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Indian Riffle Elementary School

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Indian Riffle Elementary School ranks 261 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Indian Riffle Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kettering, Ohio, serving 569 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Kettering City School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Ohio, with students performing exceptionally well on state assessments and often exceeding district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels.

Indian Riffle Elementary School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 81.4% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 75% for the district and 63.4% for the state. The school also excels in Mathematics, with 88.5% of 4th-grade students and 79.7% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, outperforming the district and state. This high level of achievement is consistent across different student subgroups, including male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, who all rank among the top in the state.

Despite serving a relatively diverse student population, with 52.72% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Indian Riffle Elementary School maintains exceptional academic performance, outpacing nearby schools such as Oakview Elementary and J.F. Kennedy Elementary. This sustained excellence is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a high-quality education and the dedication of its staff, students, and community.

521

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,807

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3090 Glengarry Dr
Kettering, OH 45420-1227

(937) 499-1720

District: Kettering City School District

Students who attend Indian Riffle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kettering Middle School
High:	Kettering Fairmont High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Two or more races:

7.1%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (81% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

261^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Kettering City School District

180^th of 828Kettering City School District 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
2025	81.7	261 of 1558	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	170 of 1577	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	82 of 1596	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	105 of 1588	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	212 of 1610	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	99 of 1676	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	103 of 1636	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	84.2	159 of 1651	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	165 of 1678	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	80.2	276 of 1684	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	240 of 1687	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	260 of 1701	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	605 of 1709	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.2	468 of 1686	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.4	753 of 1662	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.9	645 of 1610	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.9	920 of 1582	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.9	880 of 1609	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.6	736 of 1504	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	586 of 1501	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.6	597 of 1471	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	95.4	20 of 824	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	61.2	214 of 765	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	42 of 956	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	97 of 1021	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	311 of 1452	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	154 of 1466	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	84 of 1483	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	95 of 1488	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	225 of 1467	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	76 of 1502	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	91 of 1518	94.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.7	250 of 759	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	141 of 1473	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	48 of 1484	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	19 of 1447	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	41 of 1419	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	95 of 1404	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	33 of 1465	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	19 of 1465	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	174 of 1466	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	276 of 1485	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	40 of 1498	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	120 of 1518	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	198 of 1499	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	45 of 1535	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	189 of 1536	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	193 of 935	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	118 of 900	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	95.9	12 of 856	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	246 of 1175	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	255 of 1190	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	42 of 1215	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	137 of 1242	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	202 of 1249	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	46 of 1271	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	183 of 1309	86.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)98th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)67th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+18 vs state

Science81%+18 vs state

Mathematics81%+18 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
Indian Riffle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3090 Glengarry Dr	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1720	521	32	16.4	44.1%	405 (77.7%)	31 (6.0%)	30 (5.8%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.1%)	81.7	261^st of 1558 public elementary schools	83.2%		85.3	170^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.2%	91	81.4		75.3	88.5	79.7				79.0	78.8	87.1				$12,807
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	223^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	85.7%		88.9	75^th of 1577 public elementary schools	95.2%	148	74.3		79.2	89.3	81.2				83.3	82.7	87.1				$13,714
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%)	74.4	443^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	71.6%		76	407^th of 1577 public elementary schools	74.2%	36	72.5		73.6	83.8	59.3				79.1	79.4	79.1				$13,596
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
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
Fairbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 N Fairfield Rd	Beavercreek	45430	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 429-7616	547	31	17.6	20.8%	447 (81.7%)	19 (3.5%)	32 (5.9%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	82.9	224^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.6%		81.5	283^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	82.1%	59	79.2		78.7	93.5	77.7				85.1	81.5	81.3				$12,455
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%)	82.4	245^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.2	253^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	84.0%	8	75.0		85.3	90.0	82.4				81.2	79.4	80.6				$12,118
Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Jonathon Dr	Beavercreek	45434	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7597	487	32	15.3	22.2%	399 (81.9%)	12 (2.5%)	17 (3.5%)	26 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	69.2	543^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	65.1%		61.3	730^th of 1577 public elementary schools	53.7%	187	76.6		65.5	73.5	86.2				73.6	59.0	77.7				$11,308
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Riffle Elementary School

Is Indian Riffle Elementary School a good school?

Indian Riffle Elementary School ranks 261^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Indian Riffle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Indian Riffle Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Indian Riffle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Indian Riffle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kettering Middle School
High : Kettering Fairmont High School

What is the racial makeup of Indian Riffle Elementary School?

Students at Indian Riffle Elementary School are 78% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is Indian Riffle Elementary School in?

Kettering City School District

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