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Harman Elementary School

Public Grades 1-6

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Harman Elementary School is a 403-student, grades 1–6 school in the Oakwood City School District, located at 735 Harman Ave in an Oakwood enclave that sits immediately against the Dayton city line.

Harman is one of Ohio's most consistently high-performing elementary schools: it has finished in the top 4% of the state and earned a 5-star rating in each of the last ten reported school years, ranking 52nd of 1,560 schools in 2025–26. Proficiency runs 22 to 36 points above Ohio averages in every tested grade and subject — 93.3% in grade 5 science and 95.0% in grade 5 English language arts, against statewide figures of 62.7% and 70.4%. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from about 9% in 2021–22 to 1.7% in 2025–26, roughly one-quarter of the district rate and the lowest among nearby schools. Results for specific groups are strong as well, with male, female and special education students all ranking in the top 2–5% statewide.

The schools around it show how much a boundary matters. Horace Mann Elementary School, a Dayton City school just one mile away, ranks in the 18th percentile, and other Dayton City and charter schools within two miles sit between the 8th and 26th percentiles, while Kettering City School District's Southdale Elementary School and Orchard Park Elementary School land in the 78th and 87th. Harman's closest true peer is Smith Elementary School, 0.75 miles away in the same district, which ranks 46th statewide to Harman's 52nd. The two are effectively tied overall, but Harman is stronger in math at every grade while Smith leads in grades 3 and 4 reading — the same two areas where Harman's own scores slipped this year. Harman's other soft spot is its highest-performing learners, where the one recorded gifted-and-talented result falls outside the top tier.

403

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,736

Per pupil spending ?

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

735 Harman Ave
Dayton, OH 45419-3850

(937) 297-5338

District: Oakwood City

Students who attend Harman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oakwood Junior High School
High:	Oakwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (91% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg91%

Ohio avg61%

52^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Oakwood City

12^th of 773Oakwood 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	91.0	52 of 1560	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	23 of 1558	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	44 of 1577	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	24 of 1596	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	12 of 1588	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	13 of 1610	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	70 of 1676	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	15 of 1636	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	14 of 1651	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	27 of 1678	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	22 of 1684	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	8 of 1687	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	3 of 1701	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	14 of 1709	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.1	6 of 1686	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	25 of 1662	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	12 of 1610	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	89.6	8 of 1582	99.5%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	16 of 1609	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	87.5	27 of 1504	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	15 of 1501	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	91.9	7 of 1471	99.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	99.5	2 of 765	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	53 of 1021	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	55 of 1452	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	30 of 1452	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	23 of 1466	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	1 of 1483	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	11 of 1488	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	2 of 1467	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	56 of 1502	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	28 of 1518	98.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	62.3	290 of 759	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	18 of 1467	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	3 of 1466	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	144 of 1485	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	32 of 1498	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	12 of 1518	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	5 of 1499	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	44 of 1535	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	12 of 1536	99.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	61.1	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2021	78.8	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	21 of 935	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	47 of 900	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	22 of 856	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	10 of 1181	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.6	10 of 1175	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	24 of 1190	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	7 of 1215	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	11 of 1242	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	8 of 1249	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	87 of 1271	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	20 of 1309	98.5%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2021)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)62nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science93%+31 vs state

Mathematics92%+33 vs state

English Language Arts90%+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 (2025)	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
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%)	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
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%)	91.5	46^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.1%		90.1	57^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.3%	11	91.5		89.7	92.8	88.5	85.5			97.1	92.8	90.2	91.2			$14,475
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%)	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
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
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%)	78.4	339^th of 1560 public elementary schools	78.3%		79.9	316^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.7%	23	76.1		76.9	84.8	78.9				77.2	76.2	81.7				$12,150
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%)	83.6	202^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	87.1%		82.9	225^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.6%	23	75.6		90.5	91.1	72.7				85.7	87.5	82.2				$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%)	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	$10,547
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		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
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		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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harman Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Harman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oakwood Junior High School
High : Oakwood High School

Is Harman Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Harman Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 52^nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Harman Elementary School in?

Oakwood City

What is the racial makeup of Harman Elementary School?

Students at Harman Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Harman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Harman Elementary School.

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