Monfort Heights Elementary School

Monfort Heights Elementary School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the schools within Northwest Local. Current enrollment sits at 588 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Monfort Heights Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Northwest Local, a district that serves 11,022 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Monfort Heights Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 25% Black, 14% multiracial, 9% Asian, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Monfort Heights Elementary School shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, census data for Hamilton County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,470 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Monfort Heights Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: White Oak Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 688 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.