Merwin Elementary School

Merwin Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Cincinnati, Ohio, overseen by West Clermont Local, with 602 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Merwin Elementary School sits 49% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in West Clermont Local (7,641 students total), Merwin Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Merwin Elementary School logs that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Merwin Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at Merwin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Merwin Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.2%; this one delivers 70.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clermont County) reports that median household income runs about $85,510, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Merwin Elementary School is one of 47 public schools in Clermont County (combined enrollment of about 26,246 students).

The closest other public school is West Clermont High School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Merwin Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 22%: 493 students in 2018 compared to 602 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 83% across the same window.

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