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Schools in Amberley · Cincinnati City School District

Amberley’s public schools score below 70% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

29% of students in Amberley’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Amberley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

#954of 993 Ohio townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

40%

▼ 20 pts vs OH 60%

2021–22

Math proficiency

29%

▼ 23 pts vs OH 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

80%

▼ 6 pts vs OH 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$20.2K

▲ 22% vs OH $16.6K

FY2024

Students per teacher

15.9

OH 16.9 · smaller classes

Schools in town

32,719 students on the public path

In brief

Amberley’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 164 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Amberley’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio. Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,236 per student in FY2024, against $16,610 across Ohio. 23% of its revenue that year was federal (Ohio 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

44 elementary schools, then 31 middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Amberley’s grade

C Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C: better than 30% of Ohio school districts, #954 of 993 Ohio towns. Both inputs trail the Ohio average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 30%

Lower resultsHigher results

Ohio towns with similar household incomes (164)Better than 1%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 17,363 test results and a graduating class of 2,320 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Amberley’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,081 in math, 17,645 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Amberley, with each school’s own grade.

44 schools teach K in Amberley’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Amberley	C	Cincinnati City
Cincinnati	C	Cincinnati City
Reading	B⁻	Reading Community City
Columbia	C	Cincinnati City PK–12 · Mariemont City K–12
Sycamore	B	Princeton City PK–12 · Deer Park Community City PK–12 · Indian Hill Exempted Village K–12
Golf Manor	C	Cincinnati City

Amberley’s public schools score below 70% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

Amberley’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending, and where it came from

44 elementary schools, then 31 middle schools

What’s behind Amberley’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Amberley vs. its neighbors

Every school in Amberley

Questions about Amberley’s schools

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