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John Foster Dulles Elementary School

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John Foster Dulles Elementary School ranks 289 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

John Foster Dulles Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 849 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Oak Hills Local School District, which is ranked 192 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Foster Dulles Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools, with strong academic performance across various subject areas. The school's mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency rates are particularly impressive, with 82.1% to 91% and 79.8% to 92.5% of students, respectively, scoring proficient or better on state assessments. The school's performance is also noteworthy for special education and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is relatively low, ranging from 11.1% to 26.1% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools within the Oak Hills Local School District, such as C.O. Harrison Elementary and Oakdale Elementary, John Foster Dulles Elementary School outperforms them in academic performance and chronic absenteeism. When compared to schools within the Cincinnati Public Schools district, John Foster Dulles Elementary School significantly outperforms them in academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and resource efficiency, as evidenced by its lower per-student spending and better student-teacher ratios.

812

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,002

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6481 Bridgetown Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45248-2934

(513) 574-3443

District: Oak Hills Local

Students who attend John Foster Dulles Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rapid Run Middle School
High:	Oak Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (80% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2016) to 81st (2025)

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg78%

Ohio avg64%

289^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Oak Hills Local

192^nd of 828Oak 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
2025	80.6	289 of 1558	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	299 of 1577	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	165 of 1596	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	154 of 1588	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	230 of 1610	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	263 of 1676	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	118 of 1636	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	147 of 1651	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	111 of 1678	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	74.1	466 of 1684	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	409 of 1687	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	354 of 1701	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	279 of 1709	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	331 of 1686	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	269 of 1662	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.1	231 of 1610	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	217 of 1582	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	169 of 1609	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	82.6	125 of 1504	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.9	35 of 1501	97.7%	★★★★★
2004	83.2	139 of 1471	90.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	93.1	31 of 824	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	59 of 765	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	24 of 956	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	74 of 1021	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	165 of 1452	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	221 of 1466	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	158 of 1483	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	180 of 1488	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	294 of 1467	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	253 of 1502	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	100 of 1518	93.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	67.5	93 of 759	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	535 of 1473	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	294 of 1484	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	48 of 1447	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	145 of 1419	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	263 of 1404	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	73 of 1465	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	53 of 1465	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	331 of 1466	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	305 of 1485	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	151 of 1498	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	82 of 1518	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	133 of 1499	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	161 of 1535	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	200 of 1536	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	88 of 935	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	140 of 900	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	95.6	13 of 856	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	247 of 1175	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	316 of 1190	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	160 of 1215	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	193 of 1242	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	260 of 1249	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	246 of 1271	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	167 of 1309	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+18 vs state

Mathematics81%+18 vs state

Science72%+9 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
John Foster Dulles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6481 Bridgetown Rd	Cincinnati	45248	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 574-3443	812	33	24.6	26.1%	697 (85.8%)	28 (3.4%)	25 (3.1%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.0%)	80.6	289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.8	299^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.0%	10	72.3		82.1	89.6	71.4				83.0	83.5	79.8				$10,002
Charles W Springmyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	4179 Ebenezer Rd	Cincinnati	45248	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 574-1205	437	19	23.0	32.7%	352 (80.5%)	22 (5.0%)	14 (3.2%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	80.1	305^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.4%		83.7	221^st of 1577 public elementary schools	86.0%	84	79.7		88.6	90.3	63.8				77.5	87.5	75.4				$12,137
Oakdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	3850 Virginia Ct	Cincinnati	45248	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 574-1100	710	36	20.0	45.2%	563 (79.3%)	52 (7.3%)	38 (5.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.0%)	78.6	350^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.5%		82.2	257^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.7%	93	80.5		80.6	83.3	79.7				80.6	69.8	78.0				$9,713
Cheviot School	Public	PK, KG-6	4040 Harrison Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1400	570	36	15.6		107 (18.8%)	348 (61.1%)	35 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (11.9%)	43.6	988^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.6%		45.5	973^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	38.3%	15	41.4		84.3	48.3	28.6	25.6			78.9	53.3	65.7	45.6			$14,101
Cincinnati Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3729 Harding Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 471-7323	142	10	14.2		29 (20.4%)	40 (28.2%)	68 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	43.2	991^st of 1558 public elementary schools	36.4%		2.3	1565^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.8%	574	0.0	30.0	50.0	46.7	50.0	61.1	58.8	10.0	71.4	66.7	72.2	27.8	41.2	10.0	$15,609
Midway School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Glenmore Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3500	542	32	17.1		62 (11.4%)	356 (65.7%)	73 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	21.7	1237^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.6%		24	1208^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.4%	29	40.4		56.0	22.7	22.6	37.0			41.3	20.0	47.2	39.1			$13,373
Sayler Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	6700 Home City Ave	Cincinnati	45233	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5100	296	24	12.5		181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.5%)	49.2	907^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.8%		47.5	953^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	39.6%	46	50.0	45.5	62.5	79.3	42.3	30.0	52.4	54.5	62.5	58.6	65.4	56.7	66.7	45.5	$16,344
Dater Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2840 Boudinot Ave	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0900	721	37	19.4		201 (27.9%)	443 (61.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	36.7	1054^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.3%		39.8	1037^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.2%	17	43.2		57.0	40.8	40.2	32.9	100.0		73.3	47.1	49.4	51.2			$13,019
Westwood School	Public	K-6	2981 Montana Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5900	387	27	14.5		36 (9.3%)	276 (71.3%)	29 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (11.6%)	31.7	1103^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.2%		25.1	1190^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.5%	87	35.8		76.8	55.6	30.2	31.9			64.3	42.2	45.3	19.1			$13,929
Covedale School	Public	PK, KG-6	5130 Sidney Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1700	427	30	14.2		121 (28.3%)	229 (53.6%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)	37	1047^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.8%		37.9	1057^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.0%	10	41.7		51.0	80.4	46.7	43.6			49.0	43.1	38.3	49.1			$15,093

Frequently Asked Questions about John Foster Dulles Elementary School

Is John Foster Dulles Elementary School a good school?

John Foster Dulles Elementary School ranks 289^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Foster Dulles Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended John Foster Dulles Elementary School.

What district is John Foster Dulles Elementary School in?

Oak Hills Local

What is the racial makeup of John Foster Dulles Elementary School?

Students at John Foster Dulles Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of John Foster Dulles Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Foster Dulles Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rapid Run Middle School
High : Oak Hills High School

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