Smith Elementary School

Smith Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Dayton, Ohio, run under Oakwood City, with 494 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Smith Elementary School sits 22% above that benchmark.

Oakwood City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,002 students. Smith Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Smith Elementary School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Smith Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Smith Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.6%; this one delivers 88.8%.

In the area at large, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), Smith Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oakwood High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Smith Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 80.0%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smith Elementary School has climbed 7%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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