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Wright Brothers Middle School

Q: Is Wright Brothers Middle School a good school?

Wright Brothers Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Wright Brothers Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Wright Brothers Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wright Brothers Middle School?

Students at Wright Brothers Middle School are 36% African American, 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Wright Brothers Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wright Brothers Middle School usually go on to attend Belmont High School

Public Grades 7-8

1002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Wright Brothers Middle School is a public middle school in Dayton, Ohio, serving 366 students in grades 7-8. 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.

Over the past 10 years, Wright Brothers Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio middle schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating. The school significantly underperforms compared to the Dayton City School District and the state of Ohio on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 2.7% to 16.3% across various subject areas. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 44.5% to 62.9% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Dayton City School District, such as Wogaman Middle School and Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, also perform poorly and rank in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio middle schools. In contrast, middle schools in the neighboring Beavercreek City and Kettering City school districts, such as Herman K. Ankeney Middle School and Kettering Middle School, consistently perform much better and rank in the top 30-40% of Ohio middle schools.

374

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,315

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1361 Huffman Ave
Dayton, OH 45403-3016

(937) 542-5940

District: Dayton City

Students who attend Wright Brothers Middle School usually attend:

High:

Belmont High School

Feeder schools for Wright Brothers Middle School:

Elementary:	Kiser Elementary School
	Ruskin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.4%

White:

29.7%

Hispanic:

24.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (10% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg20%

Ohio avg56%

1,002^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle 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	5.1	1002 of 1036	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1005 of 1046	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	972 of 1048	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	939 of 1017	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	868 of 1037	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	958 of 1050	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	904 of 1010	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	891 of 1038	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	861 of 1050	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	854 of 1035	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	838 of 1008	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	798 of 1001	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	875 of 989	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	821 of 925	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	861 of 895	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.4	391 of 400	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	425 of 442	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	408 of 429	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	405 of 436	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	411 of 413	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	322 of 385	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	375 of 405	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	286 of 384	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	18.3	553 of 576	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	578 of 658	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	354 of 643	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	137 of 142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	110 of 113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	132 of 134	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	124 of 127	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	101 of 107	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	938 of 938	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	936 of 942	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	875 of 943	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	877 of 925	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	809 of 910	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	900 of 917	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	849 of 897	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	260 of 262	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	241 of 249	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	237 of 247	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	207 of 228	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	200 of 222	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	188 of 192	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	971 of 983	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	969 of 989	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	919 of 974	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	886 of 947	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	798 of 923	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	871 of 945	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	840 of 924	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	927 of 954	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	920 of 958	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	937 of 963	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	927 of 946	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	859 of 924	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	853 of 933	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	824 of 916	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	251 of 263	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	204 of 206	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	585 of 590	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.3	776 of 777	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	791 of 795	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	784 of 805	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	797 of 809	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	762 of 781	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	786 of 796	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	769 of 781	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-47 vs state

English Language Arts13%-46 vs state

Algebra I9%-50 vs state

Mathematics6%-43 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The teachers are working hard with what they have.
Our problem stem from the admin.
Pulled our grand kids out and will never return there as long as current admin. is there. Close Quote

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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 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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Wright Brothers Middle School	Public	7-8	1361 Huffman Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5940	374	21	17.8		111 (29.7%)	136 (36.4%)	93 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	5.1	1002^nd of 1036 public middle schools	3.3%		5.7	1005^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.9%	3		16.3			8.8	2.7			15.6	10.0		9.1	$15,315
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	Public	5-6	5001 Eastman Ave	Dayton	45432	Greene County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 259-6635	515	27	19.0		351 (68.2%)	67 (13.0%)	31 (6.0%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.5%)								(n/a)	74.9		54.5	49.4			66.2	56.2					$12,091
Kettering City Schools MCESC Remote Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 225-4598	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)
Mad River Middle School	Public	5-9	1801 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4265	562	35	15.8		381 (67.8%)	68 (12.1%)	47 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.0%)	44.1	615^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.6%		40.5	657^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.2%	42		66.0			33.1	24.5			66.9	44.8		86.5	$11,321
Oakwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5328	319	27	11.8		255 (79.9%)	8 (2.5%)	15 (4.7%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	91.9	30^th of 1036 public middle schools	97.1%		94.4	14^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.7%	16		90.1			84.1	79.7			90.6	88.0	100.0	100.0	$14,088
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	Public	7-8	31 Willowwood Drive	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5740	326	26	12.5		31 (9.5%)	255 (78.2%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	3.2	1031^st of 1036 public middle schools	0.5%		4.1	1032^nd of 1046 public middle schools	1.3%	1		7.8			2.4	3.0			4.1	4.4			$16,979
Herman K Ankeney Middle School	Public	6-8	4085 Shakertown Rd	Beavercreek	45430	Montgomery County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7567	799	43	18.4	26.5%	659 (82.5%)	25 (3.1%)	48 (6.0%)	33 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	76.7	238^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.0%		79	211^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.8%	27		78.4		69.9	69.6	48.1		70.9	78.6	67.6	94.1	98.3	$11,714
Van Buren Middle School	Public	6-8	3775 Shroyer Rd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1800	598	40	14.7	40.8%	468 (78.3%)	31 (5.2%)	39 (6.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (7.7%)	75.1	263^rd of 1036 public middle schools	74.6%		74.9	258^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.3%	5		78.3		62.3	60.0	51.8		71.2	79.3	69.9	100.0	97.6	$14,944
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-6833	355	24	14.7		174 (49.0%)	110 (31.0%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	8.2	951^st of 1036 public middle schools	8.2%		10.8	915^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.5%	36		20.0		14.9	12.7	4.0		19.8	22.7	16.9		81.3	$13,902
Kettering Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Glengarry Dr	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1550	982	69	14.2	57.2%	714 (72.7%)	97 (9.9%)	67 (6.8%)	20 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	79 (8.0%)	70.5	320^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.1%		66.1	393^rd of 1046 public middle schools	62.4%	73		72.6		62.9	67.2	42.4		67.1	77.4	59.9		97.1	$14,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Wright Brothers Middle School

Is Wright Brothers Middle School a good school?

Wright Brothers Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is Wright Brothers Middle School in?

Dayton City

How many students attend Wright Brothers Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Wright Brothers Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Wright Brothers Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wright Brothers Middle School usually go on to attend Belmont High School

What is the racial makeup of Wright Brothers Middle School?

Students at Wright Brothers Middle School are 36% African American, 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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