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Dayton High School

Q: Is Dayton High School a good school?

Dayton High School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Oregon high schools.

Q: How many students attend Dayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Dayton High School.

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

Students at Dayton High School are 56% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Dayton High School?

Dayton High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dayton Grade School Middle : Dayton Junior High School

Public Grades 9-12

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 270 Oregon High Schools

Better than 16% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Dayton High School is a public high school in Dayton, Oregon, serving 314 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dayton School District 8, which is ranked 131 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dayton High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average in academic metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.4%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 9.2%, compared to the state average of 20.3%. The school's Science proficiency rate was also significantly lower at 15.4%, compared to the state's 32.6%. Dayton High School's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from a low of 81.3% in 2022-2023 to a high of 94.7% in 2023-2024, but still below the state average of around 80% or higher. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 28.7% to 38.6% over the past few years, much higher than the state average of around 20%.

When comparing Dayton High School to nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Yamhill Carlton High School, located just 10 miles away, consistently outperforms Dayton High School in academic metrics, with 66% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 39.6% in Science in the 2024-2025 school year. However, Dayton High School appears to provide relatively strong support for its special education and English language learner (ELL) students, ranking 4th out of 13 Oregon high schools for its ELL student performance in the 2017-2018 school year and 39th out of 94 for its special education students in the 2024-2025 school year.

310

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,341

Per pupil spending ?

161.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Ferry St
Dayton, OR 97114-9709

(503) 864-2273

District: Dayton School District 8

Feeder schools for Dayton High School:

Elementary:	Dayton Grade School
Middle:	Dayton Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Hispanic:

40.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Oregon average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (19% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 34% Oregon)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Oregon avg33%

227^th of 270

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 16% (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	20.2	227 of 270	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	195 of 268	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	257 of 258	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	232 of 241	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	183 of 266	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	169 of 283	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	153 of 283	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	208 of 292	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.7	205 of 292	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	180 of 301	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	213 of 303	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	220 of 308	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.0	189 of 299	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	210 of 285	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	198 of 263	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	207 of 249	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.6	109 of 244	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.4	149 of 235	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.2	152 of 231	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.3	181 of 225	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	68.1	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	188 of 211	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	113 of 213	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.0	196 of 200	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	187 of 194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	118 of 199	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	166 of 251	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	90 of 138	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	81 of 132	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	65 of 144	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	66 of 156	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	114 of 166	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	144 of 170	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	222 of 224	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	232 of 241	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	103 of 229	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	95 of 254	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	179 of 237	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	196 of 216	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	181 of 200	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	156 of 206	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	150 of 250	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	39 of 94	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.7	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	202 of 244	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	236 of 237	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	217 of 228	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	177 of 245	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	186 of 266	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)69th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics9%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Dayton High School

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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 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dayton High School	Public	9-12	801 Ferry St	Dayton	97114	Yamhill County	Dayton School District 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 864-2273	310	21	14.7	161.3%	173 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (40.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	20.2	227^th of 270 public high schools	15.9%		28.3	195^th of 268 public high schools	27.2%	32			33.3			9.2		15.4	$20,341	$00	$20,341
McMinnville High School	Public	9-12	615 NE 15th St	McMinnville	97128	Yamhill County	McMinnville School District 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 565-4200	2,228	111	20.1	78.1%	1,167 (52.4%)	24 (1.1%)	874 (39.2%)	26 (1.2%)	30 (1.3%)	13 (0.6%)	64 (2.9%)	59.5	92^nd of 270 public high schools	65.9%		62.8	82^nd of 268 public high schools	69.4%	10			51.0			23.6		34.9	$16,021	$758	$15,263
St Paul High School	Public	7-12	20449 Main St NE	Saint Paul	97137	Marion County	St Paul School District 45	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 633-2541	146	12	12.6		77 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	30.1	189^th of 270 public high schools	30.0%		73.8	49^th of 268 public high schools	81.7%	140	66.7	53.3	42.9	55.6	53.3	14.3	26.7	14.3	$24,306	$277	$24,030
Amity High School	Public	9-12	503 Oak St	Amity	97101	Yamhill County	Amity School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 835-2181	258	18	14.3	64.3%	198 (76.7%)	3 (1.2%)	45 (17.4%)	6 (2.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	258^th of 270 public high schools	4.4%		38.3	162^nd of 268 public high schools	39.6%	96			18.8			6.3		8.6	$20,499	$961	$19,538
Newberg Senior High School	Public	9-12	2400 Douglas Rd	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 554-4400	1,244	60	20.6	47.7%	846 (68.0%)	16 (1.3%)	314 (25.2%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.3%)	62.3	80^th of 270 public high schools	70.4%		64.7	74^th of 268 public high schools	72.4%	6			56.4			27.2		30.1	$16,004	$00	$16,004
Catalyst High School	Public	9-12	1421 Deborah Rd	Newberg	97132	Yamhill County	Newberg School District 29J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 554-4492	173	4	49.4	67.1%	126 (72.8%)	2 (1.2%)	34 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.0%)	12.8	250^th of 270 public high schools	7.4%		14.8	243^rd of 268 public high schools	9.3%	7			12.5			13.6		5.9
Yamhill Carlton High School	Public	9-12	275 N Maple St	Yamhill	97148	Yamhill County	Yamhill Carlton School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 852-7600	279	17	16.7	50.5%	223 (79.9%)	4 (1.4%)	30 (10.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	66.9	63^rd of 270 public high schools	76.7%		64.1	77^th of 268 public high schools	71.3%	14			66.0			19.2		39.6	$18,883	$635	$18,247
Gervais High School	Public	9-12	300 E Douglas St	Gervais	97026	Marion County	Gervais School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 792-3803	324	19	17.3	99.4%	84 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	234 (72.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	37.3	165^th of 270 public high schools	38.9%		23	215^th of 268 public high schools	19.8%	50			48.1			11.4		24.1	$20,593	$1,372	$19,222
Woodburn High School	Public	9-12	1785 N Front St	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(503) 981-9555	1,606	80	20.1	72.4%	159 (9.9%)	11 (0.7%)	1,394 (86.8%)	14 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	9 (0.6%)	23	219^th of 270 public high schools	18.9%		21.7	218^th of 268 public high schools	18.7%	1			33.6			5.5		23.4	$19,542	$2,661	$16,881
Woodburn Success	Public	7-12	610 Young St	Woodburn	97071	Marion County	Woodburn School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 980-6185	103	5	18.9	70.9%	7 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			9.7						$26,003	$2,761	$23,241

Frequently Asked Questions about Dayton High School

How many students attend Dayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Dayton High School.

What schools feed into Dayton High School?

Dayton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dayton Grade School
Middle : Dayton Junior High School

What district is Dayton High School in?

Dayton School District 8

Is Dayton High School a good school?

Dayton High School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Oregon high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dayton High School?

Students at Dayton High School are 56% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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