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Schools in Cincinnati

Cincinnati’s public schools

Centerville Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cincinnati. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 11% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,164 students on the public path
In brief

Cincinnati’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Cincinnati’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Centerville High School places highest (better than 37%); Lakeview Elementary lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cincinnati, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Lakeview Elementaryin CentervilleC
6–8Howar Middle Schoolin CentervilleC
9–12Centerville High Schoolin CentervilleC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Centerville Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Centerville Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,224 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,198IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 69.7% · 877 students tested
Math53%
State average 63.8% · 883 students tested

Cincinnati vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Cincinnati’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cincinnati—Centerville

Every school in Cincinnati

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cincinnatiin other towns
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Centerville
C
498 students12:1Rate it →
Howar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Centerville
C
298 students17:1Rate it →
Centerville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centerville
C+
368 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cincinnati’s schools

Are Cincinnati’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cincinnati. Centerville Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cincinnati. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cincinnati in?

Centerville Community School District.

Where do Cincinnati kids go to high school?

Centerville High School.

Parents talk

What Cincinnati families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.