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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CLERMONT LOCAL·NCES 390463502524
Clough Pike Elementary School
808 Clough Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45245 · (513) 943-6700 · Clermont County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
168 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Based on grade levels within West Clermont Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
80.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.5% | 84.5% |
| 2022-23 | 76.5% | 82.5% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 78.1% |
% 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Clough Pike Elementary School
Clough Pike Elementary School's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clough Pike Elementary School this school | 471 | 35.7% | 80.1% |
| South Lebanon Elementary School Maineville | 523 | 35.0% | 84.6% |
| Kirkersville Elementary School Kirkersville | 483 | 36.2% | 77.0% |
| Monroe Primary School Monroe | 448 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Muraski Elementary School Strongsville | 522 | 28.0% | 85.9% |
| Charles W Springmyer Elementary School Cincinnati | 437 | 32.7% | 82.0% |
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 Clough Pike Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Clermont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #242 of 673 | #6 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #359 of 1,569 ▼ 144 | #5 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #413 of 1,569 ▼ 26 | #6 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #928 of 1,514 | #14 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #590 of 1,808 | #13 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #660 of 1,582 | #4 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #736 of 1,590 | #2 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #448 of 767 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #212 of 992 | #6 of 16 |
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
471
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 471 | 27.6 | 17.1:1 | 36% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 29.3 | 17.1:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 28.7 | 17.5:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 27 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 30.3 | 19.9:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 28 | 20.4:1 | 28% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 23 | 24.3:1 | 20% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 6% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clough Pike Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (604 to 471); teachers down 9% (30.3 to 27.6).
About Clough Pike Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, Clough Pike Elementary School is part of West Clermont Local. The school reports 471 students in kindergarten through 5.
West Clermont Local oversees Clough Pike Elementary School and 8 other schools, with 7,641 students in total.
White students are the majority at Clough Pike Elementary School, with 77% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 15 points below the 92% share among Clermont County residents. Clough Pike Elementary School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Clough Pike Elementary School is 27.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.1:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Around 36% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Clough Pike Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.3%.
Federal survey data for Clermont County show that the median household income is $85,510, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 47 public schools in Clermont County, enrolling about 26,246 students in all.
The closest public school, Summerside Elementary, is about 1.0 miles from Clough Pike Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Clough Pike Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Clough Pike Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 471 students in 2024-25, 64 fewer than the 535 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Clough Pike Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clermont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
211,181
Census ACS
Median income
$85,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Clermont Local
- West Clermont High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- West Clermont Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,704 students
- Amelia Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Willowville Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Summerside ElementaryElementary · 612 students
- Merwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 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
- Summerside Elementary1.0 mi · 612
- Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School1.4 mi · 500
- West Clermont High School1.9 mi · 2,048
- Willowville Elementary School2.2 mi · 614
- Summit Elementary School2.4 mi · 512
- Merwin Elementary School2.4 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Clough Pike Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clough Pike Elementary School?
Clough Pike Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Clough Pike Elementary School serve?
Clough Pike Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Clough Pike Elementary School have?
Clough Pike Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clough Pike Elementary School?
At Clough Pike Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Clough Pike Elementary School in?
Clough Pike Elementary School is part of West Clermont Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.