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Nagel Middle School

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Nagel Middle School ranks 163 rd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Nagel Middle School is a grades 7–8 school on Nagel Road in Cincinnati's Anderson Township area, serving 1,087 students as part of Forest Hills Local, a district ranked 45th of 773 statewide. For 2025–26, Nagel placed 163rd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — 84th percentile, 4 stars — a strong standing in absolute terms, but the lowest of its last ten years and a 94-place drop from the year before.

Achievement is high in most subjects: 7th and 8th grade English, 8th grade science and 7th grade math all run 20 or more points above the state average, and accelerated math is exceptional — 100% proficiency in Geometry for three straight years and 99.1% in Algebra I. The exception is 8th grade math at 54.0%, only about 2 points above the state's 52.0%; 8th grade science also dipped. Both belong to the same group of students, which suggests a cohort issue rather than a building-wide one. Among eleven nearby middle schools, Nagel lands 3rd–5th in every subject — behind Mariemont Junior High School, Madeira Middle School and Indian Hill Middle School, roughly level with Milford Middle School, and far ahead of the Cincinnati Public and working-class suburban schools, which cluster 30–70 points lower.

Nagel is also cost-efficient and improving on attendance: 17.85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-pupil spending is $7,309, and chronic absenteeism has fallen to 12.8% — fourth-best of the eleven schools and well below Milford's 17.2%. The equity concern is the low-income subgroup, whose statewide percentile fell from 93 to 86 to 62 over two years, a steeper slide than the school overall. Parents weighing options should note the strengths — literacy, accelerated math, attendance — and the clear room to grow in 8th grade math.

1,087

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,018

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1500 Nagel Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45255-2544

(513) 474-5407

District: Forest Hills Local

Feeder schools for Nagel Middle School:

Elementary:	Ayer Elementary School
	Maddux Elementary School
	Mercer Elementary School
	Sherwood Elementary School
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	Summit Elementary School
	Wilson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg79%

Ohio avg55%

163^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 773Forest Hills 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
2026	81.4	163 of 1046	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	69 of 1036	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	80 of 1046	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	136 of 1048	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	119 of 1017	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	123 of 1037	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	97 of 1050	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	153 of 1010	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	88.4	60 of 1038	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	43 of 1050	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	86.8	79 of 1035	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	82.0	92 of 1008	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	80.9	107 of 1001	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	67 of 989	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	49 of 925	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	35 of 895	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	32 of 858	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.6	27 of 835	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	24 of 837	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.0	36 of 732	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	26 of 692	96.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	107 of 455	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	105 of 442	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	23 of 413	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	16 of 405	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	39 of 384	89.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	37 of 78	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	33 of 67	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	46 of 69	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.9	6 of 66	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	8 of 73	89.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	240 of 565	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	333 of 576	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	205 of 658	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	211 of 643	67.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	62.8	38 of 134	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	150 of 947	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	89.2	48 of 938	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	49 of 942	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	118 of 943	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	119 of 925	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	103 of 910	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	74 of 917	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	194 of 897	78.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	62.6	194 of 521	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	77 of 270	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	71 of 262	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	17 of 239	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	15 of 249	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	23 of 247	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	22 of 228	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	29 of 222	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	50 of 192	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	374 of 996	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.5	142 of 983	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	69 of 989	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	215 of 974	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	270 of 947	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	172 of 923	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	348 of 945	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	345 of 924	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	161 of 955	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.5	75 of 954	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	100 of 958	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	124 of 963	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	118 of 946	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	110 of 924	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	88 of 933	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	131 of 916	85.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	22 of 260	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	24 of 263	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	22 of 254	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	43 of 245	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	61 of 239	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	30 of 219	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	55 of 206	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	40 of 205	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	103 of 579	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	55 of 572	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	64.4	114 of 563	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	140 of 590	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	169 of 790	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	47 of 777	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	79 of 795	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	136 of 805	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	123 of 809	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	110 of 781	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	89 of 796	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	176 of 781	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)63rd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2026)53rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I99%+38 vs state

English Language Arts83%+23 vs state

Science82%+21 vs state

Mathematics64%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Bad teachers they are very mean take conseqeunces to seriously. Bad grading. I WOULD NOT SEND YOU KIDS HERE Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

very nice staff. Kids strive with grade schedule of 100-93 A 92.5-84.5 B 84.5-75.5 C
75.5-66.5 D 66.5- F Very hard but good grading schedule. Everyone participates in sports and rated top 10 middle schools in the country! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Nagel Middle School	Public	7-8	1500 Nagel Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 474-5407	1,087	61	17.6	17.8%	923 (84.9%)	29 (2.7%)	52 (4.8%)	21 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.5%)	81.4	163^rd of 1046 public middle schools	84.4%		88.4	69^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.3%	94	82.0		73.7	54.0		85.5	80.8	100.0	99.1			$13,018
West Clermont Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 Clough Pike	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 947-7400	1,704	118	14.4	51.3%	1,428 (83.8%)	61 (3.6%)	112 (6.6%)	25 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (4.1%)	50.1	567^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.8%		52.4	539^th of 1036 public middle schools	48.0%	28	64.0	52.7	28.3	49.6	54.4	62.7	50.4	98.0	95.2			$11,082
Mariemont Junior High School	Public	7-8	3847 Southern Avenue	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-7300	239	20	11.8	15.1%	207 (86.6%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	95.7	4^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.6%		94.4	11^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.9%	7	94.3		97.3	93.6		99.2	88.5	100.0	100.0			$16,643
Shroder Middle School	Public	5-8	6100 Desmond St	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 363-7000	148	10	14.2	—	6 (4.1%)	126 (85.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	8.5	950^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.2%					(n/a)	25.4		6.1	11.1		20.9	28.6					$17,222
Indian Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	6845 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4642	537	43	12.4	—	393 (73.2%)	17 (3.2%)	26 (4.8%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.1%)	92.1	24^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.7%		88	75^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.8%	51	89.9	91.8	72.3	87.2	84.4	93.6	88.7	98.5	99.0			$20,096
Madeira Middle School	Public	6-8	6612 Miami Ave	Madeira	45243	Hamilton County	Madeira City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 561-5555	395	23	17.1	9.9%	324 (82.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	94.6	8^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.2%		94.6	9^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.1%	1	93.7	99.2	76.8	96.1	94.7	92.2	92.9		100.0			$15,364
Evanston Junior High School	Public	4-8	1835 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2700	248	23	10.9	—	8 (3.2%)	222 (89.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	13.1	888^th of 1046 public middle schools	15.1%					(n/a)	25.2		14.9	20.0		36.4	28.7					$12,926
Milford Middle School	Public	6-8	5735 Pleasant Hill Rd	Milford	45150	Clermont County	Milford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 831-1900	978	52	18.8	27.4%	849 (86.8%)	33 (3.4%)	42 (4.3%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.9%)	82.4	149^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.8%		76.6	242^nd of 1036 public middle schools	76.6%	93	86.6	77.7	50.9	85.2	69.5	81.6	79.7	100.0	100.0			$14,322
Norwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2060 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2700	371	28	13.3	—	202 (54.4%)	75 (20.2%)	63 (17.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	46.9	604^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.3%		43.7	623^rd of 1036 public middle schools	39.9%	19	54.3	46.7	37.0	43.0	51.9	61.6	54.2		100.0			$12,161
New Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	1141 Bethel New Richmond Rd	New Richmond	45157	Clermont County	New Richmond Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 553-3161	441	21	21.0	51.2%	402 (91.2%)	9 (2.0%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	52.8	536^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.8%		52.7	535^th of 1036 public middle schools	48.4%	1	65.7	54.8	38.1	36.5	57.0	62.2	59.3		100.0			$10,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Nagel Middle School

Is Nagel Middle School a good school?

Nagel Middle School ranks 163^rd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nagel Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,087 students attended Nagel Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Nagel Middle School?

Students at Nagel Middle School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Nagel Middle School in?

Forest Hills Local

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