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Dayton Oaks Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Dayton Oaks Elementary in Dayton, MD, is a high-performing public school serving 739 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly-rated Howard County Public Schools district. This school consistently ranks among the top in the state, currently placing 31st out of 864 elementary schools, and has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for eight of the last ten years. With only 7.58% of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch, the school serves a relatively affluent community, and its academic performance far exceeds both district and state averages—66.9% of students are proficient in Math and 80.2% in English Language Arts, roughly 1.6 times and 1.2 times the district averages, respectively.

What truly sets Dayton Oaks apart from its excellent neighbors is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.6%, which is less than one-third of the district average (17.4%) and the lowest among nearby top schools like Pointers Run Elementary (8.0%) and Triadelphia Ridge Elementary (6.9%). This indicates a highly engaged student body and a strong school culture that prioritizes daily attendance. Additionally, the school has shown outstanding performance with African American students, ranking 5th out of 504 schools statewide in the 2020-2021 school year, demonstrating a commitment to closing achievement gaps. However, the data suggests a potential area for focus: Special Education students, where the school ranked in the 46th percentile, below the state median.

Dayton Oaks is part of a powerhouse cluster of five schools within a 5-mile radius—including Pointers Run, West Friendship Elementary, Triadelphia Ridge, and Bushy Park Elementary—all ranking in the top 48 schools statewide. This concentration of excellence highlights the strength of the Howard County system in this region. Yet, just a few miles away, schools like Longfellow Elementary and Bryant Woods Elementary serve communities with much higher rates of economic disadvantage, with chronic absenteeism rates over four times higher. This contrast underscores how socioeconomic factors can influence school metrics, even within the same district.

739

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,382

Per pupil spending ?

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4691 Ten Oaks Rd
Dayton, MD 21036

(410) 313-1571

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Dayton Oaks Elementary usually attend:

High:

River Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Asian:

25.6%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (73% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Howard County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg53%

Maryland avg39%

31^st of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard County Public Schools among Maryland districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	31 of 864	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	52 of 865	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	54 of 859	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	60 of 855	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	142 of 862	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	95.3	37 of 802	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	64 of 853	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	41 of 857	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	56 of 847	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	68 of 845	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	65 of 859	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	104 of 867	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	85.5	42 of 847	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	84 of 857	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	80.2	113 of 853	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	131 of 855	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	138 of 850	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.2	160 of 838	80.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	99.1	5 of 504	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.8	49 of 128	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.4	29 of 796	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	93.3	43 of 788	94.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	73 of 136	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.4	95 of 528	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2021)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)96th percentile~ school

Male (2021)95th percentile~ school

White (2021)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2021)62nd percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2021)46th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+28 vs state

Science68%+36 vs state

Mathematics67%+40 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

the school is a great school to got to for your child to learn they have all these fun stuff and nice teachers and if you just moved here and is looking for a school for your child in prek-5th i would rather recommend this school for them to go to Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dayton Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4691 Ten Oaks Rd	Dayton	21036	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1571	739	52	14.1	7.6%	343 (46.4%)	79 (10.7%)	46 (6.2%)	189 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.1%)	95	31^st of 864 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.5	52^nd of 865 public elementary schools	94.0%	21	74.5	61.4	64.4	66.9	78.8	81.1	80.7	80.2	68.1	$19,382	$807	$18,575
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13400 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2560	619	45	13.9	7.3%	236 (38.1%)	44 (7.1%)	26 (4.2%)	271 (43.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	96.6	20^th of 864 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.3	22^nd of 865 public elementary schools	97.5%	2	74.5	74.2	74.3	74.3	78.3	84.1	82.9	81.9	71.2	$18,336	$832	$17,504
Clarksville Elementary	Public	K-5	12041 Clarksville Pike	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7050	543	40	13.6	17.7%	161 (29.7%)	96 (17.7%)	49 (9.0%)	202 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.3%)	92.2	64^th of 864 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.6	48^th of 865 public elementary schools	94.5%	16	67.0	74.2	73.0	71.3	67.6	72.9	75.3	71.8	62.9	$18,787	$1,316	$17,471
Pointers Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 South Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7142	835	59	14.1	8.5%	308 (36.9%)	119 (14.3%)	58 (6.9%)	271 (32.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	73 (8.7%)	97.2	15^th of 864 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.2	26^th of 865 public elementary schools	97.0%	11	86.2	79.3	76.0	80.3	80.0	82.8	79.2	80.5	70.7	$17,726	$881	$16,845
Bushy Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14601 Carrs Mill Rd	Glenwood	21738	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5500	631	48	13.2	9.4%	419 (66.4%)	38 (6.0%)	57 (9.0%)	78 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	93.7	48^th of 864 public elementary schools	94.4%		95.4	33^rd of 865 public elementary schools	96.2%	15	65.1	72.3	57.6	65.4	82.4	83.2	71.7	79.4	62.6	$19,871	$924	$18,947
West Friendship Elementary	Public	K-5	12500 Frederick Road	West Friendship	21794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5512	367	28	12.9	8.2%	215 (58.6%)	24 (6.5%)	27 (7.4%)	78 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	96	24^th of 864 public elementary schools	97.2%		97	17^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.0%	7	75.9	74.3	63.2	70.6	72.4	85.7	84.2	81.4	72.4	$20,049	$884	$19,165
Manor Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	11575 Frederick Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7165	697	51	13.5	16.9%	234 (33.6%)	69 (9.9%)	29 (4.2%)	309 (44.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.5%)	93.3	53^rd of 864 public elementary schools	93.9%		93.5	50^th of 865 public elementary schools	94.2%	3	77.4	63.4	70.9	70.1	69.8	77.5	71.5	73.1	61.2	$17,481	$692	$16,789
Swansfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Cedar Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6907	594	52	11.4	38.2%	167 (28.1%)	233 (39.2%)	75 (12.6%)	67 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	57.9	342^nd of 864 public elementary schools	60.4%		65.8	285^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.1%	57	41.8	40.4	37.2	39.8	46.8	52.6	44.8	48.6	34.9	$20,540	$1,637	$18,903
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5470 Hesperus Dr	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6879	446	39	11.4	43.3%	98 (22.0%)	160 (35.9%)	112 (25.1%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.8%)	39	489^th of 864 public elementary schools	43.4%		42.3	471^st of 865 public elementary schools	45.5%	18	35.8	25.9	22.5	27.9	47.8	36.7	38.0	40.6	26.4	$23,238	$1,715	$21,523
Belmont Elementary	Public	K-5	19528 Olney Mill Rd	Olney	20832	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5705	343	24	14.4	16.3%	199 (58.0%)	58 (16.9%)	40 (11.7%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.9%)	88.2	109^th of 864 public elementary schools	87.4%		90.6	85^th of 865 public elementary schools	90.2%	24	74.6	60.3	46.2	60.2	74.6	71.4	78.1	74.7	44.6	$21,024	$871	$20,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton Oaks Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dayton Oaks Elementary?

Students at Dayton Oaks Elementary are 46% White, 26% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 11% African American, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Dayton Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dayton Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : River Hill High

How many students attend Dayton Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Dayton Oaks Elementary.

Is Dayton Oaks Elementary a good school?

Yes! Dayton Oaks Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 864 Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Dayton Oaks Elementary in?

Howard County Public Schools

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