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Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Jefferson Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 100 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Township Local school district, which is ranked 750 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data analysis reveals that Jefferson Junior/Senior High School is a consistently underperforming school, with significant challenges in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student engagement. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Ohio high schools, with 0% proficiency in 8th grade Science and 7th grade Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 63% and 50%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 64.7% and 73.7% over the past few years, well below the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 45.0% to 55.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Jefferson Junior/Senior High School to nearby schools, such as Valley View High School, it is clear that the school is significantly underperforming. Valley View High School, located about 5.8 miles away, has much higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Jefferson Junior/Senior High School. The consistent underperformance of Jefferson Junior/Senior High School suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed, potentially through a comprehensive review of the school's practices, resource allocation, and targeted interventions.

128

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,210

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 S Union Rd
Dayton, OH 45417-5537

(937) 835-5691

District: Jefferson Township Local

Feeder schools for Jefferson Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Blairwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

White:

14.1%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (24% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 63 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Ohio avg59%

Middle school

1,016^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

686^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

750^th of 828Jefferson Township Local 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1016 of 1036	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	974 of 1046	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	919 of 1048	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	935 of 1017	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1005 of 1037	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	783 of 1050	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	853 of 1010	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	946 of 1038	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	1010 of 1050	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	729 of 1035	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	898 of 1008	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	897 of 1001	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	836 of 989	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	857 of 925	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	834 of 895	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	790 of 858	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	699 of 835	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.1	785 of 837	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	691 of 732	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	677 of 692	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	382 of 442	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	343 of 436	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	336 of 413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	296 of 384	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	4.1	864 of 897	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	960 of 983	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	932 of 989	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	862 of 974	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	865 of 947	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	678 of 945	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	787 of 924	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	16.9	784 of 963	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	686 of 855	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	746 of 864	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	745 of 867	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	689 of 836	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	677 of 819	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	775 of 836	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	776 of 800	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	697 of 773	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	742 of 784	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	663 of 778	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	651 of 769	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.1	579 of 767	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	703 of 832	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.9	728 of 818	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	718 of 819	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	714 of 791	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	693 of 767	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	695 of 756	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	648 of 696	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	674 of 689	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.9	610 of 681	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	190 of 328	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	266 of 318	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	264 of 323	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	172 of 306	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	200 of 284	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	266 of 303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	259 of 279	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	667 of 809	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	689 of 794	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	673 of 775	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	727 of 751	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	651 of 815	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	707 of 822	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	694 of 805	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	614 of 773	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	642 of 763	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	739 of 779	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	717 of 758	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	711 of 817	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	752 of 819	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	640 of 808	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	661 of 778	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	760 of 792	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	735 of 763	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2023)19th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2018)4th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History64%-8 vs state

American Government47%-26 vs state

Biology37%-28 vs state

Algebra I30%-29 vs state

Geometry26%-17 vs state

English II25%-35 vs state

English Language Arts16%-43 vs state

Mathematics3%-46 vs state

Science0%-63 vs state

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Schools Near Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (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 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
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2701 S Union Rd	Dayton	45417	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 835-5691	128	7	18.2		18 (14.1%)	88 (68.8%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.5%)	17.3	686^th of 855 public high schools	19.8%		9	746^th of 864 public high schools	13.7%	60	0.0	47.1	63.6	0.0	5.9	20.0	11.8	37.0	25.0	26.1	30.0	$24,210
Dunbar Early College High School	Public	9-12	1400 Albritton Dr	Dayton	45408	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6760	542	28	19.3		32 (5.9%)	457 (84.3%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	2.7	829^th of 855 public high schools	3.0%		3.7	833^rd of 864 public high schools	3.6%	4		26.6	16.8					5.9	13.0	3.0	19.0	$13,346
Thurgood Marshall High School	Public	9-12	4447 Hoover Ave	Dayton	45417	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6610	548	31	17.6		55 (10.0%)	439 (80.1%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	2.8	828^th of 855 public high schools	3.2%		3.7	831^st of 864 public high schools	3.8%	3		22.8	17.6					12.3	22.1	3.5	5.7	$12,760
West Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	5833 Student St	West Carrollton	45449	Montgomery County	West Carrollton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 859-5121	846	62	13.6		502 (59.3%)	195 (23.0%)	62 (7.3%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.7%)	41.8	550^th of 855 public high schools	35.7%		37.5	570^th of 864 public high schools	34.0%	20		75.7	73.6					56.5	61.5	25.1	42.8	$12,216
Dixie High School	Public	9-12	300 S Fuls Rd	New Lebanon	45345	Montgomery County	New Lebanon Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 687-1366	311	24	12.9		288 (92.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	39.1	570^th of 855 public high schools	33.3%		48	481^st of 864 public high schools	44.3%	89		75.7	70.5					64.8	54.7	21.3	31.7	$12,731
Valley View High School	Public	9-12	6057 Farmersville Germantn Pik	Germantown	45327	Montgomery County	Valley View Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 855-4116	468	29	16.1	39.7%	441 (94.2%)	9 (1.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	59.9	334^th of 855 public high schools	60.9%		62.5	301^st of 864 public high schools	65.2%	33		87.7	90.5					75.9	71.8	37.1	41.3	$14,487
Miamisburg High School	Public	9-12	1860 Belvo Rd	Miamisburg	45342	Montgomery County	Miamisburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 866-0771	1,437	85	16.8	42.8%	1,054 (73.3%)	162 (11.3%)	88 (6.1%)	41 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (6.1%)	57.8	363^rd of 855 public high schools	57.5%		56.7	376^th of 864 public high schools	56.5%	13		80.1	75.7					73.4	66.4	46.2	61.4	$11,541
Dayton Digital Academy	Public	9-12	354 Mound St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 542-7090	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mound Street Academy	Public	9-12	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%)	1.8	850^th of 855 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)		25.0	8.3					25.0	0.0			$20,130
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		87 (11.1%)	582 (74.1%)	98 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	10.3	735^th of 855 public high schools	14.0%		10	733^rd of 864 public high schools	15.2%	2		56.7	35.7					28.6	32.3	9.2	14.5	$16,488

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

Is Jefferson Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Jefferson Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Ohio high schools.

What schools feed into Jefferson Junior/Senior High School?

Jefferson Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blairwood Elementary School

What district is Jefferson Junior/Senior High School in?

Jefferson Township Local

How many students attend Jefferson Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 128 students attended Jefferson Junior/Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Jefferson Junior/Senior High School are 69% African American, 14% White, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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