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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Hamilton County, Ohio

Across Hamilton County, Ohio, 173 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Walnut Hills High School leads the list at 97.3%, against a median of 54.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

173

Hamilton County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

97.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.0%

BEST IN READING · HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	High	2,453	97.3%
2	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	Combined	373	96.4%
3	Terrace Park Elementary School	Terrace Park, OH	Mariemont City	Elementary	331	95.6%
4	Hilltop Elementary School	Wyoming, OH	Wyoming City	Elementary	275	94.0%
5	Elm Avenue Elementary School	Wyoming, OH	Wyoming City	Elementary	191	93.6%
6	Vermont Avenue Elementary School	Wyoming, OH	Wyoming City	Elementary	209	93.1%
7	Mariemont Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Mariemont City	Elementary	514	92.9%
8	Indian Hill High School	Cincinnati, OH	Indian Hill Exempted Village	High	660	92.5%
9	Wyoming Middle School	Wyoming, OH	Wyoming City	Middle	626	91.2%
10	Mariemont Junior High School	Cincinnati, OH	Mariemont City	Middle	239	91.0%
11	Madeira Middle School	Madeira, OH	Madeira City	Middle	395	91.0%
12	Montgomery Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore Community City	Elementary	566	90.8%
13	Crosby Elementary School	Harrison, OH	Southwest Local	Elementary	807	90.6%
14	Sherwood Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	Elementary	689	90.5%
15	Kilgour School	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	Elementary	577	90.3%
16	Wilson Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	Elementary	635	90.3%
17	Madeira Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Madeira City	Elementary	867	90.2%
18	Maple Dale Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore Community City	Elementary	584	89.7%
19	Madeira High School	Cincinnati, OH	Madeira City	High	438	89.3%
20	Mariemont High School	Cincinnati, OH	Mariemont City	High	472	87.8%
21	Wyoming High School	Wyoming, OH	Wyoming City	High	581	87.1%
22	Indian Hill Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Indian Hill Exempted Village	Elementary	539	86.0%
23	Indian Hill Middle School	Cincinnati, OH	Indian Hill Exempted Village	Middle	537	86.0%
24	Sycamore High School	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore Community City	High	1,678	85.9%
25	Nagel Middle School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	Middle	1,087	85.7%
26	Hyde Park School	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	Elementary	617	85.5%
27	Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore Community City	Middle	996	85.2%
28	Cincinnati Classical Academy	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Classical Academy	Elementary	745	85.1%
29	Loveland Elementary School	Loveland, OH	Loveland City	Elementary	617	84.6%
30	Mercer Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	Elementary	611	84.5%
31	Sycamore Junior High School	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore Community City	Middle	921	84.3%
32	Turpin High School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	High	991	84.0%
33	Blue Ash Elementary	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore Community City	Elementary	650	83.5%
34	Loveland Intermediate School	Loveland, OH	Loveland City	Middle	643	83.0%
35	Loveland Middle School	Loveland, OH	Loveland City	Middle	624	83.0%
36	Ayer Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	Elementary	595	82.8%
37	John Foster Dulles Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Oak Hills Local	Elementary	812	82.1%
38	Summit Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	Elementary	512	81.9%
39	Sands Montessori School	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	Elementary	654	81.7%
40	Symmes Elementary School	Loveland, OH	Sycamore Community City	Elementary	656	81.6%
41	Loveland High School	Loveland, OH	Loveland City	High	1,203	80.6%
42	C O Harrison Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Oak Hills Local	Elementary	909	80.4%
43	Charles W Springmyer Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Oak Hills Local	Elementary	437	80.1%
44	Clifton Area Neighborhood School	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	Elementary	337	79.0%
45	Anderson High School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	High	1,166	78.6%
46	Bridgetown Middle School	Cincinnati, OH	Oak Hills Local	Middle	613	77.4%
47	Maddux Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Forest Hills Local	Elementary	541	76.7%
48	Evendale Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton City	Elementary	232	76.3%
49	Oakdale Elementary School	Cincinnati, OH	Oak Hills Local	Elementary	710	76.1%
50	William Henry Harrison High School	Harrison, OH	Southwest Local	High	1,122	74.1%

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