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Stivers School For The Arts

Public Grades 7-12
339th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 795 Ohio High Schools
Better than 57% of Ohio high schools
Summary

Stivers School For The Arts is a grades 7–12 arts-focused school serving 837 students in Dayton, Ohio, part of the Dayton City district. Its standout feature is how far it sits above its own district: Dayton City ranks 725th of 773 Ohio districts, while Stivers ranked 339th of 795 high schools in 2025–26 (57th percentile, 3 stars). In 2025–26 end-of-course exams it beat the district average in every subject tested, from American Government (85.1% vs. 51.0%) and American History (86.5% vs. 45.8%) to English II (73.2% vs. 29.0%). Against in-district peers on the same exams, Stivers outperforms Dunbar Early College High School, David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center, Belmont High School and Mound Street Academy by roughly 25 to 60 points per subject, and it also beats Stebbins High School — which sits in Mad River Local, a district ranked far above Dayton City — on all six exams the two share. Graduation is 90.0% versus 66.7% district-wide, and chronic absenteeism is 31.7% versus 43.8%, the lowest among Dayton City high schools.

The school's other strength is with students many systems struggle to serve: English language learners rank 91st percentile, special education students 88th and low-income students 79th — all well above the school's own 57th-percentile standing. The clear soft spot is mathematics, which falls below the state line: 7th-grade math 37.0% vs. 48.6% statewide, 8th-grade math 34.0% vs. 52.0%, and Geometry 31.9% vs. 43.3%. Gifted and talented students ranked 27th percentile, the only subgroup below average.

Also worth watching is the trend line. After reaching the 75th percentile in 2023–24, Stivers slipped to 65th and then 57th, with graduation easing from 94.6% to 90.0%. It remains the strongest-performing school inside Dayton City and is ahead of nearby Stebbins, though it does not approach Oakwood High School's 98th-percentile results.

837
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,931
Per pupil spending ?
38.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1313 E 5th St
       Dayton, OH  45402-2222

(937) 542-7380

District: Dayton City

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.8%
White:
29.2%
Hispanic:
11.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026
Strengths
✓90% graduate within 4 years
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dayton City
✓Above the Ohio median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school59%
District avg27%
Ohio avg60%
Middle school
631st of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
339th of 795
Ohio public high schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to top 43% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st 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
202644.2631 of 104639.7%★★☆☆☆
202544.7611 of 103641.0%★★☆☆☆
202441.8646 of 104638.2%★★☆☆☆
202346.9615 of 104841.3%★★☆☆☆
202247.7576 of 101743.4%★★☆☆☆
202158.8475 of 103754.2%★★★☆☆
201961.0464 of 105055.8%★★★☆☆
201855.3529 of 101047.6%★★☆☆☆
201748.2611 of 103841.1%★★☆☆☆
201642.6658 of 105037.3%★★☆☆☆
201569.8329 of 103568.2%★★★☆☆
201461.4527 of 100847.7%★★☆☆☆
201362.6516 of 100148.5%★★☆☆☆
201260.5535 of 98945.9%★★☆☆☆
201145.7657 of 92529.0%★☆☆☆☆
201046.5627 of 89529.9%★★☆☆☆
200946.4597 of 85830.4%★★☆☆☆
200859.4433 of 83548.1%★★☆☆☆
200763.6381 of 83754.5%★★★☆☆
200654.8427 of 73241.7%★★☆☆☆
200539.8501 of 69227.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202658.3160 of 45564.8%★★★☆☆
202565.8114 of 44274.2%★★★★☆
202454.9153 of 42964.3%★★★☆☆
202367.996 of 43678.0%★★★★☆
202269.390 of 41378.2%★★★★☆
202182.141 of 38589.4%★★★★☆
201976.772 of 40582.2%★★★★☆
201884.143 of 38488.8%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201984.543 of 65893.5%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202622.2140 of 17218.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.490 of 11320.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202640.5615 of 94735.1%★★☆☆☆
202541.6582 of 93838.0%★★☆☆☆
202433.7648 of 94231.2%★★☆☆☆
202347.6547 of 94342.0%★★☆☆☆
202239.8598 of 92535.4%★★☆☆☆
202151.6492 of 91045.9%★★☆☆☆
201950.3556 of 91739.4%★★☆☆☆
201844.7561 of 89737.5%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202633.5151 of 18618.8%★☆☆☆☆
202556.5108 of 19444.3%★★☆☆☆
202446.0139 of 19629.1%★★☆☆☆
202257.1122 of 24149.4%★★☆☆☆
201962.756 of 16465.9%★★★☆☆
201826.4472 of 5219.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202649.2135 of 27050.0%★★★☆☆
202553.0120 of 26254.2%★★★☆☆
202332.3175 of 24929.7%★★☆☆☆
201983.628 of 22287.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202652.5515 of 99648.3%★★☆☆☆
202553.3478 of 98351.4%★★★☆☆
202452.8485 of 98951.0%★★★☆☆
202360.2388 of 97460.2%★★★☆☆
202261.4343 of 94763.8%★★★☆☆
202163.4311 of 92366.3%★★★☆☆
201975.1191 of 94579.8%★★★★☆
201870.2239 of 92474.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202634.4655 of 95531.4%★★☆☆☆
202536.3643 of 95432.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.3588 of 95838.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.8683 of 96329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202246.4525 of 94644.5%★★☆☆☆
202155.1440 of 92452.4%★★★☆☆
201973.3249 of 93373.3%★★★★☆
201857.1428 of 91653.3%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201943.8123 of 20640.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202440.1308 of 56345.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202656.6361 of 79054.3%★★★☆☆
202536.6531 of 77731.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.6390 of 79550.9%★★★☆☆
202355.3375 of 80553.4%★★★☆☆
202258.6343 of 80957.6%★★★☆☆
202165.0273 of 78165.0%★★★☆☆
201980.7126 of 79684.2%★★★★☆
201852.8384 of 78150.8%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202656.7339 of 79557.4%★★★☆☆
202562.1297 of 85565.3%★★★☆☆
202468.9213 of 86475.3%★★★★☆
202361.2317 of 86763.4%★★★☆☆
202256.7364 of 83656.5%★★★☆☆
202155.4342 of 81958.2%★★★☆☆
201964.4265 of 83668.3%★★★☆☆
201861.6296 of 80063.0%★★★☆☆
201761.5257 of 77366.8%★★★☆☆
201656.2363 of 78453.7%★★★☆☆
201561.9299 of 77861.6%★★★☆☆
201461.6364 of 76952.7%★★★☆☆
201370.1201 of 76773.8%★★★★☆
201269.5246 of 83270.4%★★★★☆
201167.2296 of 81863.8%★★★☆☆
201069.5243 of 81970.3%★★★★☆
200965.4306 of 79161.3%★★★☆☆
200872.8165 of 76778.5%★★★★☆
200764.5299 of 75660.4%★★★☆☆
200666.7235 of 69666.2%★★★☆☆
200559.1329 of 68952.2%★★★☆☆
200469.4223 of 68167.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202673.670 of 29676.4%★★★★☆
202583.439 of 32888.1%★★★★☆
202485.928 of 31891.2%★★★★★
202379.253 of 32383.6%★★★★☆
202276.358 of 30681.0%★★★★☆
202174.844 of 28484.5%★★★★☆
201987.428 of 30390.8%★★★★★
201881.441 of 27985.3%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202263.5120 of 60680.2%★★★★☆
202151.5229 of 59661.6%★★★☆☆
201983.646 of 62892.7%★★★★★
201852.2195 of 55064.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202686.412 of 13591.1%★★★★★
202595.05 of 12896.1%★★★★★
202358.830 of 10772.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202661.3327 of 76357.1%★★★☆☆
202571.2230 of 80971.6%★★★★☆
202469.4242 of 79869.7%★★★☆☆
202362.1336 of 81358.7%★★★☆☆
202253.7411 of 79448.2%★★☆☆☆
202151.1407 of 77547.5%★★☆☆☆
201966.6283 of 78163.8%★★★☆☆
201857.6311 of 75158.6%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202646.1206 of 28327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202560.3120 of 24450.8%★★★☆☆
202461.8123 of 28056.1%★★★☆☆
202369.578 of 30874.7%★★★★☆
202246.6219 of 31229.8%★★☆☆☆
202167.985 of 34975.6%★★★★☆
201965.880 of 27270.6%★★★★☆
201810.8515 of 5384.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202682.539 of 27285.7%★★★★☆
202568.093 of 27065.6%★★★☆☆
202357.9114 of 27057.8%★★★☆☆
202240.5163 of 26037.3%★★☆☆☆
202181.829 of 23987.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202671.2163 of 76178.6%★★★★☆
202577.6102 of 81587.5%★★★★☆
202485.353 of 82293.6%★★★★★
202379.087 of 80589.2%★★★★☆
202275.1122 of 77384.2%★★★★☆
202173.9120 of 76384.3%★★★★☆
201984.541 of 77994.7%★★★★★
201876.993 of 75887.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202657.2379 of 76550.5%★★★☆☆
202550.2472 of 81742.2%★★☆☆☆
202475.4166 of 81679.7%★★★★☆
202362.0328 of 81960.0%★★★☆☆
202262.3302 of 80862.6%★★★☆☆
202162.9262 of 77866.3%★★★☆☆
201967.3254 of 79267.9%★★★☆☆
201845.3432 of 76343.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202184.026 of 21187.7%★★★★☆
201961.988 of 20857.7%★★★☆☆
201883.720 of 20190.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202673.668 of 57588.2%★★★★☆
202542.4323 of 61747.6%★★☆☆☆
202479.259 of 59890.1%★★★★★
202365.0114 of 61481.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202670.2190 of 70973.2%★★★★☆
202577.0138 of 74881.6%★★★★☆
202482.195 of 75487.4%★★★★☆
202369.8214 of 75671.7%★★★★☆
202275.5150 of 74980.0%★★★★☆
202164.8225 of 72769.1%★★★☆☆
201976.8135 of 73981.7%★★★★☆
201866.6160 of 71877.7%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+38 vs school
African American (2026)65th percentile+25 vs school
White (2026)54th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2024)45th percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)40th percentile-16 vs school
Female (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-21 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-21 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+34 vs school
Special Education (2026)88th percentile+31 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)88th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+28 vs school
Disabled (2022)80th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2026)76th percentile+19 vs school
White (2026)73rd percentile+16 vs school
Female (2026)57th percentile~ school
Male (2026)50th percentile-7 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
American History86%+13 vs state
American Government85%+14 vs state
Biology79%+12 vs state
English II73%+10 vs state
English Language Arts61%~ state avg
Algebra I57%-4 vs state
Science48%-13 vs state
Mathematics36%-15 vs state
Geometry32%-11 vs state

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Stivers School For The Arts ranks 339th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Stivers School For The Arts.

Students at Stivers School For The Arts are 53% African American, 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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