Wilson Elementary School

Wilson Elementary School is a K-5 school of large scale in Cincinnati, Ohio, operated by Forest Hills Local, instructing 635 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 57% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Wilson Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Forest Hills Local, a district that teaches 6,827 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wilson Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wilson Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Hamilton County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 86.7%, the actual is 91.0%, a residual of +4.3 points.

Zooming out to the 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 roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Wilson Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Mercer Elementary School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wilson Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 84.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Wilson Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 708 (now 635).

Inside the community feed, members of the Wilson Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.