Summary
Blairwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 141 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Township Local school district, which is ranked 750 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Blairwood Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Blairwood Elementary School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 37.1% to 45.7% over the past few years, well above the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio state tests, is also very low across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had proficiency rates of only 11.1% in 5th grade science, 21.4% in 3rd grade math, and 28.6% in 3rd grade English language arts, all well below the state averages. The school struggles to support its subgroups of students, with rankings for female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom 20-40% of Ohio elementary schools.
When comparing Blairwood Elementary School to nearby schools, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student engagement. For example, Southdale Elementary School in the Kettering City School District, located about 4 miles away, has proficiency rates over 70% in most subject areas and grade levels, significantly outperforming Blairwood. The extremely high chronic absenteeism rates at Blairwood Elementary School appear to be closely linked to the school's poor academic outcomes, as students who are chronically absent likely miss critical instructional time, making it difficult for them to keep up with grade-level content and standards.
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