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St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School

Q: Is St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School a good school?

St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School ranks 970 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 293 students in grades K-6 in the St Bernard-Elmwood Place City District in Ohio. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools.

St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 28.2% to 39.8% over the past few years, well above the state average. The school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are generally below state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 46.2% compared to the state average of 63.4%, and its 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 62% compared to the state average of 64.4%. The school also has very high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 74.35% to 83.62% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, such as Fairview-Clifton German Language School, St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $9,629 is lower than the spending at some of the nearby schools, like Fairview-Clifton German Language School ($12,911) and North Avondale Montessori School ($11,597).

381

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,780

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4515 Tower Ave
Saint Bernard, OH 45217-1723

(513) 482-7110

District: St Bernard-Elmwood Place City

Students who attend St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School usually attend:

High:

St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.1%

African American:

36.5%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Ohio avg61%

970^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

536^th of 828St Bernard-Elmwood Place 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
2025	44.9	970 of 1558	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1061 of 1577	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	951 of 1596	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	957 of 1588	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	996 of 1610	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1238 of 1676	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1153 of 1636	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.0	1078 of 1651	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	1076 of 1678	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	1189 of 1684	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.5	1149 of 1687	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	1254 of 1701	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.4	1217 of 1709	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.6	1078 of 1686	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.8	870 of 1662	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	1047 of 1610	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	981 of 1582	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.0	805 of 1609	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.8	870 of 1504	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.6	788 of 1501	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.9	930 of 1471	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	75 of 615	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	212 of 603	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	199 of 610	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	182 of 601	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	138 of 533	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	330 of 605	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	197 of 598	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	36.2	672 of 1021	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	908 of 1452	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1055 of 1466	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1121 of 1483	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1038 of 1488	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1040 of 1467	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1176 of 1502	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1148 of 1518	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	725 of 1473	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	946 of 1484	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	754 of 1447	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	731 of 1419	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	675 of 1404	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	1021 of 1465	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	885 of 1465	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	952 of 1466	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	971 of 1485	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	885 of 1498	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	733 of 1518	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	797 of 1499	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1060 of 1535	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1028 of 1536	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	303 of 935	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	975 of 1175	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	836 of 1190	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	849 of 1215	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	805 of 1242	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	868 of 1249	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1110 of 1271	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1139 of 1309	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)34th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%-4 vs state

English Language Arts54%-7 vs state

Science46%-17 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
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		149 (39.1%)	139 (36.5%)	38 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.4%)	44.9	970^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.7%		37.7	1061^st of 1577 public elementary schools	32.7%	91	46.2		62.0	56.5	46.2	60.7			66.0	45.7	66.7	37.5			$13,780
North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	568	30	18.6		97 (17.1%)	413 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	23.9	1199^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%		24.9	1194^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.3%	5	29.5		40.5	42.5	24.6	18.5			57.0	47.9	59.0	30.8			$14,215
Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1055 Laidlaw Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 242-0099	209	25	8.3		1 (0.5%)	179 (85.6%)	11 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.2%)	3.1	1533^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.2	1512^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.1%	21	0.0	30.4	13.3	22.2	9.1	0.0	7.7	43.5	16.1	11.1	27.3	8.7	34.6	21.7	$12,387
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		3 (2.1%)	138 (94.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6.2	1473^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%		3	1552^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.6%	79			30.4	38.9					4.3	11.1					$19,020
Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4750 Winton Rd	Cincinnati	45232	Hamilton County	Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 541-2276	274	14	19.5		2 (0.7%)	248 (90.5%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	22.1	1229^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.1%		9.8	1405^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.9%	176	10.5	40.7	57.7	58.8	47.4	31.8	28.6	51.9	30.8	35.3	42.1	9.1	33.3	18.5	$11,721
ReGeneration Bond Hill	Public, Charter	K-4	5158 Fishwick Dr	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Bond Hill	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 216-9310	237	11	21.5		2 (0.8%)	218 (92.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	19.1	1273^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	18.3%		17	1296^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.8%	23			59.1	36.4					29.5	33.3					$12,328
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		13 (5.8%)	194 (86.2%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	15.5	1322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	15.1%		8.2	1447^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.2%	125	50.0		7.7	9.1	38.5	26.9			19.2	27.3	46.2	26.9			$13,007
South Avondale School	Public	PK, KG-6	636 Prospect Pl	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5500	359	23	15.6		13 (3.6%)	323 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	10.6	1396^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.4%		6.9	1472^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	6.7%	76	9.8		14.6	59.5	14.3	23.1			14.6	23.8	33.3	17.9			$13,471
Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-8	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%)	71.6	498^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.0%		50.5	920^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.7%	422	69.4		71.1	77.1	52.8	54.5			88.9	74.3	86.1	66.7			$13,976
Bond Hill Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	1510 California Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7900	296	22	13.4		6 (2.0%)	255 (86.1%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	15.2	1325^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.3	1507^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.4%	182	12.0		28.1	27.3	4.0	46.4			46.9	26.5	32.0	35.7			$15,192

Frequently Asked Questions about St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School?

Students at St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School are 39% White, 36% African American, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Is St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School a good school?

St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School ranks 970^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School.

What district is St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School in?

St Bernard-Elmwood Place City

What schools do graduates of St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School attend?

Students who attend St Bernard-Elmwood Place Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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