Cleveland Elementary School

Cleveland Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Dayton, Ohio, part of Dayton City. Current enrollment sits at 404 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Dayton City comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 12,118 students; Cleveland Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Cleveland Elementary School reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Black, 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cleveland Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Cleveland Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: Belmont High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cleveland Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 419 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 58% to 35%. Class-load math has rose: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.