Sycamore Junior High School

Located at 5757 Cooper Rd, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sycamore Junior High School is a sprawling junior high that educates 921 students (grades 7 through 8), operated by Sycamore Community City. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 91% bigger than typical.

Across the 7 schools in Sycamore Community City (6,051 students total), Sycamore Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sycamore Junior High School records that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 17% Asian, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hamilton County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Sycamore Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 82.4%; this one delivers 86.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household income runs about $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%. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Sycamore Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sycamore Junior High School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 87.2%.

Sycamore Junior High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Sycamore Junior High School's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 844 (now 921). Over the same period, the Asian share rose from 12% to 17%. Class-load math has rose: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.