Summary:
The Dayton School is the sole high school serving the Dayton, Ohio area, providing education for grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of just 29 students. This small public charter school is struggling academically, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments and an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 94.2%.
Academically, The Dayton School is among the lowest-performing high schools in Ohio, ranking 863 out of 864 schools statewide. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.1% of students were proficient or better in Biology, compared to the state average of 62.9%, and 0% were proficient in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 55.9%. This poor academic performance is likely driven by the school's extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, which suggests significant challenges in student engagement and attendance.
Despite the school's small enrollment and low student-teacher ratio of 5.8 to 1, these factors do not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes. The Dayton School's demographics, with a predominantly African American student body, also raise questions about equity and access to quality education in the Dayton area. Significant interventions and support may be needed to improve the school's performance and provide its students with the education they deserve.
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