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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Valerie Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON CITY·NCES 390438400812
Valerie Elementary School
3871 Yellowstone Ave, Dayton, OH 45416 · (937) 542-5390 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Ohio public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- DThree-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
19.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
20.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
15.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.6% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.6% | 19.8% |
| 2022-23 | 22.1% | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.3% | 20.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Valerie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #1,483 of 1,569 ▼ 84 | #69 of 76 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,506 of 1,569 ▼ 13 | #74 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #198 of 1,514 | #12 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #322 of 1,808 | #16 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,204 of 1,582 | #55 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #872 of 1,590 | #61 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +58.1% | #53 of 561 | #4 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
566
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 566 | 29 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 36 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 18 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 83% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 90% (507) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 32 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valerie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 58% (358 to 566); teachers up 61% (18 to 29).
About Valerie Elementary School
Valerie Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Dayton, Ohio. Total enrollment is 566 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. It has 40% more students than the average for elementary schools in Ohio (about 404).
Dayton City enrolls 12,118 students, and its 26 schools include Valerie Elementary School.
Roughly 81% of students at Valerie Elementary School are Black. The remaining students are 8% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Montgomery County, the Black share is about 20%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Valerie Elementary School scores 32%.
Its ratio of 19.5:1 is based on 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Valerie Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 1% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $66,139, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 74,487 students.
The closest school to Valerie Elementary School is Meadowdale High School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Valerie Elementary School.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Valerie Elementary School had a net gain of 23 students, or 4%. The school's ratio increased from 16.0:1 to 19.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Valerie Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- Meadowdale High School0.2 mi · 479
- North Dayton School of Discovery0.3 mi · 586
- Klepinger Community School0.8 mi · 540
- Belle Haven Elementary School1.0 mi · 473
- Engage High School1.1 mi · 30
- Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton1.1 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Valerie Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Valerie Elementary School?
Valerie Elementary School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Valerie Elementary School serve?
Valerie Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Valerie Elementary School have?
Valerie Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valerie Elementary School?
At Valerie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 5% Hispanic, 81% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Valerie Elementary School in?
Valerie Elementary School is part of Dayton City.
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