Walnut Hills High School College Profile 2021-2022
Grades 9-12
3250 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 — (513) 363-8400 — Fax (513) 363-8630 — CEEB 361130
John Chambers, Principal
Daniel Coleman, Grade 10-12 Assistant Principal
Kathy Restle, Grade 10-12 Assistant Principal
Ashley Thomas-Morgan, Grade 10-12 Assistant Principal
Matthew Chaney, Grade 7-9 Assistant Principal
Jessica Smitson, Grade 7-9 Assistant Principal
3250 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 — (513) 363-8400 — Fax (513) 363-8630 — CEEB 361130
John Chambers, Principal
Daniel Coleman, Grade 10-12 Assistant Principal
Kathy Restle, Grade 10-12 Assistant Principal
Ashley Thomas-Morgan, Grade 10-12 Assistant Principal
Matthew Chaney, Grade 7-9 Assistant Principal
Jessica Smitson, Grade 7-9 Assistant Principal
Counseling Staff
| Patricia Morgan | Grade 11-12 (A-G) |
| Tanya Ficklin | Grade 11-12 (H-O) |
| Morgan Taylor | Grade 11-12 (P-Z) |
| Renita Brooks | Grade 9-10 (A-L) |
| Adrian Cabrera | Grade 9-10 (M-Z) |
| William Harris | Grade 7-8 (A-L) |
| Becky Junewick | Grade 7-8 (M-Z) |
The School
Walnut Hills High School is a selective enrollment high school in the Cincinnati Public School system. Since its inception in 1895, Walnut has provided a classical college preparatory education to academically accelerated students in grades 7 through 12. Students are admitted from all districts in the City of Cincinnati based on qualifying scores on the Terra Nova exam. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence in a culturally-diverse community, Walnut’s curriculum includes Advanced Placement courses in 35 subjects and college-level programming in engineering. Walnut has a distinguished and award-winning reputation which includes being the top school in the State of Ohio based on the Ohio Graduation Test, identified as a Cum Laude Society school, and recognized perennially as a top 100 public high school by U.S. News and World Report. Walnut Hills High School is accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancED).
The Students
Current Enrollment *Beginning 2021-2022 Enrollment
Grading System
A = 100-90% B = 89-80% C = 79-70% D = 69-60 F = 59-0%
X (Failing with excessive absence) = 50%, and I (Incomplete)= 50%
| Class of 2022 | 474 | Class of 2025 | 494 | ||
| Class of 2023 | 463 | Class of 2026 | 427 | ||
| Class of 2024 | 565 | Class of 2027 | 418 |
Grading System
A = 100-90% B = 89-80% C = 79-70% D = 69-60 F = 59-0%
X (Failing with excessive absence) = 50%, and I (Incomplete)= 50%
Current Faculty
145 Teachers
Class of 2022
Walnut Hills High School reports the cumulative weighted and unweighted GPA of our students. Weighted GPA includes core academic subjects only. Grades from Honors (H) and Advanced Accelerated (AA) have a weight of 1.25 and Advanced Placement (AP) has a weight of 1.5. Weighted GPA is based on a 4.0 scale.
Racial Composition 2021-2022
Class of 2021 Statistics and Awards
• 23 National Merit Finalists
• 24 National Merit Semi-Finalists
• 20 National Merit Commended Students
• 9 students from the class of 2021 earned a perfect 36 ACT
• 112 Cum Laude Society Initiates
• 93.2% of our graduates continue their education at four and two year universities and colleges.
• 5.5% work, travel, or join the Armed Forces
• Over 43 million dollars offered in scholarships
• 24 National Merit Semi-Finalists
• 20 National Merit Commended Students
• 9 students from the class of 2021 earned a perfect 36 ACT
• 112 Cum Laude Society Initiates
• 93.2% of our graduates continue their education at four and two year universities and colleges.
• 5.5% work, travel, or join the Armed Forces
• Over 43 million dollars offered in scholarships
In 2021, 35 AP courses are offered
2020-2021 AP Awards
- 155 Scholars
- 159 Scholars with Distinction
- 72 Scholars with Honors
2020-2021 AP Scores
Walunt Hills High School Course Selection Grid
Graduation Requirements
22 credits required in grades 9-12 for graduation, including:
*3 years of Latin for those who entered at grades 7 or 8, and either a fourth year of Latin or 2 years of a modern foreign language in grades 9-12.
| English | 4 years |
| Math | 4 years |
| Science | 3 years |
| Social Studies | 3 years (including one semester of Economics and one semester of Government) |
| Foreign Language* | 2 years |
| Fine Arts | 1 year |
| Senior High Health | 1 semester |
| Physical Education | 1 year |
| Electives | 4 years |
Walunt Hills High School Elective Course Selection Grid
Colleges & Universities
Walnut Hills High School students from Classes of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 attended the following colleges and universities:
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Alabama A & M University Alabama State University Alderson Broaddus University American University Andrews University Arizona State University-Tempe Art Academy of Cincinnati Auburn University Augustana College Baldwin Wallace University Ball State University Baylor University Beckfield College-Florence Belmont Abbey College Belmont University Benedict College Bennett College Berea College Berklee College of Music Birmingham Southern College Bluffton University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bradley University Brandeis University Brigham Young University-Provo Brown University Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Bryn Mawr College Butler University California Institute of Technology Capital University Cardiff University Carleton College Case Western Reserve University Central State University Centre College Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati State Technical and Community College City College of San Francisco Clark Atlanta University Clark University Clemson University Cleveland State University College for Creative Studies College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University -Fort Collins Columbia College Chicago Columbia University in the City of New York Columbus College of Art and Design Concordia University -Chicago Cornell University Cornerstone University CUNY City College CUNY Hunter College Davidson College Denison University DePaul University DePauw University Drexel University Duke Kunshan University Duke University Earlham College East Tennessee State University Eastern Gateway Community College Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Michigan University Emerson College FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising -Los Angeles Fisk University Five Towns College Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida Polytechnic University Fordham University Galen College of Nursing -Cincinnati George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology -Main Campus Georgia State University Grambling State University Grand Canyon University -Traditional Campus Grinnell College Grove City College Hampton University Harvard University Heidelberg University Hocking College Hofstra University Howard University Illinois State University Indian River State College Indiana University -Bloomington Indiana University -Purdue University -Indianapolis Iowa State University Jacksonville University John Carroll University Johns Hopkins University Kent State University at Kent Kentucky State University |
Kenyon College Lake Erie College Lake Forest College Lake Superior State University Lawrence University Lees-McRae College Lincoln Trail College Lipscomb University Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College Marian University Marietta College Marquette University McGill University Miami University -Hamilton Miami University-Oxford Michigan State University Middle Tennessee State University Midway University Milwaukee School of Engineering Minerva University Mississippi State University Morehead State University Morehouse College Morgan State University Mount Saint Joseph University Mount Vernon Nazarene University Muskingum University New York University Norfolk State University North Carolina A & T State University North Carolina Central University Northeastern University Northern Kentucky University Northwest State Community College Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio Dominican University Ohio Media School -Cincinnati Ohio State University - College of Engineering Ohio State University -Main Campus Ohio University -Main Campus Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein University Owens Community College Paul Mitchell the School -Cincinnati Pennsylvania State University -Main Campus Pensacola State College Pratt Institute-Main Princeton University Purdue University -Main Campus Queen's University Quincy University Radford University Rhodes College Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Rockhurst University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sacramento City College Saint Louis University Saint Louis University -Madrid Campus Salem College Samford University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art & Design - SCAD Savannah State University Seton Hall University Shaw University Simmons University Sinclair Community College Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Smith College Soka University of America Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Southern New Hampshire University Spelman College Spring Arbor University Stanford University Stetson University Syracuse University Taylor University Temple University Tennessee State University Texas A & M University -College Station The Juilliard School The Ohio State University at Mansfield The Ohio State University at Newark The University of Alabama The University of Edinburgh |
The University of Tennessee -Knoxville Thomas More University Tiffin University Transylvania University Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana Tuskegee University U.S. Air Force U.S. Navy Union College United States Naval Academy University at Buffalo University of Akron Main Campus University of Alabama in Huntsville University of British Columbia University of California -Berkeley University of California -Los Angeles University of California -Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Cincinnati - OMI College of Applied Sciences University of Cincinnati -Blue Ash College University of Cincinnati -Clermont College University of Cincinnati -Main Campus University of Colorado Boulder University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Evansville University of Exeter University of Florida University of Iceland University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Indianapolis University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maine University of Maryland Global Campus University of Maryland -College Park University of Massachusetts-Boston University of Miami University of Michigan -Ann Arbor University of Michigan -Dearborn University of Minnesota -Twin Cities University of Missouri -Columbia University of Mount Olive University of Mount Union University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina School of the Arts University of Northwestern Ohio University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma -Norman Campus University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh -Pittsburgh Campus University of Saint Francis -Fort Wayne University of South Carolina-Columbia University of Southern California University of Southern Mississippi University of Toledo University of Vermont University of Virginia -Main Campus University of Washington -Seattle Campus University of Waterloo University of Wisconsin -Madison University of Wisconsin -River Falls Vanderbilt University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Walsh University Warren Wilson College Washington University in St Louis Wellesley College West Virginia University Western Carolina University Western Michigan University Western Washington University Wheaton College Wilmington College Winston-Salem State University Winthrop University Wittenberg University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wright State University -Main Campus Xavier University Xavier University of Louisiana Yale University Youngstown State University |
