Southdale Elementary School

As a medium-sized primary school in Kettering, Ohio, Southdale Elementary School teaches 530 students from grades K through 5, run under Kettering City School District. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Southdale Elementary School sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Kettering City School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,635 students; Southdale Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Southdale Elementary School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southdale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.1%; this one delivers 80.0%.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southdale Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: Julian & Marjorie Lange School Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southdale Elementary School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 81.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 500 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 75% across the same window.

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