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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK COMMUNITY CITY·NCES 390438500833
Amity Elementary School
4320 E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236 · (513) 891-5995 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
274 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Amity Elementary School→Deer Park Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Deer Park Community City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.4pp since 2021
Math
66.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
+156 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.7:1
% White
70%
was 73%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
9%
was 7%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,774
Census ACS
Median income
$72,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
212
111,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deer Park Community City
- Deer Park Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 475 students
Other schools in Cincinnati
- Walnut Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,453 students
- Oak Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- West Clermont High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 1,678 students
- Dohn CommunityHigh · 1,675 students
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 1,619 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Park Jr/Sr High School0.4 mi · 475
- Silverton Elementary0.9 mi · 303
- Madeira High School1.6 mi · 438
- Blue Ash Elementary1.6 mi · 650
- Madeira Preschool1.8 mi · 86
- Sycamore Junior High School1.9 mi · 921
Frequently asked questions
About Amity Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Amity Elementary School?
Amity Elementary School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Amity Elementary School serve?
Amity Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Amity Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Amity Elementary School.
How diverse is Amity Elementary School?
Amity Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Amity Elementary School?
Amity Elementary School is overseen by Deer Park Community City in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.