Summary:
There is exactly one middle school in Dayton School District 8 in Oregon: Dayton Junior High School, which serves grades 6–8 with 204 students at 801 Ferry St in Dayton. Because it is the only middle school in Dayton School District 8, families have no local comparison point — every middle-school student in the area attends this campus. The district as a whole ranks 116th of 141 Oregon districts, at the 18th percentile with 1 star.
Academically, Dayton Junior High School faces significant challenges. In 2025–2026 state testing, 21.6% of students were proficient in English Language Arts versus 43.8% statewide, 12.0% in math versus 32.9%, and 11.5% in science versus 30.6%. Sixth grade ELA stands out as a bright spot at 37.8% proficient, only 4 points below the state's 41.8%. But ELA drops sharply afterward — 9.7% in 7th grade and 13.8% in 8th grade, against state averages above 41%. Math is low at every grade: 16.4% in 6th, 9.5% in 7th, and 8.9% in 8th. The school ranks 335th of 371 Oregon middle schools, in the 10th percentile with 0 stars, though that is an improvement from the 4th percentile in 2023–2024 and the 5th percentile in 2024–2025.
Chronic absenteeism at the school is 31.5%, better than the district's 34.2% and the state's 33.5%, but still means roughly 1 in 3 students misses school regularly. Reported per-student spending is $18,990, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.8. One figure should be disregarded: the free/reduced-price lunch rate is listed as 110.78%, which is impossible as a percentage and appears to be a data error, so it cannot be used as a reliable measure of student poverty. Overall, the school shows a modest upward trend in rankings alongside persistently low proficiency, with 6th grade reading as its clearest strength.
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