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Dr John Hole Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Dr John Hole Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dayton, OH, serving 376 students in grades 2–5 as part of the Centerville City School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 78th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 95th percentile, with 5 stars — continuing a climb from the 76th percentile in 2018–2019, so its standing reflects steady improvement rather than a single strong year.

Test proficiency is exceptionally strong and generally leads nearby schools: 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math all above 90% (92.2%, 92.5%, and 90.2%), 5th grade science at 87.5%, and ELA between 82.5% and 90.9% — every subject well above district and state averages. Among nearby schools, same-district Stingley Elementary School (440th), W O Cline Elementary School (436th), Driscoll Elementary School (548th), and Normandy Elementary School (657th) ranked far lower, as did Kettering's Prass Elementary School (200th) and Oakview Elementary School (212th) and Miami Valley Academies (1,217th). Dr John Hole had the highest proficiency in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math, 3rd and 4th grade ELA, and 5th grade science; only Prass edged it in 5th grade ELA (91.8% vs. 88.5%).

Chronic absenteeism is 6.1%, far below the district's 14.6% and lower than every same-district school nearby; only Prass was slightly lower at 5.7%. About 20.74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — less than most nearby schools, though up from 12.08% in 2022–2023 while achievement also rose. Per-student spending was $13,586 (2018–2019), and the student-teacher ratio is 17.9. The school also ranks at the 97th percentile for male and female students, 89th for low-income students, 88th for special education students, and 76th for English language learners. Watch items: 4th grade ELA is the relative soft spot, and the rising free/reduced lunch rate bears watching. Note that spending data is older and some subgroup rankings rest on small numbers.

376

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,904

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

180 W Whipp Rd
Dayton, OH 45459-1856

(937) 434-0725

District: Centerville City

Students who attend Dr John Hole Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hadley E Watts Middle School
High:	Centerville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (89% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school89%

District avg78%

Ohio avg64%

78^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Centerville City

142^nd of 773Centerville City 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
2026	89.1	78 of 1560	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	86.0	144 of 1558	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	173 of 1577	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	209 of 1596	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	226 of 1588	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	223 of 1610	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	410 of 1676	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	346 of 1636	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	492 of 1651	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	171 of 1678	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	86.7	94 of 1684	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	110 of 1687	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.3	55 of 1701	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	78.5	269 of 1709	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	321 of 1686	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	292 of 1662	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	273 of 1610	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	158 of 1582	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	139 of 1609	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	76.1	309 of 1504	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.6	129 of 1501	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	71.8	414 of 1471	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	68.8	36 of 81	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	49 of 70	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	72.9	135 of 824	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	321 of 956	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	616 of 1021	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	77 of 318	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	40 of 1452	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	118 of 1452	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	267 of 1466	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	164 of 1483	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	198 of 1488	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	293 of 1467	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	453 of 1502	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	304 of 1518	80.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	48.9	574 of 759	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	155 of 1467	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	197 of 1473	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	236 of 1484	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	285 of 1447	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	402 of 1419	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	175 of 1465	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	47 of 1467	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	88 of 1466	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	85 of 1485	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	203 of 1498	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	220 of 1518	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	201 of 1499	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	356 of 1535	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	340 of 1536	77.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	30 of 218	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	114 of 935	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	120 of 900	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	148 of 856	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	38 of 1181	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.3	86 of 1175	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	127 of 1190	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	122 of 1215	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	222 of 1242	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	200 of 1249	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	400 of 1271	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	392 of 1309	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2024)56th percentile-33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)24th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics92%+29 vs state

Science88%+25 vs state

English Language Arts87%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Dr John Hole Elementary School	Public	2-5	180 W Whipp Rd	Dayton	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 434-0725	376	21	17.9	20.7%	297 (79.0%)	15 (4.0%)	16 (4.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.0%)	89.1	78^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.0%		86	144^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.8%	66	87.5	92.2	92.5	90.2	90.9	82.5	88.5			$14,904
Driscoll Elementary School	Public	2-5	5767 Marshall Rd	Dayton	45429	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 434-0562	269	17	15.5	34.2%	198 (73.6%)	22 (8.2%)	17 (6.3%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	69.2	548^th of 1560 public elementary schools	64.9%		66.4	600^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.5%	52	72.6	59.7	70.4	80.6	82.1	65.3	79.0			$13,477
Normandy Elementary School	Public	2-5	401 Normandy Ridge Rd	Dayton	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 434-0917	495	26	19.0	36.4%	248 (50.1%)	79 (16.0%)	28 (5.7%)	100 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	63.9	657^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.9%		75.1	432^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	72.3%	225	73.0	57.5	68.2	70.6	69.3	63.6	80.8			$13,133
Centerville Primary Village North	Public	PK, KG-1	6450 Marshall Rd	Centerville	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 438-6062	545	25	22.2	21.1%	386 (70.8%)	38 (7.0%)	27 (5.0%)	49 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)								(n/a)								87.5%	4.4%	$15,332
Stingley Elementary School	Public	2-5	95 Linden Dr	Centerville	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 434-1054	280	17	16.8	26.1%	226 (80.7%)	17 (6.1%)	12 (4.3%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	74.7	440^th of 1560 public elementary schools	71.8%		78.1	362^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	76.8%	78	77.6	73.8	77.5	60.5	86.4	77.5	78.9			$13,104
Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Ackerman Blvd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 499-1870	477	29	16.3	45.9%	349 (73.2%)	42 (8.8%)	34 (7.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	40 (8.4%)	83	212^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.4%		82.4	245^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.3%	33	82.4	82.4	84.7	89.1	75.0	80.6	88.2			$12,118
J F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5030 Polen Dr	Kettering	45440	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1830	602	35	17.2	50.7%	360 (59.8%)	125 (20.8%)	32 (5.3%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.6%)	72.1	493^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	68.4%		74.4	443^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	71.6%	50	75.8	67.7	86.8	73.8	71.0	73.3	74.2	95%	4%	$13,596
W O Cline Elementary School	Public	2-5	99 Virginia Ave	Centerville	45458	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 435-1315	434	24	18.0	34.8%	293 (67.5%)	56 (12.9%)	18 (4.1%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (12.2%)	74.9	436^th of 1560 public elementary schools	72.1%		75.3	421^st of 1558 public elementary schools	73.0%	15	79.0	67.3	83.1	73.2	78.2	71.0	82.0			$14,881
Centerville Primary Village South	Public	PK, KG-1	8388 Paragon Rd	Centerville	45458	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 312-1273	679	31	21.8	29.5%	414 (61.0%)	68 (10.0%)	27 (4.0%)	75 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	93 (13.7%)								(n/a)								84.8%	5.6%	$12,699
Prass Elementary School	Public	K-5	2601 Parklawn Dr	Kettering	45440	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 499-1780	420	26	16.4	38.6%	326 (77.6%)	32 (7.6%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	83.6	200^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.2%		83	223^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	85.7%	23	79.5	79.2	90.1	89.0	75.3	81.7	91.8	93.5%	6.5%	$13,714

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr John Hole Elementary School

How many students attend Dr John Hole Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Dr John Hole Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dr John Hole Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dr John Hole Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hadley E Watts Middle School
High : Centerville High School

What is the racial makeup of Dr John Hole Elementary School?

Students at Dr John Hole Elementary School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American.

Is Dr John Hole Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Dr John Hole Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 78^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Dr John Hole Elementary School in?

Centerville City

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