Richard Allen Preparatory

Richard Allen Preparatory is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Dayton, Ohio, operated by Richard Allen Preparatory, caters to 374 students in grades K through 8.

Operationally, Richard Allen Preparatory answers to Richard Allen Preparatory, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Richard Allen Preparatory logs that nearly all students (95%) are Black. Other groups include 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Richard Allen Preparatory has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the 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 the poverty rate sits near 11%. Richard Allen Preparatory is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

Fairview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Richard Allen Preparatory is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 240%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 374 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.