Heywood Elementary School

Located at 260 S Ridge Ave, in Troy, Ohio, Heywood Elementary School is a compact primary school that educates 264 students (grades K through 5), operated by Troy City. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 9 schools in Troy City (3,929 students total), Heywood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Heywood Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 8% Black, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Miami County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 72% of students at Heywood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Miami County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Heywood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 62.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Miami County put median household income runs about $76,817, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Miami County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,719 students), Heywood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kyle Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Heywood Elementary School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 73.2%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Heywood Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 311 (now 264). Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Heywood Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.