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Montgomery Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Montgomery Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 249 students in grades K-8 in Dayton, Ohio. The school is part of the Montgomery Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 668 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montgomery Preparatory Academy consistently underperforms compared to the state and nearby schools on key metrics. The school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 70.3% to 80.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Its test score performance is also consistently below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 47.6% in math and 7.1% to 47.1% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 47.6% to 69.1% in math and 54.4% to 67.7% in English Language Arts. The school's statewide ranking has been consistently in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools.

In comparison, the nearby Smith Elementary, Harman Elementary, and Orchard Park Elementary schools all have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and higher statewide rankings. For example, Smith Elementary's proficiency rates range from 79.2% to 93.4% in math and 89.6% to 92.1% in English Language Arts, with a statewide ranking in the top 4% of Ohio elementary schools. Montgomery Preparatory Academy's lower spending per student and higher student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its challenges.

237

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,547

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2745 S Smithville Rd
Dayton, OH 45420-2668

(937) 991-2900

District: Montgomery Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.3%

White:

23.6%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (27% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 41 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,302^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

822^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

668^th of 828Montgomery Preparatory 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	16.5	1302 of 1558	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1438 of 1577	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1296 of 1596	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1295 of 1588	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1136 of 1610	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1651 of 1676	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	343 of 615	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	451 of 603	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	385 of 610	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	423 of 601	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	392 of 533	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	594 of 605	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	1206 of 1483	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1200 of 1488	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1470 of 1502	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1199 of 1473	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1354 of 1484	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1103 of 1447	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1141 of 1419	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	882 of 1404	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1433 of 1465	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1261 of 1466	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1307 of 1518	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1129 of 1499	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1473 of 1535	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	1155 of 1175	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	822 of 1036	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	895 of 1046	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	999 of 1048	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	930 of 1017	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	919 of 1037	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	991 of 1050	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	343 of 429	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	345 of 436	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	382 of 413	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	292 of 385	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	373 of 405	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	4.5	878 of 917	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	758 of 983	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	862 of 989	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	942 of 974	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	877 of 947	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	810 of 923	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	886 of 945	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	8.7	857 of 963	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	857 of 946	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2023)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-21 vs state

Science25%-38 vs state

Mathematics16%-41 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
Montgomery Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2745 S Smithville Rd	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Montgomery Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 991-2900	237	14	16.9		56 (23.6%)	131 (55.3%)	26 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	16.5	1302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	16.4%		8.5	1438^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.8%	136	22.2	28.6	33.3	23.1	3.7	6.7	29.4	0.0	47.6	46.2	40.7	46.7	47.1	7.1	$10,547
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	715 Krebs Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4890	385	23	16.7		177 (46.0%)	134 (34.8%)	38 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	24	1197^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.2%		24.7	1198^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.0%	1	36.4		46.7	54.1	17.8	19.6			52.3	33.3	59.1	33.3			$15,807
Greenmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 E Wren Cir	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1850	265	16	16.4	73.6%	188 (70.9%)	26 (9.8%)	25 (9.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	68.3	560^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.1%		69.9	539^th of 1577 public elementary schools	65.8%	21	72.5		64.9	75.9	65.0				75.7	66.7	77.5				$14,531
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
Beavertown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Wilmington Pike	Kettering	45419	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1740	380	21	18.5	55.0%	266 (70.0%)	40 (10.5%)	34 (8.9%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.6%)	74.2	448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.2%		70.9	521^st of 1577 public elementary schools	67.0%	73	75.9		58.2	90.9	74.1				74.5	84.1	75.9				$12,934
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Shafor Blvd	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 297-5335	494	33	14.9	11.1%	391 (79.1%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.5%)	25 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	90.1	57^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.3	50^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.8%	7	88.7		85.7	93.4	83.1	79.2			91.4	92.1	91.5	89.6			$14,475
Eastmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	1480 Edendale Rd	Dayton	45432	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4490	414	19	21.7		244 (58.9%)	61 (14.7%)	72 (17.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	29	1128^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.6%		35.5	1080^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.5%	48	28.9		72.9	52.7	21.1	20.5			66.7	45.5	41.0	27.9			$14,726
Harman Elementary School	Public	1-6	735 Harman Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5338	403	25	16.1	3.7%	331 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (4.0%)	18 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	92.3	23^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	98.5%		90.5	44^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.2%	21	92.1		86.9	98.3	93.3	86.7			95.2	89.8	96.6	84.4			$16,736
Orchard Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 E Dorothy Ln	Kettering	45419	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1910	294	23	12.7	49.0%	227 (77.2%)	22 (7.5%)	15 (5.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	82.9	225^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.6%		86.3	138^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.2%	87	77.6		89.3	89.1	72.9				82.1	83.3	81.6				$14,112
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

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Montgomery Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Montgomery Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Montgomery Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Montgomery Preparatory Academy?

Students at Montgomery Preparatory Academy are 55% African American, 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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