Summary:
ZIP code 45238 contains 7 schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade — 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, and 1 alternative — enrolling roughly 4,612 students across three district contexts: Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS), Oak Hills Local, and the independent AchievePoint Career Academy - Cincinnati. Oak Hills Local is the stronger district overall, ranked 250 of 773 (68th percentile, 3 stars), while CPS ranks 609 of 773 (21st percentile, 1 star).
The academic standout is Delhi Middle School, a 3-star Oak Hills school in the 69th percentile, with Algebra I at 100% proficient versus district 79.5% and state 61.6%, plus 6th-grade math at 77.9% and 6th-grade English Language Arts at 77.2% against state levels near 56%. Its counterpoint is chronic absenteeism of 28.5%, above the Oak Hills average of 21.5%. Delshire Elementary School has the best attendance at 20.2% and beat the state in 5th-grade science (65.2%), math (63.6%), and English Language Arts (71.2%). Covedale School is a CPS bright spot: its rank percentile rose from 33 to 42, it earns 2 stars in a 1-star district, its absenteeism of 33.1% is below the CPS average of 44.6%, and it has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 14.2. Dater Montessori School shines in 3rd-grade English Language Arts at 85.9% versus state 63.4%, though its 4th- through 6th-grade math results fall below state levels.
High school outcomes are the biggest concern. Western Hills University High School has the highest chronic absenteeism at 72.9% and a 67.5% graduation rate, below the CPS rate of 80.6%. Gilbert A. Dater High School declined from the 19th to 15th to 12th percentile, with 55.6% absenteeism and 72.3% graduation. AchievePoint Career Academy - Cincinnati is the most challenged, at 0 stars, 38.9% graduation, and a 33.6 student-teacher ratio. Note that test scores mix 2024–25 and 2025–26 exams, spending figures are from 2018–19, and free/reduced-lunch rates are unknown for most schools rather than zero.
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