For the 2025-26 school year, there are 34 public preschools serving 13,659 students in Dayton, OH.
The top ranked public preschools in Dayton, OH are Indian Riffle Elementary School, Oakview Elementary School and Beavertown Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Dayton, OH public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Ohio public pre school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 53% statewide average). Pre schools in Dayton have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Ohio public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public preschool average of 39% (majority Black).
Best Public Preschools in Dayton, OH (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Indian Riffle Elementary School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
3090 Glengarry Dr
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 499-1720
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 499-1720
Gr: PK-5 | 569 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 23%
Rank: #22.
Oakview Elementary School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
4001 Ackerman Blvd
Dayton, OH 45429
(937) 499-1870
Dayton, OH 45429
(937) 499-1870
Gr: PK-5 | 479 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #33.
Beavertown Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2700 Wilmington Pike
Dayton, OH 45419
(937) 499-1740
Dayton, OH 45419
(937) 499-1740
Gr: PK-5 | 357 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #44.
J F Kennedy Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
5030 Polen Dr
Dayton, OH 45440
(937) 499-1830
Dayton, OH 45440
(937) 499-1830
Gr: PK-5 | 631 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #55.
Greenmont Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1 E Wren Cir
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 499-1850
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 499-1850
Gr: PK-5 | 269 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #66.
Parkwood Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1791 Wilene Dr
Dayton, OH 45432
(937) 429-7604
Dayton, OH 45432
(937) 429-7604
Gr: PK-5 | 527 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
Rank: #77.
Horace Mann Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
715 Krebs Ave
Dayton, OH 45419
(937) 542-4890
Dayton, OH 45419
(937) 542-4890
Gr: PK-6 | 385 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #88.
Eastmont Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1480 Edendale Rd
Dayton, OH 45432
(937) 542-4490
Dayton, OH 45432
(937) 542-4490
Gr: PK-6 | 374 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #99.
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
108 Linwood St
Dayton, OH 45405
(937) 542-4640
Dayton, OH 45405
(937) 542-4640
Gr: PK-6 | 500 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #1010.
Kemp Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1923 Gondert Ave
Dayton, OH 45403
(937) 542-5090
Dayton, OH 45403
(937) 542-5090
Gr: PK-6 | 323 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #1111.
Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
440 Shoup Mill Rd
Dayton, OH 45415
(937) 542-5840
Dayton, OH 45415
(937) 542-5840
Gr: PK-8 | 320 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1212.
Cleveland Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1102 Pursell Ave
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 542-4340
Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 542-4340
Gr: PK-6 | 355 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #1313.
Kiser Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1401 Leo St
Dayton, OH 45404
(937) 542-6130
Dayton, OH 45404
(937) 542-6130
Gr: PK-6 | 568 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #1414.
Ruskin Elementary School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
407 Ambrose Ct
Dayton, OH 45410
(937) 542-5680
Dayton, OH 45410
(937) 542-5680
Gr: PK-6 | 552 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #1515.
Northridge Elementary School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2011 Timber Ln
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 275-7469
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 275-7469
Gr: PK-5 | 781 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #1616.
Louise Troy Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1630 Miami Chapel Rd
Dayton, OH 45408
(937) 542-4290
Dayton, OH 45408
(937) 542-4290
Gr: PK-6 | 343 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #1717.
Valerie Elementary School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
3871 Yellowstone Ave
Dayton, OH 45416
(937) 542-5390
Dayton, OH 45416
(937) 542-5390
Gr: PK-6 | 515 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1818.
Roosevelt Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1923 W 3rd St
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-5340
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-5340
Gr: PK-6 | 414 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1919.
Blairwood Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1241 Blairwood Ave
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 263-3504
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 263-3504
Gr: PK-6 | 141 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #2020.
Edison Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
228 N Broadway St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 542-4540
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 542-4540
Gr: PK-6 | 365 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2121.
Belle Haven Elementary School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
4401 Free Pike
Dayton, OH 45416
(937) 542-4220
Dayton, OH 45416
(937) 542-4220
Gr: PK-6 | 414 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2222.
Westwood Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2805 Oakridge Dr
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-4990
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-4990
Gr: PK-6 | 373 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2323.
Fairview Elementary School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2314 Elsmere Ave
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-4590
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-4590
Gr: PK-6 | 438 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: n/an/a
3038 Kemp Rd
Dayton, OH 45431
(937) 458-2360
Dayton, OH 45431
(937) 458-2360
Gr: PK | 237 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: n/an/a
6450 Marshall Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
(937) 438-6062
Dayton, OH 45459
(937) 438-6062
Gr: PK-1 | 602 students Student-teacher ratio: 22:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: n/an/a
8388 Paragon Rd
Dayton, OH 45458
(937) 312-1273
Dayton, OH 45458
(937) 312-1273
Gr: PK-1 | 709 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: n/an/a
4411 Oakridge Dr
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-3501
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-3501
Gr: PK-12 | 361 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: n/an/a
219 W Dorothy Ln
Dayton, OH 45429
(937) 299-8730
Dayton, OH 45429
(937) 299-8730
Gr: K | 115 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: n/an/a
2600 Holman St
Dayton, OH 45439
(937) 499-1450
Dayton, OH 45439
(937) 499-1450
Gr: PK | 102 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: n/an/a
801 Old Harshman Rd
Dayton, OH 45431
(937) 259-6603
Dayton, OH 45431
(937) 259-6603
Gr: PK | 128 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: n/an/a
5954 Longford Rd
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 237-6345
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 237-6345
Gr: PK | 200 students Student-teacher ratio: 25:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: n/an/a
3705 Lori Sue Ave
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-4390
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-4390
Gr: PK | 179 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: n/an/a
4400 N Union Rd
Dayton, OH 45426
(937) 854-3050
Dayton, OH 45426
(937) 854-3050
Gr: PK-1 | 383 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: n/an/a
510 E Pease Ave
Dayton, OH 45449
(937) 859-5121
Dayton, OH 45449
(937) 859-5121
Gr: PK-1 | 650 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Dayton, Ohio Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
132 Alaska St
Dayton, OH 45404
(937) 542-4170
Dayton, OH 45404
(937) 542-4170
Gr: PK-6 | 349 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
3700 Far Hills Ave
Dayton, OH 45429
(937) 296-7180
Dayton, OH 45429
(937) 296-7180
Gr: PK | 76 students Student-teacher ratio: 38:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
701 E Main St
Dayton, OH 45426
(937) 854-0361
Dayton, OH 45426
(937) 854-0361
Gr: K-6 | 422 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
1 Elizabeth Place
Dayton, OH 45408
(937) 853-0560
Dayton, OH 45408
(937) 853-0560
Gr: 9-12
45 Wampler Ave
Dayton, OH 45405
(937) 542-5190
Dayton, OH 45405
(937) 542-5190
Gr: PK-6 | 395 students Student-teacher ratio: 23:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
834 Randolph St
Dayton, OH 45408
(937) 263-3937
Dayton, OH 45408
(937) 263-3937
Gr: K-11 | 222 students Student-teacher ratio: 222:1
1923 W 3rd St
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-3000
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-3000
Gr: K-8 | 140 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
1416 W Riverview Ave
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 567-9426
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 567-9426
Gr: K-2 | 176 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1
200 S Keowee St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 225-4598
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 225-4598
Gr: 1-8 | 6 students
329 Abbey Ave
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-4740
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-4740
Gr: PK | 280 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
48 W Parkwood Dr
Dayton, OH 45405
(937) 542-4440
Dayton, OH 45405
(937) 542-4440
Gr: K-6 | 564 students Minority enrollment: 86%
300 College Park Ave
Dayton, OH 45469
(937) 229-5990
Dayton, OH 45469
(937) 229-5990
Gr: 9-11 | 222 students Minority enrollment: 82%
401 Nassau St
Dayton, OH 45410
(937) 222-7355
Dayton, OH 45410
(937) 222-7355
Gr: K-7 | 255 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
215 S Paul Laurence Dunbar St
Dayton, OH 45407
(937) 542-6210
Dayton, OH 45407
(937) 542-6210
Gr: 7-8 | 341 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
2408 Philadelphia Dr
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-6050
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-6050
Gr: 8 | 159 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
650 East Lytle 5 Points Rd
Dayton, OH 45458
(937) 748-6090
Dayton, OH 45458
(937) 748-6090
Gr: 1-5 | 585 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
3846 Vance Rd
Dayton, OH 45439
(937) 859-5121
Dayton, OH 45439
(937) 859-5121
Gr: 1-5 | 168 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Gardendale Academy (Closed 2015)
Special Education School
1733 N Gettysburg Ave
Dayton, OH 45427
(937) 268-6636
Dayton, OH 45427
(937) 268-6636
Gr: 1-12 | 69 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
120 Knox Ave
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 835-3580
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 835-3580
Gr: 9-12 | 103 students Minority enrollment: 93%
Gorman School @ Jackson Center (Closed 2015)
Special Education School
329 Abbey Ave
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-4790
Dayton, OH 45417
(937) 542-4790
Gr: PK-8 | 89 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Grace A Greene Academy @ Longfellow Center (Closed 2006)
Vocational School
503 Edison St
Dayton, OH 45407
(937) 542-6910
Dayton, OH 45407
(937) 542-6910
2101 Hickorydale Dr
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-4840
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 542-4840
Gr: PK-7 | 280 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
100 E Woodbury Dr
Dayton, OH 45415
(877) 644-6338
Dayton, OH 45415
(877) 644-6338
Gr: K-5 | 166 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
140 North Keowee St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-2323
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-2323
Gr: 9-11 | 50 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
140 N Keowee St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-2323
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-2323
Gr: 9-11 | 85 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
140 North Keowee St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-2323
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-2323
Gr: 9-11 | 36 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
2701 S Union Rd
Dayton, OH 45418
(937) 835-5691
Dayton, OH 45418
(937) 835-5691
Gr: 3-12 | 17 students Minority enrollment: 75%
1223 N Euclid Ave
Dayton, OH 45407
(937) 542-5040
Dayton, OH 45407
(937) 542-5040
Gr: PK-4 | 166 students Student-teacher ratio: 28:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
1401 Leo St
Dayton, OH 45404
(937) 542-6130
Dayton, OH 45404
(937) 542-6130
Gr: 8 | 183 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
5758 Harshmanville Rd
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 237-6392
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 237-6392
Gr: PK-5 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
5363 Tilbury Rd
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 237-6370
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 237-6370
Gr: K-5 | 505 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
401 Nassau St
Dayton, OH 45410
(937) 542-5140
Dayton, OH 45410
(937) 542-5140
Gr: PK-7 | 506 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public preschools in Dayton, OH?
The top ranked public preschools in Dayton, OH include Indian Riffle Elementary School, Oakview Elementary School and Beavertown Elementary School.
How many public preschools are located in Dayton?
34 public preschools are located in Dayton.
What is the racial composition of students in Dayton?
Dayton public preschools minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public preschools average of 39% (majority Black).
Which public preschools in Dayton are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public preschools in Dayton include: Centerville Primary Village South vs. Centerville Primary Village North, Centerville Primary Village North vs. Centerville Primary Village South, Valerie Elementary School vs. Belle Haven Elementary School
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