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Dayton High School

Q: Is Dayton High School a good school?

Dayton High School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Nevada high schools.

Q: How many students attend Dayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Dayton High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dayton High School?

Students at Dayton High School are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Dayton High School?

Dayton High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dayton Elementary School Elementary : Riverview Elementary School Elementary : Sutro Elementary School Middle : Dayton Intermediate School

Public Grades 9-12

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 105 Nevada High Schools

Better than 21% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Dayton High School is a 9–12 comprehensive high school in Dayton, Nevada, serving 748 students as the largest school in the Lyon district, which itself ranks 10th of 12 districts statewide (17th percentile, 1 star). In 2025‑26 the school ranked 83rd of 105 Nevada high schools (21st percentile, 1 star), essentially unchanged from 85th of 103 the year before and 76th of 96 the year before that. Ten years ago the picture was different: Dayton was a 3‑star school at the 56th–67th percentile in 2015‑16 through 2017‑18, a decline of roughly 45 percentile points, with only 2020‑21 and 2021‑22 interrupting the slide.

The clearest strength is completion: Dayton's 91.7% four‑year graduation rate beats its district (85.7%) and the state (85.4%), and tops larger Washoe County schools such as Damonte Ranch High School (83.8%) and Nevada Connections Academy (82.2%). Achievement is the opposite story. ACT Math sits at 17.4% (state: 22.6%), ACT English at 30.1% (state: 50.8%), and EOC Science at 18.3% (state: 26.5%) — far behind Coral Academy High School (48.3% math / 84.2% English) and Galena High School (41.6% / 74.2%). Chronic absenteeism, at 36.9%, runs about 11 points above the state's 25.5% and has held at 35–39% for five straight years even as the state rate fell.

Importantly, Dayton's same‑district peer Silver Stage High School posts nearly identical results (30.3% English, 18.0% science, 49.1% absenteeism), pointing to district‑wide patterns rather than a single building. Spending has risen from $9,949 per student (2020‑21) to $11,810 (2023‑24), with a steady 22.4 student‑teacher ratio. Notably, ACT Math has improved from 10% to 17.4% over recent years while English slipped from 37.8% to 30.1%. Some science results are suppressed by the state (unknown, not zero), and Nevada Connections' math figure is reported only as under 5%.

748

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,810

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 Dayton Valley Road
Dayton, NV 89403

(775) 246-6240

District: Lyon

Feeder schools for Dayton High School:

Elementary:	Dayton Elementary School
	Riverview Elementary School
	Sutro Elementary School
Middle:	Dayton Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Nevada average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (22% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 26% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Nevada avg31%

83^rd of 105

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Lyon

10^th of 12Lyon among Nevada 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	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	83 of 105	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	85 of 103	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	63 of 96	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	65 of 101	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	76 of 136	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	39 of 118	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.0	50 of 113	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.4	47 of 107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.4	49 of 105	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.2	68 of 110	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	46 of 71	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	38 of 69	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.6	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.0	34 of 63	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.8	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	45 of 67	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	53 of 73	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	70 of 121	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	42 of 99	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	36 of 80	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	24.8	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	54 of 92	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	34 of 73	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	75 of 109	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	37 of 99	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	23 of 75	69.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	55 of 77	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	55 of 75	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	54 of 75	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	42 of 75	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	64 of 126	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	29 of 79	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	92.9	5 of 65	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	44.5	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	61 of 63	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	64 of 65	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	58 of 62	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	67 of 117	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	47 of 100	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.0	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)92nd percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2019)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

English30%-21 vs state

Science18%-8 vs state

Mathematics17%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Dayton High School was the worst school that my child has attended too. The administration does not care about the students at all! The teacher's don't teach good. The environment at the school was horrifying. I feel that my son was not safe there at all! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT English (2026)	EOC Science Exam 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 (2025)	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	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 9th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science 10th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dayton High School	Public	9-12	335 Dayton Valley Road	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6240	748	33	22.4		467 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	219 (29.3%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	39 (5.2%)	20.3	83^rd of 105 public high schools	21.0%		17.4	85^th of 103 public high schools	17.5%	2	17.4	30.1			18.3	$11,810	$618	$11,192
Virginia City High School	Public	9-12	95 South R Street	Virginia City	89440	Storey County	Storey	No	No	No	No	(775) 847-0992	131	10	13.3	20.6%	102 (77.9%)	1 (0.8%)	18 (13.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)								(n/a)		70.0				$20,600	$869	$19,731
Carson High School	Public	9-12	1111 N. Saliman Rd.	Carson City	89701	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	No	(775) 283-1600	0	104	21.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	38.9	57^th of 105 public high schools	45.7%		36.6	60^th of 103 public high schools	41.7%	3	23.6	45.1			26.5	$11,532	$1,265	$10,267
Damonte Ranch High School	Public	9-12	10500 Rio Wrangler Pkwy	Reno	89521	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 851-5656	1,738	74	23.6	31.6%	729 (41.9%)	50 (2.9%)	702 (40.4%)	112 (6.4%)	12 (0.7%)	18 (1.0%)	114 (6.6%)	53.6	45^th of 105 public high schools	57.1%		51.8	46^th of 103 public high schools	55.3%	1	34.0	53.3			28.1	$10,428	$693	$9,735
Galena High School	Public	9-12	3600 Butch Cassidy Way	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	No	No	No	No	(775) 851-5630	1,345	51	26.3	13.0%	949 (70.6%)	9 (0.7%)	229 (17.0%)	61 (4.5%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	84 (6.2%)	83.2	17^th of 105 public high schools	83.8%		83.5	18^th of 103 public high schools	82.5%	1	41.6	74.2			43.6	$10,588	$681	$9,908
Nevada Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	555 Double Eagle Court Suite 1	Reno	89521	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(775) 826-4200	1,054	34	31.4	46.9%	406 (38.5%)	128 (12.1%)	322 (30.6%)	33 (3.1%)	8 (0.8%)	19 (1.8%)	136 (12.9%)	29.7	73^rd of 105 public high schools	30.5%		23.1	75^th of 103 public high schools	27.2%	2	< 5%	33.6	25.1	22.9	24.0	$9,798	$1,324	$8,474
Eagle Ridge High School	Public	7-12	3755 W. Spruce Street	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5082	8	0			7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$15,384	$966	$14,418
Silver Stage High School	Public	9-12	3755 W. Spruce Avenue	Silver Springs	89429	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 577-5071	351	19	18.9	100.0%	228 (65.0%)	2 (0.6%)	77 (21.9%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (8.5%)	18.4	84^th of 105 public high schools	20.0%		13.1	95^th of 103 public high schools	7.8%	11	15.0	30.3			18.0	$15,533	$811	$14,722
Nevada State High School II Meadowwood	Public, Charter	11-12	7530 Longley Lane Suite 103	Reno	89511	Washoe County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 953-2600	12	0	120.0	25.0%	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)		92.3				$5,875	$747	$5,127
Coral Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6275 Neil Rd	Reno	89511	Washoe County	Washoe County	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 829-4601	396	18	22.0	20.5%	145 (36.6%)	16 (4.0%)	145 (36.6%)	64 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	86.7	15^th of 105 public high schools	85.7%		79.6	25^th of 103 public high schools	75.7%	10	48.3	84.2			39.8	$10,641	$163	$10,478

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton High School

What is the racial makeup of Dayton High School?

Students at Dayton High School are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Dayton High School?

Dayton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dayton Elementary School
Elementary : Riverview Elementary School
Elementary : Sutro Elementary School
Middle : Dayton Intermediate School

How many students attend Dayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Dayton High School.

What district is Dayton High School in?

Lyon

Is Dayton High School a good school?

Dayton High School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Nevada high schools.

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