Dr John Hole Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Dayton, Ohio, Dr John Hole Elementary School hosts 376 students from grades 2 through 5, overseen by Centerville City.

Within Centerville City, which oversees 12 schools and 8,250 students, Dr John Hole Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dr John Hole Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, On paper, Dr John Hole Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Dr John Hole Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which Dr John Hole Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Driscoll Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dr John Hole Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 76.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 376 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 5% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.