Summary:
ZIP code 45208 in Cincinnati contains four schools — two PK–6 elementary schools, Kilgour School and Hyde Park School, and two high schools, Clark Montessori High School (grades 7–12) and Withrow University High School (grades 9–12) — all part of Cincinnati Public Schools, together serving about 3,208 students. The district itself ranks 609 of 773 schools statewide (21st percentile, 1 star), but that single district rating masks enormous differences among the schools in this ZIP.
The two elementary schools are among the strongest in Ohio. Kilgour ranks 118 of 1,560 schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars) and Hyde Park ranks 144 of 1,560 (91st percentile, 5 stars); both have held 4–5 stars in each of the last three years. Their 2025–26 proficiency scores mostly fall between the mid-80s and the high 90s — Kilgour’s 4th grade math reached 96.3% and Hyde Park’s 5th grade science 90.3% — far above district and state averages. They also have the lowest chronic absenteeism in the area, 7.8% at Kilgour and 9.0% at Hyde Park, versus 44.6% district-wide, with FRPL rates of about 21% and 24%.
The high schools are a different story, and they differ sharply from each other. Clark Montessori is the stronger of the two (496 of 795, 38th percentile, 2 stars), with a 93.9% graduation rate and 22.2% chronic absenteeism, though its scores slipped and its Geometry proficiency of 27.7% is below both district and state. Withrow University ranks 671 of 795 (16th percentile, 1 star) and has 79.1% chronic absenteeism — nearly four in five students — with proficiency below district and state in most subjects; its Geometry score of 43.7% is an exception, topping both. Overall, this ZIP pairs top-tier elementary achievement with high school results ranging from mixed to very low.
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