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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANDALIA-BUTLER CITY·NCES 390449505791
Smith Intermediate School
3625 Little York Rd, Dayton, OH 45414 · (937) 415-7000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
290 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 205 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 232 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 205 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Vandalia-Butler City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.5pp since 2021
Math
71.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 71.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.5% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.5% | 79.2% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Smith Intermediate School
Smith Intermediate School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Intermediate School this school | 642 | 45.2% | 71.0% |
| Amity Elementary School Cincinnati | 569 | 48.2% | 67.5% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Cincinnati | 710 | 45.2% | 81.2% |
| Southdale Elementary School Kettering | 530 | 44.3% | 80.0% |
| Oakview Elementary School Kettering | 477 | 45.9% | 82.3% |
| Royalview Elementary School Willowick | 689 | 52.4% | 59.4% |
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 Smith Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #442 of 673 | #21 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #609 of 1,569 ▼ 44 | #21 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #569 of 1,569 ▲ 15 | #24 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #139 of 1,514 | #11 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #220 of 1,808 | #10 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #845 of 1,582 | #35 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #589 of 1,590 | #37 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #333 of 767 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.1% | #83 of 561 | #7 of 39 |
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
642
+231 (+56%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 642 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 45% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 32% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 23.3 | 19.5:1 | 33% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (455 to 642); teachers up 54% (23.3 to 36).
About Smith Intermediate School
At 3625 Little York Rd in Dayton, Ohio, Smith Intermediate School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 642 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
Vandalia-Butler City runs 6 schools with a combined 3,018 students. Smith Intermediate School is one of them.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Smith Intermediate School combined. The school is also 13% multiracial, 12% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 68% White share among all Montgomery County residents. Smith Intermediate School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Smith Intermediate School operates with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.8:1. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. Smith Intermediate School reports 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
In Ohio, Smith Intermediate School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.0% actual against a predicted 71.7%.
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, median household income is about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Smith Intermediate School is among the 160 public schools in Montgomery County.
The closest public school, Morton Middle School, is about 1.6 miles from Smith Intermediate School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Smith Intermediate School places 1st out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal records list enrollment at Smith Intermediate School as 411 in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Vandalia-Butler City
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 856 students
- Morton Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Demmitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Helke Early Learning CenterElementary · 310 students
- Vandalia-Butler PreschoolElementary · 138 students
- Vandalia-Butler Online Learning SchoolCombined
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
Other Smith Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Smith Intermediate. Smith Intermediate School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Smith Intermediate SchoolFORNEY, TX · 680 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Middle School1.6 mi · 699
- Butler High School1.8 mi · 856
- Vandalia-Butler Preschool1.8 mi · 138
- Helke Early Learning Center1.8 mi · 310
- Northridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 796
- Demmitt Elementary School2.7 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smith Intermediate School?
Smith Intermediate School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 03-05.
Is Smith Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Smith Intermediate School have?
Smith Intermediate School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Smith Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Smith Intermediate School are roughly 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Smith Intermediate School in?
Smith Intermediate School is part of Vandalia-Butler City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.