Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cincinnati, OH

Heritage Hill Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Heritage Hill Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390446701551
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Heritage Hill Elementary School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Ohio schools.

#31 of 56
elementary schools in Cincinnati · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
14.2:1
small classes for Ohio
411
students enrolled

Heritage Hill Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 79% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Heritage Hill Elementary School ranks #31 of 56 elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH.

School address

Enrollment

411

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.2:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-22% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Heritage Hill Elementary School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Heritage Hill Elementary School

Heritage Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolling 411 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 14.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 411 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (69%) and African American (18%) (diversity index 48/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 1644 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Cincinnati's elementary schools, it stands alongside Idea Greater Cincinnati Inc (1,017 students): Heritage Hill Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (14.2:1 vs 30.8:1).

Princeton City also operates Princeton High School (1,619 students) and Princeton Community Middle School (1,332 students) alongside Heritage Hill Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Heritage Hill Elementary School compares

Heritage Hill Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.2:1 ▼ 22% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 411 top 46% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.2:1
Leaner classes than 55% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
411
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
14.2:1
students per teacher - 22% below state mean
Top 21% in Ohio - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
27.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,240
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 69.3%
African American 17.8%
White 7.8%
Two or More 3.9%
Asian 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 69.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.0, Heritage Hill Elementary School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Princeton City, which includes Heritage Hill Elementary School.

$16,240
Per student
+11%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.3%
State 18.7%
Federal 12.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Heritage Hill Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Princeton High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Princeton Community Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Springdale Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Stewart Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Sharonville Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Heritage Hill Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Princeton City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Cincinnati

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Heritage Hill Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Heritage Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Heritage Hill Elementary School?

Heritage Hill Elementary School has 411 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Hill Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Heritage Hill Elementary School is 14.2:1, which is 22% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 10% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Heritage Hill Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Heritage Hill Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 69.3% of enrollment, in Cincinnati, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Heritage Hill Elementary School?

Heritage Hill Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Heritage Hill Elementary School rank among elementary schools in Cincinnati?

By Resource Investment Index, Heritage Hill Elementary School ranks #31 of 56 elementary schools in Cincinnati, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Cincinnati on the city page.

Is Heritage Hill Elementary School a good school?

Heritage Hill Elementary School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Princeton City?

Besides Heritage Hill Elementary School, Princeton City also operates Princeton High School (1,619 students), Princeton Community Middle School (1,332 students), and Springdale Elementary School (529 students). See the Princeton City district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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