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Meadowdale High School

Public Grades 9-12
742nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 795 Ohio High Schools
Better than 7% of Ohio high schools
Summary

Meadowdale High School is a 9–12 public high school in Dayton, OH, serving 479 students in the Dayton City district. For 2025–2026, it ranks 742nd of 795 Ohio high schools (7th percentile, 0 stars), placing it in the bottom decile statewide. The school has mostly ranked between the 0th and 7th percentile since 2015–2016, with one stronger year in 2024–2025 at 18th percentile (1 star) before slipping back in 2025–2026.

There are two competing stories here. The positive: graduation rose to 73.7%, above the Dayton City district rate of 66.7% and up from 55.9% in 2021–2022. American Government is a relative bright spot at 54.3% proficiency, the only 2025–2026 subject above the district (51.0%), though below the state (71.6%). The concerns: chronic absenteeism is 53.8%, still 10 points above the district’s 43.8%, though improved from 65.4% in 2021–2022. In 2025–2026, Meadowdale was below the state in every tested subject. Math is the sharpest weakness: Geometry was 6.2% and Algebra I was 15.5%, far below district and state, and down sharply from 26.9% and 28.9% in 2024–2025. No subgroup effectiveness rank reached the 25th percentile in 2025–2026, with the highest at the 25th percentile for English learners and 18th for special education, showing broad challenges. In 2024–2025, some groups reached the 41st–42nd percentile, so improvement is possible.

Nearby comparisons show Meadowdale in the middle of a low-performing local group. It beats Thurgood Marshall High School (2nd percentile) in Government, History, Biology, Geometry, Algebra I, graduation, and chronic absenteeism, and it outperforms RAM Nation Virtual Academy (6th percentile) and Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School (10th percentile) in Government. However, it trails Northridge High School (8th percentile) in graduation, History, English II, Algebra I, and absenteeism, and it trails Trotwood-Madison High School (19th percentile) in all six tested subjects and graduation. Its 11.1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 is relatively favorable compared with several nearby schools, suggesting staffing is not the obvious constraint. Overall, families should note the improving graduation trend and Government strength, but also the serious attendance, math, and broad proficiency challenges.

479
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,938
Per pupil spending ?
76.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 3873 Whitestone Ct
       Dayton, OH  45416-2260

(937) 542-7030

District: Dayton City


Feeder schools for Meadowdale High School:

Elementary:    Belle Haven Elementary School
    Fairview Elementary School
    Valerie Elementary School
Middle:    Edwin Joel Brown Middle School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
82.7%
White:
7.1%
Hispanic:
6.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (28% vs 63% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Algebra I scores 46 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg34%
Ohio avg63%
742nd of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 7High Schools in the Dayton City
725th of 773Dayton 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20196.2975 of 10507.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.2963 of 10104.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.21027 of 10381.1%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20264.7742 of 7956.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.6702 of 85517.9%★☆☆☆☆
20249.0748 of 86413.4%★☆☆☆☆
20234.9810 of 8676.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.4783 of 8366.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.6810 of 8191.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.2826 of 8361.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.4765 of 8004.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.3771 of 7730.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.5744 of 7845.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20151.5755 of 7783.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20142.6738 of 7694.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.7740 of 7673.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20123.8789 of 8325.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.8729 of 81810.9%★☆☆☆☆
20107.7760 of 8197.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.5763 of 7913.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.6741 of 7673.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.0719 of 7564.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.6682 of 6962.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20051.6668 of 6893.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.2648 of 6814.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202617.5250 of 29615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202539.5191 of 32841.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.8230 of 31827.7%★☆☆☆☆
202311.3295 of 3238.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.4274 of 30610.5%★☆☆☆☆
20217.9277 of 2842.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.5297 of 3032.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.4268 of 2793.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202216.5544 of 60610.2%★☆☆☆☆
20198.1614 of 6282.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.2545 of 5500.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202627.6101 of 13525.2%★☆☆☆☆
202512.7121 of 1285.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.877 of 10728.0%★★☆☆☆
202211.8105 of 1115.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20263.5731 of 7634.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.6690 of 80914.7%★☆☆☆☆
20244.7741 of 7987.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.4770 of 8135.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.0750 of 7945.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.3762 of 7751.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.2778 of 7810.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.5745 of 7510.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202615.2242 of 27211.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20266.0711 of 7616.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.1663 of 81518.7%★☆☆☆☆
202410.9716 of 82212.9%★☆☆☆☆
20235.7756 of 8056.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.5733 of 7735.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.1760 of 7630.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20190.8772 of 7790.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.4741 of 7582.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20264.9723 of 7655.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.6671 of 81717.9%★☆☆☆☆
20248.7714 of 81612.5%★☆☆☆☆
20233.1785 of 8194.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.7792 of 8082.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20210.7777 of 7780.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.0785 of 7920.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.6751 of 7631.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202625.8469 of 57518.4%★☆☆☆☆
202538.1365 of 61740.8%★★☆☆☆
202417.3545 of 5988.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.4548 of 61410.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20260.2708 of 7090.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.5749 of 7540.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.4632 of 75616.4%★☆☆☆☆
202210.1669 of 74910.7%★☆☆☆☆
20215.0692 of 7274.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
High school
English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2026)18th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2026)16th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)10th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school
Male (2026)5th percentile~ school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
White (2026)<1st percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
American Government54%-17 vs state
Biology35%-32 vs state
American History35%-38 vs state
English II22%-41 vs state
Algebra I16%-46 vs state
Geometry6%-37 vs state

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Students at Meadowdale High School are 83% African American, 7% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Meadowdale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belle Haven Elementary School
Elementary : Fairview Elementary School
Elementary : Valerie Elementary School
Middle : Edwin Joel Brown Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Meadowdale High School.

Meadowdale High School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Ohio high schools.

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization ratesNewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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