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Enrollment
812
Elementary
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK HILLS LOCAL·NCES 390473702872
John Foster Dulles Elementary School
6481 Bridgetown Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45248 · (513) 574-3443 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
212 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 107 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
82.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.2pp since 2021
Math
81.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 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 are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 81.7% |
| 2022-23 | 87.5% | 86.4% |
| 2021-22 | 85.3% | 84.4% |
% 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
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 John Foster Dulles Elementary School
John Foster Dulles Elementary School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Foster Dulles Elementary School this school | 812 | 26.1% | 80.0% |
| Green Primary School Uniontown | 843 | 29.5% | 78.4% |
| Valley View Elementary School Germantown | 814 | 28.0% | 67.0% |
| Main Elementary School Beavercreek | 725 | 23.7% | 83.3% |
| North Canton Primary School North Canton | 987 | 29.5% | N/A |
| Gilles-Sweet Elementary School Fairview Park | 624 | 25.8% | 82.8% |
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 John Foster Dulles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #245 of 673 | #25 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #346 of 1,569 ▼ 49 | #24 of 104 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #218 of 1,569 ▼ 6 | #20 of 104 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #246 of 1,514 | #9 of 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #77 of 1,808 | #3 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #1,544 of 1,582 | #97 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #1,021 of 1,590 | #84 of 104 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #570 of 767 | #18 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #967 of 992 | #64 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
812
-29 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 812 | 33 | 24.6:1 | 26% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 32 | 26.5:1 | 24% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 856 | 32.5 | 26.3:1 | 16% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 33 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 33.5 | 24.4:1 | 17% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 34 | 23.4:1 | 18% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | 35 | 23.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 39 | 19.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 947 | 42 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Foster Dulles Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (819 to 812); teachers down 1% (33.5 to 33).
About John Foster Dulles Elementary School
John Foster Dulles Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's enrollment of 812 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 101% higher than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.
John Foster Dulles Elementary School is one school in Oak Hills Local, a system of 10 schools with 7,381 students.
The student body at John Foster Dulles Elementary School is 86% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 63% of Hamilton County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 33 full-time equivalents, or about 24.6 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 24.6:1 here. About 26% of students, or 212, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
John Foster Dulles Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (80.0%) and its predicted rate (78.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Across Hamilton County, the median household income is $72,470, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Hamilton County has 212 public schools and roughly 111,403 students.
The nearest public school is Oak Hills High School, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
John Foster Dulles Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 841 in 2020-21 to 812 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Oak Hills Local
- Oak Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- C O Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 909 students
- Oakdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Rapid Run Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Bridgetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 613 students
- Delhi Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 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 John Foster Dulles Elementary schools
One other US public school is named John Foster Dulles Elementary. John Foster Dulles Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- John Foster Dulles ElementaryLa Mirada, CA · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Hills High School0.8 mi · 2,255
- Charles W Springmyer Elementary School1.2 mi · 437
- Oakdale Elementary School1.6 mi · 710
- Bridgetown Middle School1.8 mi · 613
- Cheviot School2.4 mi · 570
- Diamond Oaks Cdc2.4 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About John Foster Dulles Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John Foster Dulles Elementary School?
John Foster Dulles Elementary School enrolls approximately 812 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John Foster Dulles Elementary School serve?
John Foster Dulles Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Foster Dulles Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Foster Dulles Elementary School is approximately 24.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Foster Dulles Elementary School?
At John Foster Dulles Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is John Foster Dulles Elementary School public or private?
John Foster Dulles Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oak Hills Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.