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What's the most underrated thing about Kilgour School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 390437500339
Kilgour School
1339 Herschel Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45208 · (513) 363-3000 · Hamilton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
123 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
90.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
92.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 81% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
577
-49 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 23.6:1
% White
69%
was 73%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
20%
was 17%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kilgour School
Located at 1339 Herschel Ave, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kilgour School is an average-sized K-5 school that enrolls 577 students (grades K through 6), operated by Cincinnati Public Schools. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.
Cincinnati Public Schools runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 33,844 students. Kilgour School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Kilgour School reports that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest comes out to 20% Black, 8% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Kilgour School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Kilgour School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Hamilton County's rate of about 34%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kilgour School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 80.8%; actual is 91.3%, +10.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put the typical household earns roughly $72,470 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Kilgour School is one of 212 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students).
The closest other public school is Clark Montessori High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kilgour School has ticked down 8%, going from 626 students in 2018 to 577 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.
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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 Cincinnati Public Schools
- Walnut Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,453 students
- Western Hills University High SchoolHigh · 1,342 students
- School For Creative and Performing ArtsCombined · 1,300 students
- Withrow University High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- Aiken New Tech High SchoolHigh · 1,226 students
- Hughes STEM High SchoolHigh · 1,167 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
- Clark Montessori High School0.5 mi · 714
- Hyde Park School1.2 mi · 617
- Mariemont Junior High School1.6 mi · 239
- Withrow University High School1.7 mi · 1,300
- Riverview East Academy1.7 mi · 165
- Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students1.7 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Kilgour SchoolHow many students attend Kilgour School?
Kilgour School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Kilgour School serve?
Kilgour School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kilgour School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kilgour School is approximately 19.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kilgour School?
Kilgour School reports a student body of 69% White, 1% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Kilgour School?
Kilgour School is overseen by Cincinnati Public Schools in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.