46. Newport Independent Schools
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (859) 292-3023
Description: Newport’s district serves an urban community with three elementary, one junior high, one high school, and special schools that include a vocational school and an adult learning center.
47. Adath Israel School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 793-1800
Address: 3201 East Galbraith Road
Description: Adath Israel is a Conservative Jewish religious school associated with Adath Israel Congregation. It serves 180 students from preschool to 12th grade. Although a majority of the students are of the Conservative Jewish faith, there is some mixture of Reform and Orthodox in the student body, according to school officials.
48. Archdiocese of Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 421-3131
Address: 100 East Eighth Street
Description: The archdiocese runs the largest school system of any kind in Greater Cincinnati, the ninth-largest system of Catholic schools in the United States.. Interestingly, at least 12 percent of its students are not Catholic.The district operates 72 elementary schools and 13 high schools. We’ve listed the high schools here.
49. Cincinnati Country Day School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 561-7298
Address: 6905 Given Road
Description: The most expensive and one of the most prestigious private schools in Greater Cincinnati, this school has classes for early childhood through high school. There are 800 students. Admission is competitive except for the developmental preschool program. Tuition assistance and scholarships are available.
50. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 247-0900
Address: 11312 Snider Road
Description: The academy is an increasingly popular nondenominational Christian school with 1,200 students in K through 12. Scripture is integrated into the curriculum through class work and weekly religion classes. Advanced-placement courses are available in English, chemistry, and biology. New facilities include a fine-arts center and tennis complex.
51. Cincinnati Waldorf School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 541-0220
Address: 745 Derby Avenue
Description: Emphasizing multisensory learning and movement activities in all subject areas, this is one of 500 Waldorf schools in the United States and the only one in Greater Cincinnati. Fine-arts programs are integrated throughout the curriculum. The school has 200 students in preschool through the eighth grade.
52. St. Rita School for the Deaf
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 771-7600
Address: 1720 Glendale–Milford Road
Description: St. Rita serves 145 students from age two months through 12th grade, providing comprehensive education from birth on for deaf students. It’s the nation’s only privately funded school for the deaf that encompasses birth to 12th grade in a residential program.
53. St. Ursula Academy
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 961-3410
Address: 1339 East McMillan Street
Description: St. Ursula’s is an independent female Catholic school, with 700 students in grades 9 through 12. It places strong emphasis on community service and preparation for college.
54. Saint Ursula Villa
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 871-7218
Address: 3660 Vineyard Place
Description: The Villa serves 400 students from preschool through the eighth grade, centering on a Catholic-oriented, college prep education. The school is independent from the archdiocese and stresses a strong extracurricular program and team sports. The campus is located on a 21-acre former estate in Mount Lookout.
55. St. Xavier High School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 761-7600
Address: 600 West North Bend Road
Description: This all-male Jesuit school, known as “St. X” by most Cincinnatians, is the city’s oldest and largest private school in addition to being one of its most prestigious. Classroom instruction for its 1,600 students remains traditional, but the school uses interdisciplinary offerings and team teaching. A $12.6 million addition includes a science wing, chapel, and gym.
56. The Seven Hills School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 271-9027
Address: 5400 Red Bank Road
Description: Insiders may jokingly call this the “Seven Bills School,” but it’s actually only the second-most expensive private school in Greater Cincinnati. The 1,000-student school consists of preschool through 12th grade. About 15 percent of its student body receives financial aid. The school boasts having students from 60 Cincinnati zip codes. The emphasis is naturally on college prep, with special concentration on fine and performing arts and global education.
57. The Springer School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 871-6080
Address: 2121 Madison Road
Description: Springer has 200 students ages 6 to 14 and provides a comprehensive program for children with learning disabilities that focuses on teaching the skills and strategies they need to return to the traditional classroom. Customized programs include work with a variety of professionals. This is one of the most expensive private schools in Greater Cincinnati, but financial aid and grants are available, and most children return to traditional classrooms in community schools after three years.
58. Summit Country Day School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 871-4700
Address: 2161 Grandin Road
Description: This 900-student school is another of the area’s most prestigious private schools (as well as the third most expensive), and has the only independent Catholic K-through-12 program in the city. The high school has a comprehensive array of advanced-placement programs. Foreign language instruction begins in the Montessori kindergarten and continues through grade 12.
59. Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 791-5791
Address: 5535 Pfeiffer Road
Description: Ursuline is a century-old Catholic college-prep school. This 650-student high school places emphasis on leadership and decision making. The school’s modular schedule and open environment promote responsible decisions and time management. The school has been honored for excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.
60. Yavneh Day School
City: Cincinnati, OH
Category: Education
Telephone: (513) 984-3770
Address: 8401 Montgomery Road
Description: With a student body of 400, preschool to eighth grade, Yavneh serves Conservative, Reform, Orthodox, and nonaffiliated Jewish students. The school stresses an academic program of general education and Judaic studies.