Vandalia-Butler City Schools

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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.

1. A Smith Middle School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
2. A Helke Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Morton Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
4. A- Butler High School (High school, meets expectations)
5. A- Demmitt Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)

High schools (1)

• A- Butler High School, Vandalia

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• A Morton Middle School, Vandalia
• A Smith Middle School, Dayton

Elementary and primary schools (2)

• A- Demmitt Elementary School, Vandalia
• A Helke Elementary School, Vandalia

Cities and towns served (2)

• Vandalia (4)
• Dayton (1)

• State: Best schools in Ohio
• County: Montgomery County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 2,929 students with 162 full-time-equivalent teachers and 484 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 3904495
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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