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Meadowdale High School

Public Grades 9-12

702^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Meadowdale High School is a public high school located in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 519. 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. Meadowdale High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 744 and 826 out of the state's high schools.

Meadowdale High School struggles with several key metrics that differentiate it from other schools. The school has had consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 67.0% to 72.3% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average of around 90%. Additionally, Meadowdale High School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 44.5% to 60.3% in recent years, more than double the state average. The school's students also perform poorly on state assessments, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages across all subject areas.

Interestingly, Meadowdale High School performs significantly worse than other nearby high schools, such as Thurgood Marshall High School (also in the Dayton City district) and Northridge High School (in the Northridge Local district), which have higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better test scores across the board. Despite being a low-performing school for many years, Meadowdale High School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its key metrics, indicating a need for significant intervention and support.

479

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,938

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Biology scores 39 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

Ohio avg62%

702^nd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	6.2	975 of 1050	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	963 of 1010	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	1027 of 1038	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	702 of 855	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	748 of 864	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	810 of 867	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	783 of 836	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	810 of 819	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	826 of 836	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	765 of 800	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.3	771 of 773	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	744 of 784	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.5	755 of 778	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	738 of 769	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	740 of 767	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	789 of 832	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	729 of 818	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	760 of 819	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.5	763 of 791	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	741 of 767	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.0	719 of 756	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.6	682 of 696	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.6	668 of 689	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.2	648 of 681	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	191 of 328	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	230 of 318	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	295 of 323	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	274 of 306	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	277 of 284	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	268 of 279	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	544 of 606	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	614 of 628	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	545 of 550	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	121 of 128	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	77 of 107	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.8	105 of 111	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	690 of 809	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	741 of 798	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	770 of 813	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	750 of 794	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.3	762 of 775	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	778 of 781	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	745 of 751	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	663 of 815	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	716 of 822	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	756 of 805	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	733 of 773	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	760 of 763	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	772 of 779	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	741 of 758	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	671 of 817	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	714 of 816	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	785 of 819	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	792 of 808	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	777 of 778	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	785 of 792	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	751 of 763	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	365 of 617	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	545 of 598	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	548 of 614	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	0.5	749 of 754	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	632 of 756	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	669 of 749	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	692 of 727	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government65%-7 vs state

American History41%-30 vs state

Algebra I29%-31 vs state

Geometry27%-16 vs state

Biology27%-39 vs state

English II23%-38 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Trotwood-Madison High School	Public	9-12	4440 N Union Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-4908	840	39	21.5		59 (7.0%)	725 (86.3%)	22 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	23.2	656^th of 855 public high schools	23.3%		12.2	713^th of 864 public high schools	17.5%	57		69.3	63.2							42.3	35.5	17.5	21.8	$14,001
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
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
RAM Nation Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	3594 N Snyder Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 854-3050	53	0			5 (9.4%)	47 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)		27.3												$8,897

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowdale High School

What district is Meadowdale High School in?

Dayton City

What is the racial makeup of Meadowdale High School?

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

What schools feed into Meadowdale High School?

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

How many students attend Meadowdale High School?

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

Is Meadowdale High School a good school?

Meadowdale High School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Ohio high schools.

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