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Dayton Junior High School

Q: Is Dayton Junior High School a good school?

Dayton Junior High School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Oregon middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Dayton Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Dayton Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dayton Junior High School?

Students at Dayton Junior High School are 50% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Dayton Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Dayton Junior High School usually go on to attend Dayton High School

Public Grades 6-8

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Dayton Junior High School is a public middle school located in Dayton, Oregon, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 222 students. The school is part of the Dayton School District 8, which is ranked 131 out of 140 districts in Oregon and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dayton Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Oregon middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 17.7% in ELA, 5% in Math, and 9.9% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.7%, 29.3%, and 27.2%, respectively. Additionally, Dayton Junior High School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.7% to 38.6% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.24% to 78.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Comparisons to nearby schools, such as North Marion Middle School, Valor Middle School, and French Prairie Middle School, show that these schools also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but generally outperform Dayton Junior High School in academic proficiency and other key metrics. The significant variation in spending per student at Dayton Junior High School, from $6,040 to $15,283 over the past few years, is also noteworthy and may warrant further investigation into the factors driving these changes.

204

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,283

Per pupil spending ?

110.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Ferry St
Dayton, OR 97114-9709

(503) 864-2246

District: Dayton School District 8

Students who attend Dayton Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Dayton High School

Feeder schools for Dayton Junior High School:

Elementary:

Dayton Grade School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

Hispanic:

41.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (13% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Oregon avg35%

350^th of 368

Oregon public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

131^st of 140Dayton School District 8 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	350 of 368	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	356 of 371	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	361 of 380	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	352 of 367	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	274 of 379	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	303 of 384	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	335 of 382	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	315 of 383	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	316 of 381	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	355 of 382	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	336 of 395	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.8	248 of 357	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.2	269 of 343	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	259 of 323	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.4	283 of 315	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	258 of 295	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	276 of 285	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	25.4	223 of 271	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.0	235 of 270	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	316 of 316	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	299 of 313	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	305 of 323	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	297 of 310	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	248 of 277	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	303 of 342	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	181 of 196	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	179 of 196	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	187 of 201	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	160 of 194	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	125 of 191	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	145 of 210	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	233 of 240	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	217 of 244	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	283 of 312	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	349 of 364	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	100 of 282	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	176 of 325	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	287 of 330	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	299 of 323	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	300 of 318	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	303 of 312	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	223 of 291	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	250 of 341	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	340 of 351	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	341 of 349	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	333 of 360	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	339 of 355	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	231 of 344	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	273 of 357	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-23 vs state

Science10%-17 vs state

Mathematics9%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)					OSAS Mathematics (2025)					OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dayton Junior High School	Public	6-8	801 Ferry St	Dayton	97114	Yamhill County	Dayton School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 864-2246	204	11	18.8	110.8%	103 (50.5%)	1 (0.5%)	85 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	10.5	350^th of 368 public middle schools	4.9%		10.4	356^th of 371 public middle schools	4.0%	6			17.7	14.8	23.9			5.0	8.2	12.7		9.9	$15,283	$00	$15,283
Patton Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 NE 19th St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 565-4500	646	38	16.8	77.9%	346 (53.6%)	3 (0.5%)	260 (40.2%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.8%)	51.5	155^th of 368 public middle schools	57.9%		51.5	152^nd of 371 public middle schools	59.0%	3			33.9	36.0	45.5			31.8	36.0	41.4		29.9	$16,649	$1,318	$15,331
Duniway Middle School	Public	6-8	575 NW Michelbook Ln	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 565-4400	761	41	18.4	77.7%	435 (57.2%)	8 (1.1%)	274 (36.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.8%)	82.7	45^th of 368 public middle schools	87.8%		84.9	40^th of 371 public middle schools	89.2%	5			49.0	67.1	63.6			42.7	56.1	47.6		39.4	$16,774	$1,125	$15,649
Chehalem Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	403 W Foothills Dr	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4600	422	20	21.4	49.8%	321 (76.1%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (13.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.1%)	72.9	72^nd of 368 public middle schools	80.4%		68.3	86^th of 371 public middle schools	76.8%	14			52.8	47.0	50.0			37.6	40.8	49.2		50.4	$16,554	$00	$16,554
Amity Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Church St	Amity	97101	Yamhill County	Amity School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 835-0518	168	12	13.6	64.9%	115 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (26.2%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	29.5	267^th of 368 public middle schools	27.4%		30	255^th of 371 public middle schools	31.3%	12			35.6	50.0	30.4			9.1	30.4	8.2		15.7	$18,035	$634	$17,401
Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	2015 Emery Dr	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4500	507	24	21.3	69.4%	314 (61.9%)	2 (0.4%)	160 (31.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	50.8	158^th of 368 public middle schools	57.1%		54.6	143^rd of 371 public middle schools	61.5%	15			34.2	43.7	37.1			33.3	41.1	32.7		29.3	$15,728	$00	$15,728
Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School	Public	4-8	310 E Main	Yamhill	97148	Yamhill County	Yamhill Carlton School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 852-7660	369	23	16.3	50.4%	295 (79.9%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	33	244^th of 368 public middle schools	33.7%		33.3	240^th of 371 public middle schools	35.3%	4	40.8	42.5	38.5	46.0	34.8	26.1	17.4	19.2	11.1	22.9	22.9	20.8	$16,214	$700	$15,514
Valor Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Parr Rd	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 981-2750	591	35	17.0	73.4%	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	525 (88.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7.7	359^th of 368 public middle schools	2.4%		10.6	354^th of 371 public middle schools	4.6%	5			9.2	16.5	17.3			5.4	7.4	9.6		8.0	$20,706	$3,381	$17,325
French Prairie Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 N Boones Ferry Rd	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(971) 983-3550	551	31	17.8	78.8%	36 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	501 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	6.3	366^th of 368 public middle schools	0.5%		6.5	368^th of 371 public middle schools	0.8%	2			11.8	12.3	13.2			5.9		5.9		7.3	$24,580	$6,098	$18,482
Gervais Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Douglas Ave	Gervais	97026	Marion County	Gervais School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 792-3803	198	13	15.4	102.0%	55 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (70.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	36.6	220^th of 368 public middle schools	40.2%		24.5	287^th of 371 public middle schools	22.6%	67			40.0	54.2	36.7			18.6	23.6	18.3		13.3	$19,022	$1,428	$17,594

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton Junior High School

How many students attend Dayton Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Dayton Junior High School.

What district is Dayton Junior High School in?

Dayton School District 8

Is Dayton Junior High School a good school?

Dayton Junior High School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Oregon middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Dayton Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Dayton Junior High School usually go on to attend Dayton High School

What is the racial makeup of Dayton Junior High School?

Students at Dayton Junior High School are 50% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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