Summary:
ZIP code 45211 covers Cincinnati's west side — the Westwood, Cheviot and Bridgetown neighborhoods — and contains 7 public schools serving 3,431 students: 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high school, with no alternative schools. Three operators run them: Cincinnati Public Schools operates five schools (78% of area enrollment), Oak Hills Local runs one, and the charter Cincinnati Technology Academy runs one K–8 school. Because elementary/middle schools are ranked against a much larger list than high schools, percentile rank is the fairest way to compare them.
Bridgetown Middle School is the clear benchmark: it has held 4 stars and a top-15% state rank for three straight years, is the only school here to exceed Ohio's proficiency rate on every one of its 8 reported tests, and has the area's lowest chronic absenteeism (18.9%) despite the largest classes (20.4 students per teacher). Cheviot School is the strongest CPS school, beating its district on 8 of 9 tests, with 3rd grade math at 87.3% and 3rd grade ELA at 83.3%. James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School improved the most in the ZIP, and James N. Gamble Montessori High School graduates 86.1% of students, above its district rate.
The broader picture is weaker. Across 67 reported results for 2025-26, only 11 met or exceeded the state rate, and 8 of those belong to Bridgetown. High school math is the deepest deficit, and Cincinnati Technology Academy is an outlier at the other end: 0 stars, 54.5% chronic absenteeism, a 63.6% graduation rate and no test above the state. Chronic absenteeism ranges nearly threefold across these schools (18.9% to 54.5%). Notably, the highest-spending schools rank in the bottom half of the state while the lowest-spending school performs best — though that spending data is seven years old and free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable.
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