Summary:
In ZIP code 45225, there is one middle school, Ethel M. Taylor Junior High School, serving grades 7–8 with 274 students as part of Cincinnati Public Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The most important facts for parents are the school’s very high chronic absenteeism and low test proficiency. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism is 78.6% at the school, compared with 44.6% for the district—34.0 percentage points higher. The school ranks 957 of 1,046 statewide, at the 9th percentile with 0 stars, while the district ranks 609 of 773, at the 21st percentile with 1 star. Every listed test is below both district and state. In current middle grades, 7th grade English Language Arts is 26.0% and 8th grade English Language Arts is 10.9%, with the latter 32.6 points below the district and 47.4 points below the state. In prior-year grades 3–6, the lowest results are 6th grade mathematics at 3.0%, 5th grade science at 3.8%, and 5th grade English Language Arts at 7.4%. The largest gap versus the state is 5th grade English Language Arts, where the school is 60.3 points below. A simple average across the 14 listed tests is about 15.9% for the school, 42.6% for the district, and 59.6% for the state.
Several caveats matter. The prior-year data include grades 3–6, even though the current grade range is 7–8, so year-over-year comparisons are not straightforward. Per-student spending is $10,684 from 2018–2019, which is dated, and free/reduced-price lunch data is unknown. The student-teacher ratio is 12.3, which is not obviously unfavorable, yet outcomes remain low. With only one middle school in this ZIP, families have no other public middle-grade option shown here. The combination of very high absenteeism and very low proficiency suggests attendance and instructional supports are critical areas to examine.
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