Summary:
Dayton, Nevada is served by five public schools — three PK–6 elementary schools, one 7–8 middle school, and one 9–12 high school — enrolling 2,433 students, all within the Lyon district, which ranks 10 of 12 districts in the state (17th percentile, 1 star).
Dayton Elementary School is the clearest academic standout: it is the only Dayton school with 2 stars in 2025–26, ranks highest at 236 of 376 (37th percentile), and leads the elementaries in all-grades reading (41.7%) and math (28.5%) — above district averages but below state. Its chronic absenteeism of 20.1% is also relatively low. Riverview Elementary School has the city's lowest absenteeism (18.2%) and ties for the top 5th-grade reading score (50%), plus the highest per-student spending ($14,876), though its overall rank is 272 of 376 (1 star). Sutro Elementary School shines in 3rd grade — reading 50% (above the state) and math 44% — but has high absenteeism (33.3%) and a 1-star rating. Dayton Intermediate School posts weaker math (20%) and reading (27.8%), with science at 17.3% — above district but below state. Dayton High School graduates 91.7% of students, above district and state, yet its ACT Math, ACT English, and EOC Science results are all below state, absenteeism is highest at 36.9%, spending is lowest at $11,810, and its student/teacher ratio is highest at 22.4.
Overall, the three elementaries beat district averages in math and reading but trail the state, and four schools report 100% free/reduced lunch (Dayton High's figure is not reported), a significant context for interpreting results. Spending and class size show no simple link to outcomes, trends are mixed — Dayton Elementary regained 2 stars while Riverview, Sutro, and Dayton Intermediate slipped to 1 — and some test data is suppressed by the state and remains unknown.
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