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North College Hill Middle School

Q: Is North College Hill Middle School a good school?

North College Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend North College Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended North College Hill Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North College Hill Middle School?

Students at North College Hill Middle School are 78% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% White.

Public Grades 5-8

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

North College Hill Middle School in Cincinnati, OH, serves 457 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the North College Hill City district, which ranks in the 9th percentile statewide. The school faces significant challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 61.7%—the highest among nearby schools and more than triple the rate at Bridgetown Middle School (19.9%) and nearly five times that of Wyoming Middle School (12.5%). This absenteeism crisis has worsened sharply over the past three years, rising from 38.1% in 2021-2022, and is a core driver of the school's academic struggles.

Academic proficiency rates are critically low across most subjects. For example, only 5.2% of 6th graders were proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 42.4% at Colerain Middle School and 90.6% at Wyoming Middle. However, there is a notable exception: 47.6% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, far above the district average of 14.3%. This suggests that only a small, high-performing group of students is placed into this course, masking the broader math struggles. The school also ranks in the 0th percentile for Special Education students and the 9th percentile for low socioeconomic status students, indicating it is not effectively serving these vulnerable populations.

Despite these challenges, the school shows a relative strength with its African American students, ranking in the 36th percentile in 2023-2024—higher than its overall rank. Per-student spending ($7,738) is mid-range compared to nearby schools, less than Hartwell School ($10,903) and Wyoming Middle ($9,534), but more than higher-performing Pleasant Run Middle School ($6,338) and White Oak Middle School ($6,645). This suggests the school's issues are deeply rooted in student engagement and community challenges rather than funding alone.

457

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,286

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

1624 W Galbraith Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45239-4810

(513) 728-4785

District: North College Hill City

Students who attend North College Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:

North College Hill High School

Feeder schools for North College Hill Middle School:

Elementary:

North College Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.9%

Two or more races:

11.2%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (22% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 43 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg18%

Ohio avg57%

938^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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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	8.7	938 of 1036	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	850 of 1046	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	887 of 1048	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	854 of 1017	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	897 of 1037	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	880 of 1050	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	856 of 1010	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	877 of 1038	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	838 of 1050	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	908 of 1035	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	809 of 1008	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	775 of 1001	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.7	687 of 989	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	639 of 925	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	355 of 442	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	274 of 429	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	321 of 436	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	326 of 413	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	294 of 385	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	277 of 405	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	266 of 384	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	20.4	535 of 576	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	539 of 658	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	526 of 643	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	867 of 938	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	790 of 942	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	843 of 943	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	838 of 925	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	866 of 910	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	818 of 917	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	811 of 897	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	896 of 983	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	810 of 989	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	837 of 974	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	808 of 947	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	825 of 923	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	827 of 945	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	820 of 924	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	890 of 954	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	829 of 958	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	822 of 963	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	830 of 946	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	839 of 924	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	809 of 933	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	798 of 916	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	212 of 263	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	187 of 254	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	210 of 245	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	201 of 239	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	137 of 206	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	572 of 572	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	548 of 563	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	20.9	662 of 781	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

White (2018)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I48%-12 vs state

Science26%-37 vs state

English Language Arts25%-34 vs state

Mathematics9%-43 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 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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th 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 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
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
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
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
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
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
Hartwell School	Public	2-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	441	24	18.1		44 (10.0%)	168 (38.1%)	200 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	18.6	821^st of 1036 public middle schools	20.8%		14.2	872^nd of 1046 public middle schools	16.6%	51	36.5	22.0	46.8	52.9	65.4	28.8	16.4	24.4	28.6	51.0	34.6	40.9	30.9	26.8			$14,839
Wyoming Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Wyoming Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7170	626	42	14.8	11.2%	473 (75.6%)	82 (13.1%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	88.6	65^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.7%		91.1	48^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.4%	17	86.9	88.1			79.1	90.6	87.0	50.0			92.3	85.3	96.2	90.9	100.0	98.8	$14,811
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
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
ReGeneration Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3595 Washington Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 351-5801	154	7	22.0		0 (0.0%)	148 (96.1%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	15	854^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.6%		12	894^th of 1046 public middle schools	14.5%	40	17.6	25.0			17.6	12.5	33.3	20.8			29.4	15.6	42.9	12.5			$12,024

Frequently Asked Questions about North College Hill Middle School

What high school do graduates of North College Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend North College Hill Middle School usually go on to attend North College Hill High School

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

Students at North College Hill Middle School are 78% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% White.

Is North College Hill Middle School a good school?

North College Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is North College Hill Middle School in?

North College Hill City

How many students attend North College Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended North College Hill Middle School.

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