Summary:
Nagel Middle School is the only middle school in Forest Hills Local, serving grades 7–8 in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 1,087 students. The district is highly ranked—45th of 773 Ohio districts, 94th percentile, 5 stars. As the sole middle school, Nagel Middle School is the focus for local families.
Academically, Nagel is strong in advanced math: Geometry proficiency was 100% in both years, and Algebra I was 100% then 99.1%—far above district and state. ELA and science also exceed state by more than 20 percentage points. However, the school’s rank slipped from 93rd percentile (5 stars) in 2024–2025 to 84th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026. Eighth-grade math fell from 73.3% to 54%, only 2 points above state, though the district showed the same drop. Science 8 declined from 90.5% to 82%, still 20.8 points above state. Seventh-grade math is the only area where Nagel trails the district both years (73.7% vs. 80.3% in 2025–2026).
Other metrics: chronic absenteeism is 12.8% at Nagel vs. 12.2% district-wide. Free/reduced lunch is 17.85%, student-teacher ratio 17.6, and spending was $7,309 per student in 2018–2019. Overall, Nagel remains a high-performing school in a top district, with standout advanced math, ELA, and science, but families should watch the recent ranking decline, the sharp 8th-grade math and science drops, and 7th-grade math’s district gap.
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