Summary:
Deca Prep in Dayton, OH (200 Homewood Ave, 45405) is the only school in the Deca Prep district, serving about 950 students in grades K–8 even though it is counted as an elementary school in the data.
Academically, the school sits in the bottom third of Ohio, but it is moving in the right direction faster than the state. Across all 15 reported tests, its unweighted average rose from 46.7% to 52.4% while the state average rose from 59.2% to 60.2%, narrowing the gap from about 12.6 points to 7.8 points. Improvement showed up in 11 of 15 tests. Only 3 of 15 tests met or beat the state rate in 2025–26, up from 2 the year before. Strength is concentrated at the top of the math pipeline: Algebra I End-of-Course hit 100% proficient versus 61.6% statewide (up from 89.5% versus 59.4%), and 7th grade Math beat the state in both years. Third grade ELA also edged above the state (67 vs. 63.4).
The clearest weaknesses are science — 5th grade 45 vs. 62.7 and 8th grade 38.9 vs. 61.2 — and 6th grade, where Math was 31.6 vs. 56.2 and ELA 41.8 vs. 56.0. Grade 7 was the one band where both subjects slipped, with ELA falling from above the state to well below it. Chronic absenteeism stands at 23.9%, roughly one in four students. Note that free/reduced lunch is not reported, spending data is from 2018–19, and no state benchmarks are provided for absenteeism or the 17.3 student–teacher ratio.
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