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Valerie Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1523^rd

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of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Valerie Elementary School is a PK–6 school with 566 students on Yellowstone Avenue in northwest Dayton, part of Dayton City, and it is one of the larger elementary schools in its nearby comparison group.

For parents, the most important pattern is that the school has ranked in the bottom tenth of Ohio elementary schools for a decade and has been sliding: 12th percentile in 2021-2022 down to 2nd percentile in 2025-2026. In 2025-2026, it trailed the district average in all nine reported grade and subject tests. Math is the deeper concern, with 6th-grade math proficiency at 4.8%, the school’s lowest number. One bright spot is 5th-grade English language arts, which has been the school’s strongest subject in recent years and reached 31.3% in 2025-2026. Chronic absenteeism is another relative strength: at 34.1%, it has stayed below the district average for five straight years. The school spends $11,655 per student, the second-highest among nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio jumped from 14.3 to 19.5 in 2024-2025.

Nearby comparisons are striking. North Dayton School of Discovery, 0.34 miles away, serves a similar number of students (586), spends $3,318 less per student, has a much smaller student-teacher ratio (11.4 vs. 19.5), and posts far higher proficiency — 72% in 3rd-grade ELA and 77.3% in 5th-grade ELA — with 2 stars. Northwood Elementary School in Northmont City ranks in the 65th percentile with 3 stars. These examples suggest that school-level factors, not just neighborhood, are worth examining. The school’s results also decline as students move up in grade, and students in several measured groups, including those with disabilities, rank at the very bottom statewide. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported for the school, so it should be treated as unavailable.

566

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,618

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

38.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.5% (any vaccine)

3871 Yellowstone Ave
Dayton, OH 45416-2236

(937) 542-5390

District: Dayton City

Students who attend Valerie Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edwin Joel Brown Middle School
High:	Meadowdale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.4%

White:

7.8%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (16% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 51 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg27%

Ohio avg62%

1,523^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Dayton City

725^th of 773Dayton 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	3.6	1523 of 1560	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	1492 of 1558	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1470 of 1577	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1430 of 1596	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1402 of 1588	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1473 of 1610	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1478 of 1676	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1581 of 1636	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.6	1623 of 1651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	1655 of 1678	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.5	1675 of 1684	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	1590 of 1687	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	1600 of 1701	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.5	1664 of 1709	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	1581 of 1686	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.8	1570 of 1662	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.1	1494 of 1610	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	1507 of 1582	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	1516 of 1609	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	1389 of 1504	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.8	1358 of 1501	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.7	1334 of 1471	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	606 of 631	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	564 of 615	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	495 of 603	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	444 of 610	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	443 of 601	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	446 of 533	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	409 of 605	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	535 of 598	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	27.6	724 of 956	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	900 of 1021	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	1425 of 1452	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	1370 of 1452	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1384 of 1466	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1368 of 1483	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1381 of 1488	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1412 of 1467	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1369 of 1502	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1475 of 1518	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	1439 of 1467	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	1404 of 1473	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1397 of 1484	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1307 of 1447	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1257 of 1419	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1329 of 1404	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1288 of 1465	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1424 of 1465	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	1448 of 1467	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	1418 of 1466	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1418 of 1485	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1405 of 1498	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1340 of 1518	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1410 of 1499	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1369 of 1535	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1475 of 1536	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	907 of 914	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	924 of 935	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)24th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-42 vs state

Science13%-49 vs state

Mathematics10%-51 vs state

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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	Directly certified (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	74.4%	44 (7.8%)	461 (81.4%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	3.6	1523^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.3	1492^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	4.2%	31	13.4		14.5	11.8	10.8	4.8			20.3	17.6	31.3	16.1			38.3%	2.5%	$12,618
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	74.1%	42 (7.2%)	437 (74.6%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.8%)	38.8	1045^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.0%		44.7	973^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	37.5%	72	25.6	25.0	46.9	39.7	40.9	17.9	19.6	50.0	72.0	63.5	77.3	53.8	60.9	59.4			$12,668
Klepinger Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	3650 Klepinger Rd	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Klepinger Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-1710	540	14	38.5	81.7%	10 (1.9%)	510 (94.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	20.3	1256^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.5%		13	1355^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.0%	99	2.5	6.8	25.0	28.6	54.8	70.4	51.2	29.5	18.8	20.8	51.2	25.9	34.1	20.5	56.2%	0%	$10,683
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	77.2%	26 (5.5%)	402 (85.0%)	25 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	16.9	1299^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.7%		7.6	1452^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.8%	153	12.5		32.0	33.3	8.9	66.2			50.0	32.8	39.3	13.6			87%	3.7%	$14,391
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Public, Charter	K-5	4751 Sue Ann Blvd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 277-1177	182	16	11.3	79.7%	5 (2.7%)	170 (93.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	12.5	1372^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	12.1%		29.3	1125^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.8%	247	27.3		22.0	34.3	31.8				29.3	28.6	54.5				53.1%	3.1%	$18,012
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5840	376	21	17.9	75.0%	31 (8.2%)	298 (79.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	11.3	1386^th of 1560 public elementary schools	11.2%		11.8	1371^st of 1558 public elementary schools	12.0%	15	2.2	37.0	21.7	25.0	4.3	23.5	22.2	33.3	37.0	40.4	47.8	35.3	40.7	37.0	87.2%	6.4%	$16,209
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2314 Elsmere Ave	Dayton	45406	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4590	474	23	20.6	80.2%	44 (9.3%)	344 (72.6%)	62 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	4.7	1502^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	3.7%		4.1	1516^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.7%	14	32.1		15.8	4.9	9.3	3.6			16.9	10.8	40.7	7.3			23%	0%	$14,445
Richard Allen Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	545 Odlin Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Richard Allen Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 951-2800	374	27	13.8	44.7%	2 (0.5%)	357 (95.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	10.5	1402^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	10.1%		7.1	1463^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.1%	61	19.0	11.8	6.9	29.2	28.6	16.7	6.7	5.9	37.9	29.2	52.4	20.8	6.7	17.6	98.5%	1.5%	$16,902
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	—	180 (49.7%)	113 (31.2%)	20 (5.5%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)	68.9	553^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	64.6%		61.9	697^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.3%	144	80.6		64.9	72.5	65.7	75.3			66.2	65.2	79.1	66.2					$12,310
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	92.6%	9 (2.7%)	303 (90.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	22.3	1230^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.2	1150^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.2%	80	17.2	55.0	42.3	58.3	20.7	27.3	58.8	45.0	59.3	45.8	55.2	13.6	41.2	45.0	89.5%	0%	$12,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Valerie Elementary School

What district is Valerie Elementary School in?

Dayton City

What schools do graduates of Valerie Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Valerie Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edwin Joel Brown Middle School
High : Meadowdale High School

How many students attend Valerie Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Valerie Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Valerie Elementary School?

Students at Valerie Elementary School are 81% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Valerie Elementary School a good school?

Valerie Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

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