Summary:
ZIP code 45239 in Cincinnati, Ohio is home to two high schools serving 481 students in grades 7 through 12: North College Hill High School, the larger school with 402 students in grades 9–12, part of the North College Hill City district; and Transitions Academy, a much smaller school with 79 students in grades 7–12, part of the Northwest Local district.
The two schools have nearly opposite profiles. Transitions Academy's chronic absenteeism is just 1.5%, far below its district's 27.1% and dramatically lower than North College Hill's 68.5% — the clearest positive finding in this data. Yet Transitions Academy graduates 78.6% of its students, well under its district's 96.0%, and ranks 783 of 795 schools statewide (2nd percentile, 0 stars). North College Hill graduates 88.5%, essentially matching its district's 88.1%, and ranks 718 of 795 (10th percentile, 0 stars) — actually better than its own district's 3rd percentile. So the school with healthier attendance shows the weaker academic outcomes here, which likely reflects different student populations, missions, or program types rather than attendance alone.
Both schools score below the state in every reported subject, and math is the biggest concern. North College Hill's Algebra I proficiency is 10.5% against 61.6% statewide, and its Geometry is 15.5% against 43.3%; Transitions Academy's Geometry is 9.5%, and its best subject, American History, is 22.7%. North College Hill's strongest result is American History at 52.4%, still 20.8 points below the state. Year over year, North College Hill improved in English II (+9.5 points), American History (+5.4), and Algebra I (+2.7), but declined in American Government (−5.4) and Biology (−3.9), with Geometry flat. Note that free/reduced lunch data is missing for both schools, Transitions Academy has no Algebra I score, and North College Hill's spending figure dates to 2018–2019.
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