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Belmont High School

Public Grades 7-12

797^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 7% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Belmont High School is a public high school located in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,124 students. The school is part of the Dayton City School District, which is ranked 707 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belmont High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Ohio high schools, with a statewide ranking between 705-819 out of 819-867 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 6.9% in 7th grade Math to 33.8% in American Government, compared to state averages of 50% and 72.6%, respectively. Belmont High School has also struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 59.8% to 72.3% over the past few years, well below the state average of around 85%, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 44.5% to 73.7% in recent years.

When comparing Belmont High School to other nearby schools, the differences in academic performance and student outcomes are stark. For example, Dayton Regional STEM School, which is just a few miles away, consistently ranks among the top 1-2% of Ohio high schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. While the school's location within a low-performing district, high poverty levels, and large proportions of historically underserved student populations may be contributing factors to its poor academic outcomes, there may be opportunities to leverage its existing resources and partnerships to drive improvement.

1,153

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,630

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2615 Wayne Ave
Dayton, OH 45420-1833

(937) 542-6460

District: Dayton City

Feeder schools for Belmont High School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Elementary School
	Eastmont Elementary School
	Horace Mann Elementary School
	Kemp Elementary School
	More...
	Kiser Elementary School
	Ruskin Elementary School
Middle:	Wright Brothers Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.8%

White:

30.5%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (19% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 45 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

970^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

797^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the Dayton City

707^th of 828Dayton City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	970 of 1036	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	977 of 1046	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1032 of 1048	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	966 of 1017	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	987 of 1050	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	969 of 1010	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	914 of 1038	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	984 of 1050	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.1	1011 of 1035	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	936 of 1008	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	973 of 1001	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	888 of 989	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	404 of 442	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	410 of 429	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	431 of 436	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	413 of 413	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	384 of 405	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	364 of 384	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	9.0	654 of 658	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	613 of 643	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	125 of 142	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	108 of 123	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	926 of 938	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	940 of 943	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	830 of 917	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	877 of 897	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	256 of 262	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	941 of 983	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	943 of 989	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	965 of 974	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	914 of 947	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	898 of 945	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	897 of 924	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	887 of 954	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	841 of 958	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	858 of 946	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	928 of 933	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	898 of 916	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	384 of 572	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	421 of 563	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	762 of 777	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	779 of 795	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	805 of 805	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	794 of 809	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	789 of 796	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	778 of 781	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	797 of 855	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	787 of 864	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	819 of 867	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	780 of 836	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	705 of 819	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	754 of 836	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	751 of 800	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	760 of 773	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	756 of 784	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	736 of 778	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	714 of 769	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	720 of 767	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	748 of 832	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	782 of 818	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	777 of 819	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	739 of 791	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	733 of 767	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	728 of 756	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	680 of 696	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.2	678 of 689	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.5	669 of 681	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	291 of 328	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	274 of 318	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	311 of 323	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	293 of 306	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	279 of 284	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	280 of 303	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	252 of 279	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	9.1	597 of 606	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	577 of 596	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	444 of 628	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	538 of 550	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	107 of 128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	105 of 107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	102 of 111	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	109 of 112	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	84 of 100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	766 of 809	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	768 of 798	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	792 of 813	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	757 of 794	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	745 of 775	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	742 of 781	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	729 of 751	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	240 of 270	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	267 of 273	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	259 of 270	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	242 of 260	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	233 of 239	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	178 of 184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	763 of 815	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	761 of 822	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	765 of 805	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	723 of 773	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	658 of 763	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	706 of 779	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	701 of 758	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	767 of 817	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	755 of 816	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	783 of 819	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	765 of 808	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	713 of 778	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	737 of 792	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	715 of 763	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	248 of 254	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	238 of 242	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	220 of 222	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	210 of 211	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	184 of 201	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	609 of 617	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	584 of 614	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	719 of 748	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	722 of 754	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	733 of 756	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	715 of 749	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	691 of 727	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	701 of 739	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	694 of 718	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)1st percentile-5 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government34%-39 vs state

American History31%-40 vs state

English II23%-38 vs state

Biology22%-43 vs state

English Language Arts19%-39 vs state

Algebra I19%-40 vs state

Science18%-45 vs state

Geometry12%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Belmont High School	Public	7-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,153	58	19.8		352 (30.5%)	528 (45.8%)	188 (16.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	5.4	797^th of 855 public high schools	6.8%		5.9	787^th of 864 public high schools	8.9%	10	18.0	33.8	30.9		6.9	10.1		17.8	20.6	22.3	22.6	12.1		19.0	$12,630
Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	1529 Brown St	Dayton	45469	Montgomery County	Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 229-5780	327	21	15.5		16 (4.9%)	291 (89.0%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	63.3	282^nd of 855 public high schools	67.0%		58.7	354^th of 864 public high schools	59.0%	72		91.7	88.9							75.9	71.3	47.9		44.6	$12,270
Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5325	656	35	18.7		516 (78.7%)	10 (1.5%)	49 (7.5%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	89.3	7^th of 855 public high schools	99.2%		88.8	11^th of 864 public high schools	98.7%	4		97.3	99.3							98.7	94.4	85.4		88.9	$16,886
Stivers School For The Arts	Public	7-12	1313 E 5th St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7380	837	48	17.4		244 (29.2%)	442 (52.8%)	94 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	62.1	297^th of 855 public high schools	65.3%		68.9	213^th of 864 public high schools	75.3%	84	47.9	90.2	77.9		49.6	22.6		70.3	47.5	69.7	68.5	58.3		55.5	$15,931
Mad River Local Schools Remote Learning Center	Public, Virtual	5-12	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 225-4598	28	0			19 (67.9%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (21.4%)								(n/a)															$2,560
Dayton Regional STEM School	Public	6-12	1724 Woodman Dr	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton Regional STEM School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 256-3777	801	40	19.8	17.5%	513 (64.0%)	68 (8.5%)	58 (7.2%)	63 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (12.2%)	88.7	12^th of 855 public high schools	98.6%		88.6	12^th of 864 public high schools	98.6%		92.7	100.0	93.5	38.7	71.4	72.1	77.9	87.3	87.0	96.3	90.6	85.7		92.2	$9,629
Liberty High School	Public, Charter	9-12	140 N Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Liberty High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 701-7945	382	10	38.2		93 (24.3%)	222 (58.1%)	28 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	4.3	810^th of 855 public high schools	5.3%		3	846^th of 864 public high schools	2.1%	36		22.0	22.2							25.0		8.7			$8,805
Dayton Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E 3rd St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Career Technical High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 991-2130	145	9	16.1		18 (12.4%)	108 (74.5%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	2	847^th of 855 public high schools	0.9%		3.4	840^th of 864 public high schools	2.8%	7		0.0	6.3							6.3	0.0	5.9		8.0	$13,692
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	741 Washington St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7180	785	41	19.1		87 (11.1%)	582 (74.1%)	98 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	10.3	735^th of 855 public high schools	14.0%		10	733^rd of 864 public high schools	15.2%	2		56.7	35.7							28.6	32.3	9.2		14.5	$16,488
Kettering Fairmont High School	Public	9-12	3301 Shroyer Rd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 499-1600	2,445	134	18.2	44.9%	1,848 (75.6%)	202 (8.3%)	157 (6.4%)	48 (2.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (7.6%)	63.1	284^th of 855 public high schools	66.8%		63.5	285^th of 864 public high schools	67.0%	1		82.2	82.5							71.9	69.1	75.9	9.1	70.5	$13,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont High School

What district is Belmont High School in?

Dayton City

What is the racial makeup of Belmont High School?

Students at Belmont High School are 46% African American, 31% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Belmont High School?

Belmont High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cleveland Elementary School
Elementary : Eastmont Elementary School
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary School
Elementary : Kemp Elementary School
Elementary : Kiser Elementary School
Elementary : Ruskin Elementary School
Middle : Wright Brothers Middle School

Is Belmont High School a good school?

Belmont High School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Ohio high schools.

How many students attend Belmont High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,153 students attended Belmont High School.

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