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Ruffing Montessori School dedicates itself to providing a quality
Montessori education for children aged three through fourteen. The
school, founded in 1959, has been a pioneer in the Montessori
approach to education in Ohio and in the United States. Ruffing was
the second Montessori school in the United States at both the
pre-primary and elementary levels. In 1977, Ruffing became the
first Montessori school in Ohio to be accredited by the state to
operate through the eighth grade. The academic program at Ruffing
flows from nine different learning areas. Of the nine, three are
pre-primary level classes for children aged three through six. The
elementary is composed of two classes for first, second, and third
grade students and two classes for fourth and fifth grade students.
The middle school is divided into one class for sixth grade
students and one for seventh and eighth grade students.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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