Van Cleve Elementary School

Set in Troy, Ohio, Van Cleve Elementary School is a compact middle-grades school, one of the schools within Troy City. It instructs 318 students across grade 6. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

Troy City runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,929 students. Van Cleve Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Van Cleve Elementary School reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Van Cleve Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Van Cleve Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Van Cleve Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.4%, the actual is 65.0%, a residual of -5.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Miami County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,817, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Miami County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,719 students), Van Cleve Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Forest Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Van Cleve Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 72.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Van Cleve Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 317 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.