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Western Hills University High School

Public Grades 7-12
738th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 855 Ohio High Schools
Better than 14% of Ohio high schools
Summary

Western Hills University High School is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 1,352 students in grades 7-12 as part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district.

Over the past 10 years, Western Hills University High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools, with its ranking ranging from 720 to 788 out of 778 to 867 schools. The school's performance for various student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio high schools for female students, male students, white students, and gifted and talented students in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been low, ranging from 68.0% to 86.1% in recent years, and it has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 77.7% in recent years.

When comparing Western Hills University High School to other nearby schools within the Cincinnati Public Schools district, the data suggests that the school is performing significantly worse than its peers. For example, schools like Aiken New Technical High School, Hughes STEM High School, and Gilbert A. Dater High School, which are all within a 5-mile radius, have higher statewide rankings, better graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and stronger academic performance.

1,342
Students ?
20.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,495
Per pupil spending ?
0%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2144 Ferguson Rd
       Cincinnati, OH  45238-3720

(513) 363-8900

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.8%
Hispanic:
30.1%
White:
8.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 59% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 44 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg43%
Ohio avg59%
Middle school
950th of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
738th of 855
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 12High Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools
596th of 828Cincinnati Public Schools 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.2950 of 10368.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8941 of 104610.0%★☆☆☆☆
20235.71002 of 10484.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.0999 of 10171.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.8946 of 10378.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.61026 of 10502.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.8952 of 10105.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20174.21004 of 10383.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.61016 of 10503.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20154.6998 of 10353.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.5955 of 10085.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20136.4932 of 10016.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202515.9394 of 44210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4361 of 42915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8398 of 4368.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.1337 of 38512.5%★☆☆☆☆
201910.2396 of 4052.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.5355 of 3847.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201911.3640 of 6582.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.9627 of 6432.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202524.5114 of 14219.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.1100 of 12318.7%★☆☆☆☆
202311.3113 of 1130.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20256.2875 of 9386.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.2862 of 9428.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.5932 of 9431.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.1922 of 9250.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.6910 of 9170.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.3881 of 8971.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20254.4259 of 2621.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.3233 of 2392.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.4242 of 2492.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.4240 of 2472.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201913.623 of 230.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.016 of 2123.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20257.2921 of 9836.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.2908 of 9898.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.7937 of 9743.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.8940 of 9470.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.5816 of 92311.6%★☆☆☆☆
20193.5928 of 9451.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.6882 of 9244.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20254.9913 of 9544.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.6908 of 9585.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.5941 of 9632.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.8946 of 9460.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.9907 of 9241.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.0919 of 9331.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.2861 of 9166.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202514.8237 of 2639.9%★☆☆☆☆
202413.8234 of 2547.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.6245 of 2450.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.5204 of 23914.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20242.6780 of 7951.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.8791 of 8051.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.1805 of 8090.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.4796 of 7960.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.5745 of 7814.6%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20259.8738 of 85513.7%★☆☆☆☆
20248.3758 of 86412.3%★☆☆☆☆
20235.9788 of 8679.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.6750 of 83610.3%★☆☆☆☆
20217.8738 of 8199.9%★☆☆☆☆
20198.3735 of 83612.1%★☆☆☆☆
20185.1739 of 8007.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.5746 of 7733.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.4750 of 7844.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.9720 of 7787.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.3708 of 7697.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.5707 of 7677.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201226.3699 of 83216.0%★☆☆☆☆
201132.1672 of 81817.8%★☆☆☆☆
201038.8643 of 81921.5%★☆☆☆☆
200924.8681 of 79113.9%★☆☆☆☆
200838.8602 of 76721.5%★☆☆☆☆
200739.9588 of 75622.2%★☆☆☆☆
200610.9650 of 6966.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200556.0358 of 68948.0%★★☆☆☆
200432.3511 of 68125.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202531.3215 of 32834.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.8231 of 31827.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.2259 of 32319.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.2232 of 30624.2%★☆☆☆☆
202127.9196 of 28431.0%★★☆☆☆
201920.3249 of 30317.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.2242 of 27913.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202227.5445 of 60626.6%★☆☆☆☆
202110.2580 of 5962.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.4582 of 6287.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.6536 of 5502.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202518.2113 of 12811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4101 of 1119.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.2103 of 1073.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.997 of 11112.6%★☆☆☆☆
202134.875 of 11937.0%★★☆☆☆
201922.094 of 11216.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202510.3709 of 80912.4%★☆☆☆☆
20245.9728 of 7988.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.8764 of 8136.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.7719 of 7949.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.6700 of 7759.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.1726 of 7817.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.1724 of 7513.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20252.1239 of 2442.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.0255 of 2705.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.7258 of 2735.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.9265 of 2701.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.9246 of 2605.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.1223 of 2396.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.7155 of 20725.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202544.919 of 3748.6%★★★☆☆
202440.318 of 3040.0%★★☆☆☆
202118.518 of 2218.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.325 of 3221.9%★☆☆☆☆
201825.322 of 2821.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202512.0704 of 81513.6%★☆☆☆☆
202410.5719 of 82212.5%★☆☆☆☆
20237.5734 of 8058.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.4682 of 77311.8%★☆☆☆☆
202112.7668 of 76312.5%★☆☆☆☆
201910.0699 of 77910.3%★☆☆☆☆
20185.1712 of 7586.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20257.1736 of 8179.9%★☆☆☆☆
20247.3733 of 81610.2%★☆☆☆☆
20234.2772 of 8195.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.5735 of 8089.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.9718 of 7787.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.4749 of 7925.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.1746 of 7632.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202525.7205 of 25419.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.8189 of 24221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202313.8214 of 23910.5%★☆☆☆☆
202231.2170 of 22223.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.9185 of 20811.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202525.5495 of 61719.8%★☆☆☆☆
202422.6496 of 59817.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3549 of 61410.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.2684 of 7488.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.6628 of 75416.7%★☆☆☆☆
202310.4682 of 7569.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.7687 of 7498.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.5659 of 7279.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.4695 of 7396.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.5682 of 7185.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile~ school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school
Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2019)3rd percentile~ school
White (2024)2nd percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school
Homeless (2019)<1st percentile~ school
High school
Homeless (2025)49th percentile+35 vs school
African American (2025)34th percentile+21 vs school
Disabled (2022)27th percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
American Government46%-27 vs state
American History42%-29 vs state
Biology32%-33 vs state
Algebra I31%-28 vs state
Science26%-36 vs state
English II23%-38 vs state
English Language Arts14%-44 vs state
Geometry14%-28 vs state
Mathematics13%-36 vs state

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Students at Western Hills University High School are 53% African American, 30% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Two or more races.

Western Hills University High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bond Hill Academy
Elementary : Carson School
Elementary : Chase School
Elementary : Cheviot School
Elementary : Covedale School
Elementary : Ethel M. Taylor Academy
Elementary : Evanston Academy
Elementary : Frederick Douglass School
Elementary : George Hays-Jennie Porter School
Elementary : Hyde Park School
Elementary : John P. Parker School
Elementary : Kilgour School
Elementary : Mt. Airy School
Elementary : Mt. Washington School
Elementary : Pleasant Hill Academy
Elementary : Pleasant Ridge Montessori School
Elementary : Rees E. Price Academy
Elementary : Rockdale Academy
Elementary : Roll Hill School
Elementary : Rothenberg Preparatory Academy
Elementary : Silverton Elementary
Elementary : South Avondale School
Elementary : Westwood School
Elementary : William H Taft Elementary School
Elementary : Winton Hills Academy
Middle : Hartwell School
Alternative : Roselawn Condon School

Western Hills University High School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Ohio high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,342 students attended Western Hills University High School.


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