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Dayton City Schools
Dayton City is a public school district in Ohio, based in Montgomery County (Dayton). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dayton City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dayton City
25 of 27 schools in Dayton City carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 12F: 10
Best schools in Dayton City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Stivers School For The Arts (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Horace Mann Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Eastmont Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Rivers Edge Montessori Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Ruskin Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D David H Ponitz Career Technology Center (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D- Belmont High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Wright Brothers Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Mound Street Academy (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Dayton City
High schools (4)
- D- Belmont High School, Dayton
- F Dunbar Early College High School, Dayton
- F Meadowdale High School, Dayton
- F Thurgood Marshall High School, Dayton
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- F Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, Dayton
- F Wogaman Middle School, Dayton
- D- Wright Brothers Middle School, Dayton
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- D- Belle Haven Elementary School, Dayton
- D- Cleveland Elementary School, Dayton
- C- Eastmont Elementary School, Dayton
- F Edison Elementary School, Dayton
- F Fairview Elementary School, Dayton
- C Horace Mann Elementary School, Dayton
- D- Kemp Elementary School, Dayton
- D- Kiser Elementary School, Dayton
- F Louise Troy Elementary School, Dayton
- D+ Rivers Edge Montessori Elementary School, Dayton
- F Roosevelt Elementary School, Dayton
- Rosa Parks Early Learning Center, Dayton
- D+ Ruskin Elementary School, Dayton
- D- Valerie Elementary School, Dayton
- F Westwood Elementary School, Dayton
Other schools and academies (5)
- D Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy, Dayton
- D David H Ponitz Career Technology Center, Dayton
- Dayton Digital Academy, Dayton
- D- Mound Street Academy, Dayton
- B+ Stivers School For The Arts, Dayton
Where Dayton City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Dayton (27)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Montgomery County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,441 students with 848 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,688 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904384
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Northridge Local (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Oakwood City (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Mad River Local (9 schools, 4 mi)
- Kettering City School District (13 schools, 5 mi)
- Trotwood-Madison City (6 schools, 7 mi)
- West Carrollton City (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Jefferson Township Local (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Huber Heights City (8 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Dayton City
How many schools are in Dayton City?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Dayton City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dayton City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dayton.
How good are the schools in Dayton City?
Across the 25 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 15.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 18%. 60% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dayton City?
12,441 students were enrolled in Dayton City in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dayton City?
Dayton City is in Ohio, based in Montgomery County, with its district office in Dayton. Its boundary covers about 48.2 sq mi.