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If you could change one rule at Ayer Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS LOCAL·NCES 390473402845
Ayer Elementary School
8471 Forest Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45255 · (513) 474-3811 · Hamilton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
97 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Ayer Elementary School→Nagel Middle School
Based on grade levels within Forest Hills Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
87.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.8% | 87.8% |
| 2023-24 | 85.3% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 93.6% |
| 2021-22 | 86.2% | 91.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 →
Schools most like Ayer Elementary School
Ayer Elementary School's state test result (86.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer Elementary School this school | 595 | 16.3% | 86.8% |
| Highland Elementary School Sylvania | 610 | 14.9% | 89.1% |
| Mariemont Elementary School Cincinnati | 514 | 15.6% | 92.1% |
| Kensington Intermediate Elementary School Rocky River | 586 | 15.4% | 95.1% |
| Goldwood Primary Elementary School Rocky River | 575 | 14.8% | N/A |
| Sauder Elementary School Massillon | 722 | 18.3% | 87.6% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ayer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #97 of 673 | #16 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #141 of 1,569 ▼ 83 | #17 of 104 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #203 of 1,569 ▼ 23 | #19 of 104 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #233 of 1,514 | #8 of 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #285 of 1,808 | #33 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #504 of 1,582 | #41 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #916 of 1,590 | #74 of 104 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #671 of 767 | #28 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #710 of 992 | #53 of 65 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
595
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 595 | 36.6 | 16.3:1 | 16% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 32.1 | 17.9:1 | 19% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 31.4 | 19.4:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 34 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 34.5 | 18.7:1 | 15% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 14% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 32 | 21.5:1 | 8% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 2% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 31 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ayer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (644 to 595); teachers up 6% (34.5 to 36.6).
About Ayer Elementary School
Ayer Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 595 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Ohio enroll about 404 students on average.
Forest Hills Local includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 6,827 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Ayer Elementary School is White, at 83%. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 63%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ayer Elementary School scores 31%.
Based on 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ayer Elementary School has a ratio of 16.3:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 1.6 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 16%. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Hamilton County, the school's rate is lower.
Test results at Ayer Elementary School are 4.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (86.8% actual, 82.6% predicted).
For Hamilton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,470, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 212 public schools and about 111,403 students.
Measured in a straight line, Summit Elementary School is about 1.3 miles from Ayer Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ayer Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Ayer Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (610) to 2024-25 (595). Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.9:1 to 16.3:1.
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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 Forest Hills Local
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
- Nagel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Turpin High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Mercer Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 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
Other Ayer Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ayer Elementary. Ayer Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Ayer ElementaryFresno, CA · 590 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Elementary School1.3 mi · 512
- Nagel Middle School1.3 mi · 1,087
- Anderson High School1.6 mi · 1,166
- Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School2.2 mi · 500
- Maddux Elementary School2.5 mi · 541
- Sherwood Elementary School2.6 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Ayer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ayer Elementary School?
Ayer Elementary School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ayer Elementary School serve?
Ayer Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ayer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ayer Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ayer Elementary School?
At Ayer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ayer Elementary School public or private?
Ayer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Forest Hills Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.