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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Turpin High School this year?
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Enrollment
991
High
DISTRICT 1,079 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS LOCAL·NCES 390473402850
Turpin High School
2650 Bartels Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45244 · (513) 232-7770 · Hamilton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
117 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 265 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 236 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 264 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 226 | 23% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
77.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.4% | 72.7% |
| 2022-23 | 87.8% | 74.9% |
| 2021-22 | 86.7% | 68.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Turpin High School
Turpin High School's state test result (83.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turpin High School this school | 991 | 11.8% | 83.7% |
| Rocky River High School Rocky River | 792 | 14.9% | 92.5% |
| Granville High School Granville | 845 | 12.9% | 90.2% |
| Highland High School Medina | 989 | 10.9% | 87.7% |
| Kenston High School Chagrin Falls | 970 | 12.7% | 86.4% |
| Avon Lake High School Avon Lake | 1,054 | 15.4% | 83.3% |
Matched among Ohio high 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 Turpin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #57 of 403 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #69 of 776 ▲ 21 | #6 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #78 of 774 ▲ 18 | #7 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #409 of 742 | #23 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #145 of 888 | #16 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #312 of 739 | #18 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #354 of 749 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #415 of 435 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #268 of 484 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
991
-142 (-13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,399
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 991 | 63.6 | 15.6:1 | 12% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 65.3 | 15.4:1 | 13% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 1,061 | 60.6 | 17.5:1 | 7% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 1,133 | 62 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,112 | 66.7 | 16.7:1 | 8% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 1,186 | 67 | 17.7:1 | 8% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 1,132 | 62 | 18.3:1 | 8% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 1,014 | 59 | 17.2:1 | 2% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 1,399 | 65 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turpin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,112 to 991); teachers down 5% (66.7 to 63.6).
About Turpin High School
Turpin High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Cincinnati, Ohio. It enrolled 991 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 75% higher than the average for high schools in Ohio, which is about 565.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Forest Hills Local totals 6,827 students.
Most students at Turpin High School are White: 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 63% White. By the diversity index, Turpin High School comes in at 25%.
Federal staffing data show 63.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Turpin High School and a ratio of 15.6:1. That ratio is under the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 12% of students. On average, public schools in Hamilton County report 34%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 84.3% for Turpin High School. The school posts 83.7%, within a point of the prediction.
Within Hamilton County, median household income is about $72,470, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hamilton County number 212 and enroll about 111,403.
Of nearby public schools, Mercer Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Turpin High School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
Turpin High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,133 to 991. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (18.3:1).
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Hills Local
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,166 students
- Nagel Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,087 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Mercer Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Ayer Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
Other schools in Cincinnati
- Walnut Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,453 students
- Oak Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- West Clermont High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 1,678 students
- Dohn CommunityHigh · 1,675 students
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 1,619 students
Other Turpin High schools
One other US public school is named Turpin High. Turpin High School is the largest of the 2.
- Turpin High SchoolTurpin, OK · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Mercer Elementary School0.1 mi · 611
- Sands Montessori School1.1 mi · 654
- Wilson Elementary School1.3 mi · 635
- Sherwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 689
- Mt. Washington School1.7 mi · 401
- Maddux Elementary School2.6 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Turpin High SchoolHow large is Turpin High School?
Turpin High School enrolls approximately 991 students in grades 09-12.
Is Turpin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Turpin High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Turpin High School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Turpin High School.
How diverse is Turpin High School?
Turpin High School reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Turpin High School?
Turpin High School is overseen by Forest Hills Local in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.