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Taylor Middle School

56 Cooper Road, Cleves, OH 45002 · (513) 467-3500 · Hamilton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
200 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 514624%
Grade 614424%
Grade 715826%
Grade 815125%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
52487%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
234%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
427%
DISTRICT 6% · 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
29750%
Female
30250%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Taylor Middle School→Taylor High School
Feeds from
Three Rivers ElementaryPK–04
Based on grade levels within Three Rivers Local. 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
73.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.8pp since 2021
Math
74.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.6%74.7%
2023-2468.3%72.7%
2022-2369.5%71.0%
2021-2265.9%68.2%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Taylor Middle School

Taylor Middle School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Taylor Middle School this school59933.4%72.7%
Central Intermediate School
Wadsworth
60632.2%77.9%
Wadsworth Middle School
Wadsworth
60630.9%82.0%
Eastern Elementary School
Lexington
50433.5%81.9%
Shore Middle School
Mentor
75235.1%69.1%
Wheelersburg Middle School
Wheelersburg
59838.0%73.7%
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Taylor Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Hamilton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.7%#157 of 316#9 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.7%#210 of 637
▲ 25
#12 of 25
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.6%#182 of 637
▲ 42
#11 of 25
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.1pp#121 of 629#4 of 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
599#192 of 654#15 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.7:1#420 of 577#16 of 24
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.8%#367 of 579#23 of 24
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.4%#196 of 319#4 of 12
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
599
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255993218.7:133% (200)
2023-246163318.7:135% (216)
2022-236653320.1:140% (263)
2020-216653121.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor Middle School.

About Taylor Middle School

Taylor Middle School, located in Cleves, Ohio, is a mid-sized middle school. It had 599 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Ohio enroll about 482 students on average.

The district, Three Rivers Local, has 1,938 students enrolled across 3 schools.

Taylor Middle School is 87% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Hamilton County overall, about 63% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.

Its staff includes 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.7 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is lower. Taylor Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 33%. Public schools in Hamilton County average a similar 34%.

Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Taylor Middle School's results are 3.5 points below predicted: 72.7% against 76.2%.

Hamilton County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $72,470 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Taylor Middle School shares Hamilton County with 211 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Taylor High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Taylor Middle School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% drop, from 665 to 599. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.4:1 in 2020-21 to 18.7:1 in 2024-25.

Taylor Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Hamilton County at a glance

View full county profile
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
Taylor Middle School
District
Three Rivers Local
Address
56 Cooper Road, Cleves, OH 45002
Phone
(513) 467-3500
County
Hamilton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
599
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
18.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
200 (33%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390473905993
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Three Rivers Local
Other schools in Cleves
Other Taylor Middle schools

5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Taylor Middle. Taylor Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Taylor Middle School
How large is Taylor Middle School?
Taylor Middle School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 05-08.
Is Taylor Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylor Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Taylor Middle School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Taylor Middle School.
How diverse is Taylor Middle School?
Taylor Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylor Middle School?
Taylor Middle School is overseen by Three Rivers Local in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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