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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST HILLS LOCAL·NCES 390473402852
Wilson Elementary School
2465 Little Dry Run Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45244 · (513) 231-3240 · Hamilton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
35 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
24%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wilson Elementary School→Nagel Middle School
Based on grade levels within Forest Hills Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
90.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
94.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.3% | 94.9% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 91.4% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 92.1% |
| 2021-22 | 86.1% | 91.3% |
% 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
91.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Wilson Elementary School
Wilson Elementary School's state test result (91.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Elementary School this school | 635 | 5.5% | 91.0% |
| Granville Elementary School Granville | 679 | 6.6% | 84.8% |
| Sharon Elementary School Wadsworth | 627 | 8.9% | 90.6% |
| Worthington Hills Elementary School Columbus | 528 | 6.6% | 85.3% |
| Windermere Elementary School Upper Arlington | 555 | 4.3% | 93.5% |
| Barrington Road Elementary School Upper Arlington | 800 | 2.5% | 89.1% |
Matched among Ohio elementary 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 Wilson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #32 of 673 | #9 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.9% | #27 of 1,569 ▲ 24 | #6 of 104 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.3% | #48 of 1,569 ▲ 62 | #10 of 104 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #675 of 1,514 | #57 of 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #226 of 1,808 | #24 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #722 of 1,582 | #52 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #1,068 of 1,590 | #89 of 104 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #752 of 767 | #37 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #604 of 992 | #47 of 65 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
635
-75 (-11%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 635 | 36.8 | 17.3:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 35.8 | 18.2:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 35.5 | 19.4:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 34 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 32 | 21.3:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 31 | 22.6:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 32 | 21.0:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 29 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (708 to 635); teachers down 6% (39 to 36.8).
About Wilson Elementary School
Wilson Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reports enrollment of 635 students in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 57% larger than the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Forest Hills Local enrolls 6,827 students, and its 9 schools include Wilson Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Wilson Elementary School is 87% White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's White share is 24 points above the 63% share among Hamilton County residents. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Wilson Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Wilson Elementary School, there are about 17.3 students; the school has 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 6%. Public schools in Hamilton County average 34%.
The model predicts 86.7% for a school in Ohio with Wilson Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Wilson Elementary School posts 91.0%.
Looking at the county, Hamilton County, median household income comes to about $72,470, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 212 public schools and about 111,403 students.
Of the public schools around it, Wilson Elementary School is closest to Mercer Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wilson Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Wilson Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 710 to 635, an 11% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.9:1 to 17.3:1.
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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
- Turpin High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Sherwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 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 Wilson Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 24 states are named Wilson Elementary. Wilson Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 60.
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 896 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 756 students
- Wilson ElementaryFresno, CA · 669 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolMurfreesboro, TN · 666 students
- Wilson ElementaryFishersville, VA · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Mercer Elementary School1.3 mi · 611
- Turpin High School1.3 mi · 991
- Sherwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 689
- Nagel Middle School1.7 mi · 1,087
- Summit Elementary School1.9 mi · 512
- Sands Montessori School2.1 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wilson Elementary School?
Wilson Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Wilson Elementary School serve?
Wilson Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilson Elementary School?
At Wilson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilson Elementary School?
Wilson Elementary School is overseen by Forest Hills Local in Hamilton County.
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