My son and daughter just started this year (2009) at Pleasant Ridge Montessori. The community effort that has gone into this school is amazing. This is a true Montessori - in the neighborhood and community-focused. The start of school has be great. The kids are loving their teachers/classes, and the
... Read more communication with parents has been really good. You can feel the energy! It is a school that has had a lot of transition in the past 1-2 years (new building, new way of teaching, going from K-8 to K-6, new principal last year, new teachers and training teachers for Motnessori). Now it is finally settled into its new home and has an established Montessori program with support from Xavier University. As the change in this school works up through the grades, with more kids with more years of the Montessori education under their belt, we are only bound see more successes. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/04/09
My prek daughter started in 2007. I wasn't familar with Montessori but wanted her to be in a prek class and figured I'd try it out. The teachers are wonderful, the parents/community are very activiely involved to make sure the school is a success, and best of all my daughter absolutely loves it. Just
... Read more went to the preview tour last week and the school is beautiful. I can't wait till her first day of school. I have also been very impressed with the new principal Maria Lagdameo (formerly assistant vice principal) @ Clarks Montessori. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/14/08
My daughter started preschool in the 2006 school year. She absolutely loves it and we've been very happy with her development. There is a lot of parent involvement to ensure that this school becomes successful. We are very excited about the new school and look forward to the next year.
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Posted by a parent on 02/07/08
I am a parent of 2 children at Pleasant Ridge Montessori, one in preschool and one in kindergarten. We have chosen this school because we want our children to be educated in a diverse environment. We have been very pleased with the teachers, the Montessori materials and curriculum and the sense of community
... Read more that surrounds us everyday as we attend our neighborhood school. CPS is a big district, with well-known financial challenges, but they listen to parents who care about their children's education. Pleasant Ridge Montessori is a work in progress, well on its way to success despite its test scores and well worth the support of every member of this community. It will be a wonderful school for every child that enters its doors if we give it a chance, have high expectations, and encourage greatness by being involved parents, and demanding the best from CPS! Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/06/08
I believe this will be wonderful school and a great asset to the neighborhood. My child has had much academic improvement since starting here. Teachers re excellent. Great afterschool program. Would love more diversity and parental involvement.
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Posted by a parent on 01/07/08
Pleasant Ridge Montessori is a different school this year than the school which is reviewed in 2006 and before. This is the first full year of implementation of the new Montessori program with new staff, unprecedented parental and community involvement and a new principal. Although still new in its implementation
... Read more and struggling in an interim facility while the new building is being completed, the educational experience has been transformed. This is becoming a true, high quality neighborhood school which is bringing the public back to public education. Read less
Posted by a other on 12/02/07
This is the second year my daughter has been at the school - Kindergarten last year and now in the 6-9 group. The quality of the teaching has been excellent, and she has grown personally in a diverse social culture. The new Principal has made a big difference in the overall effectiveness of the school.
... Read more There are still administrative challenges, but my daughter is thriving . Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/28/07
I am a parent of two children who attend the Pleasant Ridge Montessori School. One child is in Kindergarten, and the other in her second year of preschool. Their experiences have been above average by far. The teachers are fabulous, and the materials are so inviting and interesting. There are so
... Read more many involved parents. The school is trying to change in a such a positive direction. If it continues, and parents continue to send their children there, then it will be so wonderful for our community. It is up to us to make it work. So far, it has been wonderful for my children. I think it is great that Amberley finally has a neighborhood school. The school could be what we make it to be. Let's use it! Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/28/07
The school is a Montessori school and they will have a brand new building in August 2008. Our child is in kindergarten and loves it. Her teacher is very good and the teacher she will have next year is very good as well. The school is becoming more racially and economically diverse, which is very
... Read more important to us as we cherish diversity. There are a variety of neighborhoods that send children to this school. We have met several parents who are very involved in the school. This school has a way to go, but it has great potential. My wife and I are professionals and middle class and we are giving the school a try and suggest you consider it as well. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/14/07
My daughter attended this school from 2001-2003. Some of the teachers that I experienced were not attentive of student's needs. I was forced on several occasions to plea for my daughter to receive extra help.
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School Profile for Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
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Test Year: 2008
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
Cincinnati City School District
Ohio
* In 2007-2008 Ohio used the Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, in grades 4 and 7 in writing and in grades 5 and 8 in science and social studies. The OAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Ohio. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.
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English as Second Language
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Cincinnati schools — Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is located at 4324 Homer Ave, Cincinnati OH 45227. 4324 Homer Ave is in the Madisonville neighborhood and 45227 ZIP code in Cincinnati, OH The school district for Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is the Cincinnati City School District. Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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