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James N. Gamble Montessori High School

Public Grades 7-12
715th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 855 Ohio High Schools
Better than 16% of Ohio high schools
Summary

James N. Gamble Montessori High School is a public high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 716 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 Montessori approach, James N. Gamble Montessori High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, with a ranking between 652-716 out of 819-867 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.8% to 92.9% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages. The school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 41.6% to 46.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the same district, such as Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, Hughes STEM High School, and Aiken New Technical High School, James N. Gamble Montessori High School generally performs worse on academic measures. However, these nearby schools also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by James N. Gamble Montessori High School are not unique but rather a systemic issue within the Cincinnati Public Schools district.

700
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,927
Per pupil spending ?
63.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3036 Werk Rd
       Cincinnati, OH  45211-6110

(513) 363-2600

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
73.7%
White:
13.9%
Two or more races:
8.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
93% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (30% vs 59% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg43%
Ohio avg59%
Middle school
825th of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
715th of 855
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 12High Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools
596th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202518.1825 of 103620.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.3861 of 104617.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.2872 of 104816.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.6813 of 101720.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.0761 of 103726.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.5862 of 105017.9%★☆☆☆☆
201818.9802 of 101020.6%★☆☆☆☆
201724.7766 of 103826.2%★☆☆☆☆
201634.6716 of 105031.8%★★☆☆☆
201538.5693 of 103533.0%★★☆☆☆
201440.1724 of 100828.2%★☆☆☆☆
201346.4685 of 100131.6%★★☆☆☆
201266.0444 of 98955.1%★★★☆☆
201128.6738 of 92520.2%★☆☆☆☆
201023.3740 of 89517.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202526.0326 of 44226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.9324 of 42924.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.3307 of 43629.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.6286 of 41330.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.9176 of 38554.3%★★★☆☆
201933.0268 of 40533.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.5245 of 38436.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202216.7544 of 5653.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202156.2169 of 57670.7%★★★★☆
201951.8270 of 65859.0%★★★☆☆
201858.3197 of 64369.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202514.3790 of 93815.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.4789 of 94216.2%★☆☆☆☆
20239.1835 of 94311.5%★☆☆☆☆
202212.2795 of 92514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.4738 of 91018.9%★☆☆☆☆
201910.3816 of 91711.0%★☆☆☆☆
201812.4777 of 89713.4%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.0184 of 1945.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.0186 of 1965.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.3169 of 1732.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.8240 of 2410.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202519.9790 of 98319.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.0824 of 98916.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.2808 of 97417.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5750 of 94720.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6674 of 92327.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.3777 of 94517.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.3728 of 92421.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202513.5811 of 95415.0%★☆☆☆☆
20249.7850 of 95811.3%★☆☆☆☆
202312.5814 of 96315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202212.0801 of 94615.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.6722 of 92421.9%★☆☆☆☆
201914.6796 of 93314.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.5743 of 91618.9%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202514.7238 of 2639.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.3224 of 25411.8%★☆☆☆☆
20198.6200 of 2062.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202530.8401 of 57229.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.5468 of 56316.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202536.2536 of 77731.0%★★☆☆☆
202423.2653 of 79517.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4679 of 80515.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.3637 of 80921.3%★☆☆☆☆
201932.7606 of 79623.9%★☆☆☆☆
201836.1552 of 78129.3%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202512.9715 of 85516.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4694 of 86419.7%★☆☆☆☆
202313.0716 of 86717.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.4682 of 83618.4%★☆☆☆☆
202119.8652 of 81920.4%★☆☆☆☆
201939.1572 of 83631.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.3593 of 80025.9%★☆☆☆☆
201718.5641 of 77317.1%★☆☆☆☆
201644.6518 of 78433.9%★★☆☆☆
201541.5573 of 77826.3%★☆☆☆☆
201437.3619 of 76919.5%★☆☆☆☆
201356.2456 of 76740.5%★★☆☆☆
201249.4592 of 83228.8%★☆☆☆☆
201148.4600 of 81826.7%★☆☆☆☆
201050.9570 of 81930.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202527.8231 of 32829.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.6197 of 31838.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.3214 of 32333.7%★★☆☆☆
202245.7151 of 30650.7%★★★☆☆
202144.9137 of 28451.8%★★★☆☆
201951.7144 of 30352.5%★★★☆☆
201845.9145 of 27948.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202242.5293 of 60651.7%★★★☆☆
202177.759 of 59690.1%★★★★★
201987.829 of 62895.4%★★★★★
201874.976 of 55086.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20259.3714 of 80911.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4667 of 79816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202311.5696 of 81314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202211.3682 of 79414.1%★☆☆☆☆
202111.1677 of 77512.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4608 of 78122.2%★☆☆☆☆
201816.4640 of 75114.8%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202516.2231 of 2445.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.0268 of 2804.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202223.3207 of 26020.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202515.4681 of 81516.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1661 of 82219.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.0663 of 80517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9604 of 77321.9%★☆☆☆☆
202128.1594 of 76322.1%★☆☆☆☆
201950.2440 of 77943.5%★★☆☆☆
201840.3504 of 75833.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202513.2690 of 81715.5%★☆☆☆☆
202411.8690 of 81615.4%★☆☆☆☆
20239.6712 of 81913.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8628 of 80822.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.5589 of 77824.3%★☆☆☆☆
201940.7555 of 79229.9%★★☆☆☆
201837.5503 of 76334.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20259.0238 of 2546.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.1222 of 2428.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.7204 of 23914.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202529.3456 of 61726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202432.2394 of 59834.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.6457 of 61425.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202520.4630 of 74815.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.3610 of 75419.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.9629 of 75616.8%★☆☆☆☆
202212.5662 of 74911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201953.2392 of 73947.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.0349 of 71851.4%★★★☆☆
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
White (2025)31st percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school
Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-15 vs school
Disabled (2022)4th percentile-16 vs school
High school
Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+33 vs school
African American (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2022)20th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
White (2025)16th percentile~ school
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
American Government60%-12 vs state
English II41%-20 vs state
American History40%-31 vs state
English Language Arts38%-21 vs state
Science34%-29 vs state
Biology26%-40 vs state
Algebra I15%-44 vs state
Mathematics15%-34 vs state
Geometry9%-34 vs state

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James N. Gamble Montessori High School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Ohio high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended James N. Gamble Montessori High School.

Students at James N. Gamble Montessori High School are 74% African American, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

James N. Gamble Montessori High School is fed by the following schools:

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Elementary : Westwood School
Elementary : William H Taft Elementary School
Elementary : Winton Hills Academy
Middle : Hartwell School
Alternative : Roselawn Condon School


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