Westwood Elementary School

Westwood Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Dayton, Ohio, part of Dayton City. The school enrolls 352 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within Dayton City, which oversees 26 schools and 12,118 students, Westwood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westwood Elementary School records that nearly all students (82%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 20% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westwood Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Westwood Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $66,139, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Westwood Elementary School is one.

The International School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westwood Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 354 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 91% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

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