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City Day Community School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

City Day Community School is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Dayton, Ohio, with 182 students. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

City Day Community School faces significant challenges in terms of chronic absenteeism, academic performance, and equity of outcomes for its students. The school has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 62.8% to 74.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Deca Prep (27.4%) and Dayton SMART Elementary (40.2%). Academically, City Day's proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are consistently well below state and local averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 6.7% of 5th graders proficient in science in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 63.4%.

The data indicates that there are several higher-performing public and charter elementary schools in the Dayton area, such as Deca Prep, Dayton SMART Elementary, and River's Edge Montessori Elementary School, which have significantly better academic outcomes, lower chronic absenteeism, and more favorable student-teacher ratios compared to City Day Community School. The relatively high per-student spending at City Day ($7,629 in 2018-2019) compared to the poor academic outcomes suggests potential issues with how resources are being allocated and utilized at the school.

170

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,601

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 S Main St
Dayton, OH 45402-2716

(937) 223-8130

District: City Day Community School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.4%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (17% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 52 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,480^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

862^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

735^th of 828City Day Community School among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1480 of 1558	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1546 of 1577	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1563 of 1596	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	1570 of 1588	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1548 of 1610	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1602 of 1676	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1591 of 1636	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	1527 of 1651	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.2	1669 of 1678	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.2	1569 of 1687	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	1438 of 1701	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	1449 of 1709	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	1350 of 1686	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	1333 of 1662	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	1479 of 1610	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	1559 of 1582	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	1565 of 1609	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	551 of 615	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	576 of 603	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	595 of 610	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	600 of 601	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	506 of 533	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	514 of 605	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	564 of 598	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	8.7	1329 of 1466	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	1478 of 1483	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1453 of 1488	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1486 of 1518	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1387 of 1473	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1450 of 1484	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1422 of 1447	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1411 of 1419	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1351 of 1404	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1377 of 1465	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1423 of 1465	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	2.5	1481 of 1498	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1432 of 1499	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1459 of 1535	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1528 of 1536	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	862 of 1036	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	952 of 1046	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1026 of 1048	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	938 of 1017	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1017 of 1037	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1009 of 1050	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	897 of 1010	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	981 of 1038	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	919 of 1008	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	789 of 1001	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	863 of 989	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	800 of 925	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	755 of 895	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	705 of 858	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.2	768 of 835	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	830 of 837	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	323 of 442	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	409 of 429	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	430 of 436	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	284 of 413	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.8	382 of 385	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	363 of 405	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	283 of 384	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	895 of 938	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	910 of 925	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	825 of 983	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	907 of 989	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	966 of 974	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	848 of 947	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	922 of 923	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	903 of 945	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	760 of 924	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	783 of 954	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	863 of 958	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	947 of 963	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	788 of 946	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-34 vs state

Science11%-52 vs state

Mathematics9%-48 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
City Day Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	320 S Main St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	City Day Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 223-8130	170	7	24.2		1 (0.6%)	152 (89.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	6	1480^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.0%		3.4	1546^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.0%	66	6.7	16.0	0.0	6.3	0.0	22.2	10.0	16.0	11.8	31.3	20.0	27.8	30.0	36.0		$12,601
Emerson Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	501 Hickory St	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Emerson Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 223-2889	674	39	17.3		104 (15.4%)	395 (58.6%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (21.4%)	13.6	1345^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.7%		22.8	1230^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.0%	115	22.4	27.6	50.0	24.1	35.6	17.8	29.0	31.7	31.4	22.8	39.0	23.6	41.4	16.9		$13,982
Dayton SMART Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	601 S Keowee St	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Dayton SMART Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 222-2812	94	6	15.6		7 (7.4%)	36 (38.3%)	39 (41.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.6%)	23.3	1210^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.1	1256^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.4%	46	0.0		70.0	21.4	10.0				80.0	21.4	20.0					$13,883
River's Edge Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Linwood St	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4640	552	29	19.0		137 (24.8%)	346 (62.7%)	23 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.1%)	33.8	1079^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.7%		34.1	1094^th of 1577 public elementary schools	30.6%	15	37.5		55.1	45.8	27.1	42.1			62.3	52.5	54.2	42.1				$15,538
Ruskin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	407 Ambrose Ct	Dayton	45410	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5680	553	28	19.7		172 (31.1%)	121 (21.9%)	223 (40.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	15.6	1318^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.7	1240^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.4%	78	14.1		44.3	57.1	4.7	15.7			37.1	46.0	34.4	21.4				$13,834
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	228 N Broadway St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4540	357	20	17.8		16 (4.5%)	311 (87.1%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	7.3	1460^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.3%		8.4	1442^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	8.6%	18	15.8		0.0	12.8	18.4	18.6			12.5	25.6	23.7	32.6				$16,198
Deca Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Homewood Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Deca Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-0110	950	55	17.3		7 (0.7%)	896 (94.3%)	16 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	31	1109^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.8%		37.8	1060^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.8%	49	46.4	33.7	63.3	39.8	26.8	31.1	61.4	14.5	60.9	46.3	54.6	31.1	61.4	38.9	89.5	$13,710
Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1416 W Riverview Ave	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Acade	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 567-9426	552	27	20.4		1 (0.2%)	526 (95.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	6.5	1470^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.6%		11	1386^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.1%	84	16.9	16.3	20.3	35.7	6.8	5.3	3.4	7.0	23.3	25.0	25.4	24.6	27.1	25.6		$13,072
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Public, Charter	K-8	121 S Monmouth St	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 281-1980	188	11	17.0		71 (37.8%)	89 (47.3%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	9.7	1415^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.2%		8.1	1448^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.2%	33	26.7	13.5	25.0	9.5	26.7	11.8	5.0	10.8	37.5	23.8	26.7	29.4	35.0	16.2		$13,284
Kiser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1401 Leo St	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6130	0	30	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	11.9	1370^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.4	1271^st of 1577 public elementary schools	19.4%	99	36.4		23.2	36.8	27.3	19.4			26.1	21.7	39.4	25.0				$12,522

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In the 2024-25 school year, 170 students attended City Day Community School.

Is City Day Community School a good school?

City Day Community School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of City Day Community School?

Students at City Day Community School are 89% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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