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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Nagel Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,087
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS LOCAL·NCES 390473402704
Nagel Middle School
1500 Nagel Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45255 · (513) 474-5407 · Hamilton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,087 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
194 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 529 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 558 | 51% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Forest Hills Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
86.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 86.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.6% | 85.5% |
| 2022-23 | 83.5% | 81.8% |
| 2021-22 | 78.8% | 81.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Nagel Middle School
Nagel Middle School's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagel Middle School this school | 1,087 | 17.8% | 84.5% |
| Big Walnut Middle School Sunbury | 973 | 20.3% | 80.7% |
| Avon Middle School Avon | 976 | 16.4% | 82.3% |
| Canfield Village Middle School Canfield | 774 | 20.4% | 86.9% |
| Springboro Junior High School Springboro | 975 | 13.5% | 81.8% |
| Little Miami Middle School Morrow | 1,304 | 25.0% | 74.5% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nagel Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #43 of 316 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #52 of 637 ▲ 13 | #4 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #44 of 637 ▲ 14 | #5 of 25 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #152 of 629 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,087 | #17 of 654 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #360 of 577 | #12 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #316 of 579 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #276 of 319 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #278 of 410 | #10 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,087
-85 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 1,266
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,087 | 61.4 | 17.7:1 | 18% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 1,075 | 59.7 | 18.0:1 | 19% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 1,055 | 56.4 | 18.7:1 | 13% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 1,172 | 56 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,178 | 58.4 | 20.2:1 | 12% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 1,195 | 60 | 19.9:1 | 11% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 1,144 | 60 | 19.1:1 | 12% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 1,266 | 73 | 17.3:1 | 3% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nagel Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,178 to 1,087); teachers up 5% (58.4 to 61.4).
About Nagel Middle School
Nagel Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Cincinnati, Ohio, under Forest Hills Local. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,087 students. Statewide, middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students each.
In Forest Hills Local, 9 schools enroll a combined 6,827 students.
Nagel Middle School enrolls a student body that is 85% White. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That compares with about 63% White among all Hamilton County residents. By the diversity index, Nagel Middle School comes in at 27%.
Federal data list 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Nagel Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.7:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. The lunch program counts 18% of students at Nagel Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Hamilton County report 34%.
allk12 grades Nagel Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Nagel Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 84.5%; the prediction is 82.1%.
Across Hamilton County, median household income is about $72,470, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Hamilton County number 212 and enroll about 111,403.
Summit Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Nagel Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Nagel Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 1,172 to 1,087 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.7:1, from 20.9:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Nagel Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Forest Hills Local
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
- Turpin High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Mercer Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Ayer Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 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
- Summit Elementary School0.4 mi · 512
- Anderson High School1.2 mi · 1,166
- Ayer Elementary School1.3 mi · 595
- Sherwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 689
- Wilson Elementary School1.7 mi · 635
- Summerside Elementary2.1 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Nagel Middle SchoolHow many students attend Nagel Middle School?
Nagel Middle School enrolls approximately 1,087 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Nagel Middle School serve?
Nagel Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Nagel Middle School have?
Nagel Middle School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Nagel Middle School?
Student demographics at Nagel Middle School are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Nagel Middle School in?
Nagel Middle School is part of Forest Hills Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.