Ottobine Elementary

As a small elementary school in Dayton, Virginia, Ottobine Elementary teaches 248 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Rockingham County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Within Rockingham County Public Schools, which oversees 23 schools and 11,679 students, Ottobine Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Ottobine Elementary shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Ottobine Elementary reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 74% of students at Ottobine Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rockingham County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ottobine Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Rockingham County) shows that median household earnings sit near $80,693, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Rockingham County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,397 students), Ottobine Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John W. Wayland Elementary, roughly 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Ottobine Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 62.0%.

Ottobine Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Ottobine Elementary's enrollment has rose 25% since 2018, when it stood at 198 (now 248).

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