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James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School

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James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School ranks 1058 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School is a PK–6 school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 477 students as part of Cincinnati Public Schools. For 2025–2026, it ranked 1058th out of 1560 Ohio elementary schools — 32nd percentile with 2 stars — above its district, which sits at the 21st percentile. The school's statewide percentile has risen from 13 in 2021–2022 to 21, 24, 25, and 32 in 2025–2026, the strongest result in the six-year history provided. It is not the top-ranked school nearby, but it lands in the upper half of its local peer group and clearly above the district average.

Attendance is a standout strength: chronic absenteeism was 30.4% in 2025–2026, compared with 44.6% for the district, and lower than almost every nearby school except Dater Montessori School. Academically, math is the clearest strength — every tested grade was above the district average, with grades 4 and 6 especially competitive locally. ELA was above district in grades 3, 4, and 6 but below district in grade 5. Fifth-grade science improved from 23.1% to 31.4% to 40.4% over three years, but it remains slightly below district and far below state.

Compared with nearby schools, Gamble trails Cheviot School, Covedale School, and Dater Montessori School in overall rank, but generally shows stronger math, better attendance, and often stronger ELA than Carson School, Westwood School, Roll Hill School, Midway School, Leap Academy, Orion Academy, and Cincinnati Technology Academy. The school's effectiveness rankings for several student groups improved markedly in 2025–2026 — African American students reached the 54th percentile and White students the 65th percentile, both with 3 stars, and low-SES students reached the 40th percentile, all above Gamble's overall 32nd percentile. Special education (24th percentile) and English language learners (16th percentile) remain clear gaps. The student–teacher ratio was 17.6, higher than most nearby schools.

477

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,015

Per pupil spending ?

2700 Felicity Pl
Cincinnati, OH 45211-5905

(513) 363-2600

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.4%

White:

24.7%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2021 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg47%

Ohio avg62%

1,058^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2021

From bottom 23% (2021) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 36Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	1058 of 1560	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1163 of 1558	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1197 of 1577	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1262 of 1596	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1374 of 1588	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1245 of 1610	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	288 of 631	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.8	424 of 615	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	380 of 603	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	445 of 610	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	451 of 601	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	277 of 533	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	236 of 281	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	911 of 1452	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1153 of 1452	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1177 of 1466	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1211 of 1483	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	878 of 1467	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1063 of 1473	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1213 of 1484	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1345 of 1447	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1223 of 1419	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	1103 of 1467	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	1086 of 1466	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1148 of 1485	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1177 of 1498	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1311 of 1518	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1168 of 1499	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	697 of 914	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	886 of 935	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	855 of 900	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	418 of 1181	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	684 of 1175	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	719 of 1190	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)65th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-10 vs state

Mathematics51%-10 vs state

Science40%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 Felicity Pl	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	477	27	17.6		118 (24.7%)	288 (60.4%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)	37.5	1058^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.3	1163^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	25.4%	105	40.4		59.1	57.7	40.4	48.5			61.4	50.0	53.8	45.5			$12,015
Westwood School	Public	PK, KG-6	2981 Montana Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5900	387	27	14.5	99.4%	36 (9.3%)	276 (71.3%)	29 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (11.6%)	26.1	1182^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	24.2%		31.7	1103^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.2%	79	27.7		51.1	50.0	38.3	35.8			62.5	33.3	50.0	34.0			$13,929
Dater Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2840 Boudinot Ave	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0900	721	37	19.4	45.3%	201 (27.9%)	443 (61.4%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	38.2	1049^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.8%		36.7	1054^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.3%	5	44.4		63.5	31.6	30.2	34.4			85.9	51.9	62.9	43.3			$13,019
Roll Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	2411 Baltimore Ave	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4000	385	26	14.6	97.8%	6 (1.6%)	323 (83.9%)	27 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	13.3	1358^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.7	1299^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.6%	59	24.5		21.4	19.4	24.5	10.0			59.6	17.5	41.5	36.0			$12,944
Midway School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Glenmore Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3500	542	32	17.1	96.9%	62 (11.4%)	356 (65.7%)	73 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	21.4	1241^st of 1560 public elementary schools	20.4%		21.7	1237^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.6%	4	21.4		61.5	40.6	10.0	27.1			50.0	33.3	48.6	41.7			$13,373
Leap Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	2001 Baltimore Ave	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1200	333	27	12.4		7 (2.1%)	214 (64.3%)	99 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	12.8	1366^th of 1560 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.8	1315^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.6%	51	38.2		38.2	25.6	20.6	25.0	20.5		41.2	33.3	29.4	25.0	48.7		$14,692
Cincinnati Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3729 Harding Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 471-7323	142	10	14.2	64.3%	29 (20.4%)	40 (28.2%)	68 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	14.3	1340^th of 1560 public elementary schools	14.1%		43.2	991^st of 1558 public elementary schools	36.4%	349	0.0	0.0		44.4	35.3	31.3	24.0	38.1		33.3	47.1	12.5	24.0	9.5	$15,609
Cheviot School	Public	PK, KG-8	4040 Harrison Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1400	570	36	15.6	96.3%	107 (18.8%)	348 (61.1%)	35 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (11.9%)	54.2	831^st of 1560 public elementary schools	46.7%		43.6	988^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.6%	157	50.8		87.3	46.1	53.2	36.8			83.3	57.3	77.0	54.9			$14,101
Covedale School	Public	PK, KG-6	5130 Sidney Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1700	427	30	14.2	72.9%	121 (28.3%)	229 (53.6%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)	48.7	905^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.0%		37	1047^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.8%	142	53.7		51.8	67.2	70.8	54.8			37.5	47.5	77.8	56.7			$15,093
Orion Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1798 Queen City Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Orion Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 251-6000	460	30	15.3	100.0%	5 (1.1%)	385 (83.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.8%)	28.3	1155^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.0%		13.9	1341^st of 1558 public elementary schools	13.9%	186	10.4	41.5	51.2	48.8	16.7	45.0	39.6	32.1	53.5	41.9	62.5	47.5	52.8	52.8	$15,840

Frequently Asked Questions about James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School?

Students at James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School are 60% African American, 25% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School a good school?

James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School ranks 1058^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School.

What district is James N. Gamble Montessori Elementary School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

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