Enrollment
170
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY DAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL·NCES 390002901578
City Day Community School
320 S Main St, Dayton, OH 45402 · (937) 223-8130 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Ohio public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
26.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.2pp since 2021
Math
9.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 9.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 7.1% |
| 2022-23 | 14.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021-22 | 15.9% | 4.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where City Day Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #1,544 of 1,569 ▼ 3 | #75 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,450 of 1,569 ▲ 82 | #67 of 76 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #366 of 1,514 | #16 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #1,637 of 1,808 | #80 of 88 |
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
170
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 170 | 7 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 3 | 60.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 3 | 66.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 10 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 1 | 152.0:1 | 83% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 11 | 12.3:1 | 90% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 8 | 21.5:1 | 74% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | N/A | N/A | 79% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City Day Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (152 to 170); teachers up 600% (1 to 7).
About City Day Community School
At 320 S Main St in Dayton, Ohio, City Day Community School operates as a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 170 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students, so this school is 58% smaller than average.
Federal records list City Day Community School as its own district.
City Day Community School's enrollment is 89% Black. The school is also 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 20% Black share among all Montgomery County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 24.3 students per teacher and 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
allk12 grades City Day Community School a D. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Montgomery County, the median household income is $66,139, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides City Day Community School, Montgomery County has 159 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Dayton Career Tech High School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
City Day Community School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment at City Day Community School declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 176 to 170 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 24.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
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- Dayton Career Tech High School0.4 mi · 145
- Emerson Academy0.5 mi · 674
- Dayton Business Technology High School0.6 mi · 62
- Dayton SMART Elementary School0.7 mi · 94
- Jefferson Township Local School District0.7 mi · 1
- Kettering City Schools MCESC Remote Learning Center0.7 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About City Day Community SchoolHow many students attend City Day Community School?
City Day Community School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does City Day Community School serve?
City Day Community School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does City Day Community School have?
City Day Community School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
What is the student diversity at City Day Community School?
Student demographics at City Day Community School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 89% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is City Day Community School in?
City Day Community School is part of City Day Community School.
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