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Schools in Fairfax · Mariemont City School District, Cincinnati City School District

Fairfax’s public schools score below 68% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 32% of Fairfax’s students scored proficient, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fairfax, 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.

K–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
42%
▼ 17 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 20 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 · Cincinnati City
Students per teacher
15.8
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
34,052 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfax’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1436 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairfax’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% 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 class size

Mariemont City spends $18,209 per student and Cincinnati City $20,236, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Fairfax’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 32% of Ohio school districts. Both inputs trail the Ohio average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1436)Better than 2%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 18,196 test results and a graduating class of 2,320 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Fairfax’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,891 in math, 18,501 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

46 schools teach K in Fairfax’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
School For Creative and Performing Arts
Grades K–12 · Cincinnati
C
1,300 students16:1Rate it →
Carson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
742 students20:1Rate it →
Pleasant Ridge Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
C
725 students20:1Rate it →
Dater Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
B
721 students19:1Rate it →
Roberts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
D
704 students15:1Rate it →
Fairview-Clifton German Language School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
B+
657 students16:1Rate it →
Sands Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
A−
654 students22:1Rate it →
Parker Woods Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
625 students19:1Rate it →
Hyde Park School
Elementary · Grades K–7 · Cincinnati
A
617 students17:1Rate it →
Mt. Airy School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
594 students18:1Rate it →
Kilgour School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
A+
577 students19:1Rate it →
Cheviot School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
570 students16:1Rate it →
North Avondale Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C
568 students19:1Rate it →
Academy Of World Languages School
Grades PK–9 · Cincinnati
D
548 students14:1Rate it →
Midway School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
542 students17:1Rate it →
Rees E. Price Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D−
532 students17:1Rate it →
Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies
Grades PK–9 · Cincinnati
D
524 students16:1Rate it →
Mariemont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
A+
514 students17:1Rate it →
Oyler School
Grades PK–12 · Cincinnati
D
512 students14:1Rate it →
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
477 students18:1Rate it →
College Hill Fundamental Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
443 students15:1Rate it →
Covedale School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C
427 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
426 students16:1Rate it →
Mt. Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
C
401 students13:1Rate it →
Westwood School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
C−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Roll Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
385 students15:1Rate it →
Roselawn Condon School
Grades PK–9 · Cincinnati
D
383 students11:1Rate it →
Woodford Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D
366 students13:1Rate it →
South Avondale School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
359 students16:1Rate it →
John P. Parker School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
C−
354 students16:1Rate it →
Clifton Area Neighborhood School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
C
337 students17:1Rate it →
Leap Academy at North Fairmount
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
333 students12:1Rate it →
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
332 students15:1Rate it →
Terrace Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Terrace Park
A+
331 students18:1Rate it →
Winton Hills Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
307 students16:1Rate it →
Silverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
303 students12:1Rate it →
Bond Hill Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D
296 students13:1Rate it →
Sayler Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
C−
296 students13:1Rate it →
Ethel M. Taylor Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
274 students12:1Rate it →
Chase School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
263 students12:1Rate it →
George Hays-Jennie Porter School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
263 students14:1Rate it →
Evanston Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C
248 students11:1Rate it →
Rising Stars at Carthage
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Cincinnati
241 students18:1Rate it →
William H Taft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D−
234 students12:1Rate it →
Frederick Douglass School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
229 students11:1Rate it →
Rockdale Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–646 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
7–8Mariemont Junior High SchoolMariemont City School DistrictA+
9–1216 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Fairfax runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cincinnati City School District). From grade K, students attend the Mariemont City School District, shared with Columbia, Mariemont and Terrace Park. Its school is in Cincinnati. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fairfax

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

Mariemont City School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,556 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$18,209OH $16,610 · FY2024
A+
Cincinnati City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 64 schools · 33,797 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$20,236OH $16,610 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Mariemont City School District91%
State average 59.5% · 856 students tested
Math · K–12, Mariemont City School District90%
State average 52.2% · 810 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cincinnati City School District40%
State average 59.5% · 17645 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cincinnati City School District29%
State average 52.2% · 17081 students tested

Fairfax vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Fairfax’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FairfaxCCincinnati City PK–12 · Mariemont City K–12
CincinnatiCCincinnati City
MariemontA+Mariemont City
ColumbiaCCincinnati City PK–12 · Mariemont City K–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Cincinnati City with Fairfax for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fairfax

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

District schools in Fairfaxby address
Mariemont Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cincinnati
A+
239 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Fairfaxin other towns
Carson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
742 students20:1Rate it →
Pleasant Ridge Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
C
725 students20:1Rate it →
Dater Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
B
721 students19:1Rate it →
Roberts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
D
704 students15:1Rate it →
Sands Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
A−
654 students22:1Rate it →
Parker Woods Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
625 students19:1Rate it →
Mt. Airy School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
594 students18:1Rate it →
Cheviot School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
570 students16:1Rate it →
North Avondale Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C
568 students19:1Rate it →
Academy Of World Languages School
Grades PK–9 · Cincinnati
D
548 students14:1Rate it →
Midway School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
542 students17:1Rate it →
Rees E. Price Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D−
532 students17:1Rate it →
Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies
Grades PK–9 · Cincinnati
D
524 students16:1Rate it →
Oyler School
Grades PK–12 · Cincinnati
D
512 students14:1Rate it →
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
477 students18:1Rate it →
College Hill Fundamental Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
443 students15:1Rate it →
Covedale School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C
427 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
426 students16:1Rate it →
Mt. Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
C
401 students13:1Rate it →
Roll Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
385 students15:1Rate it →
Roselawn Condon School
Grades PK–9 · Cincinnati
D
383 students11:1Rate it →
Woodford Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D
366 students13:1Rate it →
South Avondale School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
359 students16:1Rate it →
John P. Parker School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
C−
354 students16:1Rate it →
Clifton Area Neighborhood School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
C
337 students17:1Rate it →
Leap Academy at North Fairmount
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
333 students12:1Rate it →
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
332 students15:1Rate it →
Winton Hills Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
307 students16:1Rate it →
Silverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
303 students12:1Rate it →
Bond Hill Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D
296 students13:1Rate it →
Sayler Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cincinnati
C−
296 students13:1Rate it →
Ethel M. Taylor Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
274 students12:1Rate it →
Chase School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
263 students12:1Rate it →
George Hays-Jennie Porter School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C−
263 students14:1Rate it →
Evanston Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
C
248 students11:1Rate it →
Rising Stars at Carthage
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Cincinnati
241 students18:1Rate it →
William H Taft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Cincinnati
D−
234 students12:1Rate it →
Frederick Douglass School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D−
229 students11:1Rate it →
Rockdale Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cincinnati
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
School For Creative and Performing Arts
Grades K–12 · Cincinnati
C
1,300 students16:1Rate it →
Fairview-Clifton German Language School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
B+
657 students16:1Rate it →
Hyde Park School
Elementary · Grades K–7 · Cincinnati
A
617 students17:1Rate it →
Kilgour School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
A+
577 students19:1Rate it →
Mariemont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
A+
514 students17:1Rate it →
Westwood School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
C−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Terrace Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Terrace Park
A+
331 students18:1Rate it →
Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students
Grades 3–12 · Cincinnati
A
373 students13:1Rate it →
Riverview East Academy
Grades 4–12 · Cincinnati
D
165 students8:1Rate it →
Gilbert A. Dater High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Cincinnati
D
911 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Hills High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
A+
2,453 students19:1Rate it →
Western Hills University High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
D
1,342 students20:1Rate it →
Withrow University High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
D
1,300 students15:1Rate it →
Aiken New Tech High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
D
1,226 students16:1Rate it →
Hughes STEM High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
C−
1,167 students16:1Rate it →
Woodward Career Technical High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
D
835 students13:1Rate it →
Clark Montessori High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
C+
714 students18:1Rate it →
James N. Gamble Montessori High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
C−
700 students16:1Rate it →
Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cincinnati
D
643 students14:1Rate it →
Mariemont High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cincinnati
A+
472 students13:1Rate it →
Virtual High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cincinnati
C−
366 studentsRate it →

Questions about Fairfax’s schools

Are Fairfax’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fairfax children attend score below 68% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairfax in?

Two districts: Cincinnati City School District runs grades PK–12, and Mariemont City School District runs grades K–12, shared with Columbia, Mariemont and Terrace Park.

Where do Fairfax kids go to high school?

One of 16 high schools, depending on your address: Walnut Hills High School, Western Hills University High School, School For Creative and Performing Arts, Withrow University High School, Aiken New Tech High School, Hughes STEM High School, Gilbert A. Dater High School, Woodward Career Technical High School, Clark Montessori High School, James N. Gamble Montessori High School, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, Oyler School, Mariemont High School, Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students, Virtual High School and Riverview East Academy.

What is Fairfax’s graduation rate?

80% of the class of 2023 in Cincinnati City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Fairfax spend per student?

$18,209 in Mariemont City School District and $20,236 in Cincinnati City School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.