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Enrollment
622
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON CNTY MATH & SCIENCE·NCES 390012103912
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science
2675 Civic Center Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45231 · (513) 728-8620 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
555 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 268% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
53.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.9pp since 2021
Math
52.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 36.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.9% | 46.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 36.5% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Hamilton Cnty Math & Science
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Cnty Math & Science this school | 622 | 89.2% | 51.0% |
| Richmond Heights Elementary School Richmond Heights | 378 | 99.2% | 34.5% |
| T.C.P. World Academy Cincinnati | 312 | 80.4% | 58.8% |
| Legacy Academy of Excellence Mansfield Mansfield | 100 | 97.0% | N/A |
| SMART Academy Garfield Heights | 92 | 96.7% | 45.3% |
| Slate Ridge Elementary School Reynoldsburg | 582 | 66.8% | 51.0% |
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 Hamilton Cnty Math & Science ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #651 of 673 | #37 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,055 of 1,569 ▲ 144 | #57 of 104 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #1,043 of 1,569 ▲ 43 | #53 of 104 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.8pp | #189 of 1,514 | #24 of 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #240 of 1,808 | #26 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,280 of 1,582 | #84 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #1,130 of 1,590 | #92 of 104 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #11 of 767 | #1 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #532 of 561 | #33 of 36 |
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
622
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 89% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 30 | 20.7:1 | 84% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 58% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 30 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 64% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 71% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 69% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Cnty Math & Science.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (616 to 622); teachers up 11% (28 to 31).
About Hamilton Cnty Math & Science
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 622 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 54% bigger than that mark.
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Hamilton Cnty Math & Science, about 88 are Black. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hamilton County is roughly 24% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.1:1. Elementary schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hamilton Cnty Math & Science, 89% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hamilton County report 34%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hamilton Cnty Math & Science is 55.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.0%.
In Hamilton County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,470 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Hamilton County number 212, with about 111,403 students.
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science's nearest public school is Northwest High School (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hamilton Cnty Math & Science.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Hamilton Cnty Math & Science operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (618) to 2024-25 (622).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Hamilton Cnty Math & ScienceHow large is Hamilton Cnty Math & Science?
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science enrolls approximately 622 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hamilton Cnty Math & Science an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton Cnty Math & Science?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Cnty Math & Science is approximately 20.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hamilton Cnty Math & Science?
Student demographics at Hamilton Cnty Math & Science are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 88% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hamilton Cnty Math & Science?
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science is overseen by Hamilton Cnty Math & Science in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.