Summary:
ZIP code 45409 in Kettering, Ohio is served by exactly one school: Southdale Elementary School, a K–5 building with 530 students in the Kettering City School District. That makes 45409 an elementary-only ZIP — there are no middle, high, or alternative schools within it, so families here move on to other Kettering schools after fifth grade.
Southdale is a strong performer on every measure in this data. In 2025-26 its average was 78.8% proficient, essentially level with its district's 79.0% and far above the state's 63.8%. Across all 14 test records from the past two years, the school beat the Ohio average every single time, by margins ranging from 11 to 22 points. It ranks 339th of 1,560 Ohio schools — the 78th percentile, with 4 stars — and has held 4 stars in all three years of rank history. The one recurring soft spot: in both years, fifth-grade results ran slightly below the district's in science, math, and ELA, though never by more than 2.1 points.
Beyond test scores, chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, compared with 16.4% district-wide — roughly 30% lower. About 44.34% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch (2024-25), and the student-teacher ratio is 20.2, implying roughly 26 teachers for 530 students. Per-student spending of $13,215 comes from 2018-19 and is too dated to describe current resources. One item to watch: the school's ranking percentile has drifted gently from 81 to 80 to 78 over three years, even as it remains a 4-star school.
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