Valerie Elementary School

Located at 3871 Yellowstone Ave, in Dayton, Ohio, Valerie Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school that instructs 566 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Dayton City. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 40% bigger than typical.

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

On demographics, Valerie Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). The remainder is composed of 8% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $66,139, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Valerie Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: Meadowdale High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valerie Elementary School.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valerie Elementary School has ticked up 58%, going from 358 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Valerie Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.