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Sharpsburg Elementary

4400 Smith Rd, Norwood, OH 45212 · (513) 924-2650 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2610%
Kindergarten3815%
Grade 13815%
Grade 23714%
Grade 34417%
Grade 43815%
Grade 54015%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
13652%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
5220%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
5120%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
218%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
12448%
Female
13752%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Sharpsburg Elementary→Norwood Middle School→Norwood High School
Based on grade levels within Norwood City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
68.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
69.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2568.8%69.3%
2023-2473.1%69.6%
2022-2372.8%66.4%
2021-2268.6%57.1%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Sharpsburg Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Hamilton County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.3%#675 of 1,569#34 of 104
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.8%#636 of 1,569#36 of 104
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.2pp#487 of 1,514#42 of 99
Enrollment
ranked largest first
261#1,417 of 1,808#89 of 120
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.5:1#360 of 1,582#31 of 103
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.4%#269 of 1,590#24 of 104
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+30.5%#121 of 561#12 of 36
Ranked against other public elementary 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
261
-111 (-30%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526116.815.5:1N/A
2023-2425816.515.7:1N/A
2022-2325917.115.2:1N/A
2020-213722117.7:1N/A
2017-1820011.317.8:1N/A
2015-162221415.9:10% (0)
2010-112281022.8:10% (0)
2000-013332413.9:158% (193)
1990-914502121.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharpsburg Elementary.

About Sharpsburg Elementary

A low-enrollment elementary school in Norwood, Ohio, Sharpsburg Elementary is part of Norwood City. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 261 students. That puts enrollment 35% below the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.

Norwood City is the local district for Sharpsburg Elementary. It runs 6 schools with 1,698 students.

More than half of enrollment at Sharpsburg Elementary is White: 52%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 63% White. The diversity index for Sharpsburg Elementary is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school lists 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.

The county, Hamilton County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $72,470, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 212 public schools and about 111,403 students.

About 0.4 miles separate Sharpsburg Elementary from the closest public school, ChallengeU Ohio Community School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school shrank from 372 students in 2020-21 to 261 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.7:1 to 15.5:1.

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Hamilton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Sharpsburg Elementary
District
Norwood City
Address
4400 Smith Rd, Norwood, OH 45212
Phone
(513) 924-2650
County
Hamilton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
261
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390445701459
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sharpsburg Elementary
How large is Sharpsburg Elementary?
Sharpsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sharpsburg Elementary serve?
Sharpsburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sharpsburg Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Sharpsburg Elementary.
How diverse is Sharpsburg Elementary?
Sharpsburg Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Sharpsburg Elementary?
Sharpsburg Elementary is overseen by Norwood City in Hamilton County.
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