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Virginia Stevenson Elementary School

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Virginia Stevenson Elementary School ranks 990 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Stevenson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 306 students in grades K-4 in Dayton, Ohio. The school is part of the Mad River Local School District, which is ranked 522 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Virginia Stevenson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, with mixed performance on state tests compared to district and state averages. The school's 3rd-grade math proficiency was higher than the district and state, but 4th-grade math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency were lower. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.47% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's rankings for low-income students have improved, its rankings for white students lag behind the state average.

One area of concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.1% to 34.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. This likely contributes to the school's overall academic challenges. Compared to nearby schools like Brantwood Elementary, Saville Elementary, and Beverly Gardens Elementary, Virginia Stevenson Elementary generally performs lower, suggesting factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be influencing the school's outcomes.

290

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,491

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Old Harshman Rd
Dayton, OH 45431-1238

(937) 259-6630

District: Mad River Local

Students who attend Virginia Stevenson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mad River Middle School
	Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)
High:	Stebbins High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

African American:

10.7%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (58% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Mad River Local's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

Ohio avg64%

990^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Mad River Local

522^nd of 828Mad River Local 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	990 of 1558	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	905 of 1577	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	800 of 1596	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	1065 of 1588	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	979 of 1610	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	1010 of 1676	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	970 of 1636	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.5	1033 of 1651	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	1142 of 1678	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	1188 of 1684	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.9	1083 of 1687	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	1190 of 1701	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.5	1363 of 1709	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	1246 of 1686	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.8	1183 of 1662	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.6	963 of 1610	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.6	995 of 1582	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.0	1080 of 1609	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.1	676 of 1504	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.5	954 of 1501	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.6	954 of 1471	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	41.2	585 of 1021	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	932 of 1452	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	891 of 1466	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	655 of 1483	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	1032 of 1488	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	965 of 1467	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	878 of 1502	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	949 of 1518	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	749 of 1473	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.0	455 of 1484	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	375 of 1447	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	735 of 1419	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	556 of 1404	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	484 of 1465	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	738 of 1465	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	950 of 1466	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	822 of 1485	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	848 of 1498	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1031 of 1518	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	923 of 1499	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	948 of 1535	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	989 of 1536	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1063 of 1175	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	970 of 1190	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	793 of 1215	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1116 of 1242	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	990 of 1249	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1002 of 1271	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	974 of 1309	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2018)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%-3 vs state

English Language Arts52%-10 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)						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	Total
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-4	805 Old Harshman Rd	Dayton	45431	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 259-6630	290	18	16.1		195 (67.2%)	31 (10.7%)	25 (8.6%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.3%)	43.4	990^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.5%		51.1	905^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.6%	85			67.2	59.5					60.3	43.2					$12,491
Beverly Gardens Elementary School	Public	K-4	5555 Enright Ave	Dayton	45431	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 259-6620	388	21	18.4		236 (60.8%)	43 (11.1%)	48 (12.4%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.4%)	54.5	824^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.1%		65.9	632^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	59.9%	192			56.3	85.1					64.1	54.1					$10,970
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	1923 Gondert Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5090	422	20	21.1		127 (30.1%)	137 (32.5%)	114 (27.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.5%)	14	1339^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.1%		20.6	1249^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.8%	90	25.0		33.3	16.7	11.1	19.4			42.9	41.7	52.8	19.4			$14,934
Saville Elementary School	Public	K-4	5800 Burkhardt Rd	Dayton	45431	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 259-6625	367	24	15.2		298 (81.2%)	14 (3.8%)	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	53.7	834^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.5%		54.1	865^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.1%	31			61.5	90.1					47.7	60.6					$11,517
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Public, Charter	K-8	121 S Monmouth St	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 281-1980	188	11	17.0		71 (37.8%)	89 (47.3%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	9.7	1415^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.2%		8.1	1448^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.2%	33	26.7	13.5	25.0	9.5	26.7	11.8	5.0	10.8	37.5	23.8	26.7	29.4	35.0	16.2	$13,284
Pathway School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	173 Avondale Dr	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Pathway School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 235-5498	843	50	16.9		291 (34.5%)	299 (35.5%)	91 (10.8%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	149 (17.7%)	45.1	965^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.1%		46.1	967^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.7%	2	48.8	45.6	66.7	69.7	51.8	37.0	35.7	35.4	66.7	44.7	50.6	51.9	60.7	45.0	$10,767
Brantwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	4350 Schwinn Dr	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 237-4270	365	19	19.2		211 (57.8%)	74 (20.3%)	20 (5.5%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.9%)	49.2	908^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.7%		42.2	1011^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.9%	103			77.9	58.1					59.3	50.0					$11,464
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1102 Pursell Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4340	404	22	18.3		141 (34.9%)	123 (30.4%)	93 (23.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	17.6	1288^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%		20.4	1254^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.5%	34	26.2		27.1	34.2	23.8	37.5			27.1	35.1	28.6	52.5			$15,189
Parkwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1791 Wilene Dr	Beavercreek	45432	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 429-7604	538	34	15.6	34.8%	454 (84.4%)	20 (3.7%)	27 (5.0%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.5%)	75.3	423^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	72.8%		71.3	512^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.5%	89	71.1		82.7	89.0	70.0				77.5	72.6	71.1				$11,893
Kiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1401 Leo St	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6130	0	30	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	11.9	1370^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.4	1271^st of 1577 public elementary schools	19.4%	99	36.4		23.2	36.8	27.3	19.4			26.1	21.7	39.4	25.0			$12,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Stevenson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Virginia Stevenson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Virginia Stevenson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mad River Middle School
Middle : Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)
High : Stebbins High School

How many students attend Virginia Stevenson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Virginia Stevenson Elementary School.

Is Virginia Stevenson Elementary School a good school?

Virginia Stevenson Elementary School ranks 990^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Stevenson Elementary School?

Students at Virginia Stevenson Elementary School are 67% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Virginia Stevenson Elementary School in?

Mad River Local

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