Kettering City School District

Kettering City School District in Ohio educates about 7,514 students across 11 schools — 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school — serving the Kettering area. The district ranks 179th of 773 Ohio districts, in the 77th percentile with 4 stars, and 7 of its 11 schools earned 4 stars in 2025–2026 while 4 earned 3 stars. That overall strength is unevenly distributed: the top elementary schools sit in the 86th–87th percentile, while the high school lands at the 58th.

The academic standouts are Prass Elementary School, Orchard Park Elementary School, and Oakview Elementary School, which rank in the 87th, 87th, and 86th percentiles respectively, all with 4 stars. Prass has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism (5.7%) and lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (38.57%), while Orchard Park has the smallest classes (12.7 students per teacher) and Oakview the second-lowest absenteeism (8.0%). Van Buren Middle School is the steadiest high performer, holding 4 stars and the 74th percentile for three years, with 100% Geometry and 96.1% Algebra I proficiency. Kettering Middle School is the most improved, climbing from the 62nd to the 77th percentile, with 8th-grade math up from 42.4% to 66.4%.

Two schools warrant attention. Greenmont Elementary School ranks lowest at the 57th percentile, has the highest free/reduced-lunch rate (73.58%), and posts the lowest elementary ELA scores. Kettering Fairmont High School, the largest school with 2,445 students, graduates 96.4% of students but ranks only in the 58th percentile with 3 stars; its chronic absenteeism is 23.3% and Integrated Math II proficiency is just 7.4% versus 35.3% statewide. Spending is not tied simply to results — Southdale spends the most ($13,215) at the 78th percentile, while Kettering Middle spends the least ($8,803) at the 77th.