Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 390437500320
Frederick Douglass School
2627 Park Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206 · (513) 363-1900 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 33% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +12.2pp since 2021
Math
13.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 22.8% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% | 12.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frederick Douglass School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,505 of 1,569 ▼ 136 | #103 of 104 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,356 of 1,569 ▲ 75 | #86 of 104 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #439 of 1,514 | #40 of 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #1,510 of 1,808 | #97 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #17 of 1,582 | #3 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #1,007 of 1,590 | #81 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #166 of 992 | #18 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
229
-83 (-27%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 229 | 20.8 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 22.4 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 25.5 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 23 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 11.5 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 99% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 99% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Douglass School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (305 to 229); teachers up 81% (11.5 to 20.8).
About Frederick Douglass School
Frederick Douglass School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Cincinnati, Ohio. Enrollment totals 229 students across pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 43% below the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Cincinnati Public Schools has 65 schools and 33,844 students, and Frederick Douglass School is one of those schools.
Frederick Douglass School is 85% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial and 4% White. That compares with about 24% Black among all Hamilton County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
The school lists 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.
For the population of Hamilton County, median household income comes to about $72,470, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Hamilton County counts 212 public schools with about 111,403 students.
Priority High School sits about 0.3 miles from Frederick Douglass School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 229, from 312 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.6:1 in 2020-21, and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Frederick Douglass SchoolHow large is Frederick Douglass School?
Frederick Douglass School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Frederick Douglass School serve?
Frederick Douglass School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Frederick Douglass School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Frederick Douglass School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frederick Douglass School?
At Frederick Douglass School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Frederick Douglass School public or private?
Frederick Douglass School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cincinnati Public Schools.
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