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Pathway School of Discovery

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Pathway School of Discovery ranks 965 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

965^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Pathway School of Discovery is a public charter elementary school serving 800 students in grades K-8 in Dayton, Ohio. The school is part of the Pathway School of Discovery District, which is ranked 537 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pathway School of Discovery faces significant challenges in terms of student attendance and academic performance. The school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.2% to 39.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores are generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 48.8% compared to the state average of 63.4%, and its 8th-grade math proficiency rate was 35.4% compared to the state average of 47.6%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for African American and Hispanic students compared to White and multi-racial students.

Pathway School of Discovery's challenges are further highlighted when compared to nearby schools, such as River's Edge Montessori Elementary School, Deca Prep, and Kiser Elementary School. These nearby schools tend to have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall performance. Additionally, Pathway School of Discovery's spending per student ($7,878 in 2018-2019) is lower than the nearby schools, which range from $8,144 to $12,250 per student, and its student-teacher ratio of 22.4 in 2023-2024 is higher than the nearby schools, which range from 14.5 to 18.5 students per teacher.

843

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,767

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

173 Avondale Dr
Dayton, OH 45404-2123

(937) 235-5498

District: Pathway School of Discovery

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.5%

White:

34.5%

Two or more races:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

965^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

651^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

537^th of 828Pathway School of Discovery 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	45.1	965 of 1558	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	967 of 1577	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1047 of 1596	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	995 of 1588	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	1016 of 1610	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1235 of 1676	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1251 of 1636	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.9	1089 of 1651	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	1128 of 1678	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	1061 of 1684	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.2	857 of 1687	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.3	1110 of 1701	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.9	954 of 1709	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.3	868 of 1686	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.5	778 of 1662	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.2	1045 of 1610	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	1149 of 1582	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.3	1222 of 1609	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	253 of 615	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	177 of 603	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	173 of 610	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	171 of 601	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	160 of 533	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	266 of 605	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	299 of 598	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	375 of 824	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	582 of 765	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	701 of 956	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	770 of 1021	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	90 of 281	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	72 of 239	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	17.7	152 of 174	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	980 of 1452	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1000 of 1466	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1003 of 1483	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	982 of 1488	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	926 of 1467	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1071 of 1502	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1182 of 1518	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	50 of 259	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	839 of 1473	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	781 of 1484	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	874 of 1447	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	781 of 1419	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	816 of 1404	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1071 of 1465	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1203 of 1465	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	864 of 1466	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	891 of 1485	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1023 of 1498	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	990 of 1518	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	1035 of 1499	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1219 of 1535	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1204 of 1536	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	136 of 218	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	136 of 183	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	129 of 139	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	551 of 935	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	557 of 900	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.1	837 of 856	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	660 of 1175	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	761 of 1190	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	900 of 1215	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	833 of 1242	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	810 of 1249	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1136 of 1271	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1173 of 1309	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	651 of 1036	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	634 of 1046	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	729 of 1048	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	712 of 1017	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	601 of 1037	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	807 of 1050	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	783 of 1010	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.0	631 of 1038	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	620 of 1050	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.5	617 of 1035	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.4	597 of 1008	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	635 of 1001	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.6	563 of 989	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.6	463 of 925	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	554 of 895	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	509 of 858	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.1	382 of 835	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.3	625 of 837	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	139 of 442	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	123 of 429	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	207 of 436	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	153 of 413	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	80 of 385	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	31.8	275 of 405	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	302 of 384	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	469 of 565	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	539 of 576	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	579 of 658	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	591 of 643	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	62 of 142	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	668 of 938	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	614 of 942	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	660 of 943	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	648 of 925	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	594 of 910	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	754 of 917	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	762 of 897	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	592 of 983	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	552 of 989	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	644 of 974	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	605 of 947	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	381 of 923	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	745 of 945	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	781 of 924	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	599 of 954	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	619 of 958	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	768 of 963	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	739 of 946	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	550 of 924	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	715 of 933	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	722 of 916	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	220 of 263	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	232 of 245	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	292 of 572	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	170 of 563	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	16.7	562 of 590	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	577 of 777	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	524 of 795	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	607 of 805	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	659 of 809	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	501 of 781	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	685 of 796	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	700 of 781	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)69th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%-7 vs state

Mathematics49%-7 vs state

Science47%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 28, 2013

Excellent school!! My son went to a Dayton Public school and was getting C's and D's. He was bullied relentlessly. None of the staff helped him. We switched him to Pathway and couldn't be happier. He's on the honor roll. Nobody picks on him. He's happy. He is now on the national junior honor society. I know that if we wouldn't have transferred him to Pathway that he would not be doing as good as he is. The teachers are outstanding!! Love this school!! Close Quote

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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
Pathway School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	173 Avondale Dr	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Pathway School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 235-5498	843	50	16.9		291 (34.5%)	299 (35.5%)	91 (10.8%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	149 (17.7%)	45.1	965^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.1%		46.1	967^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.7%	2	48.8	45.6	66.7	69.7	51.8	37.0	35.7	35.4	66.7	44.7	50.6	51.9	60.7	45.0		$10,767
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
Brantwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	4350 Schwinn Dr	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 237-4270	365	19	19.2		211 (57.8%)	74 (20.3%)	20 (5.5%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.9%)	49.2	908^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.7%		42.2	1011^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.9%	103			77.9	58.1					59.3	50.0						$11,464
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-4	805 Old Harshman Rd	Dayton	45431	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 259-6630	290	18	16.1		195 (67.2%)	31 (10.7%)	25 (8.6%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.3%)	43.4	990^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.5%		51.1	905^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.6%	85			67.2	59.5					60.3	43.2						$12,491
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
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
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
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
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
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	1923 Gondert Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5090	422	20	21.1		127 (30.1%)	137 (32.5%)	114 (27.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.5%)	14	1339^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.1%		20.6	1249^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.8%	90	25.0		33.3	16.7	11.1	19.4			42.9	41.7	52.8	19.4				$14,934

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Pathway School of Discovery ranks 965^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Pathway School of Discovery.

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Students at Pathway School of Discovery are 35% African American, 35% White, 18% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.