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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTERVILLE CITY·NCES 390437300277
W O Cline Elementary School
99 Virginia Ave, Centerville, OH 45458 · (937) 435-1315 · Montgomery County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
151 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
77.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.2pp since 2021
Math
73.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 80.4% | 74.8% |
| 2022-23 | 80.9% | 76.8% |
| 2021-22 | 70.7% | 66.3% |
% 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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 W O Cline Elementary School
W O Cline Elementary School's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W O Cline Elementary School this school | 434 | 34.8% | 76.9% |
| Scioto Darby Elementary School Hilliard | 376 | 36.4% | 73.0% |
| Middlebranch Elementary School Canton | 534 | 36.3% | 77.3% |
| Helke Early Learning Center Vandalia | 310 | 36.8% | N/A |
| Prass Elementary School Kettering | 420 | 38.6% | 85.7% |
| H G Blake Elementary School Medina | 470 | 36.6% | 77.5% |
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 W O Cline Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #316 of 673 | #13 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #555 of 1,569 ▼ 71 | #18 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #332 of 1,569 ▲ 6 | #16 of 76 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #400 of 1,514 | #18 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #702 of 1,808 | #37 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #912 of 1,582 | #40 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #537 of 1,590 | #32 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #461 of 767 | #31 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #191 of 561 | #11 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
434
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 35% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 27.9 | 13.1:1 | 33% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 33% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 29 | 19.2:1 | 15% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 38 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W O Cline Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (366 to 434); teachers down 14% (27.9 to 24).
About W O Cline Elementary School
W O Cline Elementary School is a public elementary school in Centerville, Ohio. A federal count lists 434 students at the school, in grades 2 through 5.
Centerville City operates 12 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,250 students.
W O Cline Elementary School is 68% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 68% White, within a few points of the school. W O Cline Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.1:1. That matches the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio fairly closely. Eligible students account for 35% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
W O Cline Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.9% is 1.2 points above the 75.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Montgomery County, the median household income is $66,139, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. W O Cline Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Magsig Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, W O Cline Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment gain, from 416 in 2020-21 to 434 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 18.1:1.
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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 Centerville City
- Centerville High SchoolHigh · 2,720 students
- Hadley E Watts Middle SchoolMiddle · 777 students
- Centerville Primary Village SouthElementary · 679 students
- Magsig Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
- Tower Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
- Centerville Primary Village NorthElementary · 545 students
Other schools in Centerville
- Centerville High SchoolHigh · 2,720 students
- Five PointsElementary · 979 students
- Centerville Primary Village SouthElementary · 679 students
- Magsig Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
- Tower Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 571 students
- Centerville Primary Village NorthElementary · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Magsig Middle School0.2 mi · 571
- Stingley Elementary School0.8 mi · 280
- Centerville Primary Village South0.8 mi · 679
- Tower Heights Middle School0.9 mi · 571
- Centerville High School0.9 mi · 2,720
- Normandy Elementary School1.3 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About W O Cline Elementary SchoolHow many students attend W O Cline Elementary School?
W O Cline Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does W O Cline Elementary School serve?
W O Cline Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
How many teachers does W O Cline Elementary School have?
W O Cline Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is W O Cline Elementary School?
W O Cline Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 4% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees W O Cline Elementary School?
W O Cline Elementary School is overseen by Centerville City in Montgomery County.
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