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Dayton High School

Q: Is Dayton High School a good school?

Dayton High School ranks 142 nd of 271 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Oregon High Schools

Better than 48% of Oregon high schools

Summary

Dayton High School is a 9–12 public school in Dayton, Oregon — a small Yamhill County community in the Willamette Valley — serving about 310 students as part of Dayton School District 8. The school currently ranks 142nd of 271 Oregon high schools (48th percentile, 2 stars), notably higher than its own district, which sits at 116th of 141 districts (18th percentile, 1 star).

Dayton's clearest strengths are completion and reading. Its four-year graduation rate of 91.4% beats the state's 83.0%, trailing only St Paul High School (100.0%) and Newberg Senior High School (92.6%) among nearby traditional high schools, and it edges McMinnville High School (88.1%), Yamhill Carlton High School (84.4%) and Woodburn High School (84.3%). English language arts proficiency is 47.4% versus 43.8% statewide, and science (29.9%) sits essentially at the state line. Several student groups — including English learners and students in special education — rank above the school's overall standing, and the school's ranking jumped to the 48th percentile in 2025-26, the largest single-year gain in its peer set.

The cautions are math and attendance. Math proficiency is 18.2% — roughly half the state rate of 32.9% and well behind McMinnville (34.5%) and Newberg (26.8%), though ahead of Amity High School (13.3%) and near Gervais High School (18.8%); Woodburn High School is under 5%. Chronic absenteeism, at 43.2%, is the highest among traditional comprehensive high schools in the comparison set and well above both the state (33.5%) and Dayton's own district (34.2%), worsening while state rates fell. Notably, Dayton spends $22,418 per student with a 14.7 student-teacher ratio, yet nearby Newberg and McMinnville post far higher math results with larger classes. Given single-grade cohorts, the recent percentile swing may reflect volatility rather than a settled turnaround.

310

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,418

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: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (32% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg24%

Oregon avg37%

142^nd of 271

Oregon public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 48% (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	43.1	142 of 271	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	53.2	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	99 of 214	53.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	51.1	48 of 134	64.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	32.6	156 of 226	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.0	155 of 251	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+17 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-9 vs school

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

Male (2026)31st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%+4 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-15 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 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 11th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 11th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science 11th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	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%)	43.1	142^nd of 271 public high schools	47.6%		20.2	227^th of 270 public high schools	15.9%	85			47.4	47.4			18.2	18.2		29.9	29.9	$22,418	$682	$21,736
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%)	69.6	72^nd of 271 public high schools	73.4%		59.5	92^nd of 270 public high schools	65.9%	20			53.0	53.0			34.5	34.5		40.3	40.3	$17,531	$302	$17,229
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%)	31.4	186^th of 271 public high schools	31.4%		30.1	189^th of 270 public high schools	30.0%	3	64.3	61.9	38.5	56.3	42.9	42.9	23.1	37.5	23.8	14.3	20.0	$22,235	$169	$22,066
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%)	23.6	213^th of 271 public high schools	21.4%		9.3	258^th of 270 public high schools	4.4%	45			39.3	39.3			13.3	13.3		15.2	15.2	$20,847	$02	$20,845
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%)	56	102^nd of 271 public high schools	62.4%		62.3	80^th of 270 public high schools	70.4%	22			50.5	50.5			26.8	26.8		33.3	33.3	$17,497	$251	$17,246
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%)	24.7	208^th of 271 public high schools	23.2%		12.8	250^th of 270 public high schools	7.4%	42			28.6	28.6			15.4	15.4		24.1	24.1	$5,185	$222	$4,963
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%)	40.2	158^th of 271 public high schools	41.7%		66.9	63^rd of 270 public high schools	76.7%	95			51.0	51.0			18.8	18.8		20.8	20.8	$20,849	$451	$20,398
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%)	40.8	153^rd of 271 public high schools	43.5%		37.3	165^th of 270 public high schools	38.9%	12			43.3	43.3			16.7	16.7		32.2	32.2	$23,011	$1,265	$21,746
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%)	22.9	216^th of 271 public high schools	20.3%		23	219^th of 270 public high schools	18.9%	3			34.5	34.5			< 5%	< 5%		19.0	19.0	$21,067	$1,305	$19,761
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)			5.9	5.9			< 5%	< 5%		< 5%	< 5%	$22,591	$1,284	$21,307

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Dayton High School?

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

Is Dayton High School a good school?

Dayton High School ranks 142^nd of 271 Oregon high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Dayton High School in?

Dayton School District 8

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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