Western Hills University High School
2144 Ferguson Rd
Cincinnati OH, 45238, Hamilton County
Phone: 513-363-8900
Ranking: 
(694 out of 821, bottom 15%)*
(694 out of 821, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Cincinnati City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 76 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,159 | 1,091 | 744 | 693 | 649 | 736 | 743 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 174 | 15.0% | NA | NA | 21 | 2.8% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 211 | 18.2% | NA | NA | 11 | 1.5% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 289 | 24.9% | NA | NA | 317 | 42.6% | 255 | 36.8% | 249 | 38.4% | 315 | 42.8% | 366 | 49.3% |
| Grade 10: | 233 | 20.1% | NA | NA | 147 | 19.8% | 150 | 21.6% | 133 | 20.5% | 135 | 18.3% | 130 | 17.5% |
| Grade 11: | 153 | 13.2% | NA | NA | 119 | 16.0% | 150 | 21.6% | 131 | 20.2% | 168 | 22.8% | 137 | 18.4% |
| Grade 12: | 99 | 8.5% | NA | NA | 128 | 17.2% | 138 | 19.9% | 133 | 20.5% | 118 | 16.0% | 110 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 605 | 52.2% | NA | NA | 369 | 49.6% | 321 | 46.3% | 293 | 45.1% | 343 | 46.6% | 375 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 554 | 47.8% | NA | NA | 375 | 50.4% | 372 | 53.7% | 319 | 49.2% | 357 | 48.5% | 345 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 0.7% | NA | NA | 9 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 940 | 81.1% | NA | NA | 600 | 80.6% | 542 | 78.2% | 518 | 79.8% | 546 | 74.2% | 537 | 72.3% |
| White: | 147 | 12.7% | NA | NA | 96 | 12.9% | 92 | 13.3% | 92 | 14.2% | 144 | 19.6% | 167 | 22.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 58 | 5.0% | NA | NA | 36 | 4.8% | 41 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.25 | 24.97 | 18.15 | 17.33 | 15.83 | 18.40 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 59.4% | 72.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 68.0% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 65.3% | 76.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 75.0% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 48.5% | 68.6% |
| OGT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62% | 84.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 72.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 72.1% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73.6% | 80.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.7% | 82.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 75.6% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 77.7% | 83.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 75.2% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86.3% | 92% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 82.8% | 89.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.2% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 82.2% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 77.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77% | 83% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 85.1% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 79.2% | 86% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 80.0% | 87.6% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 52.9% | 73% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 57.2% | 73.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 62.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 62% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 61.3% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 66.5% | 81.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 64.4% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 68.4% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 71.4% | 79.5% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.4% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 78% | 78.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 74.4% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 73.2% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 78.3% | 80.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 77.4% | 76.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 75.2% | 81.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 77.7% | 83.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.5% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 84.9% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.6% | 89.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 87.4% | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 83.9% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 79.7% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 86.1% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 85.2% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.7% | 88.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 87.5% | 89.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 88.1% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 88.3% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 85.5% | 88.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.6% | 92.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 90.4% | 91.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 92.3% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 91.8% | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93.5% | 92.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.0% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 91.4% | 92.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 77.3% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 76.8% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 76.8% | 84.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 80% | 85.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 80.4% | 84.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 79.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 79.6% | 85.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 85.8% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85% | 86.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 88.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.9% | 88.7% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 87.8% | 88% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 88.5% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 86.4% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 92.7% | 93.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.8% | 93% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 93% | 93.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 91.8% | 0% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 93.5% | 93.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 93.4% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 89.9% | 92.1% |
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* Western Hills University High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.