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Mad River Local Schools
Mad River Local is a public school district in Ohio, based in Montgomery County (Dayton). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mad River Local 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 Mad River Local
7 of 9 schools in Mad River Local carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 5D: 2
Best schools in Mad River Local
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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.
- C+ Beverly Gardens Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Saville Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Brantwood Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Spinning Hills Middle School 5 6 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Virginia Stevenson Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Mad River Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Stebbins High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Mad River Local
High schools (1)
- D+ Stebbins High School, Dayton
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ Mad River Middle School, Dayton
- C Spinning Hills Middle School 5 6, Dayton
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- C+ Beverly Gardens Elementary School, Dayton
- C+ Brantwood Elementary School, Dayton
- Mad River Early Childhood Center, Dayton
- C+ Saville Elementary School, Dayton
- C Virginia Stevenson Elementary School, Dayton
Other schools and academies (1)
Where Mad River Local schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Dayton (9)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Montgomery County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,750 students with 207 full-time-equivalent teachers and 572 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904870
- 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)
- Huber Heights City (8 schools, 4 mi)
- Dayton City (27 schools, 4 mi)
- Oakwood City (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Fairborn City (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Vandalia-Butler City (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Kettering City School District (13 schools, 8 mi)
- Beavercreek City (11 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Mad River Local
How many schools are in Mad River Local?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Mad River Local, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mad River Local serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dayton.
How good are the schools in Mad River Local?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 59% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mad River Local?
3,750 students were enrolled in Mad River Local in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mad River Local?
Mad River Local is in Ohio, based in Montgomery County, with its district office in Dayton. Its boundary covers about 10.9 sq mi.