Midway School

Located at 3156 Glenmore Ave, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Midway School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that teaches 542 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Cincinnati Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 34% above typical.

Within Cincinnati Public Schools, which oversees 65 schools and 33,844 students, Midway School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Midway School logs that Black students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder looks like 13% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Midway School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Midway School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hamilton County indicate median household income runs about $72,470, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Midway School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James N. Gamble Montessori High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Midway School has decreased 21%, going from 683 students in 2018 to 542 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 6% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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