Dayton SMART Elementary School

The data set includes exactly one school in this area: Dayton SMART Elementary School, a K–6 elementary school in Dayton, OH with 94 students; it is also listed as its own Dayton SMART Elementary School district, and no middle, high, or alternative schools are included.

Academically, the school’s results are mostly below state averages, with one clear bright spot in 2024–25 third grade: ELA proficiency was 80% versus 61.3% statewide, and math was 70% versus 64.4%. But in 2025–26, third-grade ELA fell to 50%, below the state’s 63.4%, and no third-grade math result is shown. Fifth-grade science is the most consistent weakness: the school reported 0% proficiency in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, while state averages were 63.4% and 62.7%. Grades 4 and 5 also show large gaps in 2025–26: math was 16.7% in grade 4 and 18.2% in grade 5, compared with state averages of 67.3% and 59.1%; ELA was 33.3% in grade 4 and 18.2% in grade 5, compared with 61.8% and 70.4%. Because enrollment is only 94 students, grade-level percentages can swing sharply from year to year.

Attendance and accountability are also concerns. Chronic absenteeism was 48.1% in 2025–26, meaning nearly half of students were chronically absent. The school’s rank history went from 1,256 of 1,577 (20th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–24 and 1,210 of 1,558 (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2024–25 to 1,433 of 1,560 (8th percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–26; the district listing is even lower, at 744 of 773, 4th percentile, 0 stars. Other context is limited: the student-teacher ratio was 15.6 in 2024–25, per-student spending was $7,047 in 2018–19, and free/reduced lunch data are blank. Overall, this is a very small K–6 school facing significant academic and attendance challenges, with its clearest success in 2024–25 third grade not yet repeated consistently across grades or years.