Ruffing Montessori School
3380 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $17,400
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 215
- Students per teacher
- 6.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Cleveland Heights center
- 1.7 miles
Can you use EdChoice here?
Not on the EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the EdChoice list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 EdChoice application period runs February 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Applications submitted after October 14, 2026 get a prorated award, so apply by October 14 for the full amount. The school submits the application.
Source: EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 33
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 214 to 215, up 1
- Path
- Peaked at 271 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (33)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 and grade 8 (17 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,150
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 5 days shorter than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
- School day, against Ohio
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.5 here; median 12.5 at 545 OH elementary schools
- Size in Cuyahoga County
- Larger than 39 of 89 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Ruffing Montessori School tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $17,400
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $20,405
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Ruffing Montessori School's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 2026.
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
- How it varies
- Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Ruffing Montessori School?
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Tuition and fees EdChoice pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Pay rule
- Families with verified income at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines do not pay the tuition left after EdChoice; families above that may owe the difference. Schools may still charge fees.
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- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it takes EdChoice; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont High School | $21,000 | 2026-27 | 0.1 |
| Gesu School | $7,400 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont High School ✓ | 9-12 | 297 | <1 |
| Hathaway Brown School | PreK-12 | 665 | <1 |
| Communion of Saints School ✓ | PreK-8 | 182 | 1 |
| Classical Christian Academy ✓ | K-8 | not reported | 1 |
| Gesu School ✓ | PreK-8 | 639 | 2 |
| Hebrew Academy of Cleveland ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 2 |
| St. Dominic School ✓ | K-8 | 204 | 2 |
| The Reserve School | 8-12 | 18 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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