Symmes Elementary School

Symmes Elementary School, a roomy elementary campus in Loveland, Ohio, part of Sycamore Community City, instructs 656 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 62% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

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

On demographics, Symmes Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 25% Asian, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Symmes Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Symmes Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.8%, the actual is 85.8%, a residual of +7.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hamilton County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,470 per year, 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), Symmes Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Loveland High School, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Symmes Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 83.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Symmes Elementary School's enrollment has grew 31% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 656). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 11% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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