Rosa Parks Elementary School

Rosa Parks Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Middletown, Ohio, overseen by Middletown City, with 489 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Rosa Parks Elementary School sits 21% larger than that benchmark.

Middletown City comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,946 students; Rosa Parks Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rosa Parks Elementary School records that 30% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 27% Black, 14% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Butler County indicate median household income runs about $81,590, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Rosa Parks Elementary School is one of 90 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students).

Nearest neighbor: Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Rosa Parks Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 558 (now 489). The Black share of enrollment declined from 32% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Rosa Parks Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.