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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Oakview Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTERING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390441801107
Oakview Elementary School
4001 Ackerman Blvd, Kettering, OH 45429 · (937) 499-1870 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
219 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
85.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
+22 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.9:1
% White
73%
was 81%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
9%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Oakview Elementary School
Set in Kettering, Ohio, Oakview Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, one of the schools within Kettering City School District. It caters to 477 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Kettering City School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,635 students; Oakview Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Oakview Elementary School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Oakview Elementary School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Oakview Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Oakview Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.5%; actual is 82.3%, +10.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Oakview Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).
Nearest neighbor: Van Buren Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oakview Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Oakview Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 76.1%.
Oakview Elementary School operates from a high-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakview Elementary School has grew 5%, going from 455 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- Kettering Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 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 schools in Kettering
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Kettering Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 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
Nearby schools
- Van Buren Middle School0.6 mi · 598
- Kettering Fairmont High School0.9 mi · 2,445
- Orchard Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 294
- Beavertown Elementary School1.5 mi · 380
- Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School1.5 mi · 130
- J F Kennedy Elementary School1.8 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Oakview Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oakview Elementary School?
Oakview Elementary School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oakview Elementary School serve?
Oakview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oakview Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Oakview Elementary School.
How diverse is Oakview Elementary School?
Oakview Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Oakview Elementary School public or private?
Oakview Elementary 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.