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White Oak Middle School

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White Oak Middle School ranks 673 rd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

White Oak Middle School is a 6th–8th grade school serving 703 students in Cincinnati’s White Oak area as part of the Northwest Local district. It ranks 673rd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools—36th percentile, 2 stars—and has been a mostly stable 2-star school for a decade, while still outperforming its own district’s overall 28th-percentile, 1-star standing.

Attendance is the clearest bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell to 27.5% in 2025–26, down 12.6 points from its 2022–23 peak, now near district parity and better than many nearby urban schools—though Wyoming Middle School (10.5%) and Bridgetown Middle School (18.9%) remain far lower. Academically, the school is mixed. Algebra I reached 100% proficiency for four straight years, ELA 7 rose to 64.1% and now beats the state, and Math 8 improved to 45%. But grade-7 math collapsed to 10.4% in 2025–26, from 32.3% a year earlier, versus 17.1% district and 48.6% state. Only 2 of 8 assessments beat the state; 6 of 8 beat the district.

Compared with nearby schools, White Oak Middle School places 4th of 11 in its peer group, ahead of several Cincinnati Public Schools and other urban campuses but behind Wyoming Middle School and Bridgetown Middle School. Bridgetown Middle School, about 3.5 miles away, has similar enrollment and higher spending yet much stronger results—Science 8 89.7% vs 45.0%, Math 8 87.0% vs 45.0%, ELA 8 79.5% vs 50.0%, and lower absenteeism. The school has the largest enrollment and lowest reported per-pupil spending ($6,645 in 2018–19) in the comparison set, yet outperforms the highest-spending Cincinnati Public Schools. It performs almost identically to Colerain Middle School in the same district. The profile is bimodal: strong top-end math and improving ELA alongside an urgent grade-7 general math weakness.

703

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,149

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3130 Jessup Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45239-6257

(513) 741-4300

District: Northwest Local

Students who attend White Oak Middle School usually attend:

High:

Colerain High School

Feeder schools for White Oak Middle School:

Elementary:	Monfort Heights Elementary School
	Struble Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

African American:

34.1%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

Ohio avg57%

673^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Northwest Local

557^th of 773Northwest 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	39.5	673 of 1046	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	604 of 1036	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	648 of 1046	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	687 of 1048	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	642 of 1017	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	626 of 1037	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	629 of 1050	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	620 of 1010	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	566 of 1038	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.1	509 of 1050	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.5	516 of 1035	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.1	630 of 1008	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	609 of 1001	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	632 of 989	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.5	515 of 925	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.3	557 of 895	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	496 of 858	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.2	498 of 835	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.8	435 of 837	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.3	398 of 732	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.4	355 of 692	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.0	254 of 400	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	218 of 455	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	185 of 442	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	206 of 429	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	254 of 436	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	215 of 413	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	183 of 385	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	172 of 405	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	203 of 384	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	59 of 76	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	49 of 67	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	50 of 67	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	67 of 73	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	542 of 565	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	561 of 576	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	585 of 658	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	519 of 643	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	120 of 172	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.0	37 of 142	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.6	65 of 123	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	65 of 113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	74 of 134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	31 of 127	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	29 of 107	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	661 of 947	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	621 of 938	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	631 of 942	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	668 of 943	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	624 of 925	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	570 of 910	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	609 of 917	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	597 of 897	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	42.8	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	62 of 196	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	105 of 173	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	163 of 274	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.5	25 of 164	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	186 of 521	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	66 of 262	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	99 of 239	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	176 of 249	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	109 of 228	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	584 of 996	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	461 of 983	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	487 of 989	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	517 of 974	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	460 of 947	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	370 of 923	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	580 of 945	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	610 of 924	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	656 of 955	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	576 of 954	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	629 of 958	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	663 of 963	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	634 of 946	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	631 of 924	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	568 of 933	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	592 of 916	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	161 of 260	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	171 of 263	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	175 of 245	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	155 of 239	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	146 of 219	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	124 of 206	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	117 of 205	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	415 of 579	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	413 of 572	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	498 of 563	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	530 of 590	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	504 of 790	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	485 of 777	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	453 of 795	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	524 of 805	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	487 of 809	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	476 of 781	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	522 of 796	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	477 of 781	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)68th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile~ school

White (2026)36th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2018)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts56%-3 vs state

Science45%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-21 vs state

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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 Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
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	52.6%	295 (42.0%)	240 (34.1%)	33 (4.7%)	52 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (11.7%)	39.5	673^rd of 1046 public middle schools	35.7%		45.2	604^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.7%	69		45.0			38.7	10.4	45.0			52.7	64.1	50.0	100.0	$11,149
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	0.0%	23 (5.0%)	356 (77.9%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	9.3	931^st of 1046 public middle schools	11.0%		8.7	938^th of 1036 public middle schools	9.5%	7	26.6	25.7		26.6	13.9	5.5	9.0		33.0	21.8	16.5	34.9	25.9	$11,286
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	46.6%	214 (40.5%)	197 (37.3%)	31 (5.9%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	68 (12.9%)	40.8	661^st of 1046 public middle schools	36.8%		42.6	637^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.5%	24		55.9			47.1	19.4	41.2			51.6	51.8	52.0	97.4	$11,283
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	88.5%	43 (10.6%)	255 (62.7%)	53 (13.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.5%)	6.9	977^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.6%		8.3	948^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.5%	29		15.2				14.0	5.5				27.1	18.2	55.0	$12,642
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	0.0%	470 (76.7%)	61 (10.0%)	22 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	82.5	147^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.9%		85.5	105^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.9%	42		89.7			72.9	52.0	87.0			68.6	83.8	79.5	96.2	$12,692
Ethel M. Taylor Junior High School	Public	7-8	1930 Fricke Road	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3600	274	22	12.3	99.1%	16 (5.8%)	232 (84.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	8.2	957^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.5%					(n/a)		16.4				17.0	18.1				26.0	10.9		$12,306
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	80.6%	34 (5.7%)	323 (53.7%)	177 (29.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.7%)								(n/a)	29.1			33.6	30.7				48.9	41.4				$11,718
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%)	11	904^th of 1046 public middle schools	13.6%		15	854^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.6%	50	28.3	26.1		26.1	13.0	11.1	21.7		28.3	24.5	25.0	30.4		$12,024
Hartwell Middle School	Public	4-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	441	24	18.1	98.0%	44 (10.0%)	168 (38.1%)	200 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	14.8	869^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.9%		18.6	821^st of 1036 public middle schools	20.8%	48	40.6	15.8	34.9	76.6	19.6	27.1	21.1	41.3	59.4	33.9	32.9	28.1		$14,839
South Avondale Middle School	Public	6-8	636 Prospect Pl	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5500	359	23	15.6	99.2%	13 (3.6%)	323 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	6.9	975^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.8%					(n/a)		10.5			8.9	10.0	9.9			28.0	20.6	14.5		$13,471

Frequently Asked Questions about White Oak Middle School

What is the racial makeup of White Oak Middle School?

Students at White Oak Middle School are 42% White, 34% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of White Oak Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend White Oak Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended White Oak Middle School.

Is White Oak Middle School a good school?

White Oak Middle School ranks 673^rd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is White Oak Middle School in?

Northwest Local

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