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Enrollment
2,453
High
DISTRICT 1,060 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 390437500384
Walnut Hills High School
3250 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH 45207 · (513) 363-8400 · Hamilton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,453 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Ohio public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
602 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 7 | 395 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 393 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 396 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 431 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 430 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 408 | 17% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
97.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
93.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 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 | 97.3% | 93.2% |
| 2023-24 | 96.5% | 94.2% |
| 2022-23 | 96.8% | 93.3% |
| 2021-22 | 94.1% | 83.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
96.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 96% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 80% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Walnut Hills High School
Walnut Hills High School's state test result (96.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Hills High School this school | 2,453 | 24.5% | 96.3% |
| Mayfield High School Cleveland | 1,504 | 29.1% | 76.3% |
| Lakota East High School Liberty Township | 2,660 | 25.2% | 75.9% |
| Twinsburg High School Twinsburg | 1,197 | 22.8% | 76.7% |
| New Albany High School New Albany | 1,601 | 22.5% | 85.2% |
| Thomas Worthington High School Worthington | 1,712 | 27.0% | 76.3% |
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 Walnut Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 96.3% | #2 of 403 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.2% | #6 of 776 ▼ 3 | #1 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.3% | #3 of 774 no change | #1 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #247 of 742 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,453 | #6 of 888 | #1 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #579 of 739 | #28 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #123 of 749 | #16 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #350 of 435 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #158 of 484 | #6 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
2,453
-401 (-14%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 2,326
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 2,453 | 125.9 | 19.5:1 | 25% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 2,500 | 130.7 | 19.1:1 | 24% (596) |
| 2022-23 | 2,582 | 136 | 19.0:1 | 14% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 2,854 | 147 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,920 | 70 | 41.7:1 | 16% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 2,778 | 122 | 22.8:1 | 19% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 2,228 | 104 | 21.4:1 | 20% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 1,917 | 91 | 21.1:1 | 8% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 2,326 | 111 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,920 to 2,453); teachers up 80% (70 to 125.9).
About Walnut Hills High School
Walnut Hills High School is the name of a large high school in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its 2,453 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 334% bigger than the 565 average for high schools in Ohio.
District-wide, Cincinnati Public Schools has 65 schools and 33,844 students.
A majority of students at Walnut Hills High School, 61%, are White. The remaining shares are 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 63% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Walnut Hills High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Dividing enrollment by its 125.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.5:1. Among high schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. Eligible students account for 25% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Hamilton County average 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Walnut Hills High School is A+. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 79.5%. Walnut Hills High School posts 96.3%, 16.8 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Hamilton County has these Census figures: median household income is about $72,470, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Hamilton County number 212 and enroll about 111,403.
The shortest distance from Walnut Hills High School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Alliance Academy of Cincinnati. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Walnut Hills High School's location as City: Large.
The number of students declined from 2,854 to 2,453 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Hills High SchoolHow many students attend Walnut Hills High School?
Walnut Hills High School enrolls approximately 2,453 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Walnut Hills High School serve?
Walnut Hills High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Walnut Hills High School have?
Walnut Hills High School employs 126 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Hills High School?
At Walnut Hills High School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 2% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Hills High School?
Walnut Hills High School is overseen by Cincinnati Public Schools in Hamilton County.
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