Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE CITY·NCES 390438700844
David Smith Elementary School
355 N Liberty St, Delaware, OH 43015 · (740) 833-1350 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
18.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
148 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Delaware City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
63.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 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 | 71.0% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 64.2% |
| 2021-22 | 72.1% | 61.5% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 David Smith Elementary School
David Smith Elementary School's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith Elementary School this school | 376 | 39.4% | 70.0% |
| Stevenson Elementary School Heath | 388 | 41.2% | 76.1% |
| Mulberry Elementary School Milford | 446 | 37.2% | 79.5% |
| Joshua Dixon Elementary School Columbiana | 363 | 40.5% | 84.8% |
| Central Elementary School Lexington | 335 | 40.0% | 79.5% |
| Prass Elementary School Kettering | 420 | 38.6% | 85.7% |
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 David Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #461 of 673 | #30 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #826 of 1,569 ▲ 32 | #30 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #567 of 1,569 ▼ 33 | #28 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #993 of 1,514 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #939 of 1,808 | #29 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,057 of 1,582 | #16 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #912 of 1,590 | #28 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #413 of 767 | #3 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #249 of 992 | #6 of 17 |
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
376
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 376 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 39% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 20 | 18.7:1 | 35% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | 25% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 21 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 22.5 | 20.9:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 38% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 35% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 17% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (472 to 376); teachers down 11% (22.5 to 20).
About David Smith Elementary School
David Smith Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Delaware City, located in Delaware, Ohio. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 376 students enrolled.
Federal data list 7 schools in Delaware City, with 5,650 students enrolled.
David Smith Elementary School's enrollment is 83% White. The school is also 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. For comparison, Delaware County is about 80% White. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 18.8 students per teacher and 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Delaware County average 20%.
allk12 grades David Smith Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, David Smith Elementary School is 4.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Delaware County, the median household income is $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. David Smith Elementary School is one of 59 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Rutherford B Hayes High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, David Smith Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (385) and 2024-25 (376).
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delaware City
- Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- John C Dempsey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Laura Woodward Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Ervin Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- James Conger Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Delaware
- Olentangy Berlin High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- John C Dempsey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Olentangy Berlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Laura Woodward Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
Nearby schools
- Rutherford B Hayes High School0.4 mi · 1,612
- John C Dempsey Middle School0.8 mi · 1,278
- Ervin Carlisle Elementary School1.1 mi · 533
- Laura Woodward Elementary School1.2 mi · 621
- James Conger Elementary School1.3 mi · 453
- Robert F Schultz Elementary School1.5 mi · 777
Frequently asked questions
About David Smith Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at David Smith Elementary School?
David Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does David Smith Elementary School serve?
David Smith Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at David Smith Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at David Smith Elementary School.
How diverse is David Smith Elementary School?
David Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees David Smith Elementary School?
David Smith Elementary School is overseen by Delaware City in Delaware County.
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