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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILFORD EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390455004161
Boyd E Smith Elementary School
1052 Jer Les St, Milford, OH 45150 · (513) 575-1643 · Clermont County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
88 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
87.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.2% | 87.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 89.3% |
| 2022-23 | 85.1% | 90.5% |
| 2021-22 | 78.8% | 85.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boyd E Smith Elementary School
Boyd E Smith Elementary School's state test result (86.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd E Smith Elementary School this school | 453 | 19.4% | 86.9% |
| Crestview Elementary School Brunswick | 430 | 19.5% | 86.3% |
| Monclova Elementary School Monclova | 457 | 17.1% | 96.0% |
| Hilltop Elementary School Canfield | 476 | 22.9% | 83.7% |
| Robert C Lindsey Elementary School Chesterland | 468 | 18.4% | 92.0% |
| Waterville Primary School Waterville | 468 | 15.8% | 89.7% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boyd E Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Clermont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #96 of 673 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #149 of 1,569 ▼ 60 | #2 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #137 of 1,569 ▲ 84 | #1 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #648 of 1,514 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #645 of 1,808 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,352 of 1,582 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #1,097 of 1,590 | #13 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #641 of 767 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #555 of 992 | #12 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
453
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 25.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 453 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 20 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 19% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 24 | 22.6:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 33 | 21.8:1 | 6% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 33 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyd E Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (510 to 453); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Boyd E Smith Elementary School
Boyd E Smith Elementary School is one of the public schools in Milford, Ohio. It is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 453 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6.
Boyd E Smith Elementary School is one school in Milford Exempted Village, a system of 10 schools with 5,961 students.
Most students at Boyd E Smith Elementary School are White: 88% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. For comparison, Clermont County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, Boyd E Smith Elementary School comes in at 22%.
A ratio of 20.6:1 comes from the school's 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 19% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clermont County is 41%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Boyd E Smith Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.9%; the prediction is 81.5%.
Census estimates describe Clermont County this way: median household income is about $85,510, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 47 public schools in Clermont County, with a combined enrollment of about 26,246.
Of nearby public schools, Milford Academy is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 86.9% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
Federal data place Boyd E Smith Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 453, 12% below the 513 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 25.6:1 to 20.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clermont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
211,181
Census ACS
Median income
$85,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milford Exempted Village
- Milford Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,814 students
- Milford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- McCormick Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Pattison Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Other schools in Milford
- Milford Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,814 students
- Milford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Live Oaks CdcHigh · 593 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Pattison Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Milford Academy1.1 mi · 46
- Milford Preschool and Extended Day1.1 mi · 189
- Live Oaks Cdc1.4 mi · 593
- Mulberry Elementary School1.4 mi · 446
- McCormick Elementary School1.6 mi · 587
- Milford Junior High School1.8 mi · 978
Frequently asked questions
About Boyd E Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Boyd E Smith Elementary School?
Boyd E Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-06.
Is Boyd E Smith Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boyd E Smith Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boyd E Smith Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boyd E Smith Elementary School is approximately 20.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Boyd E Smith Elementary School?
Student demographics at Boyd E Smith Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Boyd E Smith Elementary School in?
Boyd E Smith Elementary School is part of Milford Exempted Village.
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