rd	Fairfield Township	45011	Butler County	Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 437-0996	173	12	14.4		53 (30.6%)	83 (48.0%)	16 (9.2%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	42.5	1000^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.9%		40.2	1018^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.7%	18	62.5	43.8	53.8	50.0	50.0	64.7	38.5	68.8	50.0	$10,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden Elementary School

What district is Linden Elementary School in?

Hamilton City

Is Linden Elementary School a good school?

Linden Elementary School ranks 978^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Linden Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Linden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Linden Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Middle School
High : Hamilton High School

What is the racial makeup of Linden Elementary School?

Students at Linden Elementary School are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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