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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTERING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390441801113
Southdale Elementary School
1200 W Dorothy Ln, Kettering, OH 45409 · (937) 499-1890 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
235 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
79.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 79.8% |
| 2022-23 | 82.3% | 81.5% |
| 2021-22 | 78.1% | 76.5% |
% 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
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% 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 Southdale Elementary School
Southdale Elementary School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southdale Elementary School this school | 530 | 44.3% | 80.0% |
| Oakview Elementary School Kettering | 477 | 45.9% | 82.3% |
| Indian Riffle Elementary School Kettering | 521 | 44.1% | 83.2% |
| James Conger Elementary School Delaware | 453 | 43.3% | 57.7% |
| Amity Elementary School Cincinnati | 569 | 48.2% | 67.5% |
| Stranahan Elementary School Toledo | 502 | 45.6% | 74.1% |
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 Southdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #246 of 673 | #10 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #399 of 1,569 ▼ 37 | #11 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #237 of 1,569 ▼ 52 | #10 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #742 of 1,514 | #35 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #406 of 1,808 | #27 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,308 of 1,582 | #61 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #691 of 1,590 | #47 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #351 of 767 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #390 of 561 | #27 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
530
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 530 | 26.2 | 20.3:1 | 44% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 27.2 | 18.6:1 | 48% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 27.2 | 18.1:1 | 36% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 23.7 | 21.1:1 | 42% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 42% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 25 | 23.5:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 11% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 23 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (500 to 530); teachers up 10% (23.7 to 26.2).
About Southdale Elementary School
Southdale Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ohio, with an address in Kettering. Enrollment stands at 530 students, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 31% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Southdale Elementary School belongs to Kettering City School District, a district of 13 schools and 7,635 students.
The student body at Southdale Elementary School is 75% White. After that, the student body is 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
A staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.3:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 2.4 students per teacher. By family income, 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Montgomery County is close, at 42%.
Southdale Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Southdale Elementary School scores 80.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 72.1%.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $66,139, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 160 public schools and about 74,487 students.
Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Southdale Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Southdale Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 23 students, from 507 to 530. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 20.3:1, from 18.1:1.
Southdale Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Kettering City School District
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Kettering Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
- J F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Kettering
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Kettering Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
- Dayton Regional STEM SchoolHigh · 801 students
- J F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other Southdale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Southdale Elementary. Southdale Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IA · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School1.2 mi · 130
- West Carrollton Intermediate School1.3 mi · 453
- Smith Elementary School1.5 mi · 494
- Kettering Early Childhood Education Center1.6 mi · 120
- Harman Elementary School1.6 mi · 403
- Oakwood Junior High School1.6 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Southdale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southdale Elementary School?
Southdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Southdale Elementary School serve?
Southdale Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southdale Elementary School is approximately 20.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southdale Elementary School?
At Southdale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Southdale Elementary School public or private?
Southdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kettering City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.