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Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School

Q: Is Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School a good school?

Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School?

Students at Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades 7-12

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 715 students. The school is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which is ranked 596 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its focus on information technology, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools, with a ranking between 699-763 out of 855-867 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 76.5% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, Western Hills University High School, Gilbert A. Dater High School, Withrow University High School, Walnut Hills High School, and Hughes STEM High School are all located in close proximity to Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, but their performance is also generally below state and district averages, suggesting a broader challenge within the Cincinnati Public Schools system.

643

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,488

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Ezzard Charles Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45214-2806

(513) 363-8200

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 48 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

1,011^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

699^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 12High Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools

596^th of 828Cincinnati Public Schools among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1011 of 1036	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1010 of 1046	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1015 of 1048	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	933 of 1017	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	928 of 1037	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	969 of 1050	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	992 of 1010	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	1006 of 1038	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1042 of 1050	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.4	1023 of 1035	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.7	1003 of 1008	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	439 of 442	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	398 of 429	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	410 of 436	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	331 of 413	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	339 of 385	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	346 of 405	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	362 of 384	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	350 of 565	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	468 of 576	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	548 of 658	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	900 of 938	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	933 of 942	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	910 of 943	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	881 of 925	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	838 of 910	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	855 of 917	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	885 of 897	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	975 of 983	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	972 of 989	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	956 of 974	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	883 of 947	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	854 of 923	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	884 of 945	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	916 of 924	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	951 of 954	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	944 of 958	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	960 of 963	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	905 of 946	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	893 of 924	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	905 of 933	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	912 of 916	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	563 of 590	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	699 of 855	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	722 of 864	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	760 of 867	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	763 of 836	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	729 of 819	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	750 of 836	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	747 of 800	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	729 of 773	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.6	771 of 784	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.2	757 of 778	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	757 of 769	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	674 of 767	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	61.2	439 of 832	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	73.0	170 of 818	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	188 of 819	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	97 of 791	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	209 of 767	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	58.3	415 of 756	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.9	553 of 696	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	0.0	683 of 689	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.9	658 of 681	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	181 of 328	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	204 of 318	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	250 of 323	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	258 of 306	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	207 of 284	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	250 of 303	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	237 of 279	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	568 of 606	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	400 of 596	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	589 of 628	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	674 of 809	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	696 of 798	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	736 of 813	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	736 of 794	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	695 of 775	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	740 of 781	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	728 of 751	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	656 of 815	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	694 of 822	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	709 of 805	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	707 of 773	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	671 of 763	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	708 of 779	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	716 of 758	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	676 of 817	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	722 of 816	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	746 of 819	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	759 of 808	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	715 of 778	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	736 of 792	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	744 of 763	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	230 of 242	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	382 of 617	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	511 of 598	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	561 of 614	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)45th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2024)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+29 vs state

American History57%-14 vs state

American Government49%-23 vs state

Algebra I44%-16 vs state

Biology29%-36 vs state

Geometry24%-19 vs state

English II23%-37 vs state

Science16%-48 vs state

English Language Arts12%-46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	Public	7-12	420 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8200	643	45	14.3		21 (3.3%)	575 (89.4%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	16	699^th of 855 public high schools	18.2%		10.9	722^nd of 864 public high schools	16.4%	23	15.5	49.4	56.8	1.5	4.7	11.3	13.5	29.1	23.3	24.0	43.5	$14,488
Virtual High School	Public	9-12	425 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45203	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7760	366	4	91.5		39 (10.7%)	275 (75.1%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	1.9	848^th of 855 public high schools	0.8%		4.3	817^th of 864 public high schools	5.4%	31		23.6	25.0					10.5	3.2	0.0	0.0	$8,544
Hughes STEM High School	Public	7-12	2515 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7400	1,167	72	16.1		51 (4.4%)	970 (83.1%)	57 (4.9%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.9%)	15.3	707^th of 855 public high schools	17.3%		18.7	675^th of 864 public high schools	21.9%	32	18.0	61.5	42.6	8.3	2.5	17.6	12.6	31.6	35.1	20.5	27.1	$12,988
Walnut Hills High School	Public	7-12	3250 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8400	2,453	126	19.4	24.5%	1,496 (61.0%)	501 (20.4%)	60 (2.4%)	170 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	216 (8.8%)	92	1^st of 855 public high schools	99.9%		91.8	1^st of 864 public high schools	99.9%		98.5	100.0	99.8	97.1	83.8	98.7	94.4	98.3	98.8	94.2	97.5	$15,164
St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4615 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 482-7100	359	27	13.2		127 (35.4%)	145 (40.4%)	50 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.7%)	43.4	531^st of 855 public high schools	37.9%		48.1	478^th of 864 public high schools	44.7%	53	58.0	75.4	64.9	48.4	39.5	59.4	26.0	60.3	57.1	21.3	69.4	$14,824
Gilbert A. Dater High School	Public	5-12	2146 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7200	911	62	14.7		101 (11.1%)	477 (52.4%)	281 (30.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	10.9	728^th of 855 public high schools	14.9%		14.4	702^nd of 864 public high schools	18.8%	26	15.3	47.3	44.7	11.0	5.6	32.5	21.8	28.6	32.8	10.6	33.1	$13,521
Western Hills University High School	Public	7-12	2144 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8900	1,342	66	20.3		117 (8.7%)	709 (52.8%)	404 (30.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.7%)	9.8	738^th of 855 public high schools	13.7%		8.3	758^th of 864 public high schools	12.3%	20	26.5	46.0	41.8	14.2	11.3	13.1	15.9	32.0	22.8	14.5	31.1	$13,495
Withrow University High School	Public	7-12	2488 Madison Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9200	1,300	86	15.1		30 (2.3%)	1,007 (77.5%)	197 (15.2%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.0%)	14.4	710^th of 855 public high schools	17.0%		9.3	742^nd of 864 public high schools	14.1%	32	23.0	45.2	45.6	22.5	11.7	20.1	11.6	38.3	30.3	26.5	37.1	$13,228
James N. Gamble Montessori High School	Public	7-12	3036 Werk Rd	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	700	43	16.4		97 (13.9%)	516 (73.7%)	28 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.1%)	12.9	715^th of 855 public high schools	16.4%		15.4	694^th of 864 public high schools	19.7%	21	34.0	60.4	40.4	16.3	13.8	40.5	35.5	25.5	40.8	8.8	15.2	$13,927
Norwood High School	Public	9-12	2020 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2800	435	31	13.9		242 (55.6%)	95 (21.8%)	68 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	53	425^th of 855 public high schools	50.3%		50.6	453^rd of 864 public high schools	47.6%	28		77.1	76.7					73.7	59.6	31.7	65.5	$13,623

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How many students attend Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School.

What is the racial makeup of Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School?

Students at Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

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Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Ohio high schools.

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