Amity Elementary School

Amity Elementary School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Cincinnati, Ohio, operated by Deer Park Community City, serveing 569 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 41% bigger than the state mean of about 404.

Deer Park Community City comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,044 students; Amity Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Amity Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Amity Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Hamilton County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Amity Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hamilton County indicate median household income runs about $72,470, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), Amity Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Deer Park Jr/Sr High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Amity Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Amity Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 71.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Amity Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 38% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 569). Class-load math has fell: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Amity Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.