Locust Corner Elementary School

As a small primary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, Locust Corner Elementary School serves 314 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by New Richmond Exempted Village. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

New Richmond Exempted Village comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,878 students; Locust Corner Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Locust Corner Elementary School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Clermont County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Locust Corner Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clermont County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Locust Corner Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clermont County put median household earnings sit near $85,510, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clermont County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,246 students), Locust Corner Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Merwin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Locust Corner Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Locust Corner Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 72.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Locust Corner Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 314). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Locust Corner Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.