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Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

716^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School is a charter school in Dayton, OH serving grades 6–12 with about 300 students, and it ranked 716th of 795 Ohio schools in 2025–2026 — the 10th percentile, or 1 star.

Its graduation rate is a real strength: 93.1% in 2025–2026, up from 83.3% in 2024–2025 and 75.0% in 2023–2024. That is among the highest rates nearby, roughly matching David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center (93.9%) and far above Thurgood Marshall High School (59.0%) and Mound Street Academy (21.2%), though below Northridge High School (97.4%). Chronic absenteeism remains high at 67.8%, better than several nearby schools but well above Northridge (39.3%) and Meadowdale High School (53.8%). The 12:1 student–teacher ratio is favorable next to Ponitz (19.1:1) and Northridge (18.2:1), and other schools in the Dayton City district, but 2018–2019 spending of $8,324 per student was lower than nearby comparators.

Test scores are the main concern. In 2025–2026, proficiency trailed the state in nearly every subject, including Algebra I (18.9% vs. 61.6%), English II (18.4% vs. 62.7%), and 8th grade science (12.2% vs. 61.2%). Bright spots are 7th grade ELA (50%) and Geometry, which rose to 32.4% and beat several nearby schools. Note that Horizon serves grades 6–8, unlike most nearby high schools, so middle-school results count here. Its state rank has stayed in the bottom decile for years, with 2023–2024 (21st percentile) the best recent year.

300

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,064

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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 — 10th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (26% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 49 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

Ohio avg58%

Middle school

884^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

716^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

717^th of 773Horizon 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
2026	13.7	884 of 1046	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.3	311 of 455	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	7.6	865 of 947	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.4	848 of 996	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.0	806 of 955	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.2	716 of 795	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.8	229 of 296	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.0	690 of 763	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.0	681 of 761	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.6	697 of 765	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

High school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+13 vs school

White (2019)15th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology39%-28 vs state

American Government36%-35 vs state

English Language Arts34%-25 vs state

Geometry32%-11 vs state

Algebra I19%-43 vs state

English II18%-44 vs state

Mathematics15%-37 vs state

Science12%-49 vs state

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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 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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	67.3%	7 (2.3%)	280 (93.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	8.2	716^th of 795 public high schools	9.9%		7.1	773^rd of 855 public high schools	9.6%	57	12.2	36.4		20.0	13.2	12.2	24.0	50.0	29.3	39.4	18.4	32.4	18.9	$15,064
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	76.0%	34 (7.1%)	396 (82.7%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	4.7	742^nd of 795 public high schools	6.7%		15.6	702^nd of 855 public high schools	17.9%	40		54.3	34.7							35.1	21.9	6.2	15.5	$15,938
Five Rivers Career Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 E Woodbury Dr	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Five Rivers Career Prep High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 952-1079	95	5	19.0	—	17 (17.9%)	61 (64.2%)	10 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)								(n/a)														$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	72.2%	254 (51.5%)	143 (29.0%)	38 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	6.4	728^th of 795 public high schools	8.4%		8.4	755^th of 855 public high schools	11.7%	27		48.1	53.7							21.0	36.0	3.3	32.8	$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	67.4%	12 (8.3%)	127 (88.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)														$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	—	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
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	70.3%	55 (10.0%)	439 (80.1%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	2.1	778^th of 795 public high schools	2.1%		2.8	828^th of 855 public high schools	3.2%	50		39.1	34.4							21.3	24.2	4.1	10.4	$12,760
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	49.0%	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	59.0%	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

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

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Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Ohio high schools.

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

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