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Colerain Middle School

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Colerain Middle School ranks 637 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Colerain Middle School is a public middle school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 555 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Northwest Local School District, which is ranked 533 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Colerain Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools, with proficiency rates below the state and district averages in most subjects. However, the school performs relatively better in Algebra I, with proficiency rates around 95-100% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, Colerain Middle School's academic performance is generally lower than Pleasant Run Middle School and White Oak Middle School, but higher than Winton Woods Intermediate and Winton Woods Middle School.

Colerain Middle School faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 32.6% to 36.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 60.72% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district average of 45-55%. Despite these challenges, the school's gifted and talented program has shown strong performance, ranking in the top 30 out of 241 Ohio middle schools in 2021-2022.

528

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,283

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Poole Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45251-1806

(513) 385-8490

District: Northwest Local

Students who attend Colerain Middle School usually attend:

High:

Colerain High School

Feeder schools for Colerain Middle School:

Elementary:	Colerain Elementary School
	Taylor Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

African American:

37.3%

Two or more races:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

Ohio avg55%

637^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Northwest Local

533^rd of 828Northwest Local 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	42.6	637 of 1036	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	613 of 1046	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	692 of 1048	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	595 of 1017	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	656 of 1037	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	653 of 1050	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	661 of 1010	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.6	598 of 1038	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.9	617 of 1050	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	602 of 1035	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.4	609 of 1008	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	619 of 1001	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	640 of 989	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	549 of 925	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	572 of 895	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.7	537 of 858	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	522 of 835	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	498 of 837	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.8	330 of 732	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.0	349 of 692	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.0	184 of 400	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	184 of 442	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	176 of 429	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	222 of 436	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	173 of 413	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	167 of 385	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	214 of 405	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	168 of 384	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	524 of 565	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	384 of 576	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	374 of 658	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	398 of 643	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	112 of 142	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	61 of 107	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	607 of 938	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	590 of 942	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	637 of 943	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	549 of 925	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	591 of 910	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	621 of 917	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	639 of 897	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	63.4	70 of 173	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	32 of 241	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.1	210 of 274	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	345 of 521	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	168 of 239	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	134 of 249	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	506 of 983	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	623 of 989	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	687 of 974	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	542 of 947	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	599 of 923	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	668 of 945	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	665 of 924	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	628 of 954	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	596 of 958	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	692 of 963	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	641 of 946	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	662 of 924	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	627 of 933	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	630 of 916	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	201 of 263	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	128 of 254	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	182 of 245	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	143 of 239	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	132 of 219	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	69 of 206	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	141 of 205	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	506 of 572	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	506 of 563	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	555 of 590	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	404 of 777	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	413 of 795	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	586 of 805	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	457 of 809	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	566 of 781	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	544 of 796	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	574 of 781	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)60th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+35 vs state

Science53%-10 vs state

English Language Arts49%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Colerain Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Poole Rd	Cincinnati	45251	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 385-8490	528	35	15.1		214 (40.5%)	197 (37.3%)	31 (5.9%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	68 (12.9%)	42.6	637^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.5%		46.4	613^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.4%	24		53.2		42.4	43.2	33.9		43.7	58.7	45.9	94.4	$11,283
White Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	3130 Jessup Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 741-4300	703	42	16.7		295 (42.0%)	240 (34.1%)	33 (4.7%)	52 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (11.7%)	45.2	604^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.7%		41.7	648^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.0%	44		51.3		44.8	32.3	39.4		53.7	57.0	51.8	100.0	$11,149
Mt Healthy Junior High School	Public	7-8	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	407	21	19.3		43 (10.6%)	255 (62.7%)	53 (13.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.5%)	8.3	948^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.5%		15	864^th of 1046 public middle schools	17.4%	84		25.9			11.7	6.3			18.6	21.0	52.6	$12,642
North College Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	1624 W Galbraith Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-4785	457	26	17.4		23 (5.0%)	356 (77.9%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	8.7	938^th of 1036 public middle schools	9.5%		16.4	850^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.7%	88	27.1	25.0	11.5	5.2	14.0	4.7	35.4	15.3	27.8	23.3	47.6	$11,286
Pleasant Run Middle School	Public	6-8	11770 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 851-2400	661	42	15.6		193 (29.2%)	297 (44.9%)	74 (11.2%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (10.9%)	33.8	699^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.5%		28.2	739^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.3%	40		44.1		39.0	30.3	34.1		46.6	42.7	42.6	95.8	$11,261
Bridgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Race Rd	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 574-3511	613	30	20.4		470 (76.7%)	61 (10.0%)	22 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	85.5	105^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.9%		81.3	169^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.8%	64		88.8		82.4	59.1	82.2		73.4	83.9	74.9	97.5	$12,692
Winton Woods Intermediate School	Public	5-6	147 Farragut Rd	Cincinnati	45218	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2450	601	27	22.2		34 (5.7%)	323 (53.7%)	177 (29.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.7%)								(n/a)	33.5		35.4	22.5			47.9	34.1				$11,718
Winton Woods Middle School	Public	7-8	1231 W Kemper Rd	Cincinnati	45240	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2240	607	51	11.9		37 (6.1%)	354 (58.3%)	141 (23.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	14.2	864^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.6%		11.8	902^nd of 1046 public middle schools	13.8%	38		29.5			5.0	21.9			39.9	22.2	94.6	$13,004
Ross Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 Hamilton Cleves Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Ross Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 863-1251	628	32	19.7	29.8%	598 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	85.3	108^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.6%		83.6	142^nd of 1046 public middle schools	86.4%	34		79.5		64.2	83.2	81.1		69.7	93.2	73.6		$15,315
Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 Nilles Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4433	1,111	56	19.7	65.3%	454 (40.9%)	254 (22.9%)	232 (20.9%)	84 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.7%)	53.6	527^th of 1036 public middle schools	49.1%		57.7	499^th of 1046 public middle schools	52.3%	28		67.0		53.5	29.4	49.4		56.1	66.7	45.5	98.7	$10,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Colerain Middle School

How many students attend Colerain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Colerain Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Colerain Middle School attend?

Students who attend Colerain Middle School usually go on to attend Colerain High School

Is Colerain Middle School a good school?

Colerain Middle School ranks 637^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Colerain Middle School?

Students at Colerain Middle School are 41% White, 37% African American, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is Colerain Middle School in?

Northwest Local

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