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Merwin Elementary School

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Merwin Elementary School ranks 665 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Merwin Elementary School is a K–5 school at 1040 Gaskins Rd in Cincinnati, OH, serving 602 students as part of West Clermont Local. It currently ranks at the 57th percentile statewide with 3 stars—slightly above its district’s 54th-percentile average, but its lowest standing in a decade. Once an 83rd-percentile, 4-star school in 2017–18, Merwin has gradually settled into a solidly average range.

Among West Clermont elementaries, Merwin is 4th of seven. Willowville Elementary School is the most instructive comparison: nearly the same size, similar low-income share, and only about 3.5 miles away, yet it reaches the 70th percentile and roughly 7.5 points higher average proficiency. Clough Pike Elementary School is the district’s top performer at 72nd percentile, with lower poverty, lower absenteeism, and smaller classes. Nearby Forest Hills Local schools—Wilson Elementary School, Ayer Elementary School, and Summit Elementary School—rank 89th–96th percentile but spend $10,255–$11,304 per student and serve far fewer low-income students, so they are not a like-for-like benchmark. Locust Corner Elementary School is a closer peer: 55th percentile, 51.27% low-income, and 18.7% chronic absenteeism.

Merwin’s strengths include stable 3rd-grade ELA (74.5–75.6 over four years, above district and state), 3rd-grade math above both, and science above the state each year—though science’s margin has narrowed. Chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, below the district’s 24.8% and down from 24.5% in 2021–22. Concerns include a persistent 3rd-to-4th grade fade in math and ELA; 4th-grade math is 64.9%, below the district’s 72.5% and state’s 67.3%. The low-income population has risen from 32.84% to 46.68% in two years. Special education improved to the 35th percentile from the 3rd, and low-SES students perform in line with the school overall.

602

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,409

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.2% (any vaccine)

1040 Gaskins Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45245-2746

(513) 947-7800

District: West Clermont Local

Students who attend Merwin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Clermont Middle School
High:	West Clermont High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Ohio avg64%

665^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the West Clermont Local

356^th of 773West Clermont Local 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	63.5	665 of 1560	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	585 of 1558	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	578 of 1577	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	558 of 1596	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	586 of 1588	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	509 of 1610	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	370 of 1676	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	278 of 1636	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	487 of 1651	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.6	434 of 1678	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	512 of 1684	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.7	524 of 1687	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.4	318 of 1701	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.8	383 of 1709	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	357 of 1686	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	271 of 1662	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	445 of 1610	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	457 of 1582	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	64.4	686 of 1609	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	596 of 1504	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	83.1	139 of 1501	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	55 of 1471	96.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	503 of 824	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	533 of 765	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	154 of 956	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	118 of 1021	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	609 of 1452	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	535 of 1452	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	464 of 1466	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	461 of 1483	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	501 of 1488	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	504 of 1467	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	272 of 1502	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	285 of 1518	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	647 of 1467	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	799 of 1473	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	604 of 1484	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	707 of 1447	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	725 of 1419	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.4	313 of 1404	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	292 of 1465	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	111 of 1465	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	630 of 1467	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	555 of 1466	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	642 of 1485	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	560 of 1498	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	626 of 1518	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	487 of 1499	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	376 of 1535	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	235 of 1536	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	595 of 914	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.3	911 of 935	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	797 of 900	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	744 of 856	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	745 of 1181	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	696 of 1175	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	631 of 1190	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	592 of 1215	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	624 of 1242	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	568 of 1249	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	332 of 1271	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	311 of 1309	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+6 vs state

Science68%+5 vs state

Mathematics66%+4 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)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 7th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Merwin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 Gaskins Rd	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 947-7800	602	33	18.3	46.7%	498 (82.7%)	13 (2.2%)	42 (7.0%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	63.5	665^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.4%		67.1	585^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.5%	80	67.7	73.0	64.9	61.6			75.0	68.0	69.7		92.4%	4.2%	$10,409
Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School	Public	K-5	3950 Britton Boulevard	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 943-6900	500	26	19.2	62.0%	365 (73.0%)	35 (7.0%)	50 (10.0%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	51	874^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.0%		60.7	719^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.9%	155	47.0	70.5	67.1	42.4			69.3	60.3	68.2		95.9%	4.1%	$11,909
Locust Corner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Locust Corner Rd	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	New Richmond Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 752-1432	314	21	14.9	51.3%	288 (91.7%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	61.1	707^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.7%		61.7	702^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	54.9%	5	80.0	48.6	69.0	57.5			70.3	70.7	75.0		91.7%	8.3%	$12,496
Clough Pike Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	808 Clough Pike	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 943-6700	471	28	17.0	35.7%	363 (77.1%)	15 (3.2%)	25 (5.3%)	40 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	75	435^th of 1560 public elementary schools	72.1%		76.9	391^st of 1558 public elementary schools	74.9%	44	75.6	81.1	89.4	70.7			70.3	77.6	73.2		95.1%	3.7%	$12,406
Amelia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5 E Main St	Amelia	45102	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 943-3800	671	34	19.7	48.0%	573 (85.4%)	18 (2.7%)	47 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.2%)	65.4	626^th of 1560 public elementary schools	59.9%		59.6	741^st of 1558 public elementary schools	52.4%	115	68.6	76.0	71.3	72.5			65.7	55.4	82.4		88.8%	8.4%	$12,160
Summerside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4639 Vermona Dr	Cincinnati	45245	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 947-7900	612	32	19.1	—	487 (79.6%)	27 (4.4%)	63 (10.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	55.7	798^th of 1560 public elementary schools	48.8%		48.9	912^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.5%	114	57.3	56.1	68.8	69.3			69.4	67.0	61.3		94.1%	4%	$11,052
Ayer Elementary School	Public	K-6	8471 Forest Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 474-3811	595	37	16.2	16.3%	493 (82.9%)	28 (4.7%)	20 (3.4%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	88	100^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.6%		86.4	134^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.4%	34	85.4	91.3	89.2	86.6	79.0	100.0	91.3	83.5	86.5	82.4	93.7%	6.3%	$13,189
Willowville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4529 Schoolhouse Rd	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 943-6800	614	28	22.0	44.6%	507 (82.6%)	20 (3.3%)	38 (6.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.7%)	73.5	471^st of 1560 public elementary schools	69.8%		75.7	416^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.3%	55	81.9	79.4	81.1	77.8			66.2	74.3	72.2		95.1%	3.7%	$9,832
Summit Elementary School	Public	K-6	8400 Northport Dr	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 474-2270	512	31	16.7	23.8%	418 (81.6%)	17 (3.3%)	22 (4.3%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	84.7	167^th of 1560 public elementary schools	89.3%		87	115^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.6%	52	87.5	78.2	87.7	83.8	82.0	100.0	75.9	75.4	92.5	89.5	87.5%	8.9%	$12,272
Holly Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3520 State Route 132	Amelia	45102	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 943-8900	419	19	21.4	57.8%	359 (85.7%)	8 (1.9%)	33 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	56.9	783^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	49.8%		49.8	899^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.3%	116	70.7	55.9	62.5	68.3			61.0	60.0	75.6		78.8%	9.6%	$10,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Merwin Elementary School

Is Merwin Elementary School a good school?

Merwin Elementary School ranks 665^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Merwin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Clermont Middle School
High : West Clermont High School

What is the racial makeup of Merwin Elementary School?

Students at Merwin Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Merwin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Merwin Elementary School.

What district is Merwin Elementary School in?

West Clermont Local

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