Valerie Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Dayton, Ohio

Valerie Elementary School in Dayton, Ohio enrolled 566 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 19.5 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, 21-25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%

547 students in 2022-23, 515 students in 2023-24, 566 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Valerie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 547, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235472023-245152024-25566
Students enrolled at Valerie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 547, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235472023-245152024-25566
Students enrolled at Valerie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 547, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235472023-245152024-25566
Students enrolled at Valerie Elementary School by school year2022-23: 547, 2023-24: 515, 2024-25: 56602004006002022-235472023-245152024-25566
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354740.013.7
2023-2451536.014.3
2024-2556629.019.5

19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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.

Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 19.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 19.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 19.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 19.5; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.5state median 17.4U.S. 14.6

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 Valerie Elementary School enrolled 560 students and reported no counselor; it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent41.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.4% of students were Black, 7.8% White, 6.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black81.4%
  2. White7.8%
  3. Two or more races6.2%
  4. Hispanic4.6%

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 Valerie Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21-25% in reading in 2021-22 and 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2221‑25%26%59%
Math, 2022-2319%16% (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; Valerie Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Deca Prep95017.439.5%
Pathway School of Discovery84316.977.7%
Northridge Elementary School79619.0not reported
Emerson Academy67417.4not reported
Smith Middle School64217.835.0%
North Dayton School Of Science & Discovery58611.4not reported
Valerie Elementary School56619.5not reported
Ruskin Elementary School55319.8not reported

All public schools in Dayton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Valerie Elementary School

  1. North Dayton School Of Science & DiscoveryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 586 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Klepinger Community SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 540 students, 38.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Valerie Elementary School with North Dayton School Of Science & DiscoveryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dayton City spends per student$20,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,743
  5. The largest public schools in OhioValerie Elementary School is the number 320 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#320 of 1,715
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.19.5:1
  7. 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 Valerie Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Valerie Elementary School?
    566 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 547 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dayton, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Valerie Elementary School?
    19.5 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.
  3. Is Valerie Elementary School a Title I school?
    Valerie Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Valerie Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Valerie Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21-25% in reading in 2021-22 and 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.
  5. What district is Valerie Elementary School in?
    Dayton City, NCES district ID 3904384. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390438400812 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.

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