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Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy

Q: Is Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy a good school?

Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy ranks 1150 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 361 students in grades K-8 in Trotwood, Ohio. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, typically ranking between 1100-1500 out of around 1600 schools and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest performing schools in the state.

Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 28.9% to 59.2% over the past 5 years, well above the state average. Student performance on Ohio state assessments is also well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 14.3% of 5th graders proficient in science compared to the state average of 63.4%. While the school shows some strengths in serving special education and African American students, it ranks in the bottom quarter for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, Northmoor Elementary, part of the Northmont City district, stands out as a much higher performer, ranking in the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools and having over 80% of students proficient in math and English Language Arts. In contrast, Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy has math and ELA proficiency rates below 30% in most grades, indicating significant room for improvement.

336

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,385

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Shiloh Springs Rd
Trotwood, OH 45426-2247

(937) 854-4100

District: Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.2%

Two or more races:

6.3%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (32% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Science scores 49 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,150^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

888^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

659^th of 828Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy 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	27.2	1150 of 1558	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1113 of 1577	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1162 of 1596	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1324 of 1588	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1288 of 1610	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1197 of 1676	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1418 of 1636	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1430 of 1651	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	1544 of 1678	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	1514 of 1684	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	1370 of 1687	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	1342 of 1701	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	1326 of 1709	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	1392 of 1686	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	1406 of 1662	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	1290 of 1610	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	1433 of 1582	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	1455 of 1609	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	274 of 615	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	171 of 603	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	225 of 610	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	328 of 601	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	289 of 533	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	208 of 605	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	413 of 598	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	96.6	15 of 956	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	53.1	413 of 1021	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1012 of 1452	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1109 of 1466	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1186 of 1483	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1130 of 1488	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1204 of 1467	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1088 of 1502	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1315 of 1518	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1061 of 1473	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	990 of 1484	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	977 of 1447	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1146 of 1419	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1112 of 1404	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	961 of 1465	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1272 of 1465	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1164 of 1466	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1052 of 1485	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1040 of 1498	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1408 of 1518	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1299 of 1499	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1103 of 1535	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1379 of 1536	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	137 of 935	85.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	888 of 1036	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	757 of 1046	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	816 of 1048	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	916 of 1017	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	892 of 1037	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	780 of 1050	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	814 of 1010	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	896 of 1038	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	949 of 1050	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	787 of 1035	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	807 of 1008	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	815 of 1001	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	800 of 989	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	824 of 925	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	796 of 895	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	737 of 858	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	710 of 835	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.8	685 of 837	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	339 of 442	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	163 of 429	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	253 of 436	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	330 of 413	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	331 of 385	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	167 of 405	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	182 of 384	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	45.2	258 of 576	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	75 of 658	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	266 of 643	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	909 of 938	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	798 of 942	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	738 of 943	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	834 of 925	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	826 of 910	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	862 of 983	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	696 of 989	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	747 of 974	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	869 of 947	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	824 of 923	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	693 of 945	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	749 of 924	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	782 of 954	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	680 of 958	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	787 of 963	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	925 of 946	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	874 of 924	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	727 of 933	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	777 of 916	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2019)98th percentile+70 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+59 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2021)55th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-24 vs state

Mathematics35%-22 vs state

Science15%-49 vs state

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I wouldn’t recommend this school to no families.The secretary is rude and unprofessional.The principals could careless about the children smh Close Quote

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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
Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 Shiloh Springs Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-4100	336	22	15.2		9 (2.7%)	303 (90.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	27.2	1150^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.2%		31.8	1113^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.4%	37	14.3	14.8	57.6	51.9	28.6	18.2	21.4	29.6	66.7	63.0	32.1	18.2	21.4	14.8	$12,385
Westbrooke Village	Public	3-5	6500 Westford Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-3196	330	23	14.3		23 (7.0%)	267 (80.9%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	11.5	1379^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.5%		10.4	1398^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.4%	19	31.1			28.6	18.6					30.8	41.9				$15,159
Trotwood-Madison Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	4400 N Union Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-3050	414	21	19.7		27 (6.5%)	326 (78.7%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$14,590
Northwood Elementary School	Public	2-7	6200 Noranda Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 832-6240	362	22	16.4	54.7%	180 (49.7%)	113 (31.2%)	20 (5.5%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)	61.9	697^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.3%		66.2	624^th of 1577 public elementary schools	60.4%	73	75.0		57.7	77.9	66.7	58.7			67.1	51.5	67.1	65.2			$12,310
Northmoor Elementary School	Public	2-6	4421 Old Salem Rd	Englewood	45322	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 832-6800	458	28	16.6	46.3%	280 (61.1%)	96 (21.0%)	15 (3.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56 (12.2%)	82.3	247^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.7	198^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.4%	49	84.8		81.3	86.7	73.4	79.5			70.3	83.5	82.3	78.5			$10,324
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
Madison Park Elementary	Public	2-3	301 S Broadway St	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-4456	344	18	19.1		32 (9.3%)	268 (77.9%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)								(n/a)			31.8						38.0						$16,552
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
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
Englewood Hills Elementary School	Public	2-6	508 Durst Dr	Englewood	45322	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 832-5950	369	21	17.5	60.2%	190 (51.5%)	104 (28.2%)	10 (2.7%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (14.1%)	63.8	647^th of 1558 public elementary schools	58.5%		66.8	612^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.2%	35	67.2		68.1	73.7	62.1	71.1			58.0	60.5	70.1	66.7			$12,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy

Is Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy a good school?

Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy ranks 1150^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy?

Students at Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy are 90% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

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How many students attend Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy.

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