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Clark Montessori High School

Public Grades 7-12
496th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 795 Ohio High Schools
Better than 38% of Ohio high schools
Summary

Clark Montessori High School is a Cincinnati Public Schools school serving grades 7–12 with 714 students at 3030 Erie Ave in Cincinnati, OH. In 2025–2026 it ranked 496th of 795 Ohio schools (38th percentile, 2 stars), above its district's 21st percentile but below the state median. Its rank history is volatile: it reached the 62nd percentile in 2024–2025, then fell back to 38th, and over the past decade has generally hovered between the 36th and 47th percentiles.

Academically, Clark outperforms the district average in most tested subjects: American Government 86.7% proficient versus the district's 65.3%, American History 74.6%, English II 59.5% versus 46.2%, and Biology 62.8% versus 50.9%. Geometry is the clear weakness at 27.7%, below the district's 36.9% and the state's 43.3%, while middle-school math and 8th grade science also trail the state. Among nearby Cincinnati Public Schools high schools, Clark is generally stronger than Woodward Career Technical High School, Riverview East Academy, and Withrow University High School — English II proficiency is 59.5% at Clark versus 19.4% at Woodward and 12.5% at Riverview — though Withrow's Geometry result (43.7%) is higher. Against the top nearby schools, however, Clark trails substantially: Walnut Hills High School, Turpin High School, and Mariemont High School post proficiency rates in the 80s–100s across most subjects.

Graduation and attendance are Clark's brightest spots: a 93.9% graduation rate versus the district's 80.6%, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism versus 44.6%. Norwood High School, with a similar overall ranking, has much weaker persistence (86.1% graduation, 47.6% absenteeism) but outperforms Clark in Biology, Geometry, English II, and American History. Subgroup results are uneven: Special Education students rank in the 67th percentile (3 stars), while Gifted and Talented students rank 28th (1 star). Clark spends $9,369 per student (2018–2019), less than the top-performing nearby schools, and serves a higher share of students from low-income families (49.13% free/reduced lunch in 2023–2024).

714
Students ?
18.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,816
Per pupil spending ?
49.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.4%
White:
33.8%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026
Strengths
✓94% graduate within 4 years
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cincinnati Public Schools
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 60% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school53%
District avg45%
Ohio avg60%
Middle school
696th of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
496th of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 21 pts since 2016
From top 42% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 12High Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools
609th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202636.9696 of 104633.5%★★☆☆☆
202531.3722 of 103630.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.8741 of 104629.2%★☆☆☆☆
202330.2730 of 104830.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.0699 of 101731.3%★★☆☆☆
202151.1563 of 103745.7%★★☆☆☆
201937.2702 of 105033.1%★★☆☆☆
201843.0639 of 101036.7%★★☆☆☆
201732.5721 of 103830.5%★★☆☆☆
201639.1679 of 105035.3%★★☆☆☆
201557.7514 of 103550.3%★★★☆☆
201456.2601 of 100840.4%★★☆☆☆
201353.9626 of 100137.5%★★☆☆☆
201257.5572 of 98942.2%★★☆☆☆
201150.9614 of 92533.6%★★☆☆☆
201053.0574 of 89535.9%★★☆☆☆
200955.7519 of 85839.5%★★☆☆☆
200860.9416 of 83550.2%★★★☆☆
200767.7309 of 83763.1%★★★☆☆
200670.8229 of 73268.7%★★★☆☆
200564.1275 of 69260.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202647.8213 of 45553.2%★★★☆☆
202531.6288 of 44234.8%★★☆☆☆
202423.7329 of 42923.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.9327 of 43625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202235.6235 of 41343.1%★★☆☆☆
202165.292 of 38576.1%★★★★☆
201944.3219 of 40545.9%★★☆☆☆
201840.4221 of 38442.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202242.9290 of 56548.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.5298 of 57648.3%★★☆☆☆
201962.6160 of 65875.7%★★★★☆
201873.387 of 64386.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202637.2647 of 94731.7%★★☆☆☆
202530.7674 of 93828.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.5717 of 94223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7670 of 94329.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4671 of 92527.5%★☆☆☆☆
202147.2531 of 91041.6%★★☆☆☆
201934.0661 of 91727.9%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1723 of 89719.4%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202646.1134 of 18628.0%★☆☆☆☆
202535.1163 of 19416.0%★☆☆☆☆
202416.4184 of 1966.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.3163 of 1735.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.7205 of 24114.9%★☆☆☆☆
202147.7189 of 27431.0%★★☆☆☆
201975.06 of 16496.3%★★★★★
201824.5480 of 5217.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202643.8616 of 99638.2%★★☆☆☆
202536.9662 of 98332.7%★★☆☆☆
202415.0836 of 98915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.4824 of 97415.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.3734 of 94722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202142.5545 of 92341.0%★★☆☆☆
201941.3627 of 94533.7%★★☆☆☆
201824.8734 of 92420.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202626.5712 of 95525.4%★☆☆☆☆
202523.7722 of 95424.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3724 of 95824.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.5754 of 96321.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4700 of 94626.0%★☆☆☆☆
202144.4537 of 92441.9%★★☆☆☆
201932.7669 of 93328.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.1652 of 91628.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202624.0211 of 26018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202522.4218 of 26317.1%★☆☆☆☆
201934.9146 of 20629.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202658.2166 of 57971.3%★★★★☆
202556.0176 of 57269.2%★★★☆☆
202425.7457 of 56318.8%★☆☆☆☆
202344.2276 of 59053.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202667.2270 of 79065.8%★★★☆☆
202576.3167 of 77778.5%★★★★☆
202469.9225 of 79571.7%★★★★☆
202366.7264 of 80567.2%★★★☆☆
202259.1340 of 80958.0%★★★☆☆
202166.0266 of 78165.9%★★★☆☆
201953.9400 of 79649.7%★★★☆☆
201835.9557 of 78128.7%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202642.2496 of 79537.6%★★☆☆☆
202560.5325 of 85562.0%★★★☆☆
202447.7482 of 86444.2%★★☆☆☆
202343.8522 of 86739.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.1528 of 83636.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.2504 of 81938.5%★★☆☆☆
201952.5444 of 83646.9%★★☆☆☆
201844.3514 of 80035.8%★★☆☆☆
201758.0301 of 77361.1%★★★☆☆
201658.4328 of 78458.2%★★★☆☆
201563.8270 of 77865.3%★★★☆☆
201473.3147 of 76980.9%★★★★☆
201373.3139 of 76781.9%★★★★☆
201273.2171 of 83279.4%★★★★☆
201176.4102 of 81887.5%★★★★☆
201078.874 of 81991.0%★★★★★
200975.3113 of 79185.7%★★★★☆
200880.450 of 76793.5%★★★★★
200775.4112 of 75685.2%★★★★☆
200675.1140 of 69679.9%★★★★☆
200580.094 of 68986.4%★★★★☆
200491.021 of 68196.9%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202644.6163 of 29644.9%★★☆☆☆
202564.6105 of 32868.0%★★★☆☆
202450.9146 of 31854.1%★★★☆☆
202357.0126 of 32361.0%★★★☆☆
202257.1117 of 30661.8%★★★☆☆
202149.1120 of 28457.7%★★★☆☆
201958.7120 of 30360.4%★★★☆☆
201848.2137 of 27950.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202243.9278 of 60654.1%★★★☆☆
202158.0172 of 59671.1%★★★★☆
201963.1157 of 62875.0%★★★★☆
201861.8135 of 55075.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202645.8485 of 76336.4%★★☆☆☆
202565.6302 of 80962.7%★★★☆☆
202452.8437 of 79845.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.3484 of 81340.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.9551 of 79430.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.3519 of 77533.0%★★☆☆☆
201957.8398 of 78149.0%★★☆☆☆
201839.5507 of 75132.5%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202647.8203 of 28328.3%★☆☆☆☆
202549.3169 of 24430.7%★★☆☆☆
202447.9192 of 28031.4%★★☆☆☆
202367.1101 of 30867.2%★★★☆☆
202249.5203 of 31234.9%★★☆☆☆
202153.2190 of 34945.6%★★☆☆☆
201817.0499 of 5387.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202655.4377 of 76150.5%★★★☆☆
202576.4117 of 81585.6%★★★★☆
202438.9555 of 82232.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.3558 of 80530.7%★★☆☆☆
202242.8489 of 77336.7%★★☆☆☆
202138.3512 of 76332.9%★★☆☆☆
201949.0455 of 77941.6%★★☆☆☆
201831.5578 of 75823.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202644.7492 of 76535.7%★★☆☆☆
202558.6376 of 81754.0%★★★☆☆
202444.6495 of 81639.3%★★☆☆☆
202346.2492 of 81939.9%★★☆☆☆
202244.5497 of 80838.5%★★☆☆☆
202141.2498 of 77836.0%★★☆☆☆
201936.7581 of 79226.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.1540 of 76329.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202613.0221 of 2407.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202582.631 of 25487.8%★★★★☆
202458.2106 of 24256.2%★★★☆☆
202355.5114 of 23952.3%★★★☆☆
202264.981 of 22263.5%★★★☆☆
201834.5147 of 20126.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202656.5188 of 57567.3%★★★☆☆
202577.866 of 61789.3%★★★★☆
202458.4159 of 59873.4%★★★★☆
202343.7309 of 61449.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202680.3102 of 70985.6%★★★★☆
202585.660 of 74892.0%★★★★★
202482.292 of 75487.8%★★★★☆
202368.0235 of 75668.9%★★★☆☆
202255.4338 of 74954.9%★★★☆☆
202169.1186 of 72774.4%★★★★☆
201977.8127 of 73982.8%★★★★☆
201861.7201 of 71872.0%★★★★☆
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
Special Education (2026)71st percentile+38 vs school
White (2026)66th percentile+32 vs school
African American (2026)53rd percentile+20 vs school
Disabled (2022)49th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)25th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-15 vs school
High school
White (2026)86th percentile+48 vs school
Special Education (2026)67th percentile+30 vs school
Disabled (2022)54th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+13 vs school
African American (2026)45th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)36th percentile~ school
Male (2026)36th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile-9 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
American Government87%+15 vs state
American History75%~ state avg
Biology63%-4 vs state
English II60%-3 vs state
English Language Arts54%-6 vs state
Algebra I54%-8 vs state
Science44%-18 vs state
Mathematics33%-17 vs state
Geometry28%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Open Quote Very disappointing experience for my daughter. The school continues to go downhill. A few good teachers but overall the education they receive is quite lacking and the educational choices and options are so so limited. A lot of favoritism witnessed in some teacher’s classrooms. Unfortunately this school is not what they like to advertise themselves as being. Such a shame. Close Quote


by a citizen
Monday, February 7, 2011

Open Quote This school is great because they get involved with the students, not just making them go to school. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Clark Montessori High School.

Clark Montessori High School ranks 496th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Clark Montessori High School are 53% African American, 34% White, 10% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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