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Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Dayton, Ohio, with a student population of 259. The school is part of the Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School District, which is ranked 741 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio high schools, typically ranking between 650-850 out of around 850 schools, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has had significant fluctuations in its graduation rates, ranging from a high of 95.1% in 2021-2022 to a low of 75.0% in 2023-2024, and consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 61.9% to 76.7% in recent years.

Compared to nearby public and charter high schools, such as Northridge High School, which is only 1.5 miles away, Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School performs poorly across a range of metrics, including graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic proficiency. The school's relatively low per-student spending of $8,324 (in 2018-2019) compared to nearby district schools like Meadowdale High School ($9,789) may be a contributing factor to its poor academic outcomes.

300

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,064

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Shoup Mill Rd
Dayton, OH 45415-3517

(937) 281-1480

District: Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.3%

White:

2.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (21% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 52 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

Ohio avg58%

Middle school

916^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

773^rd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

741^st of 828Horizon Science Academy Dayton High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	916 of 1036	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	957 of 1046	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	963 of 1048	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	918 of 1017	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	947 of 1037	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	904 of 1050	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	966 of 1010	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	974 of 1038	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	863 of 1050	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	994 of 1035	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	933 of 1008	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	859 of 1001	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	799 of 989	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.2	685 of 925	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	352 of 442	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	346 of 429	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	353 of 436	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	290 of 413	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	343 of 385	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	300 of 405	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	334 of 384	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	854 of 938	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	875 of 942	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	831 of 943	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	813 of 925	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	855 of 910	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	834 of 917	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	896 of 897	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	901 of 983	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	905 of 989	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	884 of 974	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	815 of 947	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	856 of 923	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	822 of 945	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	884 of 924	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	877 of 954	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	860 of 958	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	882 of 963	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	933 of 946	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	878 of 924	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	806 of 933	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	806 of 916	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	773 of 855	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	684 of 864	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	756 of 867	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	691 of 836	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	758 of 819	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	730 of 836	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	752 of 800	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	745 of 773	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	702 of 784	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	717 of 778	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	683 of 769	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	710 of 767	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	715 of 832	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	754 of 818	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	258 of 328	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	168 of 318	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	211 of 323	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	200 of 306	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	219 of 284	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	233 of 303	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	238 of 279	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	519 of 606	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	460 of 596	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	615 of 628	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	728 of 809	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	695 of 798	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	731 of 813	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	681 of 794	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	735 of 775	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	709 of 781	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	714 of 751	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	741 of 815	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	639 of 822	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	685 of 805	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	632 of 773	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	705 of 763	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	674 of 779	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	692 of 758	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	750 of 817	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	630 of 816	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	732 of 819	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	670 of 808	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	701 of 778	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	702 of 792	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	710 of 763	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	23.7	626 of 739	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	686 of 718	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

High school

African American (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

White (2019)15th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government45%-27 vs state

American History35%-36 vs state

English II28%-32 vs state

Biology27%-39 vs state

Science24%-39 vs state

English Language Arts21%-36 vs state

Mathematics12%-38 vs state

Geometry11%-32 vs state

Algebra I7%-52 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	Public, Charter	6-12	250 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 281-1480	300	25	12.0		7 (2.3%)	280 (93.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	7.1	773^rd of 855 public high schools	9.6%		16.8	684^th of 864 public high schools	20.8%	89	24.0	45.2	35.3	7.4	12.9	16.3	18.5	25.8	20.0	26.9	28.0	10.9	7.4	$15,064
Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton	Public, Charter	6-12	251 Erdiel Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 813-8592	90	7	12.8		31 (34.4%)	45 (50.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)	7.5	768^th of 855 public high schools	10.2%		2.7	852^nd of 864 public high schools	1.4%	84	25.0	33.3	40.0			0.0			8.3	40.0	13.3	5.3		$7,773
Engage High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 N Main St	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Engage High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 620-5861	30	4	8.0		4 (13.3%)	20 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (20.0%)								(n/a)														$13,071
Meadowdale High School	Public	9-12	3873 Whitestone Ct	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7030	479	43	11.1		34 (7.1%)	396 (82.7%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	15.6	702^nd of 855 public high schools	17.9%		9	748^th of 864 public high schools	13.4%	46		65.4	40.9							26.8	22.6	26.9	28.9	$15,938
Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	100 E Woodbury Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 281-2316	95	5	19.0	96.8%	17 (17.9%)	61 (64.2%)	10 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	10.4	731^st of 855 public high schools	14.5%		8.1	761^st of 864 public high schools	11.9%	30		25.0	42.9							26.3	4.5	33.3	33.3	$13,524
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-7469	493	27	18.2		254 (51.5%)	143 (29.0%)	38 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	8.4	755^th of 855 public high schools	11.7%		13.7	707^th of 864 public high schools	18.2%	48		43.8	40.2							20.0	31.0	12.0	27.1	$15,662
Gem City Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1721 N Main St	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Gem City Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 274-2841	144	8	18.0		12 (8.3%)	127 (88.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4.5	807^th of 855 public high schools	5.6%		4.5	814^th of 864 public high schools	5.8%	7		22.0	24.2							25.0	14.5	12.5	19.4	$12,915
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	95.2%	4 (6.5%)	52 (83.9%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	8.9	750^th of 855 public high schools	12.3%		4	822^nd of 864 public high schools	4.9%	72		38.9	45.5							22.2	36.8	11.8	16.7	$23,903
Thurgood Marshall High School	Public	9-12	4447 Hoover Ave	Dayton	45417	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6610	548	31	17.6		55 (10.0%)	439 (80.1%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	2.8	828^th of 855 public high schools	3.2%		3.7	831^st of 864 public high schools	3.8%	3		22.8	17.6							12.3	22.1	3.5	5.7	$12,760
Dayton Career Technical High School	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E 3rd St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Career Technical High School	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%)	2	847^th of 855 public high schools	0.9%		3.4	840^th of 864 public high schools	2.8%	7		0.0	6.3							6.3	0.0	5.9	8.0	$13,692

Frequently Asked Questions about Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School

What is the racial makeup of Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School?

Students at Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School are 93% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School.

Is Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School a good school?

Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Ohio high schools.

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