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Nightingale Montessori

1106 E High Street, Springfield, OH, 45505-0445 -

School Notes Overview:

Nightingale Montessori is a non-profit private school affiliated with American Montessori Society and chartered by the State of Ohio Board of Education for K-12 and offers programs for toddlers through high school. All of our classes are directed by certified Montessori teachers and highly qualified assistants. The school has served as an intern site for Wittenberg University and other Springfield area colleges and high schools. At Nightingale Montessori, classes are smaller and scheduled according to varied levels of ability, and this facilitates daily assessment of each child's challenge level and heightens his self-confidence and enthusiasm for learning. The schools that grew out of the industrial age and its economy of mass production valued externally imposed standards and the rigors of a "no pain - no gain" work ethic. The recent standard-based reforms, designed to remedy the outmoded traditional system with drill-and-kill regimes of testing, are not only crushing young minds; they are failing to produce better results. ...

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School Overview:

	Nightingale Montessori
School Type	Montessori School
School Membership(s)	American Montessori Society (AMS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 11
County	Clark County, OH
Student Body
Total Students	108 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(OH) School Avg.
% Students of Color	28%	16%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 40 students
	Kind - 9 students
	Grade 1 - 7 students
	Grade 2 - 10 students
	Grade 3 - 10 students
	Grade 4 - 5 students
	Grade 5 - 4 students
	Grade 6 - 3 students
	Grade 7 - 9 students
	Grade 8 - 6 students
	Grade 9 - 1 students
	Grade 10 - 3 students
	Grade 11 - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	7 teachers
	This School	(OH) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	178 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Nightingale Montessori is a non-profit private school affiliated with American Montessori Society and chartered by the State of Ohio Board of Education for K-12 and offers programs for toddlers through high school. All of our classes are directed by certified Montessori teachers and highly qualified assistants. The school has served as an intern site for Wittenberg University and other Springfield area colleges and high schools. At Nightingale Montessori, classes are smaller and scheduled according to varied levels of ability, and this facilitates daily assessment of each child's challenge level and heightens his self-confidence and enthusiasm for learning. The schools that grew out of the industrial age and its economy of mass production valued externally imposed standards and the rigors of a "no pain - no gain" work ethic. The recent standard-based reforms, designed to remedy the outmoded traditional system with drill-and-kill regimes of testing, are not only crushing young minds; they are failing to produce better results.
Profile last updated: 01/28/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (45505)	School Zip (45505)	(OH) State Average
Population (Approximate)	22,304 people	11,353,002 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	13%	21%
Population Average Age	35 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$28,666	$43,643
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	57 years old	47 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	58% / 42%	66% / 34%