Driscoll Elementary School

Set in Dayton, Ohio, Driscoll Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school, overseen by Centerville City. It works with 269 students across grades 2 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Centerville City runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,250 students. Driscoll Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Driscoll Elementary School records that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Driscoll Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Driscoll Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Driscoll Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.9%; this one delivers 72.3%.

In the broader community, 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 the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), Driscoll Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Centerville Primary Village North is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Driscoll Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 80.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Driscoll Elementary School has grew 14%, going from 237 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 84% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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