Ross High School

Summary:

Ross High School is a public high school located in Hamilton, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 933 students. The school is part of the Ross Local School District, which is ranked 82 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ross High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 72 and 141 over the past several years. The school's performance on state tests is also impressive, with proficiency rates well above the state averages in subjects like American Government, American History, Biology, and English II. Additionally, Ross High School has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.7% to 98.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, from 6.4% in 2019-2020 to 20.8% in 2023-2024, its rates are still lower than many of the nearby schools, such as North College Hill High School and William Henry Harrison High School.

When compared to the nearby schools, it becomes clear that Ross High School is outperforming many of its counterparts in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratio, which ranges from 19.3 to 23.3 over the past few years. This suggests that Ross High School is a strong educational institution within the region, providing a high-quality education to its students. However, the school's lack of diversity, with a significantly higher percentage of white students (97.21%) compared to the nearby schools, is an area that the school and district should continue to monitor and address to ensure all students are receiving the support they need to succeed.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3601 Hamilton Cleves Rd
       Hamilton, OH  45013-9505


(513) 863-1252

District: Ross Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
126th of 864 Ohio High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,808 Help


Feeder schools for Ross High School:

Elementary:    Elda Elementary School
    Morgan Elementary School
Middle:    Ross Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.7 Help
Number of students:  903

Racial breakdown:

White:
97.5%
Two or more races:
1.2%
Hispanic:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ross High School ranks better than 85.4% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.66. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ross High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (97.5%), two or more races (1.2%), Hispanic (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ross High School is 23.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ross High School is $13,808.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ross High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ross High School 126th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Ross High School in the ranking list.)

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Ross Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Ross Local 82nd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ross High School

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Rank History for all students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 55.03 338th 681 50.4%
2005 69.62 207th 689 70.0%
2006 67.29 229th 696 67.1%
2007 68.53 224th 756 70.4%
2008 71.10 192nd 767 75.0%
2009 71.57 189th 791 76.1%
2010 74.28 143rd 819 82.5%
2011 76.38 103rd 818 87.4%
2012 75.05 127th 832 84.7%
2013 72.43 155th 767 79.8%
2014 75.72 107th 769 86.1%
2015 77.64 53rd 778 93.2%
2016 73.32 116th 784 85.2%
2017 72.48 127th 773 83.6%
2018 77.51 76th 800 90.5%
2019 78.53 73rd 836 91.3%
2021 78.92 80th 819 90.2%
2022 80.27 72nd 836 91.4%
2023 74.23 141st 867 83.7%
2024 75.66 126th 864 85.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.94 163rd 614 73.5%
2024 75.21 74th 598 87.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.21 128th 758 83.1%
2019 87.20 30th 779 96.1%
2021 87.35 30th 763 96.1%
2022 87.63 33rd 773 95.7%
2023 74.95 129th 805 84.0%
2024 67.71 230th 822 72.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.02 119th 751 84.2%
2019 82.74 72nd 781 90.8%
2021 86.60 39th 775 95.0%
2022 83.93 66th 794 91.7%
2023 78.00 129th 813 84.1%
2024 82.05 101st 798 87.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.87 197th 550 64.2%
2019 85.56 38th 628 93.9%
2021 63.49 138th 596 76.8%
2022 63.30 121st 606 80.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.02 104th 538 80.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.60 78th 763 89.8%
2019 82.82 84th 792 89.4%
2021 82.75 80th 778 89.7%
2022 84.22 71st 808 91.2%
2023 78.36 139th 819 83.0%
2024 77.76 144th 816 82.4%
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Rank History for White students at Ross High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.17 118th 718 83.6%
2019 81.10 94th 739 87.3%
2021 79.98 97th 727 86.7%
2022 82.41 81st 749 89.2%
2023 74.06 165th 756 78.2%
2024 77.00 148th 754 80.4%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ross High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 826 1 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 831
1989 797 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1990 777 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 781
1991 765 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 769
1992 778 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a -3 777
1993 802 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 807
1994 773 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 776
1995 860 3 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 865
1996 860 3 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 865
1997 853 2 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 857
1998 870 1 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 874
1999 861 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 865
2000 852 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 855
2001 848 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 851
2002 842 2 0 0 1 n/a n/a 7 852
2003 842 2 0 0 1 n/a n/a 7 852
2004 837 2 1 0 2 n/a n/a 6 848
2005 908 1 1 1 2 n/a n/a 7 920
2006 939 0 4 1 3 n/a n/a 7 954
2007 934 0 2 3 3 n/a n/a 4 946
2008 973 2 2 5 2 n/a n/a 7 991
2009 927 3 1 4 2 n/a n/a 7 944
2010 866 2 0 9 0 n/a n/a 7 884
2011 889 3 5 6 0 0 8 0 911
2012 864 1 4 7 0 1 13 0 890
2013 845 2 6 7 0 1 16 0 877
2014 819 1 5 7 0 1 14 0 847
2015 805 2 3 3 0 1 9 0 823
2016 832 1 3 6 0 0 9 0 851
2017 823 2 3 6 0 0 3 0 837
2018 857 1 2 6 1 0 10 0 877
2019 828 2 2 9 1 0 8 0 850
2020 800 2 2 8 3 0 9 0 824
2021 883 0 0 9 4 0 15 0 911
2022 892 1 0 10 3 0 14 0 920
2023 907 2 3 7 2 0 12 0 933
2024 880 2 2 8 0 0 11 0 903

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ross High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 831 39.0 21.3 0
1989 804 33.0 24.3 n/a
1990 781 34.2 22.8 n/a
1991 769 31.7 24.2 n/a
1992 777 33.1 23.4 2.1
1993 807 33.7 23.9 3.1
1994 776 35.0 22.2 3.5
1995 865 37.5 23.1 3.9
1996 865 37.5 23.1 3.9
1997 857 39.2 21.9 4.6
1998 874 40.2 21.7 3.8
1999 865 38.0 22.8 5.1
2000 855 40.0 21.4 4.2
2001 851 41.4 20.6 3.2
2002 852 44.6 19.1 6.7
2003 852 44.6 19.1 6.7
2004 848 46.2 18.4 4.9
2005 920 46.6 19.7 6
2006 954 45.6 20.9 7.2
2007 946 48.2 19.6 9
2008 991 48.7 20.3 n/a
2009 944 49.7 19.0 10.9
2010 884 48.9 18.0 14.7
2011 911 51.2 17.7 17.5
2012 890 48.0 18.5 23.1
2013 877 49.0 17.8 22.2
2014 847 47.0 18.0 22.2
2015 823 n/a n/a 20.2
2016 851 44.0 19.3 21.2
2017 837 46.5 18.0 19.2
2018 877 46.1 18.9 17.3
2019 850 46.6 18.2 17.1
2020 824 47.9 17.1 18
2021 911 47.0 19.3 n/a
2022 920 43.0 21.3 n/a
2023 933 40.0 23.3 20.2
2024 903 38.0 23.7 27.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ross High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 831 39.0 21.3 0
1989 804 33.0 24.3 n/a
1990 781 34.2 22.8 n/a
1991 769 31.7 24.2 n/a
1992 777 33.1 23.4 2.1
1993 807 33.7 23.9 3.1
1994 776 35.0 22.2 3.5
1995 865 37.5 23.1 3.9
1996 865 37.5 23.1 3.9
1997 857 39.2 21.9 4.6
1998 874 40.2 21.7 3.8
1999 865 38.0 22.8 5.1
2000 855 40.0 21.4 4.2
2001 851 41.4 20.6 3.2
2002 852 44.6 19.1 6.7
2003 852 44.6 19.1 6.7
2004 848 46.2 18.4 4.9
2005 920 46.6 19.7 6
2006 954 45.6 20.9 7.2
2007 946 48.2 19.6 9
2008 991 48.7 20.3 n/a
2009 944 49.7 19.0 10.9
2010 884 48.9 18.0 14.7
2011 911 51.2 17.7 17.5
2012 890 48.0 18.5 23.1
2013 877 49.0 17.8 22.2
2014 847 47.0 18.0 22.2
2015 823 n/a n/a 20.2
2016 851 44.0 19.3 21.2
2017 837 46.5 18.0 19.2
2018 877 46.1 18.9 17.3
2019 850 46.6 18.2 17.1
2020 824 47.9 17.1 18
2021 911 47.0 19.3 n/a
2022 920 43.0 21.3 n/a
2023 933 40.0 23.3 20.2
2024 903 38.0 23.7 27.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ross High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,190
2022 $12,325
2023 $12,593
2024 $13,808

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ross High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 73rd of 836 High schoolsRanks 141st of 867 High schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Ross High School)91.990.7
 1.2%
   End of Course American Government (Ross Local)91.990.7
 1.2%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Ross High School)92.875.9
 16.9%
   End of Course American History (Ross Local)92.875.9
 16.9%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Ross High School)92.476.9
 15.5%
   End of Course Biology (Ross Local)92.476.9
 15.5%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Ross High School)8478.6
 5.4%
   End of Course English II (Ross Local)8478.6
 5.4%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Ross High School)71.563.5
 8%
   End of Course Geometry (Ross Local)71.763.5
 8.2%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Ross High School)85.675.7
 9.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ross Local)85.775.7
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students850933
 9.8%
African American22
American Indian12
 100%
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic97
 22.2%
Pacific Islander00
White828907
 9.5%
Two or More Races812
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.1%20.2%
 3.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ross High School

Ross High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elda Elementary School
Elementary : Morgan Elementary School
Middle : Ross Middle School

Students at Ross High School are 97% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 903 students attended Ross High School.

Ross High School ranks 126th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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