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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUBER HEIGHTS CITY·NCES 390487503390
Rushmore Elementary School
7701 Berchman Dr, Huber Heights, OH 45424 · (937) 237-6365 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
397 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Huber Heights City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
51.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 48.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 37.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rushmore Elementary School
Rushmore Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushmore Elementary School this school | 621 | 63.9% | 56.1% |
| Valley Forge Elementary School Huber Heights | 537 | 60.7% | 49.1% |
| Monticello Elementary School Huber Heights | 567 | 61.7% | 53.1% |
| Charles Huber Elementary School Huber Heights | 610 | 60.3% | 56.6% |
| Wright Brothers Elementary School Huber Heights | 659 | 59.2% | 50.8% |
| Woodridge Elementary School Peninsula | 904 | 57.5% | 62.9% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rushmore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #629 of 673 | #31 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,074 of 1,569 ▼ 31 | #43 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,033 of 1,569 ▼ 182 | #38 of 76 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #395 of 1,514 | #17 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #244 of 1,808 | #11 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #947 of 1,582 | #42 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #240 of 1,590 | #12 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #103 of 767 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #810 of 992 | #28 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
621
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 621 | 34.1 | 18.2:1 | 64% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 35.1 | 17.7:1 | 48% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 33.8 | 18.3:1 | 55% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 31 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 30.9 | 21.2:1 | 58% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 53% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 17% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rushmore Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (654 to 621); teachers up 10% (30.9 to 34.1).
About Rushmore Elementary School
Rushmore Elementary School is a large elementary school in Huber Heights City, located in Huber Heights, Ohio. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 621 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 404 students for elementary schools in Ohio.
The district, Huber Heights City, operates 9 schools serving 5,815 students.
About 50% of the student body at Rushmore Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 14% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 68% of Montgomery County residents are White. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Rushmore Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.2 students per teacher. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is close to this figure. Roughly 64% of students at Rushmore Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is 42%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rushmore Elementary School would be expected to post about 64.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.1%.
The county, Montgomery County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,139 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Montgomery County has 160 public schools with about 74,487 students, including Rushmore Elementary School.
Valley Forge Elementary School is the nearest public school to Rushmore Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Rushmore Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 50.5% proficiency; Rushmore Elementary School posts 56.1%.
Rushmore Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 623 in 2020-21 to 621 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.1:1 in 2020-21 to 18.2:1 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 Huber Heights City
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Weisenborn Junior HighMiddle · 845 students
- Wright Brothers Elementary SchoolElementary · 659 students
- Charles Huber Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Monticello Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Other schools in Huber Heights
- Wayne High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Weisenborn Junior HighMiddle · 845 students
- Wright Brothers Elementary SchoolElementary · 659 students
- Charles Huber Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Monticello Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Valley Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Forge Elementary School0.8 mi · 537
- Warrior Academy0.9 mi · 23
- Robert H Studebaker0.9 mi · 181
- Monticello Elementary School0.9 mi · 567
- Charles Huber Elementary School1.3 mi · 610
- Wayne High School1.4 mi · 1,772
Frequently asked questions
About Rushmore Elementary SchoolHow large is Rushmore Elementary School?
Rushmore Elementary School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades KG-06.
Is Rushmore Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rushmore Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Rushmore Elementary School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Rushmore Elementary School.
How diverse is Rushmore Elementary School?
Rushmore Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 6% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Rushmore Elementary School?
Rushmore Elementary School is overseen by Huber Heights City in Montgomery County.
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