Summary:
Emerson Academy is the only school in the Emerson Academy district — an elementary school serving grades K–8 with 674 students in Dayton, Ohio. In the latest state accountability snapshot, it ranks 615th of 773 Ohio schools, or the 20th percentile, with 1 star; its school rank is 1159th of 1560, or the 26th percentile, also 1 star. Other context includes a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 in 2024-25, per-student spending of $8,281 in 2018-19, and chronic absenteeism of 38.2% in 2025-26.
Academically, the school is improving from a low base. Overall proficiency rose from 29.5% in 2024-25 to 42.9% in 2025-26, a 13.3-point gain, while the state average moved only about 0.9 points; 13 of 14 tested areas improved. Math averaged 47.0% proficient (state 57.6%), ELA 39.9% (state 62.1%), and Science 39.3% (state 62.0%), leaving an overall gap of 17.3 points below state. Only 2 of 14 tests were at or above state: 4th grade Math at 70.7% versus 67.3% (up 46.6 points), and 8th grade Math at 52.5% versus 52.0% (up 20.8 points).
The main challenges are ELA, early-grade Math, Science, and attendance. ELA was below state in every grade, with gaps from 13.5 points in 4th grade to 31.6 points in 3rd grade. 3rd grade Math fell from 50.0% to 30.3%, a 19.7-point decline and the largest gap below state at 31.8 points. Science improved but stayed 18.1 points (5th grade) and 27.3 points (8th grade) below state. Chronic absenteeism at 38.2% means more than one-third of students were chronically absent. Note that the free/reduced-lunch rate is unknown, spending data is outdated, no state absenteeism comparison is provided, and grade-level year-over-year changes reflect different cohorts rather than individual student growth.
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