Summary
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Ironton, Ohio, serving 570 students as part of Dawson-Bryant Local. In 2025–2026 it ranked 298th out of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 81st percentile with 4 stars — while its district sits in the 55th percentile with 3 stars, a 26-point gap that points to school-level strength rather than district-wide advantage. The school has historically been strong, peaking at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars in 2016–2017 and 2022–2023. It slipped to the 50th percentile in 2020–2021, then recovered sharply; its recent path (92nd, 83rd, 75th, 81st) reads more like a rebound from a one-year dip than a decline.
Test scores beat the Ohio average in every tested grade and subject the data provides, with average proficiency around 80.7% versus roughly 63.8% statewide. The largest margins were in Math 4 (+24.1 points, at 91.4), ELA 3 (+26.5, at 89.9), and Science 5 (+20.4, at 83.1). Among nearby schools, only Chesapeake Elementary School ranks higher overall (98th percentile, 5 stars). Dawson-Bryant leads nearby schools in grade 5 science and grade 4 math, edging Chesapeake's 90.2 in math. Grade 5 ELA is above state at 76.1 but trails South Point Elementary School (83) and Fairland West Elementary School (80).
Two strengths stand out. Students from low-income families rank in the 96th percentile — roughly the top 4% of Ohio schools — and special education students in the 88th percentile, about the top 12%. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 20.8% in 2025–2026 from 33.8% in 2022–2023 and is now below the district's 25.6%, but it remains above Chesapeake (10.4%), Fairland West (8.9%), and South Point (11.6%). Notably, the school achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 18.3, higher than several nearby peers, and mid-to-high per-student spending of $9,045 in 2018–2019 — suggesting effective instruction rather than small classes or heavy spending.
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