Summary:
ZIP code 45408 in Dayton, Ohio is home to three public schools serving grades PK through 12 — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all within the Dayton City district, which ranks 725 of 773 districts statewide at the 6th percentile with 0 stars. Combined enrollment is 1,176 students: Dunbar Early College High School (542 students, grades 9–12), Wogaman Middle School (318 students, grades 7–8), and Louise Troy Elementary School (316 students, grades PK–6).
Louise Troy Elementary School is the strongest relative performer in the ZIP. It is the only school here with a star rating, at the 14th percentile in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, up from the 10th percentile and 0 stars in 2023–24. Its 3rd grade mathematics proficiency is 61.8%, roughly matching the state (62.1%) and more than double the district (29.3%), and its 3rd grade English Language Arts is 52.9% versus 38.1% district. Its upper grades are much weaker, though — 6th grade math is 7.4% (district 19.9%). Dunbar Early College High School improved in five of six End-of-Course subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26, but still averages about 22.6% proficiency versus 34.0% district and 63.2% state, with 71.6% chronic absenteeism and a 66.1% graduation rate. Wogaman Middle School is the lowest performer: 8th grade math is 0.9% and 7th grade math 2.5%, ranking at the 2nd percentile with 67.5% chronic absenteeism.
For parents comparing options, absenteeism is a major dividing line: Louise Troy's rate is 43.4%, essentially the district average of 43.8%, while the middle and high school rates run roughly 24 to 28 points above it. Spending and class size show no simple pattern — Louise Troy spends the most ($11,149 per student in 2018–19) with the best relative results, while Wogaman spends the least ($8,508) yet has the smallest classes (13.2 students per teacher). Note that free/reduced-lunch data is blank for all three schools, spending data is from 2018–19, and graduation data exists only for Dunbar.
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