Springdale Elementary School

Springdale Elementary School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Cincinnati, Ohio, run under Princeton City, works with 529 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Springdale Elementary School sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Springdale Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Princeton City, a district that hosts 5,927 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Springdale Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Springdale Elementary School records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Springdale Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 66.1%; this one delivers 76.8%, a residual of +10.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) logs that median household income runs about $72,470, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), Springdale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Early Childhood Center, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Springdale Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Springdale Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Springdale Elementary School's enrollment has grew 11% since 2018, when it stood at 475 (now 529). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 19% to 33%.

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