Dayton SMART Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Dayton, Ohio
Dayton SMART Elementary School in Dayton, Ohio enrolled 94 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
81 students in 2022-23, 84 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 6.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 81 | 6.0 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 8.0 | 10.5 |
| 2024-25 | 94 | 6.0 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools
Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dayton SMART Elementary School enrolled 103 students and reported no counselor; it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent66.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.5% of students were Hispanic, 38.3% Black, 10.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic41.5%
- Black38.3%
- Two or more races10.6%
- White7.4%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Dayton SMART Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 29‑69% | 29‑69% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 11‑19% | 23‑62% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Dayton
44 public elementary schools in Dayton report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deca Prep | 950 | 17.4 | 39.5% |
| Pathway School of Discovery | 843 | 16.9 | 77.7% |
| Northridge Elementary School | 796 | 19.0 | not reported |
| Emerson Academy | 674 | 17.4 | not reported |
| Smith Middle School | 642 | 17.8 | 35.0% |
| North Dayton School Of Science & Discovery | 586 | 11.4 | not reported |
| Valerie Elementary School | 566 | 19.5 | not reported |
| Ruskin Elementary School | 553 | 19.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dayton SMART Elementary School
- Emerson AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 674 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 553 students, 19.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare Dayton SMART Elementary School with Emerson AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dayton SMART Elementary School spends per student$16,951 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,951
- The largest public schools in OhioDayton SMART Elementary School is the number 1,696 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,696 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.15.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dayton SMART Elementary School
How many students attend Dayton SMART Elementary School?
94 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 81 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dayton, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton SMART Elementary School?
15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dayton SMART Elementary School a Title I school?
Dayton SMART Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dayton SMART Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dayton SMART Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dayton SMART Elementary School in?
Dayton SMART Elementary School, NCES district ID 3901536. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390153605813 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.