Summary:
ZIP code 97114 covers Dayton, a small rural community in Yamhill County, Oregon, and it contains exactly one high school: Dayton High School, a 9–12 building at 801 Ferry St with 310 students. It is the sole high school in Dayton School District 8, so parents here have a single option, and the school is best understood by comparing it to district and state averages and to its own recent history.
The strongest result is completion: 91.4% of students graduated in 2024‑25, matching the district and running 8.4 percentage points above Oregon's 83.0%. Reading and writing results are also solid — 47.4% proficient in English language arts versus 43.8% statewide — and science is essentially at parity (29.9% vs. 30.6%). The school has also improved its standing noticeably, moving from 227th of 270 Oregon high schools (1 star) to 142nd of 271 (2 stars), a jump from the bottom third to roughly the middle. Note that with about 70–80 students tested per grade, year‑to‑year swings should be read as directional rather than precise.
Two areas stand out as concerns. Math proficiency is 18.2%, compared with 32.9% statewide — a 14.7‑point gap and the one subject far outside state norms, even though the school graduates students at a high rate. Chronic absenteeism is 43.2%, above both the district's 34.2% and the state's 33.5%, meaning nearly half of students miss enough school to be flagged; this is the school's widest negative gap and often precedes achievement problems. Spending is high at $22,418 per student with a 14.7:1 student–teacher ratio, which is typical for a small single‑high‑school district carrying fixed costs. One data point, the free/reduced‑price lunch figure, is reported as 161.29% and is not usable.
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