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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 10.4% 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

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School is a Cincinnati Public Schools school at 420 Ezzard Charles Dr in Cincinnati, OH, serving 643 students in grades 7–12. In 2025–2026 it ranked 712th of 795 Ohio high schools — the 10th percentile, with 1 star — while its district ranked 609th of 773 Ohio districts. Its rank history shows a long climb from the 2nd percentile in 2015–2016 to a recent high of 18th percentile in 2024–2025, followed by a slide back to the 10th percentile this year, so it remains in Ohio's lower tier despite moving off the very bottom.

American Government is the clearest bright spot: 65.0% of students were proficient, essentially level with the district's 65.3% and within about 7 points of the state's 71.6%. Every other tested subject falls well below district and state averages, with middle-grade results especially stark — 1.2% proficient in 7th grade Math, 1.4% in 8th grade Math, 2.9% in 8th grade Science, and 9.5% in 8th grade ELA. Algebra I (29.6%) and Geometry (12.4%) are also low, which is notable for a school with an information technology theme. Graduation is a relative strength: 84.1% in 2025–2026, above the district's 80.6% and up from 75.3% in 2021–2022. However, chronic absenteeism reached 79.9%, nearly double the district's 44.6% and worse than the prior year's 75.8%.

Among nearby schools, Taft sits in the lower tier: it trails Walnut Hills High School, Withrow University High School, Gilbert A. Dater High School, James N. Gamble Montessori High School, Hughes STEM High School, and St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School on overall rank, but outperforms Riverview East Academy and Virtual High School (3rd percentile, 44.2% graduation rate, 97.2% chronic absenteeism). Subgroup results are uneven: special education students ranked in the 31st percentile, above the school's overall 10th percentile, while gifted and talented students ranked 0th percentile — 283rd of 283. Class sizes and spending are mid-range rather than extreme outliers: the student–teacher ratio improved to 14.3 in 2024–2025, and 2018–2019 per-student spending was $9,419.

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 — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (44% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 58 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Ohio avg60%

Middle school

1,038^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

712^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

609^th of 773Cincinnati 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
2026	3.0	1038 of 1046	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.5	712 of 795	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.5	230 of 296	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.2	669 of 763	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	0.2	283 of 283	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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
2026	11.3	685 of 761	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.7	719 of 765	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.0	394 of 575	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
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

Homeless (2024)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

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

Gifted and Talented (2026)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics130%+80 vs state

American Government65%-7 vs state

American History39%-34 vs state

Algebra I30%-32 vs state

English II29%-34 vs state

Biology20%-47 vs state

English Language Arts14%-47 vs state

Geometry12%-31 vs state

Science3%-58 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	96.8%	21 (3.3%)	575 (89.4%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	8.5	712^th of 795 public high schools	10.4%		16	699^th of 855 public high schools	18.2%	13	2.9	65.0	38.7	1.2	1.4	17.6	9.5	20.0	29.1	12.4	29.6	$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	0.0%	39 (10.7%)	275 (75.1%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	2.7	772^nd of 795 public high schools	2.9%		1.9	848^th of 855 public high schools	0.8%	76		20.0	15.9					11.4	12.5	18.2	15.0	$8,544
Cincinnati Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1110 Main St	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(513) 475-0222	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hughes STEM High School	Public	9-12	2515 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7400	1,167	72	16.1	0.0%	51 (4.4%)	970 (83.1%)	57 (4.9%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.9%)	9.9	700^th of 795 public high schools	11.9%		15.3	707^th of 855 public high schools	17.3%	7		56.0	51.8					32.2	40.3	21.7	26.1	$12,988
Banyan High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6871 Steger Dr	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Banyan High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 475-0222	75	7	10.7	95.3%	4 (5.3%)	66 (88.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)								(n/a)
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	19.3%	1,496 (61.0%)	501 (20.4%)	60 (2.4%)	170 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	216 (8.8%)	91.7	1^st of 795 public high schools	99.9%		92	1^st of 855 public high schools	99.9%		98.5	99.7	99.2	97.2	89.2	98.2	94.4	98.8	98.2	94.4	97.2	$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	81.5%	127 (35.4%)	145 (40.4%)	50 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.7%)	31.5	585^th of 795 public high schools	26.4%		43.4	531^st of 855 public high schools	37.9%	54	54.5	69.9	63.5	35.8	51.1	49.3	48.5	57.8	42.4	30.4	74.6	$14,824
Gilbert A. Dater High School	Public	7-12	2146 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7200	911	62	14.7	79.3%	101 (11.1%)	477 (52.4%)	281 (30.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	10.6	696^th of 795 public high schools	12.5%		10.9	728^th of 855 public high schools	14.9%	32	14.3	52.2	64.3	9.7	1.8	17.8	19.1	36.5	29.7	5.8	39.1	$13,521
Withrow University High School	Public	9-12	2488 Madison Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9200	1,300	86	15.1	0.0%	30 (2.3%)	1,007 (77.5%)	197 (15.2%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.0%)	15.9	671^st of 795 public high schools	15.6%		14.4	710^th of 855 public high schools	17.0%	39		58.6	55.7					36.7	34.3	43.7	35.2	$13,228
Riverview East Academy	Public	9-12	3555 Kellogg Ave	Cincinnati	45226	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3400	165	20	8.2	96.5%	58 (35.2%)	87 (52.7%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	4.8	741^st of 795 public high schools	6.8%		11.3	726^th of 855 public high schools	15.1%	15		55.2	21.4						12.5	4.8		$26,165

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

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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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