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Deca Prep

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Deca Prep ranks 1109 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Deca Prep is a public charter elementary school serving 938 students in grades K-8 in Dayton, Ohio. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, there are some bright spots and areas for improvement.

One key challenge for Deca Prep is its high chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 12.9% to 35.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are also generally below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in math and science. However, Deca Prep has outperformed the state average on the Algebra I end-of-course exam, with 89.5% of students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, River's Edge Montessori Elementary School, less than a mile away, outperforms Deca Prep on most test score metrics and has a higher overall state ranking. Deca Prep's per-student spending of $8,144 in 2018-2019 is also lower than some of the nearby public schools, which may contribute to its challenges in improving student outcomes. Overall, Deca Prep faces significant hurdles, but with a focus on addressing chronic absenteeism and low test scores, particularly in math and science, the school may be able to better serve its students and improve its standing.

950

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,710

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Homewood Ave
Dayton, OH 45405-4328

(937) 610-0110

District: Deca Prep

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 23 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,109^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

701^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

585^th of 828Deca Prep 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	31.0	1109 of 1558	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1060 of 1577	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1168 of 1596	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1105 of 1588	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1175 of 1610	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1302 of 1676	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1209 of 1636	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.2	1171 of 1651	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	1275 of 1678	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	175 of 615	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	101 of 603	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	156 of 610	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	123 of 601	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	147 of 533	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	239 of 605	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	190 of 598	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	919 of 956	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	955 of 1021	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1090 of 1452	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	999 of 1466	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1147 of 1483	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1111 of 1488	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1117 of 1467	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1140 of 1502	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1120 of 1518	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	988 of 1473	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	853 of 1484	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1029 of 1447	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	945 of 1419	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1002 of 1404	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1118 of 1465	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1067 of 1465	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1066 of 1466	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1062 of 1485	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1125 of 1498	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1085 of 1518	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1162 of 1499	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1288 of 1535	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1213 of 1536	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	651 of 935	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	605 of 900	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	751 of 856	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	701 of 1036	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	713 of 1046	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	699 of 1048	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	705 of 1017	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	730 of 1037	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	648 of 1050	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	579 of 1010	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.5	471 of 1038	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	18.7	833 of 1050	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	138 of 442	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	117 of 429	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	107 of 436	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	111 of 413	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	115 of 385	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	84 of 405	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	45 of 384	88.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	36.4	350 of 576	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	695 of 938	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	716 of 942	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	674 of 943	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	654 of 925	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	656 of 910	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	630 of 917	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	606 of 897	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	632 of 983	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	621 of 989	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	569 of 974	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	609 of 947	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	647 of 923	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	465 of 945	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	348 of 924	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	674 of 954	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	668 of 958	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	670 of 963	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	716 of 946	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	732 of 924	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	561 of 933	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	489 of 916	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	529 of 572	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	579 of 590	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)69th percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2021)39th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I90%+30 vs state

English Language Arts49%-12 vs state

Science40%-23 vs state

Mathematics39%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2314 Elsmere Ave	Dayton	45406	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-4590	474	23	20.6		44 (9.3%)	344 (72.6%)	62 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	4.1	1516^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.3	1526^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.2%	10	25.6		20.8	12.7	11.6	4.5			18.5	12.7	18.6	6.8				$14,445
Richard Allen Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	545 Odlin Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Richard Allen Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 951-2800	374	27	13.8		2 (0.5%)	357 (95.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	7.1	1463^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	6.1%		6.1	1492^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	5.4%	29	9.4	28.1	38.7	25.0	6.3	16.7	0.0	18.8	32.3	32.1	18.8	0.0	13.6	15.6		$16,902
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Deca Prep

Is Deca Prep a good school?

Deca Prep ranks 1109^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Deca Prep?

Students at Deca Prep are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Deca Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Deca Prep.

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