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Smith Intermediate School

Q: Is Smith Intermediate School a good school?

Smith Intermediate School ranks 603 rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Smith Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Smith Intermediate School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Smith Intermediate School?

Students at Smith Intermediate School are 70% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% African American, 5% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Smith Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Smith Intermediate School usually go on to attend: Middle : Morton Middle School High : Butler High School

Public Grades 3-5

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Smith Middle School is a public elementary school located in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 430 students. The school is part of the Vandalia-Butler City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smith Middle School has consistently performed above the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were higher than the state average in Mathematics (4th and 5th grades), English Language Arts (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades), and Science (5th grade). The school's performance has been relatively stable over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 279 to 671 out of 1,600+ Ohio elementary schools. Additionally, Smith Middle School has shown strong performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% and top 30% of Ohio elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 14.2% in 2023-2024 to 20.2% in 2024-2025. This coincides with a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 31.57% in 2022-2023 to 42.09% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the relatively weaker performance of students with disabilities and special education needs at Smith Middle School compared to other subgroups is an area that warrants further investigation and potential improvement efforts. When compared to nearby schools, Smith Middle School generally outperforms Demmitt Elementary School and Helke Elementary School, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Huber Heights City School District, such as Valley Forge Elementary School.

642

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,997

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3625 Little York Rd
Dayton, OH 45414-2454

(937) 415-7000

District: Vandalia-Butler City

Students who attend Smith Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Morton Middle School
High:	Butler High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Two or more races:

12.6%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

603^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

329^th of 828Vandalia-Butler 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
2025	66.1	603 of 1558	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	534 of 1577	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	568 of 1596	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.7	352 of 1588	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	440 of 1610	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	671 of 1676	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	471 of 1636	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	497 of 1651	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.4	380 of 1678	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	279 of 1684	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	119 of 615	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	110 of 603	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	112 of 610	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.2	16 of 601	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.5	83 of 533	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	347 of 605	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.8	117 of 598	80.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	512 of 824	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	581 of 765	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	433 of 956	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	258 of 1021	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	578 of 1452	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	415 of 1466	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	551 of 1483	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.6	352 of 1488	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	402 of 1467	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	499 of 1502	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	488 of 1518	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	62.7	277 of 759	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	137 of 234	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.4	21 of 239	91.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	582 of 1473	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	416 of 1484	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	453 of 1447	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	282 of 1419	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	388 of 1404	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	759 of 1465	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	564 of 1465	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	565 of 1466	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	575 of 1485	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	520 of 1498	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	296 of 1518	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	438 of 1499	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	703 of 1535	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	440 of 1536	71.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	11.7	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	88 of 218	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	71 of 202	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	67 of 183	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	44 of 162	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	28 of 139	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	42 of 154	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	40 of 166	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	777 of 935	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	627 of 900	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	574 of 856	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	536 of 1175	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	450 of 1190	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	462 of 1215	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	341 of 1242	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	368 of 1249	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	518 of 1271	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	394 of 1309	69.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)64th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)41st percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-44 vs school

Military Connected (2024)<1st percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+8 vs state

English Language Arts71%+7 vs state

Science61%-3 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
Smith Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3625 Little York Rd	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 415-7000	642	36	17.8	45.2%	451 (70.2%)	77 (12.0%)	30 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.6%)	66.1	603^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	61.3%		70.1	534^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.1%	69	60.6		68.2	77.0	69.7				73.1	68.6	71.2				$10,997
Helke Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	611 Randler Ave	Vandalia	45377	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 415-3000	310	15	20.6	36.8%	219 (70.6%)	32 (10.3%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.6%)								(n/a)															$9,929
Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-7469	796	42	18.9		352 (44.2%)	273 (34.3%)	50 (6.3%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (13.6%)	16.4	1308^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.0%		9.7	1410^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.6%	102	36.9		44.1	33.3	16.5				38.4	30.1	51.5				$14,909
Demmitt Elementary School	Public	1-2	1010 E National Rd	Vandalia	45377	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 415-6500	373	20	18.6	45.8%	253 (67.8%)	44 (11.8%)	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.9%)								(n/a)															$11,873
Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	Public, Charter	K-5	251 Erdiel Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 278-4298	39	3	15.6		19 (48.7%)	8 (20.5%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.1%)								(n/a)
Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Public, Charter	K-5	4751 Sue Ann Blvd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy-Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 277-1177	182	16	11.3		5 (2.7%)	170 (93.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	29.3	1125^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.8%		14.5	1332^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	15.5%	207	45.0		27.5	65.0	50.0				30.0	40.0	60.0				$18,012
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5840	376	21	17.9		31 (8.2%)	298 (79.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	11.8	1371^st of 1558 public elementary schools	12.0%		12.5	1364^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.5%	7	3.3	30.0	29.3	11.1	16.7	22.9	16.1	30.0	43.9	26.7	40.0	34.3	43.8	35.0	$16,209
Valley Forge Elementary School	Public	K-6	7191 Troy Manor Rd	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 237-6380	537	31	17.2	60.7%	258 (48.0%)	135 (25.1%)	45 (8.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.8%)	36.4	1057^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.6	1078^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.6%	21	67.6		48.7	57.1	45.9	43.7			36.8	47.1	56.8	38.0			$11,937
North Dayton School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	3901 Turner Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	North Dayton School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 278-6671	586	51	11.4		42 (7.2%)	437 (74.6%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.8%)	44.7	973^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	37.5%		43.3	1001^st of 1577 public elementary schools	36.5%	28	25.5	37.7	73.6	74.4	21.3	21.3	16.4	33.3	79.6	61.5	61.7	46.8	43.6	34.8	$12,668
Northwood Elementary School	Public	2-7	6200 Noranda Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 832-6240	362	22	16.4	54.7%	180 (49.7%)	113 (31.2%)	20 (5.5%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.8%)	61.9	697^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.3%		66.2	624^th of 1577 public elementary schools	60.4%	73	75.0		57.7	77.9	66.7	58.7			67.1	51.5	67.1	65.2			$12,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Intermediate School

What schools do graduates of Smith Intermediate School attend?

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

Middle : Morton Middle School
High : Butler High School

Is Smith Intermediate School a good school?

Smith Intermediate School ranks 603^rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Smith Intermediate School in?

Vandalia-Butler City

How many students attend Smith Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Smith Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Intermediate School?

Students at Smith Intermediate School are 70% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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