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Blue Ash Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Blue Ash Elementary is a PK–4 school at 9541 Plainfield Rd in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 650 students as part of the Sycamore Community City School District, one of Ohio's strongest systems (38th of 773 districts). In 2025–26 it ranked 107th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 93rd percentile, 5 stars. That is not a one-year fluke: Blue Ash has held 5 stars in every recorded year since 2016–17 except 2024–25, and has never dropped below the 83rd percentile. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates run roughly 20–25 points above state averages, with math at 84.8% (3rd grade) and 87.6% (4th), and ELA at 86.6% and 80.8%.

Within its own district, though, Blue Ash is the third of three. Sycamore's other sampled elementaries — Montgomery Elementary School (30th statewide) and Maple Dale Elementary School (47th) — both outrank it, and nearby Madeira Elementary School sits at the 97th percentile. Blue Ash's attendance is still a genuine advantage: chronic absenteeism fell from 10.2% to 4.8%, below the district's 9.3% and far under neighbors such as Evendale Elementary School (14.2%), Amity Elementary School (15.4%), Reading Elementary School (24.4%), Lincoln Heights Elementary School (29.9%), Silverton Elementary (31.5%), and Lockland Elementary School (40.6%).

The clearest soft spot is 4th-grade ELA, which slid from 91.3% to 86.6% to 80.8% over three years while the district held near 88.5%. Low-income students rank 866th of 1,467 schools — the 41st percentile, 2 stars — down from the 66th percentile, and special education students have slipped from the 97th to the 78th percentile. Meanwhile free/reduced lunch rose from 13.54% to 18.15% and class size climbed from 18.4 to 19.1 students per teacher. The takeaway: this is a top-decile school with excellent attendance habits, strong spending ($13,255 per student), and outstanding outcomes for English language learners, but its 4th-grade reading trend and its fastest-growing student group are the things to watch.

650

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,309

Per pupil spending ?

18.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9541 Plainfield Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45236-1007

(513) 686-1710

District: Sycamore Community City

Students who attend Blue Ash Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School
	Sycamore Junior High School
High:	Sycamore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.5%

Asian:

20.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (88% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Sycamore Community City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg87%

Ohio avg63%

107^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Sycamore Community City

38^th of 773Sycamore Community 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	107 of 1560	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	158 of 1558	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	45 of 1577	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	50 of 1596	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	60 of 1588	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	85 of 1610	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	136 of 1676	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	91 of 1636	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	85.7	121 of 1651	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	80.4	292 of 1678	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	393 of 1684	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	372 of 1687	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	279 of 1701	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.6	62 of 1709	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	78.4	263 of 1686	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	88 of 1662	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	82.5	127 of 1610	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	22 of 1582	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	51 of 1609	96.8%	★★★★★
2006	83.9	97 of 1504	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	84.3	110 of 1501	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	82.8	149 of 1471	89.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	97.3	5 of 598	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	15 of 89	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	15 of 89	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	8 of 80	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	1 of 78	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	3 of 78	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	90.8	49 of 1021	95.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	14 of 318	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	54 of 281	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	95.1	4 of 174	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	73 of 1452	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	135 of 1452	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	13 of 1466	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	25 of 1488	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	117 of 1467	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	93 of 1502	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	98 of 1518	93.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	68.4	36 of 759	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	866 of 1467	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	992 of 1473	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	508 of 1484	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.4	222 of 1447	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	185 of 1419	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	93 of 1404	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	282 of 1465	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	398 of 1465	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	169 of 1467	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	223 of 1466	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	93 of 1485	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	209 of 1498	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	153 of 1518	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	144 of 1499	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	181 of 1535	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	163 of 1536	89.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	64 of 220	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	10 of 166	94.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	202 of 914	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	68 of 935	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	23 of 900	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	61.4	223 of 856	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	150 of 1181	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	156 of 1175	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	80 of 1190	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	52 of 1215	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	108 of 1242	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	230 of 1249	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	250 of 1271	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	228 of 1309	82.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)99th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)71st percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics91%+28 vs state

English Language Arts84%+21 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
Blue Ash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9541 Plainfield Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1710	650	34	19.1	18.2%	387 (59.5%)	41 (6.3%)	37 (5.7%)	135 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.7%)	87.4	107^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.1%		85.6	158^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.9%	51		84.8	87.6	100.0		86.6	80.8			$13,309
Evendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Glendale Milford Rd	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 864-1200	232	21	11.3	40.5%	106 (45.7%)	78 (33.6%)	19 (8.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	23 (9.9%)	83.8	194^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.6%		72.8	473^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	69.6%	279	85.7	79.2	85.0	76.9		80.0	80.0	100.0		$15,037
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%)	64.5	648^th of 1560 public elementary schools	58.5%		63.1	664^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.4%	16	67.6	87.3	73.2	59.2	64.2	82.8	55.6	71.2	50.6	$14,127
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%)	40.8	1021^st of 1560 public elementary schools	34.6%		38.8	1027^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.1%	6	42.5	51.7	58.2	53.2	39.1	52.8	62.2	63.0	50.9	$10,814
Maple Dale Elementary School	Public	K-4	6100 Hagewa Dr	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1720	584	32	18.2	14.9%	414 (70.9%)	24 (4.1%)	30 (5.1%)	48 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.1%)	91.4	47^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.0%		91.9	32^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	97.9%	15		84.9	96.7	100.0		88.6	94.8			$13,787
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-4	9609 Montgomery Rd	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1730	566	31	18.2	14.0%	359 (63.4%)	18 (3.2%)	28 (4.9%)	117 (20.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	92.1	30^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.1%		92.5	20^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.7%	10		92.0	95.4	100.0		88.3	92.2			$16,038
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%)	41.5	1013^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.1%		38.1	1034^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.6%	21	53.3	52.5	61.0	41.9	37.5	55.0	61.0	64.5	50.0	$13,387
Sharonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	11150 Maple St	Cincinnati	45241	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 864-2600	368	22	16.5		87 (23.6%)	100 (27.2%)	115 (31.3%)	29 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.4%)	35.7	1080^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.8%		48.4	921^st of 1558 public elementary schools	40.9%	159	39.5	52.7	61.8	37.2		56.4	60.0	53.5		$14,895
Lockland Elementary School	Public	K-6	125 S Cooper Ave	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	206	12	17.1		33 (16.0%)	100 (48.5%)	51 (24.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.2%)	11.4	1384^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.3%		12.6	1363^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	12.5%	21	30.8	22.2	40.0	11.5	16.7	40.7	28.0	50.0	20.8	$15,592
Madeira Elementary School	Public	K-5	7840 Thomas Dr	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Madeira City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 985-6080	867	42	20.6	7.7%	740 (85.4%)	7 (0.8%)	47 (5.4%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.5%)	91.2	49^th of 1560 public elementary schools	96.9%		91	44^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.2%	5	86.0	91.0	96.2	92.7		89.5	92.4	95.3		$12,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Ash Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Blue Ash Elementary?

Students at Blue Ash Elementary are 60% White, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Blue Ash Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Blue Ash Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Blue Ash Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Ash Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School
Middle : Sycamore Junior High School
High : Sycamore High School

What district is Blue Ash Elementary in?

Sycamore Community City

Is Blue Ash Elementary a good school?

Yes. Blue Ash Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of Ohio elementary schools.

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