Ruskin Elementary School

Set in Dayton, Ohio, Ruskin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus, operated by Dayton City. It serves 553 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Ruskin Elementary School sits 37% above that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in Dayton City (12,118 students total), Ruskin Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Ruskin Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% White, 22% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 4%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ruskin Elementary School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. That figure is higher 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, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Ruskin Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

The closest other public school is Dayton SMART Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ruskin Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Ruskin Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 550 (now 553). Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 31%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Ruskin Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.