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Enrollment
893
High
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSS LOCAL·NCES 390461402451
Ross High School
3601 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013 · (513) 863-1252 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
234 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 235 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 223 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 202 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 26% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Ross Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
69.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -8.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.2% | 69.9% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 68.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.6% | 69.6% |
| 2021-22 | 80.3% | 78.8% |
% 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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Ross High School
Ross High School's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross High School this school | 893 | 26.2% | 77.6% |
| Lakeview High School Cortland | 580 | 29.0% | 77.2% |
| Chippewa Jr./Sr. High School Doylestown | 588 | 30.3% | 84.3% |
| Buckeye High School Medina | 636 | 20.3% | 80.1% |
| Bloom-Carroll High School Carroll | 697 | 24.4% | 73.8% |
| Clinton-Massie High School Clarksville | 486 | 27.0% | 70.5% |
Matched among Ohio high 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 Ross High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #113 of 403 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #128 of 776 ▼ 12 | #2 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #97 of 774 ▲ 20 | #1 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #103 of 742 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #172 of 888 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #612 of 739 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #726 of 749 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #346 of 435 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #170 of 198 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
893
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 893 | 44.3 | 20.2:1 | 26% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 903 | 38 | 23.8:1 | 27% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 933 | 40 | 23.3:1 | 20% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 911 | 47 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 46.2 | 19.0:1 | 17% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 851 | 43 | 19.8:1 | 21% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 911 | 51 | 17.9:1 | 17% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 3% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 31 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ross High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (877 to 893); teachers down 4% (46.2 to 44.3).
About Ross High School
Ross High School is a high-enrollment high school in Hamilton, Ohio, under Ross Local. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 893 students. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 58% bigger than that.
Ross High School is in Ross Local, a district with 2,607 students across 5 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Ross High School is 97% White. Among all residents of Butler County, the White share is about 76%. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.2:1, with 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ross High School is 26%. The average for public schools in Butler County is 42%.
Ross High School is 1.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (77.6% versus 78.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
Census Bureau estimates for Butler County show that the median household income is $81,590, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 90 public schools in Butler County, enrolling about 59,107 students in all.
Nearest public school: Ross Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 77.4% on proficiency, and Ross High School is above that at 77.6%.
The NCES locale for Ross High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 893, close to the 911 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ross High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ross Local
- Ross Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Ross Intermediate SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Elda Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Hamilton
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 2,403 students
- D Russel Lee Career-Technology CenterHigh · 930 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Ridgeway Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Linden Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Middle School0.2 mi · 628
- Ross Intermediate School0.3 mi · 374
- Elda Elementary School0.8 mi · 327
- Fairfield West Elementary School3.8 mi · 870
- Pleasant Run Middle School4.1 mi · 661
- Pleasant Run Elementary School4.2 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About Ross High SchoolHow large is Ross High School?
Ross High School enrolls approximately 893 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ross High School serve?
Ross High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ross High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ross High School is approximately 20.2:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ross High School?
At Ross High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ross High School in?
Ross High School is part of Ross Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.