Background: To evaluate the prevalence of dental caries in school going children. Materials & methods: The study was carried out on 200 school going children. Children were of age group 5-8 years. This study was completed in a span of 1 month. The dmft index values are recorded and mean deviation is calculated. Data was collected and evaluation was done. Results were analysed using SPSS software. Results: A total of 200 school children were enrolled. Out of which 140 were boys and 60 were girls. The prevalence of dental caries was 64.2% among boys and 46.7% among girls. The girls had lower dmft scores than boys and the overall prevalence was 59%. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries was high in school going children. Keywords: Dental caries, Prevalence, Children