Summary
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School is a small public school in the Jefferson Township Local district serving the Dayton, OH area, with about 128 students in grades 7–12 — a wider grade range than most nearby high schools, which serve grades 9–12. The school ranked 595th of 795 Ohio high schools in 2025–2026 (25th percentile, 1 star), while its district ranked 681st of 773. That 25th-percentile placement is still low, but it is the school's best showing in the available history, up from the 7th percentile in 2018–2019 and the 3rd percentile in 2017–2018.
Academically, Jefferson is a school of contrasts. Social studies is a real strength: American Government proficiency is 81.8% and American History is 77.3%, both above state averages and ahead of most nearby schools. Geometry, at 42.9%, is essentially at the state average and higher than every nearby school with data, including Valley View High School, Miamisburg High School, and West Carrollton High School. Other subjects lag well behind. Biology proficiency is 34.5% — roughly half the state average — while English II is 30.0% and Algebra I is 36.7%. Junior high results, which only Jefferson reports among these comparisons, are also weak: 7th-grade math 12.5%, 7th-grade ELA 18.8%, and 8th-grade ELA 13.3%.
Two practical concerns stand out for families. Chronic absenteeism is 52.2%, above the district's 39.3% and far above suburban neighbors such as Valley View High School (15.4%) and Dixie High School (12.7%). The graduation rate is 71.4% — below Valley View, Dixie, Miamisburg, West Carrollton, and David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center, but above Dunbar Early College High School, Thurgood Marshall High School, and Mound Street Academy. Per-student spending was $12,935 in 2018–2019, the highest among nearby schools with data. With only 128 students, year-to-year percentages can swing sharply, and among student subgroups, African American students ranked at the 61st percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026.
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