The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in Math. The lowest is 32% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Westwood School
Westwood School is a public elementary and middle school in Cincinnati serving kindergarten through eighth grade, with an enrollment of about 379 students. The student body is predominantly Black, with a smaller share of white and Hispanic students, and a very small number of Asian students. Free-or-reduced-price lunch status was not available in the data, limiting a full picture of economic hardship at the school.
The school sits in a Cincinnati neighborhood where housing values are moderate and rents have risen modestly over the past year. The broader Hamilton County housing market shows steady supply, with median listing prices stable and days on market relatively short, suggesting a fairly balanced buyer-seller dynamic. The area has moderate walkability in certain districts, access to bus transit, and anchors like parks and the public library system supporting community life.
On state assessments from the 2024-25 school year, Westwood shows proficiency rates that fall below the midpoint among Hamilton County districts. In math, approximately half of tested students in grades three through eight reached proficiency. In English language arts, the rate was lower, with fewer than half meeting state standards. In science, proficiency was considerably weaker, with roughly a third of students proficient. Participation rates were high, near universal, suggesting the results reflect actual student performance rather than testing gaps. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to the county's districts.
Within Cincinnati Public Schools, the district is undergoing significant transitions. Voters approved a levy renewal in November 2025, securing operating funds without a tax increase, with dedicated resources flowing to preschool expansion and K-12 programs including college and career readiness and school technology. However, the district faced substantial budget cuts for 2025-26, eliminating dozens of teaching and support positions district-wide due to the loss of federal pandemic funds and lower state revenue. The district has also shifted its approach to early reading instruction, adopting structured literacy curricula and Science of Reading training for K-3 teachers, which showed early gains in third-grade reading proficiency from the prior year.
Westwood is a small school by grade-band standards, which can mean closer relationships and more individualized attention but also fewer course and program options as students move to higher grades. The school serves only through eighth grade, so families will need to select a high school. Parents considering this school should inquire directly with the school about its response to the district's recent staffing reductions, current class sizes, reading intervention supports given the district's focus on structured literacy, and the pathway available for eighth graders entering high school.
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