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Dayton Early College Academy Inc

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Dayton Early College Academy Inc ranks 303 rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 62% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Dayton Early College Academy Inc (DECA) is a grades 9–12 high school in Dayton, Ohio, serving 327 students and operating as its own district. It ranks 287th of 773 Ohio districts in 2025-2026, placing it in the 63rd percentile with 3 stars — solidly above the state median, though below the 4-star, 81st-percentile peak the school reached in 2015-2016 and 2018-2019.

DECA stands out locally. Its 93.0% graduation rate in 2025-2026 and 98.5% the year before well exceed Dunbar Early College High School (66.1%), Dayton Business Technology High School (80.0%), and Mound Street Academy (21.2%), and come close to Kettering Fairmont High School (96.4%). Chronic absenteeism of 16.2% is the second-lowest among nearby schools, behind only Oakwood High School (13.3%) and far below Stivers School For The Arts (31.7%) and Belmont High School (68.7%). Academically, DECA posts strong proficiency in American Government (98.5%), American History (87.2%), English II (83.3%), and Biology (77.9%) — all above state averages and, in several subjects, above Stivers and Kettering Fairmont. The school's strongest subgroup results are for African American and low-income students.

Math is the clear gap. Geometry proficiency was 27.1% and Algebra I 43.2%, both below the state (43.3% and 61.6%) and behind Stivers, Kettering Fairmont, and Oakwood. Algebra I has improved from 21.5% in 2022-2023, but Geometry swings widely from year to year. The student-teacher ratio also rose to 15.5 in 2024-2025 from 11.9 in 2022-2023, though it remains better than Belmont (19.8), Dunbar (19.3), and David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center (19.1). For families, DECA offers strong humanities, science, attendance, and graduation outcomes in a small setting; math is where it trails its strongest neighbors.

327

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,270

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1529 Brown St
Dayton, OH 45469-0001

(937) 229-5780

District: Dayton Early College Academy Inc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.0%

White:

4.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2023 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2026) from a 55th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 18 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

Ohio avg63%

303^rd of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

287^th of 773Dayton Early College Academy Inc 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	303 of 795	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	282 of 855	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	354 of 864	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	393 of 867	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	305 of 836	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	366 of 819	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	159 of 836	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	203 of 800	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.1	190 of 773	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	149 of 784	81.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	68 of 296	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	26 of 328	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	53 of 318	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	63 of 323	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	35 of 306	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	27 of 284	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	21 of 303	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	19 of 279	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	422 of 763	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.8	357 of 809	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	451 of 798	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	420 of 813	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	459 of 794	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	501 of 775	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	198 of 781	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	357 of 751	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	259 of 761	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.9	111 of 815	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	206 of 822	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	248 of 805	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.2	129 of 773	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	161 of 763	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	24 of 779	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.8	77 of 758	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	393 of 765	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.7	274 of 817	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	400 of 816	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	417 of 819	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	245 of 808	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	208 of 778	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	206 of 792	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	194 of 763	74.6%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)77th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government98%+27 vs state

American History87%+14 vs state

English II83%+21 vs state

Biology78%+11 vs state

Algebra I43%-18 vs state

Geometry27%-16 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, April 29, 2011

DECA is the best choice for a high school student. DECA transforms young men and women into students prepared to go to college and prepared to meet life head on. The staff is excellent- giving above and beyond anything I've ever seen in other schools. The students are asked to reach for much higher standards, and are given an incredible amount of support. The atmosphere is like a family. I can't give DECA a high enough recommendation. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	1529 Brown St	Dayton	45469	Montgomery County	Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 229-5780	327	21	15.5	74.2%	16 (4.9%)	291 (89.0%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	59	303^rd of 795 public high schools	61.9%		63.3	282^nd of 855 public high schools	67.0%	21		98.5	87.2					77.9	83.3	27.1		43.2	$12,270
Belmont High School	Public	8-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,153	58	19.8	99.1%	352 (30.5%)	528 (45.8%)	188 (16.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	3.9	751^st of 795 public high schools	5.5%		5.4	797^th of 855 public high schools	6.8%	46	8.2	42.0	37.0		5.5		15.0	26.3	18.4	18.2		18.2	$12,630
David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	741 Washington St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7180	785	41	19.1	92.2%	87 (11.1%)	582 (74.1%)	98 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	7.9	721^st of 795 public high schools	9.3%		10.3	735^th of 855 public high schools	14.0%	14		56.4	43.4					40.8	25.9	20.1		18.3	$16,488
Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5325	656	35	18.7	0.0%	516 (78.7%)	10 (1.5%)	49 (7.5%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	88.5	12^th of 795 public high schools	98.5%		89.3	7^th of 855 public high schools	99.2%	5		97.8	98.7					99.3	95.7	88.5		85.4	$16,886
Stivers School For The Arts	Public	7-12	1313 E 5th St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7380	837	48	17.4	38.3%	244 (29.2%)	442 (52.8%)	94 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	56.7	339^th of 795 public high schools	57.4%		62.1	297^th of 855 public high schools	65.3%	42	48.4	85.1	86.5	37.0	34.0	66.9	54.9	78.8	73.2	31.9		57.1	$15,931
Dayton Career Technical High School dba Riverscape Career Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E 3rd St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Career Technical High School dba Riverscape Career T	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 991-2130	145	9	16.1		18 (12.4%)	108 (74.5%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)								(n/a)													$13,692
Mound Street Academy	Public	8-12	354 Mound St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-3000	156	13	12.0		26 (16.7%)	102 (65.4%)	22 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	1.4	789^th of 795 public high schools	0.8%		1.8	850^th of 855 public high schools	0.6%	61		20.0	30.8					9.1	0.0	5.9			$20,130
Dayton Business Technology High School	Public, Charter	9-12	348 W 1st St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Business Technology High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 225-3989	62	10	6.2	0.0%	4 (6.5%)	52 (83.9%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)													$23,903
Dunbar Early College High School	Public	9-12	1400 Albritton Dr	Dayton	45408	Darke County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6760	542	28	19.3	97.0%	32 (5.9%)	457 (84.3%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	2.6	774^th of 795 public high schools	2.6%		2.7	829^th of 855 public high schools	3.0%	55		36.1	33.6					19.1	19.8	12.3		14.4	$13,346
Kettering Fairmont High School	Public	9-12	3301 Shroyer Rd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 499-1600	2,445	134	18.2	34.6%	1,848 (75.6%)	202 (8.3%)	157 (6.4%)	48 (2.0%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (7.6%)	57.3	332^nd of 795 public high schools	58.2%		63.1	284^th of 855 public high schools	66.8%	48		81.5	82.3					76.4	69.9	67.7	7.4	67.1	$13,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton Early College Academy Inc

Is Dayton Early College Academy Inc a good school?

Dayton Early College Academy Inc ranks 303^rd of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dayton Early College Academy Inc?

Students at Dayton Early College Academy Inc are 89% African American, 5% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dayton Early College Academy Inc?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Dayton Early College Academy Inc.

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