Spring Valley Academy began as a dream in the mid 1960's when a group of physicians and businessmen met to discuss the future of Seventh-day Adventist education in the greater-Dayton area. The original Seventh-day Adventist school in this area, Dayton Junior Academy, was closed in 1968 and Spring Valley Academy began operation. Located on nearly 50 acres of property in Washington Township south of Dayton, the school and campus have been acclaimed for their design and beauty. Throughout the years, the many sacrificial gifts of the Friends  of Spring Valley Academy  have enabled the facilities to be enlarged and improved.

Today, the dream of the founders has become a reality. There are three divisions of the school with a total current enrollment of approximately 280: the elementary division; the middle school division; and the high school division.  In 1990 Spring Valley Academy joined the auxiliary services program provided by the State of Ohio for parochial schools. This program provides remedial learning, speech and hearing diagnosis and therapy, and psychological services for the students in a portable classroom adjacent to the school building.

Spring Valley Academy is chartered by the State of Ohio and accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Board of Regents of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Currently, the school is operated by four Seventh-day Adventist churches in the metropolitan area: Beavercreek, Centerville, Kettering, and Miamisburg. The Ethan Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church is an affiliated church.