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North College Hill High School

Public Grades 9-12

716^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio high schools

Summary

North College Hill High School is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 395 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the North College Hill City School District, which is ranked 754 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, North College Hill High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

North College Hill High School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and below-average graduation rates. The school's chronic absenteeism rates range from 46% to 64.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School (36.8%) and Winton Woods High School (37.2%). The school's test scores are also significantly below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 7.8% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 59.4%.

When compared to nearby schools, North College Hill High School is underperforming. Schools like St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School, Winton Woods High School, and Wyoming High School all have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates than North College Hill High School. While the school's challenges may be influenced by socioeconomic factors, there is an opportunity for improvement with the right interventions and support. By addressing the school's weaknesses, North College Hill High School can work towards providing a better educational experience for its students.

402

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,640

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1620 W Galbraith Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45239-4869

(513) 728-4783

District: North College Hill City

Feeder schools for North College Hill High School:

Elementary:	North College Hill Elementary School
Middle:	North College Hill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.9%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (32% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 52 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg30%

Ohio avg62%

716^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

754^th of 828North College Hill City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	716 of 855	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	716 of 864	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	696 of 867	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	683 of 836	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	742 of 819	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	701 of 836	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	676 of 800	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	717 of 773	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	656 of 784	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	624 of 778	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.6	630 of 769	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.9	625 of 767	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.3	604 of 832	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	678 of 818	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	654 of 819	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	640 of 791	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	643 of 767	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.8	647 of 756	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	659 of 696	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	618 of 689	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	3.2	654 of 681	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	238 of 328	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	242 of 318	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	201 of 323	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	191 of 306	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	215 of 284	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	194 of 303	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	168 of 279	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	459 of 606	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	580 of 628	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	513 of 550	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	676 of 809	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	702 of 798	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	663 of 813	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	701 of 794	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	706 of 775	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	663 of 781	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	650 of 751	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	682 of 815	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	687 of 822	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	647 of 805	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	620 of 773	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	683 of 763	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	656 of 779	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	641 of 758	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	740 of 817	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	701 of 816	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	731 of 819	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	665 of 808	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	719 of 778	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	721 of 792	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	687 of 763	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	191 of 254	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	190 of 242	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	122 of 239	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	165 of 222	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	566 of 617	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	566 of 614	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	551 of 749	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	525 of 739	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	560 of 718	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

White (2022)26th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government55%-18 vs state

American History47%-24 vs state

English II35%-26 vs state

Biology34%-31 vs state

Geometry16%-27 vs state

Algebra I8%-52 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
North College Hill High School	Public	9-12	1620 W Galbraith Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 728-4783	402	22	18.6		25 (6.2%)	305 (75.9%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	12.7	716^th of 855 public high schools	16.3%		11.7	716^th of 864 public high schools	17.1%			54.8	47.0					34.3	34.7	15.5	7.8	$14,640
Mt Healthy High School	Public	9-12	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	865	35	24.7		93 (10.8%)	620 (71.7%)	64 (7.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (8.8%)	12.1	719^th of 855 public high schools	15.9%		10.5	727^th of 864 public high schools	15.9%	8		52.0	47.7					30.9	25.9	16.2	31.1	$11,416
Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 Salvia Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 541-4000	44	6	8.0		17 (38.6%)	22 (50.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	7.5	767^th of 855 public high schools	10.3%		7.1	769^th of 864 public high schools	11.0%	2		40.0	45.5							7.7	8.3	$7,404
Aiken New Technical High School	Public	7-12	5641 Belmont Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6760	1,226	78	15.7		73 (6.0%)	823 (67.1%)	242 (19.7%)	21 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	9.1	745^th of 855 public high schools	12.9%		6.9	771^st of 864 public high schools	10.8%	26	26.1	34.8	34.5	9.3	27.6	21.5	23.9	40.2	28.1	11.3	30.9	$12,535
Finneytown Secondary Campus - Middle and High School	Public	7-12	8916 Fontainebleau Ter	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Finneytown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 931-0712	501	33	15.0		140 (27.9%)	244 (48.7%)	37 (7.4%)	32 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.4%)	40.5	559^th of 855 public high schools	34.6%		34.7	592^nd of 864 public high schools	31.5%	33	56.9	69.4	74.2	10.8	46.5	42.7	47.2	54.5	64.0	26.8	43.5	$14,154
Transitions Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	3242 Banning Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(513) 674-0731	79	5	15.8		28 (35.4%)	36 (45.6%)	3 (3.8%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.4%)								(n/a)												$23,290
Colerain High School	Public	9-12	8801 Cheviot Rd	Cincinnati	45251	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 385-6424	1,591	71	22.4	61.1%	650 (40.9%)	600 (37.7%)	117 (7.4%)	46 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	173 (10.9%)	38.4	577^th of 855 public high schools	32.5%		32.6	606^th of 864 public high schools	29.9%	29		69.0	67.5					53.2	55.1	30.2	56.4	$10,369
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	10761 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 851-7300	910	40	22.7	59.6%	271 (29.8%)	383 (42.1%)	113 (12.4%)	28 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (12.2%)	29.4	630^th of 855 public high schools	26.3%		22.1	661^st of 864 public high schools	23.5%	31		55.4	57.5					46.8	50.2	35.7	55.2	$11,145
Wyoming High School	Public	9-12	106 Pendery Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7050	581	41	14.1	11.5%	421 (72.5%)	75 (12.9%)	21 (3.6%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	82.7	51^st of 855 public high schools	94.0%		78.3	96^th of 864 public high schools	88.9%	45			93.8					88.8	87.1	73.1	83.9	$17,840
St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4615 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 482-7100	359	27	13.2		127 (35.4%)	145 (40.4%)	50 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.7%)	43.4	531^st of 855 public high schools	37.9%		48.1	478^th of 864 public high schools	44.7%	53	58.0	75.4	64.9	48.4	39.5	59.4	26.0	60.3	57.1	21.3	69.4	$14,824

Frequently Asked Questions about North College Hill High School

What is the racial makeup of North College Hill High School?

Students at North College Hill High School are 76% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% White.

Is North College Hill High School a good school?

North College Hill High School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Ohio high schools.

What district is North College Hill High School in?

North College Hill City

What schools feed into North College Hill High School?

North College Hill High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North College Hill Elementary School
Middle : North College Hill Middle School

How many students attend North College Hill High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended North College Hill High School.

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