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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at River's Edge Montessori Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON CITY·NCES 390438400791
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School
108 Linwood St, Dayton, OH 45405 · (937) 542-4640 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Ohio public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 86 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 145% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.8pp since 2021
Math
42.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 37.9% |
| 2022-23 | 42.3% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 31.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where River's Edge Montessori Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #1,171 of 1,569 ▲ 13 | #49 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,060 of 1,569 ▼ 19 | #44 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #304 of 1,514 | #12 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #348 of 1,808 | #19 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,107 of 1,582 | #50 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #490 of 1,590 | #28 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #985 of 992 | #36 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
552
+65 (+13%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 552 | 29 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 96% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 68% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 87% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River's Edge Montessori Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (554 to 552); teachers down 12% (33 to 29).
About River's Edge Montessori Elementary School
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ohio, located in Dayton. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 552 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 37% above the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School is one school in Dayton City, a system of 26 schools with 12,118 students.
Of every 100 students at River's Edge Montessori Elementary School, about 63 are Black. After that, the student body is 25% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the Black share is about 20%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
A staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.0:1. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.9:1.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, River's Edge Montessori Elementary School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 160, with about 74,487 students.
Dayton Career Tech High School sits about 0.5 miles from River's Edge Montessori Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The federal government classifies River's Edge Montessori Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 552, from 487 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Dayton City
- Belmont High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Stivers School For The ArtsHigh · 837 students
- David H. Ponitz Career Technology CenterHigh · 785 students
- Valerie Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Ruskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolHigh · 548 students
Other schools in Dayton
- Belmont High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Stebbins High SchoolHigh · 1,092 students
- DECA PREPElementary · 950 students
- Pathway School of DiscoveryElementary · 843 students
- Stivers School For The ArtsHigh · 837 students
- Northridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 796 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton Career Tech High School0.5 mi · 145
- Dayton Business Technology High School0.6 mi · 62
- City Day Community School0.8 mi · 170
- DECA PREP0.8 mi · 950
- Liberty High School0.8 mi · 382
- Jefferson Township Local School District0.9 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About River's Edge Montessori Elementary SchoolHow large is River's Edge Montessori Elementary School?
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does River's Edge Montessori Elementary School serve?
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at River's Edge Montessori Elementary School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at River's Edge Montessori Elementary School.
How diverse is River's Edge Montessori Elementary School?
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 4% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees River's Edge Montessori Elementary School?
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School is overseen by Dayton City in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.