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Richard Allen Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Richard Allen Preparatory is a public charter elementary school serving 441 students in grades K-8 in Dayton, Ohio. The school is part of the Richard Allen Preparatory district, which is ranked 765 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard Allen Preparatory faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 42% to 55.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Valerie Elementary (44.5%) and Fairview Elementary (44.5%). The school's students also perform poorly on state assessments compared to the state and nearby schools, with only 9.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 63.4%. Math proficiency rates ranged from 0% for 7th grade to 38.7% for 3rd grade, well below state and local averages.

Richard Allen Preparatory has been a low-performing school for many years, with rankings in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools and 0-1 star ratings from SchoolDigger. This suggests the school is struggling to improve student outcomes over time. Many of the schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Valerie Elementary, Fairview Elementary, and Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy, also have low performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, indicating a broader challenge in the local Dayton City education landscape.

374

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,902

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

545 Odlin Ave
Dayton, OH 45405-5822

(937) 951-2800

District: Richard Allen Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2007 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2007

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,463^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 14% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

962^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

765^th of 828Richard Allen Preparatory among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1463 of 1558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1492 of 1577	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1440 of 1596	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1429 of 1588	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1415 of 1610	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1449 of 1676	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1395 of 1582	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	1338 of 1609	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	510 of 615	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	515 of 603	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	435 of 610	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	450 of 601	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	385 of 533	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	418 of 605	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1368 of 1452	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1349 of 1466	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1407 of 1483	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1222 of 1488	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1366 of 1467	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1329 of 1502	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1371 of 1473	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1403 of 1484	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1268 of 1447	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1276 of 1419	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1262 of 1404	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1277 of 1465	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1395 of 1466	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1448 of 1485	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1391 of 1498	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1422 of 1518	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1321 of 1499	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1348 of 1535	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	962 of 1036	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	980 of 1046	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	951 of 1048	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	955 of 1017	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	911 of 1037	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	918 of 1050	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	338 of 442	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	383 of 429	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	367 of 436	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	376 of 413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	271 of 385	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	289 of 405	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	878 of 938	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	928 of 942	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	907 of 943	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	892 of 925	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	877 of 910	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	846 of 917	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	892 of 983	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	956 of 989	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	903 of 974	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	908 of 947	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	820 of 923	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	836 of 945	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	868 of 954	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	896 of 958	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	860 of 963	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	870 of 946	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	823 of 924	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	881 of 933	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-44 vs state

English Language Arts19%-42 vs state

Mathematics18%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Richard Allen Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	545 Odlin Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Richard Allen Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 951-2800	374	27	13.8		2 (0.5%)	357 (95.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	7.1	1463^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.1%		6.1	1492^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	5.4%	29	9.4	28.1	38.7	25.0	6.3	16.7	0.0	18.8	32.3	32.1	18.8	0.0	13.6	15.6		$16,902
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2314 Elsmere Ave	Dayton	45406	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4590	474	23	20.6		44 (9.3%)	344 (72.6%)	62 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	4.1	1516^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.3	1526^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.2%	10	25.6		20.8	12.7	11.6	4.5			18.5	12.7	18.6	6.8				$14,445
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5840	376	21	17.9		31 (8.2%)	298 (79.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	11.8	1371^st of 1558 public elementary schools	12.0%		12.5	1364^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.5%	7	3.3	30.0	29.3	11.1	16.7	22.9	16.1	30.0	43.9	26.7	40.0	34.3	43.8	35.0		$16,209
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Public, Charter	K-5	4751 Sue Ann Blvd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 277-1177	182	16	11.3		5 (2.7%)	170 (93.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	29.3	1125^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.8%		14.5	1332^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	15.5%	207	45.0		27.5	65.0	50.0				30.0	40.0	60.0					$18,012
Klepinger Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	3650 Klepinger Rd	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Klepinger Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-1710	540	14	38.5		10 (1.9%)	510 (94.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	13	1355^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.0%		7.1	1468^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.9%	113	7.3	0.0	8.7	21.1	34.5	40.5	18.2	7.7	15.5	23.7	47.3	25.6	20.5	11.3		$10,683
Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	Public, Charter	K-5	251 Erdiel Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 278-4298	39	3	15.6		19 (48.7%)	8 (20.5%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.1%)								(n/a)
Valerie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3871 Yellowstone Ave	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5390	566	29	19.5		44 (7.8%)	461 (81.4%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	5.3	1492^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.2%		7	1470^th of 1577 public elementary schools	6.8%	22	4.3		28.4	13.6	4.3	16.4			31.1	28.8	14.3	8.2				$12,618
Deca Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Homewood Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Deca Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-0110	950	55	17.3		7 (0.7%)	896 (94.3%)	16 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	31	1109^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.8%		37.8	1060^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.8%	49	46.4	33.7	63.3	39.8	26.8	31.1	61.4	14.5	60.9	46.3	54.6	31.1	61.4	38.9	89.5	$13,710
North Dayton School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	3901 Turner Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	North Dayton School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 278-6671	586	51	11.4		42 (7.2%)	437 (74.6%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.8%)	44.7	973^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	37.5%		43.3	1001^st of 1577 public elementary schools	36.5%	28	25.5	37.7	73.6	74.4	21.3	21.3	16.4	33.3	79.6	61.5	61.7	46.8	43.6	34.8		$12,668
Belle Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4401 Free Pike	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4220	473	23	20.5		26 (5.5%)	402 (85.0%)	25 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	7.6	1452^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.8%		4.9	1518^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.7%	66	11.7		34.4	23.4	11.7	16.7			34.4	29.8	30.0	10.2				$14,391

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In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Richard Allen Preparatory.

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Students at Richard Allen Preparatory are 95% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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Richard Allen Preparatory ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

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