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Edwin Joel Brown Middle School

Q: Is Edwin Joel Brown Middle School a good school?

Edwin Joel Brown Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Edwin Joel Brown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Edwin Joel Brown Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Edwin Joel Brown Middle School?

Students at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School are 78% African American, 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Edwin Joel Brown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Edwin Joel Brown Middle School usually go on to attend Meadowdale High School

Public Grades 7-9

1031^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Edwin Joel Brown Middle School is a public middle school located in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 297 students. 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.

Edwin Joel Brown Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor overall performance. The school struggles across a range of academic and demographic indicators, with particularly low proficiency rates on state tests, high chronic absenteeism, and challenges serving specific student subgroups. Interestingly, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Spinning Hills Middle School and Oakwood Junior High School, demonstrate much stronger academic performance, suggesting that the issues faced by Edwin Joel Brown Middle School may be specific to the Dayton City district.

While the school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are comparable to nearby schools, the high rates of poverty and large proportions of minority and English Language Learner students at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School may be contributing to the poor academic outcomes. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as high absenteeism and the needs of specific student subgroups, will be crucial for improving student performance at this consistently low-performing school.

326

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,979

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31 Willowwood Drive
Dayton, OH 45405-3476

(937) 542-5740

District: Dayton City

Students who attend Edwin Joel Brown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Meadowdale High School

Feeder schools for Edwin Joel Brown Middle School:

Elementary:	Belle Haven Elementary School
	Fairview Elementary School
	Valerie Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.2%

White:

9.5%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (4% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Science scores 55 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg20%

Ohio avg56%

1,031^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	3.2	1031 of 1036	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1032 of 1046	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1007 of 1048	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	931 of 1017	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1001 of 1037	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1025 of 1050	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	984 of 1010	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	1001 of 1038	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	1017 of 1050	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	1014 of 1035	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	984 of 1008	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.1	987 of 1001	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	975 of 989	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	914 of 925	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	889 of 895	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	849 of 858	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	832 of 835	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.7	818 of 837	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	701 of 732	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.0	670 of 692	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	397 of 400	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	428 of 429	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	423 of 436	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	357 of 413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	384 of 385	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	399 of 405	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	367 of 384	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	413 of 565	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	525 of 658	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	527 of 643	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	105 of 113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	87 of 110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	117 of 134	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	2.8	929 of 943	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	888 of 925	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	894 of 910	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	909 of 917	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	886 of 897	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	211 of 249	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	28.4	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	2.5	989 of 989	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	953 of 974	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	879 of 947	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	920 of 923	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	930 of 945	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	909 of 924	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	951 of 958	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	945 of 963	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	887 of 946	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	924 of 924	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	915 of 933	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	910 of 916	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	19.7	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	558 of 590	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	11.3	725 of 805	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	762 of 809	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2023)20th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)15th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)14th percentile+11 vs school

White (2023)10th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

African American (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science8%-55 vs state

English Language Arts4%-54 vs state

Mathematics3%-46 vs state

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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 8th 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 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
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	Public	7-9	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
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 City Schools MCESC Remote Learning Center	Public, Virtual	5	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)
Jefferson Township Local School District	Public, Virtual	8	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 835-5682	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)
Wogaman Middle School	Public	7-9	920 McArthur Ave	Dayton	45408	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5890	318	24	13.2		19 (6.0%)	276 (86.8%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	5.4	996^th of 1036 public middle schools	3.9%		4.7	1024^th of 1046 public middle schools	2.1%	28	14.0		4.2	12.3		13.8	9.9			$17,914
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
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
Trotwood-Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4420 N Union Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-0017	548	34	16.1		38 (6.9%)	447 (81.6%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	11	896^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.5%		8.5	950^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.2%	54	31.4	4.5	14.7	24.5	13.2	26.3	20.1		88.2	$14,667
Weisenborn Junior High	Public	7-8	6061 Troy Pike	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-6350	845	46	18.4	54.3%	428 (50.7%)	229 (27.1%)	76 (9.0%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.7%)	33	706^th of 1036 public middle schools	31.9%		28.7	735^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.7%	29	47.9		35.4	24.5		48.0	45.5		95.8	$12,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwin Joel Brown Middle School

Is Edwin Joel Brown Middle School a good school?

Edwin Joel Brown Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Ohio middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Edwin Joel Brown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Edwin Joel Brown Middle School usually go on to attend Meadowdale High School

How many students attend Edwin Joel Brown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Edwin Joel Brown Middle School.

What district is Edwin Joel Brown Middle School in?

Dayton City

What is the racial makeup of Edwin Joel Brown Middle School?

Students at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School are 78% African American, 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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