Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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Fairview-Clifton German Language School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Cincinnati Public Schools district. With a diverse student population, the school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Ohio, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairview-Clifton German Language School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on Ohio state tests across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 3rd out of 1,190 Ohio elementary schools for White students and 60th out of 603 schools for African American students, both with 5-star ratings. Additionally, the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 17.7% in 2021-2022 to 10.3% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, such as South Avondale School, Chase School, and North Avondale Montessori School, Fairview-Clifton German Language School significantly outperforms them in academic performance and has lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school also ranks 3rd out of 78 Ohio elementary schools for its performance with gifted and talented students, indicating a strong focus on meeting the needs of high-achieving students.


Detail:

Public K-8

 3689 Clifton Ave
       Cincinnati, OH  45220-1703


(513) 363-2100

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
391st of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  680

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.3%
White:
37.2%
Two or more races:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.7% Help


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Compare Details Fairview-Clifton German Language School ranks better than 75.2% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details Fairview-Clifton German Language School ranks better than 89.9% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.06. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Fairview-Clifton German Language School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairview-Clifton German Language School 391st of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Fairview-Clifton German Language School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Fairview-Clifton German Language School 106th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Fairview-Clifton German Language School in the ranking list.)

Cincinnati Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cincinnati Public Schools 597th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 75.46 334th 1471 77.3%
2005 69.63 464th 1501 69.1%
2006 75.73 323rd 1504 78.5%
2007 72.21 459th 1609 71.5%
2008 77.19 294th 1582 81.4%
2009 69.83 538th 1610 66.6%
2010 72.28 486th 1662 70.8%
2011 73.79 447th 1686 73.5%
2012 70.21 591st 1709 65.4%
2013 77.87 298th 1701 82.5%
2014 79.92 222nd 1687 86.8%
2015 84.70 147th 1684 91.3%
2016 84.64 168th 1678 90.0%
2017 80.48 272nd 1651 83.5%
2018 79.35 313th 1636 80.9%
2019 76.09 414th 1676 75.3%
2021 72.54 507th 1610 68.5%
2022 69.46 582nd 1588 63.4%
2023 71.40 527th 1596 67.0%
2024 76.87 391st 1577 75.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.80 10th 139 92.8%
2023 84.22 19th 183 89.6%
2024 86.04 18th 202 91.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.99 432nd 856 49.5%
2024 62.73 240th 900 73.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.65 825th 1465 43.7%
2019 39.11 1019th 1465 30.4%
2021 33.42 935th 1404 33.4%
2022 46.07 821st 1419 42.1%
2023 39.42 947th 1447 34.6%
2024 64.88 523rd 1484 64.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.32 403rd 1518 73.5%
2019 74.98 386th 1502 74.3%
2021 72.74 413th 1467 71.8%
2022 67.71 544th 1488 63.4%
2023 68.90 524th 1483 64.7%
2024 73.90 404th 1466 72.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.43 332nd 1021 67.5%
2019 62.61 275th 956 71.2%
2021 43.30 391st 765 48.9%
2022 28.32 623rd 824 24.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.32 481st 759 36.6%
2021 57.84 101st 219 53.9%
2022 57.12 68th 128 46.9%
2023 64.90 32nd 108 70.4%
2024 74.30 3rd 78 96.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.54 226th 1536 85.3%
2019 77.99 340th 1535 77.9%
2021 67.79 544th 1499 63.7%
2022 67.78 564th 1518 62.8%
2023 71.35 486th 1498 67.6%
2024 77.93 342nd 1485 77.0%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.46 98th 598 83.6%
2019 73.10 115th 605 81.0%
2021 75.35 84th 533 84.2%
2022 77.38 94th 601 84.4%
2023 79.88 80th 610 86.9%
2024 84.07 60th 603 90.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.23 117th 1309 91.1%
2019 84.33 111th 1271 91.3%
2021 86.92 111th 1249 91.1%
2022 85.67 102nd 1242 91.8%
2023 87.34 55th 1215 95.5%
2024 91.87 3rd 1190 99.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 89.09 49th 1035 95.3%
2016 90.04 46th 1050 95.6%
2017 88.14 63rd 1038 93.9%
2018 82.96 122nd 1010 87.9%
2021 91.46 42nd 1037 95.9%
2022 82.40 147th 1017 85.5%
2023 81.26 174th 1048 83.4%
2024 86.06 106th 1046 89.9%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Open Quote Excellent bi-lingual German language school with very high amount of students continuing on to Walnut Hills High School, (a USA top 100 school) great parent involvement Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Open Quote My first child graduated from Fairveiw into Walnut hills and my second is in Fairveiw 4th grade now. This is the best school path that I could not have afforded if it were a private school. Kudos to the teachers , administration and parents that make this school as strong and vibrant as it could be. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 303 293 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 607
1989 297 307 10 6 0 n/a n/a 0 620
1990 313 302 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 630
1991 302 317 25 3 1 n/a n/a 0 648
1992 305 331 15 0 0 n/a n/a -11 640
1993 314 303 22 0 0 n/a n/a 10 649
1994 328 303 24 0 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1995 337 303 43 1 0 n/a n/a 0 684
1996 337 303 43 1 0 n/a n/a 0 684
1997 303 301 44 1 0 n/a n/a 0 649
1998 300 298 33 1 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1999 241 309 33 3 1 n/a n/a 0 587
2000 210 285 35 3 0 n/a n/a 0 533
2001 238 283 36 4 1 n/a n/a 0 562
2002 253 251 23 4 0 n/a n/a 35 566
2003 253 251 23 4 0 n/a n/a 35 566
2004 268 247 24 4 1 n/a n/a 39 583
2005 256 228 31 4 1 n/a n/a 37 557
2006 260 225 33 3 0 n/a n/a 39 560
2007 308 224 33 7 0 n/a n/a 37 609
2008 332 199 30 9 0 n/a n/a 41 611
2009 375 200 31 7 0 n/a n/a 39 652
2010 419 187 31 11 1 n/a n/a 40 689
2011 444 176 35 11 1 0 52 0 719
2012 481 177 35 10 1 0 57 0 761
2013 495 175 35 9 1 0 51 0 766
2014 510 171 40 13 1 1 46 0 782
2015 494 171 41 14 0 1 45 0 766
2016 489 192 48 15 0 1 42 0 787
2017 468 240 49 11 0 1 43 0 812
2018 416 239 37 16 0 1 36 0 745
2019 375 272 24 18 0 0 34 0 723
2020 330 266 18 26 0 0 59 0 699
2021 293 329 18 23 0 0 62 0 725
2022 256 336 13 15 0 0 57 0 677
2023 253 342 12 14 0 0 59 0 680

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 607 30.0 20.2 0
1989 620 32.0 19.3 n/a
1990 630 33.8 18.6 n/a
1991 648 34.5 18.7 n/a
1992 640 34.2 18.7 40.2
1993 649 35.0 18.5 41.8
1994 655 35.0 18.7 41.4
1995 684 33.5 20.4 0
1996 684 33.5 20.4 0
1997 649 30.0 21.6 38.8
1998 632 36.0 17.6 38.1
1999 587 32.5 18.1 47.9
2000 533 27.5 19.4 48.2
2001 562 27.3 20.6 44
2002 566 36.7 15.4 41.2
2003 566 36.7 15.4 41.2
2004 583 39.5 14.8 37.9
2005 557 38.9 14.3 33.8
2006 560 36.6 15.3 31.9
2007 609 38.6 15.8 30.8
2008 611 38.5 15.9 n/a
2009 652 35.3 18.5 26.9
2010 689 36.4 18.9 28.2
2011 719 37.8 19.0 24.8
2012 761 37.5 20.2 22.2
2013 766 38.4 19.9 22.2
2014 782 38.7 20.2 21
2015 766 n/a n/a 22.1
2016 787 39.0 20.1 23.6
2017 812 41.2 19.7 25.2
2018 745 23.0 32.3 27
2019 723 46.0 15.7 30
2020 699 89.0 7.8 31.9
2021 725 43.7 16.5 n/a
2022 677 42.3 16.0 n/a
2023 680 42.2 16.0 38.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 607 30.0 20.2 0
1989 620 32.0 19.3 n/a
1990 630 33.8 18.6 n/a
1991 648 34.5 18.7 n/a
1992 640 34.2 18.7 40.2
1993 649 35.0 18.5 41.8
1994 655 35.0 18.7 41.4
1995 684 33.5 20.4 0
1996 684 33.5 20.4 0
1997 649 30.0 21.6 38.8
1998 632 36.0 17.6 38.1
1999 587 32.5 18.1 47.9
2000 533 27.5 19.4 48.2
2001 562 27.3 20.6 44
2002 566 36.7 15.4 41.2
2003 566 36.7 15.4 41.2
2004 583 39.5 14.8 37.9
2005 557 38.9 14.3 33.8
2006 560 36.6 15.3 31.9
2007 609 38.6 15.8 30.8
2008 611 38.5 15.9 n/a
2009 652 35.3 18.5 26.9
2010 689 36.4 18.9 28.2
2011 719 37.8 19.0 24.8
2012 761 37.5 20.2 22.2
2013 766 38.4 19.9 22.2
2014 782 38.7 20.2 21
2015 766 n/a n/a 22.1
2016 787 39.0 20.1 23.6
2017 812 41.2 19.7 25.2
2018 745 23.0 32.3 27
2019 723 46.0 15.7 30
2020 699 89.0 7.8 31.9
2021 725 43.7 16.5 n/a
2022 677 42.3 16.0 n/a
2023 680 42.2 16.0 38.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,911
2022 $15,426
2023 $16,109

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fairview-Clifton German Language School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 414th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 527th of 1596 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)83.271.3
 11.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)59.545.5
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)86.169.1
 17%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)66.447.5
 18.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)74.375
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)5641.8
 14.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)80.260.9
 19.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)5239.7
 12.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)72.773
 0.3%
   5th Grade Science (Cincinnati Public Schools)46.236.7
 9.5%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)82.576.3
 6.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)46.230.9
 15.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)76.881.1
 4.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)56.946.5
 10.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)72.457.8
 14.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)44.131.8
 12.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)72.866.7
 6.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)46.237.9
 8.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairview-Clifton German Language School)100100
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)38.726.4
 12.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students723680
 5.9%
African American272342
 25.7%
American Indian00
Asian2412
 50%
Hispanic1814
 22.2%
Pacific Islander00
White375253
 32.5%
Two or More Races3459
 73.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30%38.7%
 8.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 680 students attended Fairview-Clifton German Language School.

Students at Fairview-Clifton German Language School are 50% African American, 37% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Fairview-Clifton German Language School ranks 391st of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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