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Jonathan Dayton High School

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Jonathan Dayton High School ranks 174 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Jonathan Dayton High School is a public high school in Springfield, New Jersey, serving 653 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Springfield Public School District, which is ranked 201 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 54.1% of 9th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.9%. However, the school struggles with math proficiency, with only 16.7% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and 18.2% in Geometry, well below the state averages. The school's performance on the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) is stronger, with 89.3% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA and 70.5% in Mathematics, both above the state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Jonathan Dayton High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than Roselle Park High School and Union High School, but lags behind the higher-performing schools in the area, such as Governor Livingston High School, Cranford High School, Summit High School, and Millburn High School.

654

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,994

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

139 Mountain Ave.
Springfield, NJ 07081

(973) 376-1025

District: Springfield Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

Hispanic:

21.6%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2014 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Geometry scores 37 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg49%

174^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

201^st of 609Springfield Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	174 of 434	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	228 of 429	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	168 of 422	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	215 of 415	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	216 of 416	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	155 of 415	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	157 of 411	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.1	225 of 409	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	142 of 406	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.8	169 of 411	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	217 of 396	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.7	222 of 388	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	75.3	88 of 378	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	60.3	188 of 371	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.0	174 of 370	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.0	201 of 359	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.3	134 of 361	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.4	125 of 357	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.5	135 of 351	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.9	135 of 348	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.0	150 of 343	56.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	55 of 283	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	72 of 282	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	82 of 250	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	67 of 256	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	80 of 254	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	50 of 266	81.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	101 of 190	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	137 of 191	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	100 of 175	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	149 of 426	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	167 of 420	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	152 of 416	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	209 of 414	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	168 of 408	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	66 of 403	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	97 of 406	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	139 of 403	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	73 of 385	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	75 of 382	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	75 of 364	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	57 of 368	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	88 of 377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.0	162 of 358	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	166 of 344	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	67 of 324	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.8	224 of 347	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	62 of 345	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	171 of 426	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	225 of 419	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	145 of 414	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	150 of 410	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	179 of 407	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	92 of 405	77.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	190 of 359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.7	48 of 361	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	21.3	292 of 339	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	111 of 344	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	158 of 349	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	41 of 355	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	175 of 347	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	164 of 345	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	99 of 335	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	178 of 335	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	157 of 339	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	85 of 340	75.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)81st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+9 vs state

Mathematics70%+13 vs state

Science34%+3 vs state

Geometry19%-37 vs state

Algebra I17%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)			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/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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	9-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	654	47	13.7	19.7%	335 (51.2%)	113 (17.3%)	141 (21.6%)	37 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	54.3	174^th of 434 public high schools	59.9%		45	228^th of 429 public high schools	46.9%	54	89.3	70.5		34.5			54.1				16.9		16.7	19.2		18.2				$13,994	$165	$13,829
Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,380	133	10.3	1.9%	601 (43.6%)	41 (3.0%)	70 (5.1%)	586 (42.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.7%)	84.8	32^nd of 434 public high schools	92.6%		91.5	10^th of 429 public high schools	97.7%	22				80.1			82.9				57.7	18.2	53.7	92.1	35.9	78.5		91.0	91.3	$16,959	$34	$16,925
Union High School	Public	9-12	2350 North Third Street	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6500	2,410	157	15.3	51.2%	324 (13.4%)	1,078 (44.7%)	729 (30.2%)	205 (8.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (2.7%)	27.6	326^th of 434 public high schools	24.9%		31.1	301^st of 429 public high schools	29.8%	25	73.2	39.9		25.3			37.2				4.9		4.9	29.4		29.4				$8,460	$206	$8,254
David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	774	70	11.0	33.2%	354 (45.7%)	52 (6.7%)	313 (40.4%)	33 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	30.3	312^th of 434 public high schools	28.1%		28.3	323^rd of 429 public high schools	24.7%	11	79.7	46.6	9.7	19.8	57.5	48.8	34.7	50.9	13.1	57.7	9.9		19.0	52.4	9.3	17.8		30.3	30.3	$8,540		$8,540
Cranford High School	Public	9-12	201 West End Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6272	1,116	101	11.0	1.9%	877 (78.6%)	32 (2.9%)	130 (11.6%)	46 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	67.2	107^th of 434 public high schools	75.3%		67.4	111^th of 429 public high schools	74.1%	4		81.1		51.6			65.9				23.4		23.3	61.0		61.0				$10,384		$10,384
Summit High School	Public	9-12	125 Kent Place Blvd	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1494	1,198	106	11.3	19.6%	692 (57.8%)	54 (4.5%)	292 (24.4%)	91 (7.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	84.4	35^th of 434 public high schools	91.9%		86.5	30^th of 429 public high schools	93.0%	5		79.6		57.1			75.3				66.2	28.8	53.3	97.7		97.7				$7,246	$27	$7,219
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	17 Parker Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 762-5600	1,985	140	14.2	18.2%	1,022 (51.5%)	566 (28.5%)	171 (8.6%)	73 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (6.8%)	63.1	131^st of 434 public high schools	69.8%		51.5	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	62	89.7	76.3		60.8			68.8				9.4		9.2	29.1	21.7	28.2	70.0		69.7	$6,150		$6,150
Work Readiness Academy	Public	12	971 Suburban Road	Union	07083	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 633-2704	23	8	3.0	17.4%	7 (30.4%)	7 (30.4%)	8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$37,772		$37,772
Roselle Park High School	Public	9-12	185 W Webster Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 241-4550	593	45	13.1	56.2%	151 (25.5%)	50 (8.4%)	361 (60.9%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	47.1	222^nd of 434 public high schools	48.8%		33.4	290^th of 429 public high schools	32.4%	68	87.8	55.4		20.2			46.5						18.2	34.8	0.0	23.5			60.0	$10,753	$277	$10,476
Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	849	82	10.3	3.1%	573 (67.5%)	15 (1.8%)	129 (15.2%)	92 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.2%)	74.3	72^nd of 434 public high schools	83.4%		75.1	77^th of 429 public high schools	82.1%	5		86.5		53.1			75.2				20.0		19.4	61.8		61.3	100.0		100.0	$11,268	$95	$11,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonathan Dayton High School

What is the racial makeup of Jonathan Dayton High School?

Students at Jonathan Dayton High School are 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Jonathan Dayton High School in?

Springfield Public School District

Is Jonathan Dayton High School a good school?

Jonathan Dayton High School ranks 174^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jonathan Dayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Jonathan Dayton High School.

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