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What's one thing Kettering Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
982
Middle
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTERING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390441801103
Kettering Middle School
3000 Glengarry Dr, Kettering, OH 45420 · (937) 499-1550 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
562 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 311 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 306 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 365 | 37% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Kettering Middle School→Kettering Fairmont High School
Based on grade levels within Kettering City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
67.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 70.9% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 68.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.2% | 62.2% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Kettering Middle School
Kettering Middle School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering Middle School this school | 982 | 57.2% | 67.0% |
| Miamisburg Middle School Miamisburg | 1,105 | 52.3% | 60.3% |
| Boardman Center Intermediate School Youngstown | 814 | 58.7% | 74.8% |
| Sidney Middle School Sidney | 840 | 66.8% | 56.8% |
| Glenwood Intermediate School Canton | 817 | 50.6% | 75.3% |
| Edgewood Middle School Trenton | 801 | 50.6% | 54.5% |
Matched among Ohio middle 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 Kettering Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #218 of 316 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #324 of 637 ▼ 62 | #8 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #266 of 637 ▲ 49 | #8 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #259 of 629 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #28 of 654 | #2 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #127 of 577 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #185 of 579 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #54 of 319 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #355 of 410 | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
982
-100 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 982 | 68.7 | 14.3:1 | 57% (562) |
| 2023-24 | 1,011 | 66.6 | 15.2:1 | 52% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 1,078 | 63.1 | 17.1:1 | 44% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 1,082 | 48 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 62.9 | 16.2:1 | 42% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 1,013 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 47% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 954 | 72 | 13.3:1 | 48% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 1,176 | 67 | 17.6:1 | 17% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 1,020 | 68 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettering Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,018 to 982); teachers up 9% (62.9 to 68.7).
About Kettering Middle School
Kettering Middle School sits in Kettering, Ohio, and is classified as a middle school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 982 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 482.
Kettering Middle School belongs to Kettering City School District, a district of 13 schools and 7,635 students.
The largest group at Kettering Middle School is White students, at 73%. Other groups include 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kettering Middle School scores 45%.
There are about 14.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Kettering Middle School, which has 68.7. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Kettering Middle School is about 57%. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Montgomery County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kettering Middle School is -0.2 points: 67.0% actual, 67.2% predicted.
The county, Montgomery County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,139, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 160 public schools and about 74,487 students.
Indian Riffle Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Kettering Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Kettering Middle School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Kettering Middle School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 100 students, from 1,082 to 982. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (22.5:1).
This page is set up for the Kettering Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kettering City School District
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- J F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Kettering
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Dayton Regional STEM SchoolHigh · 801 students
- J F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other Kettering Middle schools
One other US public school is named Kettering Middle. Kettering Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Kettering MiddleUpper Marlboro, MD · 874 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Riffle Elementary School0.1 mi · 521
- Prass Elementary School1.1 mi · 420
- Herman K Ankeney Middle School1.7 mi · 799
- J F Kennedy Elementary School1.9 mi · 602
- Beavertown Elementary School1.9 mi · 380
- Greenmont Elementary School2.1 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Kettering Middle SchoolHow large is Kettering Middle School?
Kettering Middle School enrolls approximately 982 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kettering Middle School serve?
Kettering Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Kettering Middle School have?
Kettering Middle School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kettering Middle School?
At Kettering Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Kettering Middle School public or private?
Kettering Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kettering City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.