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Cleveland Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Elementary School is a PK–6 school at 1102 Pursell Ave in Dayton, Ohio, serving 404 students as part of the Dayton City district. It sits in a neighborhood with plenty of alternatives — four other Dayton City elementary schools, three charter schools, and two suburban schools all within roughly two miles. Statewide, Cleveland ranks 1289th of 1560 schools (17th percentile, 1 star), and it has held a 1-star rating and a 14th–20th percentile position every year for the past decade.

The key context is that Cleveland is a local bright spot inside a very weak district. The Dayton City district ranks 725th of 773 districts in Ohio (6th percentile, 0 stars), and Cleveland outperforms its district average in 8 of 9 tested areas — averaging about 5 points above the district but roughly 27 points below the state. Its results cluster tightly with nearby Horace Mann Elementary School, Eastmont Elementary School, and Ruskin Elementary School (all 17th–19th percentile), and sit clearly ahead of Kemp Elementary School and three nearby charter schools. Two suburban schools about two miles away show a different world: Harman Elementary School (97th percentile, 5 stars) and Greenmont Elementary School (57th percentile, 3 stars).

Attendance is Cleveland's clearest success: chronic absenteeism fell from 39.4% to 25.8% over four years and now runs 18 points below the district rate. English language arts is the academic strength — 6th grade ELA beat the district by 20.1 points — while 4th grade ELA was the only area behind the district and 5th grade math is the weakest recurring result. Students with disabilities rank at the 49th percentile, the school's highest subgroup result, while low-income students sit at 18th percentile. Two numbers worth watching: the student–teacher ratio jumped from 14.2 to 18.3 in a single year, and Greenmont spends nearly the same per student ($11,148 vs. $11,245) while producing far higher proficiency — useful evidence that outcomes here aren't fixed by budget alone.

404

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,189

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

83.6%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.8% (any vaccine)

1102 Pursell Ave
Dayton, OH 45420-1943

(937) 542-4340

District: Dayton City

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Belmont High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.9%

African American:

30.4%

Hispanic:

23.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg27%

Ohio avg62%

1,289^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	17.7	1289 of 1560	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	1288 of 1558	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1254 of 1577	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1287 of 1596	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1349 of 1588	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1378 of 1610	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1423 of 1676	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1338 of 1636	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	1322 of 1651	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	1413 of 1678	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	1504 of 1684	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	1391 of 1687	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	1436 of 1701	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	1528 of 1709	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	1536 of 1686	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.1	1582 of 1662	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	1460 of 1610	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	361 of 631	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	531 of 615	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	395 of 603	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	342 of 610	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	368 of 601	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	430 of 533	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	344 of 605	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	280 of 598	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	25.8	759 of 956	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	733 of 1021	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	249 of 318	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	216 of 281	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	131 of 258	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	204 of 239	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	162 of 213	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1252 of 1452	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1158 of 1452	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1171 of 1466	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1346 of 1483	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1238 of 1488	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1372 of 1467	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1253 of 1502	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1198 of 1518	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	219 of 315	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	1200 of 1467	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	1207 of 1473	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1154 of 1484	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1146 of 1447	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1194 of 1419	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1251 of 1404	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1236 of 1465	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1175 of 1465	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	1235 of 1467	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	1331 of 1466	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1247 of 1485	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1199 of 1498	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1376 of 1518	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1325 of 1499	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1341 of 1535	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1353 of 1536	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	465 of 914	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	1109 of 1181	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1080 of 1175	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1108 of 1190	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1148 of 1215	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1213 of 1242	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1213 of 1249	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1240 of 1271	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1289 of 1309	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-21 vs state

Mathematics30%-31 vs state

Science29%-33 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	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
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	62.6%	141 (34.9%)	123 (30.4%)	93 (23.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	17.7	1289^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.4%		17.6	1288^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%	1	29.3		40.4	30.0	26.8	24.5			46.8	26.0	51.2	42.9			83.6%	1.8%	$15,189
Ruskin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	407 Ambrose Ct	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5680	553	28	19.7	68.4%	172 (31.1%)	121 (21.9%)	223 (40.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	19.4	1268^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.7%		15.6	1318^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.4%	50	40.8		51.4	32.1	45.1	7.6			55.6	30.4	42.3	13.6			80%	4%	$13,834
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1923 Gondert Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5090	422	20	21.1	54.5%	127 (30.1%)	137 (32.5%)	114 (27.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.5%)	9.3	1419^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.0%		14	1339^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.1%	80	17.8		33.3	29.6	8.9	4.3			43.1	40.7	37.8	13.3			80.3%	0%	$14,934
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Public, Charter	K-8	121 S Monmouth St	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 281-1980	188	11	17.0	84.6%	71 (37.8%)	89 (47.3%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	9.7	1416^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.2%		9.7	1415^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.2%	1	27.3	0.0	0.0	5.3	22.7	16.7	15.0	0.0	20.0	26.3	59.1	22.2	35.0	11.1	60%	20%	$13,284
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	84.0%	56 (23.6%)	131 (55.3%)	26 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	9.5	1417^th of 1560 public elementary schools	9.2%		16.5	1302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	16.4%	115	28.6	33.3	10.0	28.6	14.3	5.3	0.0	11.1	20.0	35.7	57.1	15.0	35.7	50.0	38%	6%	$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	68.1%	177 (46.0%)	134 (34.8%)	38 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	18.2	1282^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	17.8%		24	1197^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.2%	85	40.0		31.0	34.0	29.4	35.6			45.2	36.2	48.6	31.8			89.5%	3.5%	$15,807
Dayton SMART Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	601 S Keowee St	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Dayton SMART Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 222-2812	94	6	15.6	61.7%	7 (7.4%)	36 (38.3%)	39 (41.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.6%)	8.6	1433^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	8.1%		23.3	1210^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.3%	223	0.0			16.7	18.2				50.0	33.3	18.2				37.5%	0%	$13,883
Emerson Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	501 Hickory St	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Emerson Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 223-2889	674	39	17.3	80.3%	104 (15.4%)	395 (58.6%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (21.4%)	28	1159^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.7%		13.6	1345^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.7%	186	44.6	33.9	30.3	70.7	49.1	42.1	37.1	52.5	31.8	48.3	45.6	31.6	48.4	33.9	60.9%	2.2%	$13,982
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	—	331 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (4.0%)	18 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	91	52^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.3	23^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	98.5%	29	93.3		84.3	93.8	93.5	88.3	100.0		88.6	86.2	95.0	91.7					$16,736
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	—	188 (70.9%)	26 (9.8%)	25 (9.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	63	676^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.7%		68.3	560^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.1%	116	74.3		67.6	65.8	71.4				67.6	65.8	68.6				84.4%	13.3%	$14,531

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary School?

Students at Cleveland Elementary School are 35% White, 30% African American, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

Is Cleveland Elementary School a good school?

Cleveland Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Cleveland Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary School attend?

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

High : Belmont High School

What district is Cleveland Elementary School in?

Dayton City

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