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Dayton Elementary

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Dayton Elementary ranks 292 nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Dayton Elementary is a K–5 school in Dayton, Minnesota, serving 556 students as part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District. About 29% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and there were roughly 13 students per teacher. The school's statewide standing is solidly above average but below its earlier peak: Dayton Elementary ranked 292nd of 869 elementary schools in 2025–2026 (66th percentile, 3 stars), similar to the two prior years, after sitting in the 82nd–87th percentile range as a 4-star school from 2020–2021 through 2022–2023.

Math and reading are Dayton's clearest strengths. In 2025–2026, 62.2% of students were proficient in math (compared with 51.0% in the district and 44.9% statewide) and 52.8% in reading (compared with 50.9% district and 48.6% state). Science is the weak spot: 23.3%, below both the district (27.1%) and state (25.5%), and it has declined each year since 2022–2023. Among nearby schools, only Oxbow Creek Elementary posts higher math, reading, and overall rankings. Crooked Lake Elementary is close in math and higher in science, while Wilson Elementary, Ramsey Elementary, Lincoln Elementary School for Arts, and Morris Bye Elementary generally trail Dayton in math and reading.

School effectiveness ratings vary by student group. The school's highest rating is for African American students at the 91st percentile (5 stars), followed by English language learners at the 76th percentile. Students from low-income families rank at the 52nd percentile, and students receiving special education services rank at the 34th percentile — below the school's overall standing for a third straight year. Compared with same-district peers, Dayton has a lower student-teacher ratio (13.0) and a lower free/reduced-lunch rate than Morris Bye, Lincoln, Ramsey, and Wilson, context that frames its relatively strong math and reading results.

556

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,776

Per pupil spending ?

29.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

93.7%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.5% (MMR)

12000 S Diamond Lake Rd
Dayton, MN 55327-9652

(763) 506-2200

District: Anoka-Hennepin School District

Students who attend Dayton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jackson Middle
High:	Champlin Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

African American:

15.5%

Hispanic:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

292^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District

184^th of 458Anoka-Hennepin School District among Minnesota districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	292 of 869	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	297 of 872	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	326 of 881	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.1	154 of 845	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	112 of 858	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	141 of 869	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	202 of 870	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	232 of 847	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.7	169 of 853	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	109 of 848	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	156 of 840	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	206 of 826	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	62.4	341 of 824	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.2	453 of 820	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	72.5	189 of 814	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	192 of 803	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	106 of 434	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	258 of 781	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	304 of 777	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.2	249 of 756	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.5	204 of 685	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	63.7	259 of 676	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.8	303 of 674	55.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	29 of 315	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.3	16 of 298	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	61.4	107 of 310	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	65 of 279	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	32 of 282	88.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	73 of 305	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	49.2	118 of 303	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	106 of 303	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	137 of 276	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	115 of 242	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	260 of 790	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.5	199 of 799	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	227 of 809	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	105 of 787	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	75 of 799	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	151 of 783	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	265 of 787	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	290 of 774	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	152 of 256	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.4	59 of 214	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	11 of 209	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	61.6	50 of 153	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	105 of 219	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	114 of 220	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	366 of 764	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	347 of 764	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	396 of 793	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	375 of 774	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	126 of 663	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	182 of 683	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	385 of 740	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	440 of 728	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	292 of 807	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	371 of 812	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	427 of 826	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.7	204 of 799	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	152 of 808	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	127 of 784	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	134 of 798	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	184 of 779	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	383 of 579	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	433 of 562	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	320 of 572	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	203 of 524	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	70 of 500	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	140 of 417	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	132 of 515	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	120 of 463	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	168 of 710	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	193 of 714	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	172 of 730	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	92 of 712	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	55 of 725	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	93 of 710	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	98 of 722	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	102 of 712	85.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math62%+17 vs state

Reading53%+4 vs state

Science23%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Dayton Elementary	Public	K-5	12000 S Diamond Lake Rd	Dayton	55327	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2200	556	42	13.0	29.0%	310 (55.8%)	86 (15.5%)	69 (12.4%)	43 (7.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.2%)	66	292^nd of 869 public elementary schools	66.4%		67.3	297^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.9%	5	51.9	50.0	56.7				52.8	23.3		23.3	67.0	63.0	55.6				62.2	93.7%	2.5%	$13,776
Modern Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	111 Dean Avenue West	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Modern Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 358-8148	204	14	14.5	26.0%	158 (77.5%)	11 (5.4%)	10 (4.9%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	20.4	720^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.9	700^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.7%	20	30.8	39.3	46.2	26.7	40.0		37.3	15.4		16.7	26.9	32.1	3.8	0.0	10.0		18.2	54.3%	21.7%
PACT Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	7250 E Ramsey Pkwy NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 712-4301	673	38	17.7	27.2%	519 (77.1%)	74 (11.0%)	36 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.6%)	53.7	416^th of 869 public elementary schools	52.1%		62.8	346^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.3%	70	37.9	61.1	51.8				50.1	18.6		18.6	59.5	61.6	34.8				52.1	68.2%	27.3%	$10,486
Lincoln Elementary School for Arts	Public	K-5	540 S St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3100	432	29	14.6	55.3%	249 (57.6%)	54 (12.5%)	43 (10.0%)	25 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.0%)	35.9	598^th of 869 public elementary schools	31.2%		40.2	569^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.7%	29	37.5	40.6	40.3				39.4	19.4		19.4	48.6	48.5	26.4				41.0	94.2%	5.8%	$16,557
Ramsey Elementary	Public	K-5	15100 Nowthen Blvd	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4000	910	66	13.7	53.1%	410 (45.1%)	258 (28.4%)	60 (6.6%)	104 (11.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (8.1%)	39.3	571^st of 869 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.1	539^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.2%	32	37.3	32.8	50.0				39.9	14.9		14.9	56.4	45.8	38.9				46.7	81.7%	6.1%	$11,511
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 Sunny Ln N	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4701	576	41	14.2	48.1%	320 (55.6%)	102 (17.7%)	34 (5.9%)	59 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	48.4	482^nd of 869 public elementary schools	44.5%		52.3	453^rd of 872 public elementary schools	48.1%	29	34.8	35.0	53.8				41.1	28.0		28.0	61.8	48.5	41.5				50.4	95.2%	4.8%	$12,449
Innovation Sci & Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3397 Coon Rapids Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Innovation Sci & Technical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 339-0642	83	7	12.5	95.2%	6 (7.2%)	71 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	35.6	600^th of 869 public elementary schools	31.0%		24.2	688^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.1%	88	35.7	40.0					36.4				50.0	40.0					42.4
Crooked Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	2939 Bunker Lake Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2100	438	32	13.8	32.9%	311 (71.0%)	37 (8.4%)	27 (6.2%)	34 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	60.8	338^th of 869 public elementary schools	61.1%		75	208^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.1%	130	40.7	40.4	59.7				46.0	34.8		34.8	58.0	56.2	71.6				61.2	97.8%	2.2%	$12,759
Oxbow Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6505 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3800	1,114	66	16.8	26.8%	680 (61.0%)	139 (12.5%)	65 (5.8%)	126 (11.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.0%)	78.2	164^th of 869 public elementary schools	81.1%		82.4	119^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.4%	45	56.9	56.5	60.3				57.8	31.4		31.4	74.6	74.5	62.2				70.7	94.4%	4.6%	$11,778
Elm Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9830 Revere Ln N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-0577	565	35	16.0	33.1%	328 (58.1%)	80 (14.2%)	56 (9.9%)	33 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.9%)	54.6	405^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.4%		67.8	294^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.3%	111	49.5	47.7	50.0				49.2	16.5		16.5	63.4	52.9	46.9				54.9	96.1%	2.6%	$13,840

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton Elementary

What district is Dayton Elementary in?

Anoka-Hennepin School District

What is the racial makeup of Dayton Elementary?

Students at Dayton Elementary are 56% White, 15% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Dayton Elementary a good school?

Dayton Elementary ranks 292^nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dayton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dayton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
High : Champlin Park High School

How many students attend Dayton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Dayton Elementary.

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2022–23 dropout ratesNewNov 13, 2026

2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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