Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Summary:

Pleasant Ridge Montessori School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Cincinnati, Ohio, part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district. With a diverse student population, the school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics.

One key factor that sets Pleasant Ridge Montessori apart is its strong academic performance. In the 2023-2024 school year, 66.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 50.9% for the district and 62.1% for the state. The school's White students and Gifted and Talented students also perform exceptionally well, ranking 271 out of 1,190 Ohio elementary schools and 29 out of 78, respectively. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, it remains lower than the district average at nearby Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies.

The school's Montessori approach likely contributes to its academic success, and it outperforms other nearby schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, such as John P. Parker School and Bond Hill Academy. However, the school's performance in serving students with special needs and disabilities is an area of concern, ranking in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools for these subgroups.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 5945 Montgomery Rd
       Cincinnati, OH  45213-1609


(513) 363-4400

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
980th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Pleasant Ridge Montessori School usually attend:

High:    Clark Montessori High School
    Gilbert A. Dater High School
    Hughes STEM High School
    James N. Gamble Montessori High School
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Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  737

Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.0%
White:
39.1%
Two or more races:
9.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.4% Help


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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Ridge Montessori School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Ridge Montessori School 980th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Ridge Montessori School in the ranking list.)

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Cincinnati Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cincinnati Public Schools 597th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 6.70 1399th 1471 4.9%
2005 6.39 1420th 1501 5.4%
2006 2.48 1462nd 1504 2.8%
2007 8.06 1499th 1609 6.8%
2008 7.54 1482nd 1582 6.3%
2009 2.96 1557th 1610 3.3%
2010 2.88 1611th 1662 3.1%
2011 1.71 1661st 1686 1.5%
2012 9.71 1563rd 1709 8.5%
2013 13.25 1511th 1701 11.2%
2014 20.07 1410th 1687 16.4%
2015 32.88 1237th 1684 26.5%
2016 27.06 1255th 1678 25.2%
2017 30.47 1220th 1651 26.1%
2018 26.99 1245th 1636 23.9%
2019 33.30 1214th 1676 27.6%
2021 40.08 1032nd 1610 35.9%
2022 39.61 1046th 1588 34.1%
2023 41.69 1029th 1596 35.5%
2024 44.69 980th 1577 37.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 60.05 56th 162 65.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.83 706th 856 17.5%
2024 18.74 802nd 900 10.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.25 1050th 1465 28.3%
2019 44.94 928th 1465 36.7%
2021 53.93 670th 1404 52.3%
2022 53.20 706th 1419 50.2%
2023 54.39 710th 1447 50.9%
2024 55.85 708th 1484 52.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.75 1154th 1518 24.0%
2019 36.46 1059th 1502 29.5%
2021 34.49 993rd 1467 32.3%
2022 36.07 1017th 1488 31.7%
2023 46.62 888th 1483 40.1%
2024 48.72 868th 1466 40.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.96 938th 1021 8.1%
2019 21.09 818th 956 14.4%
2021 17.93 706th 765 7.7%
2022 12.79 806th 824 2.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.46 478th 759 37.0%
2021 51.54 134th 219 38.8%
2022 49.61 83rd 128 35.2%
2024 61.18 29th 78 62.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.11 1243rd 1536 19.1%
2019 27.62 1181st 1535 23.1%
2021 35.32 1005th 1499 33.0%
2022 36.13 1036th 1518 31.8%
2023 29.82 1088th 1498 27.4%
2024 36.40 1019th 1485 31.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.56 392nd 598 34.4%
2019 38.89 361st 605 40.3%
2021 34.23 306th 533 42.6%
2022 33.29 382nd 601 36.4%
2023 38.72 348th 610 43.0%
2024 33.96 384th 603 36.3%
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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.88 685th 1309 47.7%
2019 69.05 425th 1271 66.6%
2021 76.25 288th 1249 76.9%
2022 74.77 297th 1242 76.1%
2023 78.30 253rd 1215 79.2%
2024 76.39 271st 1190 77.2%
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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 Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 183 411 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1989 188 432 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 625
1990 184 402 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 592
1991 155 377 6 6 1 n/a n/a 0 545
1992 144 362 5 1 1 n/a n/a -13 500
1993 115 381 5 2 4 n/a n/a 15 522
1994 122 416 2 6 4 n/a n/a 0 550
1995 85 464 3 0 3 n/a n/a 0 555
1996 85 464 3 0 3 n/a n/a 0 555
1997 64 632 3 0 3 n/a n/a 0 702
1998 52 544 5 0 3 n/a n/a 0 604
1999 27 517 6 1 2 n/a n/a 0 553
2000 24 495 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 526
2001 22 470 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 498
2002 15 363 0 9 2 n/a n/a 20 409
2003 15 363 0 9 2 n/a n/a 20 409
2004 13 321 0 17 0 n/a n/a 14 365
2005 17 343 2 15 0 n/a n/a 14 391
2006 28 352 0 10 0 n/a n/a 15 405
2007 39 314 1 12 0 n/a n/a 10 376
2008 68 294 2 10 0 n/a n/a 22 396
2009 123 414 3 11 0 n/a n/a 40 591
2010 126 379 2 10 0 n/a n/a 39 556
2011 141 364 3 14 0 0 39 0 561
2012 167 342 2 10 0 0 42 0 563
2013 182 283 2 17 0 1 42 0 527
2014 215 313 4 12 0 1 45 0 590
2015 226 317 2 14 0 0 36 0 595
2016 243 349 2 20 1 0 43 0 658
2017 211 326 2 21 0 1 47 0 608
2018 225 295 2 25 0 1 50 0 598
2019 224 320 4 41 0 0 54 0 643
2020 251 330 4 42 1 0 57 0 685
2021 241 292 5 44 0 3 50 0 635
2022 290 319 5 30 1 0 72 0 717
2023 288 332 3 41 0 0 73 0 737

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 Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 601 30.0 20.0 0
1989 625 32.0 19.5 n/a
1990 592 31.0 19.0 n/a
1991 545 27.5 19.8 n/a
1992 500 28.6 17.4 44.8
1993 522 26.0 20.1 46.9
1994 550 31.0 17.7 53.8
1995 555 25.0 22.2 0
1996 555 25.0 22.2 0
1997 702 21.5 32.7 58.1
1998 604 33.0 18.3 58.8
1999 553 32.0 17.3 73.4
2000 526 25.0 21.0 70.3
2001 498 30.0 16.6 72.3
2002 409 30.2 13.5 84.1
2003 409 30.2 13.5 84.1
2004 365 28.2 12.9 80.1
2005 391 25.2 15.5 83.6
2006 405 25.2 16.1 78.5
2007 376 21.0 17.9 75.7
2008 396 19.0 20.8 n/a
2009 591 30.0 19.7 69.9
2010 556 31.0 17.9 73.5
2011 561 28.0 20.0 66.3
2012 563 27.0 20.8 70.7
2013 527 26.0 20.2 69.3
2014 590 27.3 21.6 65.4
2015 595 n/a n/a 58.7
2016 658 30.0 21.9 68.4
2017 608 30.5 19.9 n/a
2018 598 26.0 23.0 n/a
2019 643 32.5 19.7 n/a
2020 685 67.0 10.2 n/a
2021 635 33.5 18.9 n/a
2022 717 32.0 22.4 n/a
2023 737 34.4 21.3 n/a

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 Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 601 30.0 20.0 0
1989 625 32.0 19.5 n/a
1990 592 31.0 19.0 n/a
1991 545 27.5 19.8 n/a
1992 500 28.6 17.4 44.8
1993 522 26.0 20.1 46.9
1994 550 31.0 17.7 53.8
1995 555 25.0 22.2 0
1996 555 25.0 22.2 0
1997 702 21.5 32.7 58.1
1998 604 33.0 18.3 58.8
1999 553 32.0 17.3 73.4
2000 526 25.0 21.0 70.3
2001 498 30.0 16.6 72.3
2002 409 30.2 13.5 84.1
2003 409 30.2 13.5 84.1
2004 365 28.2 12.9 80.1
2005 391 25.2 15.5 83.6
2006 405 25.2 16.1 78.5
2007 376 21.0 17.9 75.7
2008 396 19.0 20.8 n/a
2009 591 30.0 19.7 69.9
2010 556 31.0 17.9 73.5
2011 561 28.0 20.0 66.3
2012 563 27.0 20.8 70.7
2013 527 26.0 20.2 69.3
2014 590 27.3 21.6 65.4
2015 595 n/a n/a 58.7
2016 658 30.0 21.9 68.4
2017 608 30.5 19.9 n/a
2018 598 26.0 23.0 n/a
2019 643 32.5 19.7 n/a
2020 685 67.0 10.2 n/a
2021 635 33.5 18.9 n/a
2022 717 32.0 22.4 n/a
2023 737 34.4 21.3 n/a

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 Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,358
2022 $12,433
2023 $13,556

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pleasant Ridge Montessori School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1214th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1029th of 1596 Elementary schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)63.668.8
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)59.545.5
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)7655.3
 20.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)66.447.5
 18.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)44.746.7
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)5641.8
 14.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)49.360.7
 11.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)5239.7
 12.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)43.842.3
 1.5%
   5th Grade Science (Cincinnati Public Schools)46.236.7
 9.5%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)44.438.1
 6.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)46.230.9
 15.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)62.560.4
 2.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)56.946.5
 10.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)28.132.4
 4.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)44.131.8
 12.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Ridge Montessori School)33.343.2
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cincinnati Public Schools)46.237.9
 8.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students643737
 14.6%
African American320332
 3.8%
American Indian00
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic4141
Pacific Islander00
White224288
 28.6%
Two or More Races5473
 35.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 737 students attended Pleasant Ridge Montessori School.

Pleasant Ridge Montessori School ranks 980th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School are 45% African American, 39% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.


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