Best Public Schools in Zip Code 45417

ZIP code 45417 contains six schools — three elementary schools, two high schools that also serve middle grades, and one alternative school serving grades PK–10, with no standalone middle school — enrolling 1,903 students. Four schools and 1,627 students are in Dayton City, while Jefferson Township Local has two schools and 276 students. Both districts rank near the bottom statewide: Dayton City at 725 of 773 (6th percentile, 0 stars) and Jefferson Township Local at 681 of 773 (12th percentile, 1 star). Every ranked school in the ZIP falls in the bottom quarter of Ohio schools.

Jefferson Junior/Senior High School is the standout, ranking 595 of 795 (25th percentile, 1 star) and the only school here scoring above the state average — American Government 81.8% vs 71.6% and American History 77.3% vs 73.2%. Its 71.4% graduation rate is 12.4 points above Thurgood Marshall High School’s 59.0%. Still, Jefferson’s 7th- and 8th-grade ELA, Biology, and English II scores are far below state averages, and 128 students means volatile year-to-year results. Thurgood Marshall High School is the largest at 548 students but the weakest ranked, 778 of 795 (2nd percentile, 0 stars), with every End-of-Course score below district and state averages; Geometry is 4.1% and Algebra I 10.4%. It did improve in every listed subject over the prior year.

Blairwood Elementary School is the strongest elementary, ranking 1,418 of 1,560 (9th percentile) with the ZIP’s best 5th-grade results (ELA 46.7%, math 26.7%, science 33.3%) and the lowest traditional-elementary absenteeism at 30.0%. Roosevelt Elementary School (1,460 of 1,560) and Westwood Elementary School (1,482 of 1,560) trail, with Westwood’s 5th-grade math at 3.7%. The International School has the smallest classes (9.4) and lowest absenteeism (26.8%) but the lowest test scores, including 0% in 5th- and 6th-grade math; as an alternative school it serves a different population. Math is the weakest subject overall, and absenteeism is high at both high schools (63.2% at Thurgood Marshall, 52.2% at Jefferson). Free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable and spending figures are from 2018–2019.