River's Edge Montessori Elementary School

River's Edge Montessori Elementary School is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in Dayton, Ohio, one of the schools within Dayton City, serveing 552 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 404.

Dayton City runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 12,118 students. River's Edge Montessori Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, River's Edge Montessori Elementary School records that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 25% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,139 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which River's Edge Montessori Elementary School is one.

Dayton Career Tech High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River's Edge Montessori Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 554 students in 2018 to 552 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.