Dayton City

Dayton City serves about 11,889 students across 25 schools — 14 elementary, 3 middle, 7 high, and 1 alternative — ranging from Belmont High School (1,153 students) down to Mound Street Academy (156). As a district, Dayton City ranks 725 of 773 statewide, in the 6th percentile with 0 stars, and most of its schools sit in the lower percentiles of their own school-type rankings.

Stivers School For The Arts is the clear standout: 339 of 795 high schools, 57th percentile, 3 stars, with a 90.0% graduation rate and 31.7% chronic absenteeism — both better than the district's 66.7% and 43.8%. It beats district averages in all 11 reported test areas and tops state averages in American Government (85.1 vs 71.6), American History (86.5 vs 73.2), Biology (78.8 vs 67.0), English II (73.2 vs 62.7), and 7th Grade ELA (66.9 vs 62.7), though it still trails the state in math and geometry. Among elementary schools, River's Edge Montessori Elementary School has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 12.0%, and Belle Haven Elementary School posts a striking 6th Grade Math proficiency of 66.2, above the state's 56.2. David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center has the highest graduation rate at 93.9% despite 70.4% absenteeism.

The biggest concern is middle school performance: all three — Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, Wogaman Middle School, and Wright Brothers Middle School — rank in the bottom few percent of Ohio middle schools, with 8th Grade Math near 0%. Mound Street Academy is at the opposite extreme of high schools with 95.6% absenteeism, a 21.2% graduation rate, and English II proficiency of 0. Absenteeism varies enormously district-wide, from 12.0% to 95.6%. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for every school, and spending figures are from 2018-2019 and missing for two schools.