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Orchard Park Elementary School

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Orchard Park Elementary School ranks 225 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kettering, Ohio, serving 308 students in grades K-5 and part of the Kettering City School District. This high-performing school consistently exceeds state and district averages in academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels.

Orchard Park Elementary's academic achievements are particularly noteworthy. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly higher than state and district averages in Mathematics (3rd grade: 89.3% vs. 64.4% state, 4th grade: 89.1% vs. 69.1% state, 5th grade: 72.9% vs. 56.7% state) and English Language Arts (3rd grade: 82.1% vs. 61.3% state, 4th grade: 83.3% vs. 61.9% state, 5th grade: 81.6% vs. 67.7% state). The school's Science proficiency for 5th grade was also higher than the state and district averages (77.6% vs. 63.4% state). Orchard Park consistently outperforms nearby schools within the Kettering City School District, such as J.F. Kennedy Elementary, Greenmont Elementary, and Southdale Elementary.

Orchard Park's strong academic performance is particularly noteworthy given its diverse student population and relatively high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, ranging from 39.52% to 46.43% in recent years. This suggests the school's success is not solely dependent on socio-economic factors, but rather a result of effective teaching, a supportive learning environment, and a focus on meeting the needs of all students. However, the school may benefit from further exploring ways to support its Gifted and Talented student population and continue addressing chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated between 10.2% and 15.3% in recent years.

294

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,112

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 E Dorothy Ln
Kettering, OH 45419-1923

(937) 499-1910

District: Kettering City School District

Students who attend Orchard Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Van Buren Middle School
High:	Kettering Fairmont High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Two or more races:

8.5%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kettering City School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

225^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	82.9	225 of 1558	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	138 of 1577	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	150 of 1596	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	285 of 1588	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	474 of 1610	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	96 of 1676	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	282 of 1636	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	308 of 1651	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	352 of 1678	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	180 of 1684	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	82.5	131 of 1687	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	77.7	304 of 1701	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	582 of 1709	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.6	457 of 1686	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	65.0	735 of 1662	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	761 of 1610	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	513 of 1582	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.2	321 of 1609	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	303 of 1504	79.9%	★★★★☆
2005	80.7	190 of 1501	87.3%	★★★★☆
2004	78.9	247 of 1471	83.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	63.8	184 of 765	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	239 of 1452	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	147 of 1466	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	100 of 1483	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	394 of 1488	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	594 of 1467	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.1	67 of 1502	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	332 of 1518	78.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	54.8	490 of 759	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	142 of 1473	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	56 of 1484	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	69 of 1447	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	63.9	502 of 1404	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.1	28 of 1465	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	114 of 1465	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	179 of 1466	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	147 of 1485	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	152 of 1498	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	145 of 1518	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	334 of 1499	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	73 of 1535	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	211 of 1536	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	84.7	74 of 856	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	27 of 1175	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	73 of 1190	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	92 of 1215	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	256 of 1242	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	439 of 1249	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.3	68 of 1271	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	328 of 1309	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)98th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)76th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)35th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+20 vs state

English Language Arts82%+19 vs state

Science78%+14 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
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
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School	Public	K	219 W Dorothy Ln	Dayton	45429	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 299-8730	130	9	14.7		110 (84.6%)	3 (2.3%)	5 (3.8%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$16,549
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
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Shafor Blvd	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 297-5335	494	33	14.9	11.1%	391 (79.1%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.5%)	25 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	90.1	57^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.3	50^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.8%	7	88.7		85.7	93.4	83.1	79.2			91.4	92.1	91.5	89.6			$14,475
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
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		177 (46.0%)	134 (34.8%)	38 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	24	1197^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.2%		24.7	1198^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.0%	1	36.4		46.7	54.1	17.8	19.6			52.3	33.3	59.1	33.3			$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	3.7%	331 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (4.0%)	18 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	92.3	23^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	98.5%		90.5	44^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.2%	21	92.1		86.9	98.3	93.3	86.7			95.2	89.8	96.6	84.4			$16,736
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
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
Southdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 W Dorothy Ln	Kettering	45409	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1890	530	26	20.2	44.3%	398 (75.1%)	38 (7.2%)	42 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.2%)	79.9	316^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.7%		81	292^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	81.5%	24	74.4		79.8	88.4	70.5				82.9	79.7	81.1				$12,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Park Elementary School

How many students attend Orchard Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Orchard Park Elementary School.

Is Orchard Park Elementary School a good school?

Orchard Park Elementary School ranks 225^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Orchard Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Buren Middle School
High : Kettering Fairmont High School

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Park Elementary School?

Students at Orchard Park Elementary School are 77% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Orchard Park Elementary School in?

Kettering City School District

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