Summit Elementary School

Summit Elementary School is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Cincinnati, Ohio, overseen by Forest Hills Local, teacheing 512 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 404.

Summit Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Forest Hills Local, a district that works with 6,827 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Summit Elementary School reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Summit Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Summit Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hamilton County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Summit Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 79.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put the typical household earns roughly $72,470 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Summit Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nagel Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summit Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 82.3%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Summit Elementary School has shrank 18%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 512 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 87% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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