Madeira Elementary School, Cincinnati OH

Original Research by School Decision on Madeira Elementary School

Madeira Elementary serves roughly students in kindergarten through fifth grade in a suburb east of Cincinnati. The school sits in a solidly affluent residential area where home values are substantial and the vast majority of families own their homes. Only a small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the neighborhood's economic character. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller populations of multiracial students, Hispanic students, Asian students, and Black students.

On state assessments, Madeira Elementary shows strong proficiency. In math, students performed well above the midpoint among schools tested in Hamilton County. Reading proficiency was also above the county median. Science proficiency was similarly strong. These results rest on near-complete test participation. The school's performance places it in the top quartile of schools across Hamilton County's district universe.

The school is part of Madeira City Schools, a small public district that serves the affluent suburban community of Madeira. The district has worked to stabilize operations: voters approved operating levies in recent years, providing ongoing funding that has reduced the immediate pressure for cuts and allows the district to maintain teacher compensation and programming. The district also completed significant renovations to Madeira High School's athletic facilities using its own cash reserves, including new locker rooms, a turfed baseball field, and gymnasium improvements. These investments suggest a district focused on facility quality and long-term stability.

The broader Cincinnati region where this school sits is a growing metro area anchored by large employers in consumer products, finance, healthcare, and higher education. The immediate suburb of Madeira is part of a stable, family-oriented residential market. Housing values in the zip code are well above both state and national benchmarks, and the rental market reflects a similarly affluent character. For families seeking a suburb with strong academic performance, low poverty concentration, and substantial home values, Madeira Elementary offers a pathway that aligns with that profile.

The school serves only elementary grades, so state testing is available only for third through fifth grade, and no high school completion or graduation data applies. Data on special education enrollment, English learner populations, chronic absenteeism, and school discipline were not available in the records reviewed.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-894%

School 94% · District 92% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-890%

School 90% · District 91% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-892%

School 92% · District 93% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 499%

School 99% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolMadeira City, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income90%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income96%46 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income93%46 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income90%53 pp gap