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Smith Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary School in Dayton, OH, is a PK–6 school serving 494 students as part of the Oakwood City School District, one of Ohio’s highest-ranked districts. In 2025–2026, Smith ranked 46th of 1,560 elementary schools statewide—the 97th percentile—with 5 stars, and it has earned 5 stars every year in the data. Its tested proficiency ranges from 85.5% in 6th-grade math to 97.1% in 3rd-grade ELA, with 91.5% in 5th-grade science, versus roughly 56% to 70% statewide. Across tested subjects, Smith averages about 91% proficient versus about 62% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is 5.4%, below the district’s 7.0%.

Compared with nearby schools, Smith sits in an elite tier. Same-district Harman Elementary School is also top-tier—ranked 52nd with 5 stars—but Smith is stronger in early grades, including 3rd-grade ELA at 97.1% versus Harman’s 88.6%, while Harman leads in some upper-grade subjects. Among Kettering City School District schools, Orchard Park Elementary School (202nd), Oakview Elementary School (212th), and Southdale Elementary School (339th) are strong but trail Smith by 10–30 percentage points, though Orchard Park is competitive in some math grades. Horace Mann Elementary School and Cleveland Elementary School in Dayton City rank much lower, with far higher chronic absenteeism, and Montgomery Preparatory Academy is lower still. Attendance is a major differentiator: only Harman is lower at 1.7%, most Kettering elementaries are 8–15%, and Dayton City schools are much higher.

Smith also shows strong subgroup effectiveness, which measures how well the school serves specific groups compared with other Ohio schools. Special education students ranked 50th of 914 (95th percentile) in 2025–2026, and low-socioeconomic-status students ranked 14th of 1,473 (99th percentile) in 2024–2025. Resources are favorable: its student-teacher ratio improved to 14.9, better than most nearby schools except Orchard Park Elementary School’s 12.7, and its free/reduced lunch rate is 11.13%—higher than Harman Elementary School’s 3.72% but far below many schools in the Kettering City School District. A few caveats: subgroup data come from different years, and some nearby free/reduced lunch values are suppressed, so treat those as unknown rather than zero. Overall, Smith is a consistently top-tier Ohio elementary school.

494

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,475

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Shafor Blvd
Dayton, OH 45419-2511

(937) 297-5335

District: Oakwood City

Students who attend Smith Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oakwood Junior High School
High:	Oakwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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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 62% 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 avg62%

46^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	46 of 1560	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	57 of 1558	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	50 of 1577	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	126 of 1596	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	77 of 1588	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	65 of 1610	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	23 of 1676	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	69 of 1636	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	39 of 1651	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	32 of 1678	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	89.4	51 of 1684	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	39 of 1687	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	19 of 1701	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	68 of 1709	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	49 of 1686	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	72 of 1662	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.2	75 of 1610	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	143 of 1582	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	61 of 1609	96.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.5	84 of 1504	94.4%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	73 of 1501	95.1%	★★★★★
2004	87.1	67 of 1471	95.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	91.0	48 of 1021	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	18 of 1452	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	88 of 1452	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	74 of 1466	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	91 of 1483	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	62 of 1488	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	71 of 1467	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	7 of 1502	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	87 of 1518	94.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	64.7	224 of 759	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	14 of 1473	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	20 of 1467	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	11 of 1466	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	21 of 1485	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	89 of 1498	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	106 of 1518	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	31 of 1499	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	19 of 1535	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	50 of 1536	96.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	83.3	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	50 of 914	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	12 of 935	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	21 of 900	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	29 of 1181	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	30 of 1175	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	17 of 1190	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	94 of 1215	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	68 of 1242	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	71 of 1249	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	8 of 1271	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	67 of 1309	94.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)70th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts93%+30 vs state

Science92%+29 vs state

Mathematics89%+28 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	73.6	469^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.2	448^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.2%	21	80.9		63.3	83.3	85.1				68.3	72.2	80.9				$12,934
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
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%)	83	212^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.4%		82.4	245^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.3%	33	82.4		82.4	84.7	89.1				75.0	80.6	88.2				$12,118
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%)	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				$14,531

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Elementary School

How many students attend Smith Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Smith Elementary School.

What district is Smith Elementary School in?

Oakwood City

Is Smith Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Smith Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary School?

Students at Smith Elementary School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Smith Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oakwood Junior High School
High : Oakwood High School

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