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Schools in Ridgewood

Ridgewood’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/56schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
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
0
32,719 students on the public path
In brief

Ridgewood’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Ridgewood’s 56 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Kilgour School places highest (better than 95%); Leap Academy at North Fairmount lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

44 elementary schools serve Ridgewood, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 31 middle schools: 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, Pleasant Ridge Montessori School, Clark Montessori High School, Roberts Academy, James N. Gamble Montessori High School, Sands Montessori School, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, Hyde Park School, Academy Of World Languages School, Rees E. Price Academy, Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies, Oyler School, Hartwell School, Mt. Washington School, Roselawn Condon School, Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students, Woodford Academy, John P. Parker School, Clifton Area Neighborhood School, Bond Hill Academy, Sayler Park School, William H Taft Elementary School, Riverview East Academy and Shroder Middle School. 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 Ridgewood, with each school’s own grade.

44 schools teach K in Ridgewood’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 →
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 →
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–644 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
7–1231 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cincinnati City 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 59.5% · 17645 students tested
Math29%
State average 52.2% · 17081 students tested

Ridgewood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridgewood—Cincinnati City
ColumbiaCCincinnati City PK–12 · Mariemont City K–12
AmberleyCCincinnati City

All 2 neighbors share Cincinnati City with Ridgewood, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ridgewood

58 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).

Also serving Ridgewoodin 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 →
Westwood School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cincinnati
C−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Hartwell School
Middle · Grades 2–8 · Cincinnati
C−
441 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 →
Shroder Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cincinnati
148 students14:1Rate 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 →

Questions about Ridgewood’s schools

Are Ridgewood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridgewood. Cincinnati City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgewood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 56 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridgewood in?

Cincinnati City School District.

Where do Ridgewood kids go to high school?

One of 31 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, Pleasant Ridge Montessori School, Clark Montessori High School, Roberts Academy, James N. Gamble Montessori High School, Sands Montessori School, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, Hyde Park School, Academy Of World Languages School, Rees E. Price Academy, Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies, Oyler School, Hartwell School, Mt. Washington School, Roselawn Condon School, Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students, Woodford Academy, John P. Parker School, Clifton Area Neighborhood School, Bond Hill Academy, Sayler Park School, William H Taft Elementary School, Riverview East Academy and Shroder Middle 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.