Summary:
Dalton Local is an Ohio district with three schools serving about 898 students across kindergarten through 12th grade: Dalton Elementary School (K–4, 339 students), Dalton Middle School (5–8, 277 students), and Dalton High School (9–12, 282 students). The Dalton Local district as a whole ranks 100th of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 87th percentile with 4 stars.
Dalton Middle School is the district's breakout performer. In 2025–26 it ranked 71st of 1,046 schools — the 93rd percentile with 5 stars — up from the 87th percentile in 2023–24. Its 2025–26 results include Algebra I at 100%, 8th grade science at 96.7%, 5th grade math at 93.4%, and 8th grade math at 89.8%. That stands out because the middle school also has the district's highest student-teacher ratio at 20.2 and a reported free/reduced lunch rate of 76.53%.
Dalton High School is consistently strong — 148th of 795 schools in 2025–26, the 81st percentile with 4 stars, and a 97.4% graduation rate. Its American Government score of 88.9% and Biology score of 82.3% lead the district, but its math EOCs trail district averages (Geometry 64.9% vs. district 67.7%; Algebra I 76.7% vs. district 85.9%), and chronic absenteeism is 12.5% versus the district's 6.8%. Dalton Elementary School has slipped from 5 stars and the 94th percentile in 2023–24 to 4 stars and the 80th percentile in 2025–26, though 3rd grade math remains at 84.2% and absenteeism is very low at 3.2%.
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