South Dayton News

There were 5,204 fifth grade students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number from the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6) welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 266 students.

Within Montgomery County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Montgomery County ranked fourth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 70,321 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked fifth the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	266	50.9	523
Smith Middle School	240	55.7	431
C. F. Holliday Elementary School	233	49.7	469
Westbrooke Village	145	44.3	327
W. O. Cline Elementary School	135	28.6	472
Valley View Intermediate School	129	25.8	500
Weller Elementary School	126	24	525
Normandy Elementary School	126	26.7	472
Brookville Intermediate School	117	19.4	604
Union Elementary School	116	21	553
Dr. John Hole Elementary School	107	26.9	398
Northridge Elementary School	106	13.4	792
Deca Prep	104	11.2	927
Wright Brothers Elementary School	104	15.3	680
Rushmore Elementary School	96	15.3	629
Charles Huber Elementary School	92	14.5	634
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	90	14.2	634
Monticello Elementary School	85	15.2	561
Pathway School of Discovery	83	10.6	785
Northmoor Elementary School	82	18.1	454
Ruskin Elementary School	82	14.6	562
Emerson Academy	80	12.1	661
Indian Riffle Elementary School	78	13.8	566
Smith Elementary School	78	15	519
Englewood Hills Elementary School	75	19.9	376
Valerie Elementary School	74	13.9	534
Valley Forge Elementary School	74	13.8	537
Stingley Elementary School	73	24.3	301
Prass Elementary School	72	18	399
Kiser Elementary School	72	12.8	562
Oakview Elementary School	72	15	480
Southdale Elementary School	71	13.8	513
Dixie Middle School	69	22	314
North Dayton School of Science & Discovery	69	12.4	557
Bauer Elementary School	68	19.8	344
Driscoll Elementary School	66	24.1	274
Harman Elementary School	65	15.3	426
Medlar View Elementary School	64	17.3	371
Northwood Elementary School	61	18.2	335
Westwood Elementary School	61	16.2	376
Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus	59	12.2	483
Jane Chance Elementary School	59	19.8	298
Horace Mann Elementary School	57	15	381
Roosevelt Elementary School	57	13.4	425
Kinder Elementary School	56	19.6	286
Fairview Elementary School	56	12.5	447
Belle Haven Elementary School	52	12.4	421
Beavertown Elementary School	51	14.2	358
Eastmont Elementary School	49	13	376
Edison Elementary School	49	13.5	364
Greenmont Elementary School	48	17.5	274
Mound Elementary School	48	17.3	277
Louise Troy Elementary School	46	13.5	340
Cleveland Elementary School	45	12.4	362
Mark Twain Elementary School	45	14.5	310
Klepinger Community School	44	8.2	538
Orchard Park Elementary School	44	14.1	311
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	42	8.4	498
Bear Elementary School	40	18.7	214
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	39	12	325
Kemp Elementary School	36	11.3	318
Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	34	9.6	354
Richard Allen Preparatory	25	5.8	430
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	22	11.6	189
Blairwood Elementary School	19	13.8	138
City Day Community School	18	9.9	182
Miami Valley Academies	17	17.2	99
Montgomery Preparatory Academy	16	6.2	259
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	14	7.3	193
Dayton SMART Elementary School	11	14.5	76
West Carrollton Middle School	0	0	474
West Carrollton High School	0	0	893
Helke Elementary School	0	0	382
Brookville High School	0	0	399
Jefferson Junior-Senior High School	0	0	83
Brookville Elementary School	0	0	512
Demmitt Elementary School	0	0	319
Morton Middle School	0	0	657
Centerville High School	0	0	2,678
Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center	0	0	390
Shade Elementary School	0	0	662
Stivers School for the Arts	0	0	817
Kettering Fairmont High School	0	0	2,428
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	610
Miamisburg High School	0	0	1,396
Centerville Primary Village North	0	0	477
Centerville Primary Village South	0	0	584
Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center	0	0	854
Northmont Middle School	0	0	715
Northmont High School	0	0	1,345
Dixie High School	0	0	281
Mad River Middle School	0	0	539
Stebbins High School	0	0	1,075
Butler High School	0	0	870
Magsig Middle School	0	0	576
Hadley E. Watts Middle School	0	0	732
Tower Heights Middle School	0	0	558
Wogaman Middle School	0	0	376
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	0	0	311
Harold Schnell Elementary School	0	0	503
Madison Park Elementary School	0	0	321
Valley View Primary School	0	0	537
Dayton Business Technology High School	0	0	77
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	0	0	741
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	0	0	264
Thurgood Marshall High School	0	0	521
Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton	0	0	37
Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	0	0	93
Kettering Middle School	0	0	1,009
Meadowdale High School	0	0	510
Mound Street Academy	0	0	158
Dunbar Early College High School	0	0	504
Liberty High School	0	0	342
Belmont High School	0	0	1,078
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	0	0	311
Beverly Gardens Elementary School	0	0	361
Brantwood Elementary School	0	0	359
Saville Elementary School	0	0	374
Dixie Elementary School	0	0	467
Harry Russell Elementary School	0	0	240
Miamisburg Middle School	0	0	1,108
Oakwood High School	0	0	626
Oakwood Junior High School	0	0	303
Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	0	0	23
Dayton Career Technology High School	0	0	113
Northridge Middle School	0	0	383
Northridge High School	0	0	471
Valley View Junior High School	0	0	253
Valley View High School	0	0	430
Wayne High School	0	0	1,646
Weisenborn Junior High School	0	0	884
Trotwood-Madison High School	0	0	828
Trotwood-Madison Middle School	0	0	544
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School	0	0	116
Wright Brothers Middle School	0	0	365
Gem City Career Prep High School	0	0	132
Dayton Regional STEM School	0	0	757
Dayton Early College Academy Inc.	0	0	336