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David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Public Grades 9-12

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio high schools

Summary

David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center is a high school serving grades 9–12 with 785 students in the Dayton City district in Dayton, Ohio. In 2025–2026 it ranks 721st of 795 Ohio high schools, placing in the 9th percentile with 0 stars, while the district itself ranks in the 6th percentile. Its clearest strength is graduation: 93.9% of students graduate, far above the district's 66.7% and the highest among same-district high schools such as Belmont High School, Thurgood Marshall High School, Dunbar Early College High School and Mound Street Academy, and close to Dayton Early College Academy Inc at 93.0%.

That strength sits alongside serious challenges. Chronic absenteeism has climbed from 49.0% in 2022–2023 to 70.4% in 2025–2026, more than 26 points above the district and higher than Belmont, Thurgood Marshall and Stivers. End-of-course proficiency is low in absolute terms — Algebra I 18.3%, English II 25.9%, Geometry 20.1%, Biology 40.8%, American History 43.4%, American Government 56.4% — all below state averages. Ponitz generally leads other Dayton City comprehensive high schools in these subjects, but Stivers School For The Arts outperforms it in every one, and Oakwood High School and Dayton Early College Academy are far ahead.

Most subjects have improved since 2023–2024, with Geometry rising from 3.2% to 20.1%. Still, subgroup effectiveness percentiles are low overall — the highest is 31 for English Language Learner students, while students with disabilities (11) and low-income students (10) fall near the bottom. The student-teacher ratio rose from 14.1 to 19.1 over three years. The central tension: strong graduation numbers paired with weak proficiency and severe absenteeism.

785

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,488

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

741 Washington St
Dayton, OH 45402-8446

(937) 542-7180

District: Dayton City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.1%

Hispanic:

12.5%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (34% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 43 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Ohio avg63%

721^st of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Dayton City

725^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	721 of 795	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	735 of 855	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	733 of 864	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	733 of 867	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	707 of 836	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	707 of 819	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	685 of 836	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	670 of 800	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	733 of 773	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	700 of 784	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	712 of 778	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	680 of 769	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	675 of 767	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	693 of 832	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.4	705 of 818	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	716 of 819	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	702 of 791	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	711 of 767	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.3	707 of 756	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	676 of 696	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.6	673 of 689	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	662 of 681	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	227 of 296	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	245 of 328	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	224 of 318	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	224 of 323	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	210 of 306	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	189 of 284	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	207 of 303	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	159 of 279	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	385 of 606	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	536 of 596	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	313 of 628	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	284 of 550	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	93 of 135	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	63 of 128	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.7	97 of 111	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	78 of 107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	85 of 111	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	89 of 119	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	83 of 112	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	692 of 763	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	723 of 809	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	709 of 798	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	718 of 813	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	707 of 794	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	714 of 775	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	702 of 781	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	666 of 751	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	245 of 272	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	213 of 270	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	240 of 273	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	235 of 270	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	196 of 260	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	191 of 239	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	197 of 207	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	688 of 761	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	705 of 815	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	699 of 822	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	678 of 805	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	642 of 773	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	657 of 763	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	652 of 779	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	618 of 758	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	712 of 765	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	725 of 817	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	726 of 816	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	711 of 819	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	691 of 808	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	675 of 778	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	680 of 792	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	653 of 763	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	148 of 222	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.1	196 of 211	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	194 of 201	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	513 of 575	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	519 of 617	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	383 of 598	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	406 of 614	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	600 of 709	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	622 of 748	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	666 of 754	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	660 of 756	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	664 of 749	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	573 of 727	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	624 of 739	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	639 of 718	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)33rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government56%-15 vs state

American History43%-30 vs state

Biology41%-26 vs state

English II26%-37 vs state

Geometry20%-23 vs state

Algebra I18%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
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	92.2%	87 (11.1%)	582 (74.1%)	98 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	7.9	721^st of 795 public high schools	9.3%		10.3	735^th of 855 public high schools	14.0%	14		56.4	43.4					40.8	25.9	20.1	18.3	$16,488
Mound Street Academy	Public	8-12	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%)	1.4	789^th of 795 public high schools	0.8%		1.8	850^th of 855 public high schools	0.6%	61		20.0	30.8					9.1	0.0	5.9		$20,130
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	0.0%	4 (6.5%)	52 (83.9%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)												$23,903
Dayton Career Technical High School dba Riverscape Career Technical	Public, Charter	9-12	401 E 3rd St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton Career Technical High School dba Riverscape Career T	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%)								(n/a)												$13,692
Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	1529 Brown St	Dayton	45469	Montgomery County	Dayton Early College Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 229-5780	327	21	15.5	74.2%	16 (4.9%)	291 (89.0%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	59	303^rd of 795 public high schools	61.9%		63.3	282^nd of 855 public high schools	67.0%	21		98.5	87.2					77.9	83.3	27.1	43.2	$12,270
Stivers School For The Arts	Public	7-12	1313 E 5th St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7380	837	48	17.4	38.3%	244 (29.2%)	442 (52.8%)	94 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	56.7	339^th of 795 public high schools	57.4%		62.1	297^th of 855 public high schools	65.3%	42	48.4	85.1	86.5	37.0	34.0	66.9	54.9	78.8	73.2	31.9	57.1	$15,931
Dunbar Early College High School	Public	9-12	1400 Albritton Dr	Dayton	45408	Darke County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6760	542	28	19.3	97.0%	32 (5.9%)	457 (84.3%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	2.6	774^th of 795 public high schools	2.6%		2.7	829^th of 855 public high schools	3.0%	55		36.1	33.6					19.1	19.8	12.3	14.4	$13,346
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	73.8%	12 (8.3%)	127 (88.2%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)												$12,915
Belmont High School	Public	8-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,153	58	19.8	99.1%	352 (30.5%)	528 (45.8%)	188 (16.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	3.9	751^st of 795 public high schools	5.5%		5.4	797^th of 855 public high schools	6.8%	46	8.2	42.0	37.0		5.5		15.0	26.3	18.4	18.2	18.2	$12,630
Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5325	656	35	18.7	0.0%	516 (78.7%)	10 (1.5%)	49 (7.5%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	88.5	12^th of 795 public high schools	98.5%		89.3	7^th of 855 public high schools	99.2%	5		97.8	98.7					99.3	95.7	88.5	85.4	$16,886

Frequently Asked Questions about David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

How many students attend David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center.

What is the racial makeup of David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center?

Students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center are 74% African American, 12% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center in?

Dayton City

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