Summary:
ZIP code 45226 sits along Cincinnati's east side near the Ohio River at Kellogg Avenue and is served by just two schools — one alternative gifted-and-exceptional center serving grades 3–12 and one high school serving grades 9–12 — both operating within Cincinnati Public Schools, a district ranked in the 21st percentile statewide (609th of 773, 1 star).
Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students is the clear outlier here. With 373 students, it averaged roughly 94% proficiency across 20 tested subjects in 2025-26, compared with about 46% district-wide and about 61% statewide. It posted 100% proficiency in 3rd Grade Math, 3rd Grade ELA, American Government, and American History, plus 97.9% in 5th Grade Science and 96.2% in 8th Grade Science. Its lowest marks — 7th Grade Math at 82.7%, Geometry at 83.3%, and Algebra I at 87.2% — still exceed state averages. Spencer also reported a 100% graduation rate (district: 80.6%) and chronic absenteeism of 21.0%, less than half the district's 44.6%.
Riverview East Academy shares the same 3555 Kellogg Ave campus but sits at the opposite end of nearly every metric. Its 165 students averaged about 23% proficiency across the four subjects reported in 2025-26, with Geometry at 4.8% and English II at 12.5%; it ranked 741st of 795 (7th percentile, 0 stars). Chronic absenteeism is 75.5% — three of four students — and American History fell from 52.8% to 21.4% while American Government rose from 22% to 55.2%. Notably, its 86.2% graduation rate beats the district's 80.6%. The two schools differ by roughly 70 points in average proficiency and 54.5 points in absenteeism, yet Riverview has the smaller classes (8.2:1 vs. 13:1) and lower per-pupil spending ($9,180 vs. $11,363, 2018-19 data). With cohorts this small, year-to-year swings should be read cautiously.
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