Nagel Middle School

Nagel Middle School, a heavily attended middle-grades school in Cincinnati, Ohio, run under Forest Hills Local, hosts 1,087 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 126% larger than typical.

Across the 9 schools in Forest Hills Local (6,827 students total), Nagel Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Nagel Middle School lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hamilton County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Nagel Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Hamilton County shows median household earnings sit near $72,470, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Nagel Middle School is one of 212 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students).

The closest other public school is Summit Elementary School, roughly 0.4 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), Nagel Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 86.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Nagel Middle School's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,178 (now 1,087). Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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