W O Cline Elementary School

Located at 99 Virginia Ave, in Centerville, Ohio, W O Cline Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that caters to 434 students (grades 2 through 5), run under Centerville City.

Centerville City comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 8,250 students; W O Cline Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, W O Cline Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest reads as 13% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Montgomery County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, W O Cline Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), W O Cline Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.7%; this one delivers 76.9%.

In the surrounding community, Montgomery County reports that median household income runs about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which W O Cline Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Magsig Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts W O Cline Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 77.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 19%: 366 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 17% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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