Parker Woods Montessori School

Summary:

Parker Woods Montessori School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Cincinnati Public Schools district, with a diverse student population.

The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on Ohio state tests, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. In 2023-2024, 51.5% of 3rd graders, 52.2% of 4th graders, 46.9% of 5th graders, and 39.1% of 6th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, surpassing the district and state. However, the school faces challenges with a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.9% in 2019-2020 to 26.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district average of 19.9%. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 17.2 in 2020-2021 to 21.8 in 2021-2022, which is higher than nearby Clifton Area Neighborhood School and Fairview-Clifton German Language School.

While Parker Woods Montessori School outperforms the district and state, there are significant racial disparities in student performance, with African American students ranking in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools, and White students ranking in the top 25%. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the achievement gap. Nearby Fairview-Clifton German Language School consistently outperforms Parker Woods Montessori School and the district on state assessments, indicating that successful practices from this school could potentially be replicated to improve student outcomes at Parker Woods Montessori School.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 4370 Beech Hill Ave
       Cincinnati, OH  45223-1806


(513) 363-6200

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1054th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  19.4 Help
Number of students:  610

Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.6%
White:
39.8%
Two or more races:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78.4% 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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Parker Woods Montessori School:

SchoolDigger ranks Parker Woods Montessori School 1054th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Parker Woods 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 Parker Woods Montessori School

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Rank History for all students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.80 1343rd 1471 8.7%
2005 18.26 1326th 1501 11.7%
2006 21.61 1286th 1504 14.5%
2007 18.86 1388th 1609 13.7%
2008 13.67 1429th 1582 9.7%
2009 22.10 1352nd 1610 16.0%
2010 40.96 1206th 1662 27.4%
2011 24.23 1378th 1686 18.3%
2012 27.63 1382nd 1709 19.1%
2013 26.73 1361st 1701 20.0%
2014 25.08 1352nd 1687 19.9%
2015 23.69 1346th 1684 20.1%
2016 12.86 1456th 1678 13.2%
2017 17.94 1356th 1651 17.9%
2018 24.26 1273rd 1636 22.2%
2019 24.22 1310th 1676 21.8%
2021 21.55 1210th 1610 24.8%
2022 27.87 1163rd 1588 26.8%
2023 33.73 1103rd 1596 30.9%
2024 38.17 1054th 1577 33.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.39 678th 856 20.8%
2024 31.87 614th 900 31.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.25 1077th 1465 26.5%
2019 34.76 1072nd 1465 26.8%
2021 28.10 1003rd 1404 28.6%
2022 37.15 947th 1419 33.3%
2023 45.42 863rd 1447 40.4%
2024 49.02 846th 1484 43.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.49 1252nd 1518 17.5%
2019 19.05 1249th 1502 16.8%
2021 15.11 1181st 1467 19.5%
2022 23.41 1148th 1488 22.8%
2023 26.05 1112th 1483 25.0%
2024 33.55 1034th 1466 29.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.69 442nd 1021 56.7%
2019 45.49 488th 956 49.0%
2021 11.00 756th 765 1.2%
2022 17.35 760th 824 7.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.38 725th 759 4.5%
2021 25.10 203rd 219 7.3%
2022 31.82 106th 128 17.2%
2023 51.27 59th 108 45.4%
2024 46.55 49th 78 37.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.35 1137th 1536 26.0%
2019 30.66 1147th 1535 25.3%
2021 17.79 1171st 1499 21.9%
2022 24.09 1142nd 1518 24.8%
2023 34.07 1051st 1498 29.8%
2024 36.14 1022nd 1485 31.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.48 365th 598 39.0%
2019 34.28 401st 605 33.7%
2021 24.96 410th 533 23.1%
2022 21.54 496th 601 17.5%
2023 21.54 495th 610 18.9%
2024 21.21 504th 603 16.4%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for White students at Parker Woods Montessori School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.51 436th 1309 66.7%
2019 57.03 652nd 1271 48.7%
2021 47.12 739th 1249 40.8%
2022 64.77 464th 1242 62.6%
2023 69.42 390th 1215 67.9%
2024 79.10 221st 1190 81.4%
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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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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, April 12, 2021

Open Quote Typically I would never rate a Montessori at a 1 being a Montessori alumni (attends sands/ son attended dater and gamble Montessori) Parker woods has been a huge disappointment with structure and communication. I have felt with Parker woods for 2 years and have
Had the worst experience. My daughter has an IEP and I have only had 2 meeting regarding interventions, lunch ladies bullying the kids I had to call the board of education, dismissal is a mess, and this was all before COVID, it’s much worse now. Please look at other Montessori schools. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, March 8, 2021

Open Quote Excellent school. Passionate educators. Great community. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Open Quote I love my experience at Winton Montessori. CPS is a struggling District, but this particular Magnet School is a TRUE Montessori. We call it 'the best kept secret' because on paper, you don't get the full picture of what the teachers and staff accomplish through Montessori methods.

This school deserves a visit and a conversation with the Principal. Please visit http://wmpto.org/ for closer look and consider a tour to get a personal experience of your own? Close Quote



Enrollment information for Parker Woods Montessori School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 211 280 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1989 194 317 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1990 169 375 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1991 139 400 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1992 116 411 0 1 0 n/a n/a -21 507
1993 92 397 0 1 0 n/a n/a 8 498
1994 66 351 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1995 42 276 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1996 42 276 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1997 48 254 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1998 47 276 7 3 1 n/a n/a 0 334
1999 35 311 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 357
2000 31 321 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 360
2001 21 323 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 351
2002 20 331 3 3 3 n/a n/a 19 379
2003 20 331 3 3 3 n/a n/a 19 379
2004 39 313 2 4 0 n/a n/a 19 377
2005 38 336 0 6 0 n/a n/a 24 404
2006 60 332 0 4 0 n/a n/a 27 423
2007 63 348 0 3 0 n/a n/a 20 434
2008 70 338 1 6 0 n/a n/a 22 437
2009 74 325 1 6 1 n/a n/a 26 433
2010 66 322 0 7 2 n/a n/a 19 416
2011 59 331 2 8 0 0 24 0 424
2012 54 308 1 13 0 1 20 0 397
2013 57 303 1 12 0 1 26 0 400
2014 84 318 1 22 0 1 30 0 456
2015 111 334 1 22 0 1 26 0 495
2016 129 346 4 19 0 1 38 0 537
2017 153 327 4 18 0 1 40 0 543
2018 175 321 6 19 0 2 41 0 564
2019 196 318 6 17 0 1 49 0 587
2020 200 354 4 19 2 2 53 0 634
2021 197 323 4 17 2 2 48 0 593
2022 223 293 2 16 4 1 57 0 596
2023 243 284 5 13 4 2 59 0 610

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

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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 Parker Woods Montessori School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 492 29.0 16.9 0
1989 512 33.0 15.5 n/a
1990 546 33.0 16.5 n/a
1991 540 34.5 15.6 n/a
1992 507 30.6 16.5 88.6
1993 498 31.0 16.1 89.2
1994 418 30.0 13.9 87.6
1995 323 15.0 21.5 0
1996 323 15.0 21.5 0
1997 309 17.0 18.2 94.8
1998 334 23.0 14.5 74
1999 357 21.0 17.0 76.2
2000 360 17.7 20.3 85
2001 351 19.0 18.5 82.9
2002 379 22.0 17.2 95.3
2003 379 22.0 17.2 95.3
2004 377 23.6 16.0 86.3
2005 404 24.0 16.8 88.2
2006 423 22.7 18.6 88.9
2007 434 27.0 16.1 82.1
2008 437 23.0 19.0 n/a
2009 433 22.0 19.7 75.9
2010 416 21.5 19.3 82.4
2011 424 23.0 18.4 78.3
2012 397 20.0 19.8 82.6
2013 400 21.5 18.6 84
2014 456 26.0 17.5 81.8
2015 495 n/a n/a 78.4
2016 537 28.0 19.1 78.4
2017 543 24.5 22.1 n/a
2018 564 17.7 31.8 n/a
2019 587 33.0 17.7 n/a
2020 634 68.4 9.2 n/a
2021 593 34.4 17.2 n/a
2022 596 27.2 21.8 n/a
2023 610 31.4 19.4 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 Parker Woods Montessori School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 492 29.0 16.9 0
1989 512 33.0 15.5 n/a
1990 546 33.0 16.5 n/a
1991 540 34.5 15.6 n/a
1992 507 30.6 16.5 88.6
1993 498 31.0 16.1 89.2
1994 418 30.0 13.9 87.6
1995 323 15.0 21.5 0
1996 323 15.0 21.5 0
1997 309 17.0 18.2 94.8
1998 334 23.0 14.5 74
1999 357 21.0 17.0 76.2
2000 360 17.7 20.3 85
2001 351 19.0 18.5 82.9
2002 379 22.0 17.2 95.3
2003 379 22.0 17.2 95.3
2004 377 23.6 16.0 86.3
2005 404 24.0 16.8 88.2
2006 423 22.7 18.6 88.9
2007 434 27.0 16.1 82.1
2008 437 23.0 19.0 n/a
2009 433 22.0 19.7 75.9
2010 416 21.5 19.3 82.4
2011 424 23.0 18.4 78.3
2012 397 20.0 19.8 82.6
2013 400 21.5 18.6 84
2014 456 26.0 17.5 81.8
2015 495 n/a n/a 78.4
2016 537 28.0 19.1 78.4
2017 543 24.5 22.1 n/a
2018 564 17.7 31.8 n/a
2019 587 33.0 17.7 n/a
2020 634 68.4 9.2 n/a
2021 593 34.4 17.2 n/a
2022 596 27.2 21.8 n/a
2023 610 31.4 19.4 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 Parker Woods Montessori School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,566
2022 $12,380
2023 $12,724

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Parker Woods 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 1310th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1103rd of 1596 Elementary schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Parker Woods Montessori School)43.546.2
 2.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)59.545.5
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Parker Woods Montessori School)57.647.3
 10.3%
   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 (Parker Woods Montessori School)44.343.7
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)5641.8
 14.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Parker Woods Montessori School)5038
 12%
   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 (Parker Woods Montessori School)34.343.8
 9.5%
   5th Grade Science (Cincinnati Public Schools)46.236.7
 9.5%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Parker Woods Montessori School)28.435.7
 7.3%
   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 (Parker Woods Montessori School)53.752.1
 1.6%
   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 (Parker Woods Montessori School)35.443.5
 8.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cincinnati Public Schools)44.131.8
 12.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Parker Woods Montessori School)45.852.5
 6.7%
   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 Students587610
 3.9%
African American318284
 10.7%
American Indian04
Asian65
 16.7%
Hispanic1713
 23.5%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White196243
 24%
Two or More Races4959
 20.4%


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Parker Woods Montessori School ranks 1054th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 610 students attended Parker Woods Montessori School.

Students at Parker Woods Montessori School are 47% African American, 40% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.


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