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Thurgood Marshall High School

Q: Is Thurgood Marshall High School a good school?

Thurgood Marshall High School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend Thurgood Marshall High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Thurgood Marshall High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall High School?

Students at Thurgood Marshall High School are 80% African American, 10% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Thurgood Marshall High School is a public high school in Dayton, Ohio, serving 525 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dayton City School District, which is ranked 707 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thurgood Marshall High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on Ohio state tests, with only 3.5% of students proficient or better in Geometry in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 42.8% statewide and 18.1% in the Dayton City district. The school's four-year graduation rate has been consistently low, ranging from 61.2% to 72.3% over the past few years, well below the state average. Additionally, Thurgood Marshall High School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 44.5% to 66.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, Thurgood Marshall High School performs significantly worse than other high schools in the Dayton City district, such as Meadowdale High School and Dunbar Early College High School, which have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite being a low-performing school for many years, Thurgood Marshall High School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its key metrics over the past decade, suggesting a need for significant intervention and support to address the challenges faced by the school.

548

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,760

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4447 Hoover Ave
Dayton, OH 45417-1117

(937) 542-6610

District: Dayton City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.1%

White:

10.0%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (14% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Algebra I scores 54 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg31%

Ohio avg62%

828^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Dayton City

707^th of 828Dayton City 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
2025	2.8	828 of 855	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	831 of 864	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	785 of 867	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	788 of 836	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	793 of 819	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	795 of 836	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	782 of 800	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	763 of 773	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	736 of 784	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.3	738 of 778	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	728 of 769	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	711 of 767	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	760 of 832	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	731 of 818	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	766 of 819	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.4	753 of 791	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.2	731 of 767	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	723 of 756	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	675 of 696	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.2	666 of 689	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.5	668 of 681	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	316 of 328	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	291 of 318	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	255 of 323	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	267 of 306	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	260 of 284	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	279 of 303	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	271 of 279	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	8.9	599 of 606	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	572 of 596	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	621 of 628	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	128 of 128	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	89 of 107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	794 of 809	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	785 of 798	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	740 of 813	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	747 of 794	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	746 of 775	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	758 of 781	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	742 of 751	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	800 of 815	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	787 of 822	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	723 of 805	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	729 of 773	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	743 of 763	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	742 of 779	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	742 of 758	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	802 of 817	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	781 of 816	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	761 of 819	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	781 of 808	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	771 of 778	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	771 of 792	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	742 of 763	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	596 of 617	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	572 of 614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.8	736 of 748	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	710 of 756	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	722 of 739	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government23%-50 vs state

English II22%-38 vs state

American History18%-54 vs state

Biology12%-53 vs state

Algebra I6%-54 vs state

Geometry4%-39 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
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
Dunbar Early College High School	Public	9-12	1400 Albritton Dr	Dayton	45408	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6760	542	28	19.3		32 (5.9%)	457 (84.3%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	2.7	829^th of 855 public high schools	3.0%		3.7	833^rd of 864 public high schools	3.6%	4		26.6	16.8							5.9	13.0	3.0	19.0	$13,346
Dayton Digital Academy	Public	9-12	354 Mound St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 542-7090	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mound Street Academy	Public	9-12	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%)	1.8	850^th of 855 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)		25.0	8.3							25.0	0.0			$20,130
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
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		87 (11.1%)	582 (74.1%)	98 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	10.3	735^th of 855 public high schools	14.0%		10	733^rd of 864 public high schools	15.2%	2		56.7	35.7							28.6	32.3	9.2	14.5	$16,488
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
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
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
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 Thurgood Marshall High School

What district is Thurgood Marshall High School in?

Dayton City

Is Thurgood Marshall High School a good school?

Thurgood Marshall High School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Ohio high schools.

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Thurgood Marshall High School.

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall High School?

Students at Thurgood Marshall High School are 80% African American, 10% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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