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Dayton Grade School

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Dayton Grade School ranks 531 st of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Dayton Grade School is a public K–5 school in Dayton, Oregon (Yamhill County), serving 320 students in Dayton School District 8. It ranks 531st of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2025–26 (25th percentile, 1 star), while the district ranks 116th of 141. The school is recovering: it peaked at the 40th percentile in 2015–16, fell to the 3rd percentile in 2022–23, then reached 33rd in 2024–25 and now sits at 25th. In 2025–26, 32.5% met standards in English language arts, 23.7% in math, and 30.0% in science. That trails Oregon in ELA (43.8%) and math (32.9%), is at the state average in science (30.6%), and beats its own district in all three subjects. Nearby schools average higher in ELA and math.

Two grade-level trends stand out. ELA rises from 27.3% in 3rd grade to 40.0% in 5th, narrowing the state gap, but math falls from 28.8% to 18.0%, widening its gap — math likely needs the earliest intervention. Chronic absenteeism improved from 47.4% in 2021–22 to 23.3% in 2023–24 and 27.3% in 2024–25, now below both district (34.2%) and state (33.5%). Staffing is a relative advantage: a 15.3 student–teacher ratio, and per-student spending is $23,129, the second highest among 11 comparable schools. Yet spending alone does not explain results: Memorial Elementary School posts 62.6% ELA and 59.5% math with lower spending and a higher student–teacher ratio.

The closest comparison is Wascher Elementary School, 2.38 miles away in McMinnville School District 40. It serves a similarly high-poverty population but reports 53.2% ELA and 43.5% math — roughly 20 points higher — and lower chronic absenteeism (19.9% vs. 27.3%). Dayton's strengths include science at state average and relatively strong results for English Language Learners and Special Education students. Two data cautions: the 2024–25 free/reduced lunch figure of 117.81% is likely a counting artifact, and 2021–22 spending of $6,771 is out of line. Overall, Dayton Grade School is a small, recovering, high-poverty school that outperforms a weak district but trails the state and most nearby peers; attendance, staffing, science, and targeted supports are strengths, while math is the highest-leverage area for improvement.

320

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,129

Per pupil spending ?

117.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

526 Ferry St
Dayton, OR 97114

(503) 864-2217

District: Dayton School District 8

Students who attend Dayton Grade School usually attend:

Middle:	Dayton Junior High School
High:	Dayton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

Hispanic:

37.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (28% vs 37% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Oregon average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

Oregon avg37%

531^st of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^th of 141Dayton 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
2026	26.3	531 of 709	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	471 of 706	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	607 of 710	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	688 of 706	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	653 of 706	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	523 of 705	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	517 of 709	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.3	435 of 701	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	418 of 697	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	515 of 706	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	596 of 695	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	678 of 707	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	718 of 730	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	644 of 695	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	506 of 674	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	558 of 665	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	534 of 655	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	541 of 652	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	504 of 636	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.6	462 of 629	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	510 of 586	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	36 of 107	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	34 of 97	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	59 of 80	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.5	12 of 97	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	76 of 179	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	498 of 655	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	511 of 653	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	575 of 658	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	640 of 652	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	622 of 646	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	399 of 621	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	443 of 681	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	182 of 377	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.5	271 of 362	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	279 of 365	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	315 of 360	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	276 of 364	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	321 of 475	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	406 of 521	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.6	192 of 518	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	354 of 523	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	575 of 595	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	650 of 703	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	297 of 597	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	322 of 640	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	496 of 657	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.6	339 of 664	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	581 of 662	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	645 of 665	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	522 of 654	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	540 of 623	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	567 of 680	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	147 of 355	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	134 of 352	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	162 of 299	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	312 of 481	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	552 of 670	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.0	380 of 669	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	598 of 670	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	655 of 656	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	637 of 666	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	411 of 662	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	465 of 683	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-11 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)					OSAS Mathematics (2026)					OSAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dayton Grade School	Public	K-5	526 Ferry St	Dayton	97114	Yamhill County	Dayton School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 864-2217	320	21	15.3	117.8%	187 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	26.3	531^st of 709 public elementary schools	25.1%		32.3	471^st of 706 public elementary schools	33.3%	60	27.3	32.1	40.0		32.5	28.8	22.6	18.0		23.7	30.0	30.0	$23,129	$1,429	$21,700
Wascher Elementary School	Public	K-5	986 7th St	Lafayette	97127	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-5400	371	23	16.2	82.2%	220 (59.3%)	1 (0.3%)	125 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	64.9	211^th of 709 public elementary schools	70.2%		52.1	288^th of 706 public elementary schools	59.2%	77	41.7	50.8	66.7		53.2	35.0	47.6	47.6		43.5	41.3	41.3	$18,472	$806	$17,666
St Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20449 Main St NE	Saint Paul	97137	Marion County	St Paul School District 45	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 633-2691	150	9	17.6	116.7%	102 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (29.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	67.4	192^nd of 709 public elementary schools	72.9%		74.7	142^nd of 706 public elementary schools	79.9%	50	30.0	33.3	75.0	61.5	52.9	50.0	33.3	64.7	46.2	47.9	35.3	35.3	$23,677	$880	$22,798
Grandhaven Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 NE McDonald Ln	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-4700	446	29	15.4	84.3%	255 (57.2%)	5 (1.1%)	156 (35.0%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.4%)	57.7	262^nd of 709 public elementary schools	63.0%		58.5	248^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.9%	14	41.5	49.3	52.9		48.4	44.6	47.9	36.1		42.5	31.7	31.7	$17,962	$1,135	$16,828
Dundee Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 SW 5th	Dundee	97115	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4850	216	17	13.0	69.0%	163 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.9%)	67.8	189^th of 709 public elementary schools	73.3%		68.3	183^rd of 706 public elementary schools	74.1%	6	44.1	44.4	64.1		51.4	47.1	50.0	51.3		49.5	38.5	38.5	$21,732	$399	$21,333
Sue Buel Elementary	Public	K-5	1985 SE Davis St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-5500	398	25	15.7	83.7%	192 (48.2%)	1 (0.3%)	179 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.8%)	30	501^st of 709 public elementary schools	29.3%		29.3	501^st of 706 public elementary schools	29.0%		35.6	22.7	46.5		35.2	38.6	25.8	18.3		26.8	22.5	22.5	$19,847	$1,225	$18,622
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 NW 14th St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 565-4800	557	29	18.8	77.2%	386 (69.3%)	7 (1.3%)	116 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.1%)	82.4	103^rd of 709 public elementary schools	85.5%		79.2	125^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.3%	22	57.7	58.6	71.6		62.6	56.4	63.3	58.0		59.5	37.8	37.8	$18,841	$607	$18,234
Newby Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 NW 2nd St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-4900	443	28	16.0	81.9%	231 (52.1%)	3 (0.7%)	177 (40.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	39.6	407^th of 709 public elementary schools	42.6%		34.2	454^th of 706 public elementary schools	35.7%	47	44.1	41.0	41.5		42.1	41.2	34.6	23.2		32.5	22.2	22.2	$18,805	$989	$17,816
Yamhill Carlton Elementary School	Public	K-4	420 S Third St	Carlton	97111	Yamhill County	Yamhill Carlton School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 852-7161	276	16	17.5	50.4%	228 (82.6%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)								(n/a)	26.9				26.9	22.8				22.8			$13,492	$878	$12,613
Willamette Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 SW Fellows St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 565-4600	443	30	14.7	79.9%	229 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	53.5	297^th of 709 public elementary schools	58.1%		45	355^th of 706 public elementary schools	49.7%	58	46.8	31.5	55.6		45.3	46.8	25.9	47.6		40.8	31.7	31.7	$20,057	$647	$19,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton Grade School

Is Dayton Grade School a good school?

Dayton Grade School ranks 531^st of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Dayton Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Dayton Grade School.

What is the racial makeup of Dayton Grade School?

Students at Dayton Grade School are 58% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Dayton Grade School in?

Dayton School District 8

What schools do graduates of Dayton Grade School attend?

Students who attend Dayton Grade School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dayton Junior High School
High : Dayton High School

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