In Ohio, 42.2% of Black students are proficient in reading at the typical school — against 62.1% of White students. Within Cincinnati Public Schools alone, the gap between the best and worst schools for Black children is 95 points. This tool helps you find the right one.
Search Ohio schools ›Share of students meeting proficient at the typical Ohio school. Groups are shown wherever Ohio reports them; a group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
These figures come from Ohio State Tests 2025, measuring proficient in ELA & Math · Grades 3–8. Across 405 districts, 1,323 Ohio schools report enough results to be included.
At the typical Ohio school the picture is black students at 39.1%, hispanic students at 48.2%, white students at 60.6% and asian students at 73.3%. That is a 34.2-point spread between the highest and lowest group, inside the same schools, the same districts and the same state — which is what this tool exists to make visible.
An A means 80% or more of Black students are proficient. Twenty-four schools clear it — led by Walnut Hills High in Cincinnati at 94.8% across 248 Black student results, and Orchard Middle in Solon at 91.1%. Another 61 reach 70%.
Walnut Hills High School reaches 94.8%. Dr. O’dell Owens Center for Learning, in the same district, reports 0%. Across 58 schools in one district, a child's address decides which end they land on.
29.8% of Black students are proficient in math, against 66.8% of White students — the widest subject gap of any state here. Reading is 32.8 points. Measured across 121,136 Black student results.
These are the schools where Black students most often meet proficient, among those with at least 25 Black student results reported. Every group's result is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachblow Crossing ElementaryOlentangy Local | 90% | 100% | 80.8% | 88.2% | 93.2% |
| Grace L Roxbury Elementary SchoolSolon City | 98.7% | 100% | 95% | 98.9% | 99.1% |
| McKinley STEM AcademySteubenville City | 98.7% | 96.7% | — | 100% | — |
| Walnut Hills High SchoolCincinnati Public Schools | 95.9% | 94.8% | 93.9% | 96.4% | 98.4% |
| East Woods Intermediate SchoolHudson City | 89.3% | 92.9% | 76.7% | 89.5% | 94% |
| Orchard Middle SchoolSolon City | 95.4% | 91.1% | 93.1% | 95.9% | 98.4% |
| Parkside Elementary SchoolSolon City | 97.4% | 90.7% | — | 97.8% | 100% |
| Shale Meadows Elementary SchoolOlentangy Local | 91.6% | 90% | 87.5% | 89.3% | 94% |
| Pugliese Elementary WestSteubenville City | 94.5% | 89.5% | — | 96.7% | — |
| Millridge Elementary SchoolMayfield City | 87.7% | 88.5% | 84.2% | 88.9% | 83.3% |
Flags show magnet, charter, alternative and virtual schools. Some campuses — early college and specialized academies among them — also admit by application, and this page cannot yet identify all of them. Check with the district before assuming a school is open to your address.
The same measure at the other end of the range. In many of these schools every group is falling short, which points at the school rather than at the students in it.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Academy Community School - CincinnatiSummit Academy Community School - Cincinnati Charter | 14.9% | 0% | — | 54.5% | — |
| Dr. O’dell Owens Center for LearningCincinnati Public Schools Sped | 2.9% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Natividad Pagan International Newcomers AcademyCleveland Municipal | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Wilson Alternative SchoolYoungstown City | 2.5% | 2.1% | — | — | — |
| Sullivant Avenue Community SchoolSullivant Avenue Community School Charter | 13.6% | 2.1% | 13.9% | — | — |
| Renaissance Academy dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory AcaRenaissance Academy Dba Bessie Sherrod Price Preparatory Aca Charter | 3.2% | 2.7% | — | — | — |
| Edwin Joel Brown Middle SchoolDayton City | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 7.9% | — |
| Empowered by the Arts AcademyEmpowered By The Arts Academy Charter | 2.9% | 2.9% | — | — | — |
| Chaney MiddleYoungstown City | 5.9% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 10.3% | — |
| Euclid Virtual Learning AcademyEuclid City Virtual | 3.1% | 3.3% | — | — | — |
In Cincinnati Public Schools, Walnut Hills High School reports 94.8% of Black students meeting the standard. Dr. O’dell Owens Center for Learning, in the same district, reports 0%. That is a 94.8-point spread across 58 schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base — the clearest illustration of why address matters more than it should.
Districts with at least ten schools reporting Black student results, by school count. The percentage shown is the average across that district's schools for Black students.