North Dayton School of Discovery

There is exactly one school in this area: North Dayton School of Discovery, an elementary school serving grades K–8 in Dayton, Ohio, with 586 students, operating within the North Dayton School of Discovery district.

Reading and writing is this school's clear bright spot. In 2025–2026, ELA averaged 64.5% proficient versus the state's 62.1% — about 2.4 points above state — after sitting 5.8 points below state the prior year, an 8.2-point swing in the gap. Fifth grade ELA reached 77.3% (state 70.4%) and third grade ELA 72.0% (state 63.4%). Some grades posted striking year-over-year gains: 8th grade ELA rose from 34.8% to 59.4%, 7th grade ELA from 43.6% to 60.9%, 5th grade math from 21.3% to 40.9%, and 8th grade math from 33.3% to 50.0%. Math and science are the concerns. Math averaged 35.8% versus 57.6% statewide (about 21.7 points below), with 6th grade math at 17.9% (state 56.2%) and 7th grade math at 19.6% (state 48.6%). Science was the weakest subject, averaging 25.3% versus 62.0% (about 36.7 points below), including 5th grade at 25.6% and 8th grade at 25.0%. Results also swung downward in places: 4th grade math fell from 74.4% to 39.7% and 3rd grade math from 73.6% to 46.9%.

Overall, the school's average proficiency rose from 45.1% to 46.6% while the state moved from 59.2% to 60.1%, leaving an overall gap of about 13.5 points. The school ranks 1045 of 1560 statewide (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, down from 38th percentile the year before, and the district line shows 1 star at 26th percentile. Chronic absenteeism stands at 32.4%, roughly one in three students, which is a meaningful risk factor. The student-teacher ratio of 11.4 looks favorable, but per-student spending data is from 2018–2019 and free/reduced lunch is not reported, so context is limited. The highest-leverage areas for improvement are middle-grade math, science, and attendance.