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Ayer Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ayer Elementary School is a K–6 school serving 595 students in Cincinnati, OH, part of the highly ranked Forest Hills Local district. Ayer is a consistent top-decile school: in 2025–2026 it ranked 100th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (94th percentile, 5 stars), and it has earned 5 stars every year since 2018–2019, peaking at 98th percentile in 2022–2023. Its district ranks 45th of 773 Ohio districts (94th percentile, 5 stars).

Even inside that strong district, Ayer stands out in some ways and trails in others. In 2025–2026, Wilson Elementary School (58th) and Sherwood Elementary School (72nd) ranked higher overall, while Maddux Elementary School (146th) and Summit Elementary School (167th) ranked below Ayer. Math and science are relative strengths: 5th-grade science proficiency was 85.4%, and grades 3–6 math averaged about 86.5%, far above the state's roughly 61.2%. ELA averaged about 85.9%, slightly below the district's roughly 87.0% but well above the state. Ayer's scores are substantially higher than those of nearby schools outside the district, such as Sands Montessori School, Clough Pike Elementary School, Merwin Elementary School, Locust Corner Elementary School, Summerside Elementary, and Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School.

Attendance is one of Ayer's clearest advantages: chronic absenteeism was 6.5% in 2025–2026, about half the district's 12.2% and far below most nearby non-Forest Hills schools. Its student-teacher ratio of 16.2 in 2024–2025 was the lowest among same-district peers. Statewide subgroup ranks range from 92nd to 97th percentile, with notable rebounds for special education and low-SES students. Note that spending data is from 2018–2019 and gifted-and-talented data only from 2017–2018.

595

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,189

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.3% (any vaccine)

8471 Forest Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45255-4700

(513) 474-3811

District: Forest Hills Local

Students who attend Ayer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nagel Middle School
High:	Anderson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (88% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg86%

Ohio avg61%

100^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Forest Hills Local

45^th of 773Forest Hills 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	88.0	100 of 1560	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.4	134 of 1558	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	76 of 1577	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	38 of 1596	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	53 of 1588	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	66 of 1610	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	122 of 1676	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	213 of 1636	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	280 of 1651	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	231 of 1678	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	303 of 1684	82.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.2	292 of 1687	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	83.6	106 of 1701	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	138 of 1709	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	126 of 1686	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.6	143 of 1662	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.9	55 of 1610	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	35 of 1582	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	35 of 1609	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	49 of 1504	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.5	43 of 1501	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	89.2	32 of 1471	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	42 of 1452	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	161 of 1452	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	50 of 1466	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	15 of 1483	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	65 of 1488	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	61 of 1467	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	264 of 1502	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	206 of 1518	86.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	61.9	305 of 759	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	120 of 1467	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	74.7	323 of 1473	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	46 of 1484	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	194 of 1447	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	212 of 1419	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	97 of 1404	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	493 of 1465	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	546 of 1465	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	93 of 1467	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	75 of 1466	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	67 of 1485	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	27 of 1498	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	29 of 1518	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	65 of 1499	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	35 of 1535	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	193 of 1536	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	73 of 914	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	64.8	217 of 935	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	41 of 1181	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	91 of 1175	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	60 of 1190	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	27 of 1215	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	51 of 1242	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	95 of 1249	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	134 of 1271	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	212 of 1309	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)60th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+31 vs state

English Language Arts86%+23 vs state

Science85%+23 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
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
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
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
Maddux Elementary School	Public	K-6	943 Rosetree Ln	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 231-0780	541	31	17.5	20.1%	446 (82.4%)	25 (4.6%)	34 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	85.5	146^th of 1560 public elementary schools	90.6%		82.6	235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.9%	89	79.5	84.2	87.7	83.6	85.9	100.0	80.7	87.7	83.6	81.0	97%	1.5%	$12,630
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7080 Grantham Way	Cincinnati	45230	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 231-7565	689	37	18.8	12.9%	563 (81.7%)	14 (2.0%)	44 (6.4%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	89.7	72^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	95.4%		91.1	43^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	97.2%	29	95.5	79.2	92.1	79.1	86.4	100.0	88.9	92.1	100.0	86.6	100%	0%	$9,948
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
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
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2465 Little Dry Run Rd	Cincinnati	45244	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 231-3240	635	37	17.2	5.5%	553 (87.1%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.4%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	90.8	58^th of 1560 public elementary schools	96.3%		92.1	29^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.1%	29	81.6	96.3	98.9	87.8	89.4	100.0	93.8	87.4	90.8	82.4	97.4%	2.6%	$12,329
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ayer Elementary School

What district is Ayer Elementary School in?

Forest Hills Local

What schools do graduates of Ayer Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Nagel Middle School
High : Anderson High School

How many students attend Ayer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Ayer Elementary School.

Is Ayer Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Ayer Elementary School ranks in the top 6.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ayer Elementary School?

Students at Ayer Elementary School are 83% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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