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Ruskin Elementary School

Q: Is Ruskin Elementary School a good school?

Ruskin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ruskin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Ruskin Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ruskin Elementary School?

Students at Ruskin Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 31% White, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ruskin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ruskin Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Wright Brothers Middle School High : Belmont High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ruskin Elementary School is a PK–6 school serving 553 students in Dayton, Ohio, part of the Dayton City school district, which ranks 725th of 773 Ohio districts (6th percentile, 0 stars). Ruskin itself is also low-ranked but sits above its district: in 2025–2026 it placed 1,268th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 19th percentile, 1 star. It has been 1-star in every year of the rank history, with percentiles mostly between 14 and 27 over the past decade. Among same-district peers, River's Edge Montessori Elementary School is 21st percentile, Horace Mann Elementary School 18th, Cleveland Elementary School 17th, and Kemp Elementary School 9th; nearby charters range from 3rd to 26th percentile. Harman Elementary School in Oakwood City is 97th percentile with 5 stars.

Ruskin's results split sharply by grade. Its strongest relative spots in 2025–2026 were 3rd-grade math (51.4%) and ELA (55.6%), plus 5th-grade math (45.1%) and science (40.8%) — the highest among same-district nearby schools in each of those areas. Sixth grade is a serious weakness: math proficiency was 7.6% and ELA 13.6%, both below district and far below state averages. Fourth-grade ELA (30.4%) was essentially at the district average but far below the state. Year-over-year trends are mixed: 5th-grade math rose from 4.7% to 45.1% and 5th-grade science from 14.1% to 40.8%, while 4th-grade math fell from 57.1% to 32.1%. Chronic absenteeism was 27.7%, well below the district's 43.8% and below nearby charters, though more than one in four students are still chronically absent — River's Edge shows 12.0% is possible in the same district.

Subgroup results are uneven: Ruskin ranked in the 36th percentile for African American students and 48th for special education students — above its overall 19th percentile — while gifted and talented students ranked 90th of 90, the lowest possible reported rank. Note that some data, such as free/reduced lunch figures, are unavailable, and spending data come only from 2018–2019 ($11,104 per student, compared with $13,416 at Harman). Blank values should not be read as zero.

553

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,834

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

407 Ambrose Ct
Dayton, OH 45410-1556

(937) 542-5680

District: Dayton City

Students who attend Ruskin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wright Brothers Middle School
High:	Belmont High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

31.1%

African American:

21.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dayton City

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg27%

Ohio avg62%

1,268^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	19.4	1268 of 1560	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	1318 of 1558	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1240 of 1577	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1366 of 1596	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1278 of 1588	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1274 of 1610	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1343 of 1676	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1215 of 1636	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	1225 of 1651	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.9	1226 of 1678	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	1521 of 1684	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	1479 of 1687	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1484 of 1701	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	1496 of 1709	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	1516 of 1686	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	1505 of 1662	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	404 of 631	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	322 of 615	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	277 of 603	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.1	483 of 610	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	372 of 601	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	281 of 533	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	318 of 605	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	371 of 598	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	765 of 956	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.4	234 of 1021	77.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	254 of 318	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	258 of 281	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	215 of 258	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	210 of 239	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	169 of 213	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	147 of 183	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	126 of 169	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	87 of 174	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1225 of 1452	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	1234 of 1452	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1137 of 1466	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1317 of 1483	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1221 of 1488	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1258 of 1467	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1219 of 1502	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1188 of 1518	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	0.3	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	257 of 315	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	216 of 259	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	193 of 234	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	198 of 233	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	171 of 216	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	148 of 189	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	171 of 228	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	133 of 239	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	1175 of 1467	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1214 of 1473	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1134 of 1484	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1235 of 1447	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1114 of 1419	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1093 of 1404	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1134 of 1465	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	998 of 1465	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	1208 of 1467	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	1271 of 1466	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1230 of 1485	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1302 of 1498	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1271 of 1518	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1227 of 1499	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1264 of 1535	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1125 of 1536	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	471 of 914	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	312 of 900	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	700 of 856	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1062 of 1181	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1092 of 1175	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1057 of 1190	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1141 of 1215	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1165 of 1242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1182 of 1249	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1178 of 1271	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1150 of 1309	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)<1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science41%-22 vs state

English Language Arts35%-27 vs state

Mathematics34%-27 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)						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 (2016)	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	Total
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	100.0%	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			$13,834
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	54.4%	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				$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	100.0%	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	$13,982
City Day Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	320 S Main St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	City Day Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 223-8130	170	7	24.2	90.4%	1 (0.6%)	152 (89.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	4.3	1510^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.2%		6	1480^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.0%	30	17.6	12.5	8.3	15.8	0.0	5.9	10.5	16.7	8.3	31.6	35.3	17.6	26.3	41.7	$12,601
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	88.3%	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	$13,284
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	100.0%	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			$15,189
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	108 Linwood St	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4640	552	29	19.0	96.1%	137 (24.8%)	346 (62.7%)	23 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.1%)	22.7	1227^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.3%		33.8	1079^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.7%	148	38.2		28.9	37.9	29.1	32.4	29.6		50.0	53.4	54.5	34.2	44.4		$15,538
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	88.2%	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			$15,807
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	2.9%	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
Kiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1401 Leo St	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6130	0	30	.0	90.3%	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	11	1396^th of 1560 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.9	1370^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.1%	26	16.9		34.2	31.6	15.5	18.5			38.0	26.6	45.1	31.7			$12,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruskin Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ruskin Elementary School?

Students at Ruskin Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 31% White, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Ruskin Elementary School in?

Dayton City

Is Ruskin Elementary School a good school?

Ruskin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Ruskin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Ruskin Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ruskin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wright Brothers Middle School
High : Belmont High School

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