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St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio high schools

Summary

St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the St Bernard-Elmwood Place City District in Ohio. With 338 students, the school has faced challenges in academic performance, but has shown some strengths in supporting certain student subgroups.

The school has consistently underperformed the state average on Ohio state tests across various subjects and grade levels. However, the school's African American students ranked in the top 25% of Ohio high schools in 2024-2025, and its low socioeconomic status students ranked in the top 50% in recent years. The school has also shown improvement in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 90.9% in 2023-2024 to 97.1% in 2024-2025. Chronic absenteeism remains a significant issue, with rates ranging from 36.8% to 46.0% in recent years, much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School generally performs better than some lower-performing charter and alternative schools in the area, such as Dohn Community, ChallengeU Ohio Community School, and Queen City Career Prep High School. However, the school lags behind higher-performing public schools like Norwood High School and the highly-ranked Walnut Hills High School.

359

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,824

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4615 Tower Ave
Saint Bernard, OH 45217-1724

(513) 482-7100

District: St Bernard-Elmwood Place City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.4%

White:

35.4%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

!Geometry scores 22 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

643^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

531^st of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	643 of 1036	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	772 of 1046	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	795 of 1048	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	719 of 1017	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	666 of 1037	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	716 of 1050	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	767 of 1010	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	724 of 1038	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.7	776 of 1050	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	805 of 1035	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.5	787 of 1008	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.8	705 of 1001	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.7	672 of 989	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	627 of 925	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	615 of 895	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	622 of 858	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.0	531 of 835	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.8	541 of 837	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	521 of 732	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	553 of 692	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	123 of 442	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	157 of 429	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	243 of 436	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	249 of 413	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	136 of 385	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	207 of 405	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	208 of 384	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	56.8	214 of 658	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	368 of 643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	667 of 938	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	784 of 942	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	756 of 943	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	721 of 925	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	665 of 910	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	672 of 917	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	729 of 897	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	520 of 983	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	740 of 989	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	770 of 974	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	601 of 947	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	501 of 923	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	620 of 945	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	686 of 924	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	574 of 954	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	710 of 958	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	772 of 963	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	607 of 946	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	603 of 924	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	687 of 933	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	721 of 916	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	91 of 263	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	509 of 563	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	658 of 777	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	738 of 795	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	709 of 805	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	700 of 809	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	608 of 781	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	620 of 796	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	684 of 781	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	531 of 855	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	478 of 864	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	488 of 867	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	485 of 836	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	584 of 819	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	573 of 836	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	612 of 800	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	595 of 773	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	629 of 784	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.7	597 of 778	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	60.3	390 of 769	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.3	455 of 767	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	557 of 832	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	539 of 818	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.0	390 of 819	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	291 of 791	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	472 of 767	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	532 of 756	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.5	570 of 696	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.0	436 of 689	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.5	346 of 681	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	96 of 328	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	114 of 318	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.0	56 of 323	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	90 of 306	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	110 of 284	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	133 of 303	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	133 of 279	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.2	270 of 606	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	182 of 596	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	541 of 628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	533 of 809	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	560 of 798	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	531 of 813	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	499 of 794	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	649 of 775	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	598 of 781	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	567 of 751	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	146 of 280	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	127 of 270	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	404 of 815	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	292 of 822	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	230 of 805	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	267 of 773	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	394 of 763	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	484 of 779	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	511 of 758	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	501 of 817	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	326 of 816	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	387 of 819	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	486 of 808	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	454 of 778	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	597 of 792	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	658 of 763	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	63.0	94 of 242	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	470 of 748	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	289 of 754	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	477 of 756	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	401 of 749	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	538 of 727	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	556 of 739	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	590 of 718	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)72nd percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2019)67th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile-17 vs school

High school

African American (2025)71st percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)61st percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government75%+3 vs state

Algebra I69%+10 vs state

American History65%-6 vs state

Biology60%-5 vs state

Science58%-5 vs state

English II57%-3 vs state

Mathematics44%-5 vs state

English Language Arts43%-16 vs state

Geometry21%-22 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 Salvia Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 541-4000	44	6	8.0		17 (38.6%)	22 (50.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	7.5	767^th of 855 public high schools	10.3%		7.1	769^th of 864 public high schools	11.0%	2		40.0	45.5							7.7	8.3	$7,404
Aiken New Technical High School	Public	7-12	5641 Belmont Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6760	1,226	78	15.7		73 (6.0%)	823 (67.1%)	242 (19.7%)	21 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	9.1	745^th of 855 public high schools	12.9%		6.9	771^st of 864 public high schools	10.8%	26	26.1	34.8	34.5	9.3	27.6	21.5	23.9	40.2	28.1	11.3	30.9	$12,535
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

Frequently Asked Questions about St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School?

Students at St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School are 40% African American, 35% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

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St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School ranks 531^st of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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