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Dayton Independent School District (Isd)

At a glance

764^thof 951 Texas districts▼ 17

Better than 19% of Texas districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

100 Cherry Creek Rd
Dayton, TX 77535-2639·(936) 258-2667·All Texas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 19.7% of districts

Schools

5,675

Students

Top rankedAustin Elementary2539^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Kimmie M Brown Elementary up 158 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kimmie M Brown Elementary 15 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Dayton Independent School District (Isd) serves approximately 5 schools—one high school, one middle school, and three elementary schools—in a single-district area in Texas, and it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the 20th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating.

Among the elementary schools, Austin Elementary stands out as the top performer, earning a 2-star rating and ranking in the 45th percentile, often matching or exceeding state averages in 3rd-grade Math and 4th-grade Reading despite serving a high-poverty population. In contrast, Kimmie M Brown Elementary is the lowest-ranked school in the district, sitting at the 17th percentile with critically low scores, including just 9.3% proficiency in 5th-grade Science and 0% in 4th-grade Math for Spanish-language tests. Richter Elementary shows inconsistent performance, with a strength in 5th-grade Reading (51.76%) but a glaring weakness in 3rd-grade Math (17.86%). At the secondary level, Dayton High School is a bright spot with a positive upward trend in its state ranking (improving to the 34th percentile) and a strong 95.9% graduation rate, while Wilson J H struggles profoundly, ranking in the bottom 18th percentile with 7th-grade Math proficiency at just 11.22%.

A key takeaway is the district-wide math crisis, with nearly every Math score falling well below state averages, such as 3rd-grade Math at 28.36% (district) versus 44.33% (state). However, Wilson J.H. presents an interesting paradox: while its general math scores are very low, its students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam achieve a remarkable 73.5% proficiency, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. Additionally, the Spanish-language test score gap is severe, indicating that support for English Language Learners is critically underperforming across the district. Overall, Austin Elementary serves as a model for "beating the odds," while the district must urgently address systemic weaknesses in math and support for its Spanish-speaking students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Austin Elementary	Public	K-5	701 W Houston	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2535	771	47	16.2	74.7%	294 (38.1%)	24 (3.1%)	419 (54.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	42.7	2539^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.1%		41.6	2669^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%	130	26.3	44.4	20.0	22.2						40.5	52.9	53.5				44.4	43.5	38.3					$7,909
Colbert Elementary	Public	PK	231 S Colbert St	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2727	231	15	15.7	74.5%	80 (34.6%)	23 (10.0%)	118 (51.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)																							$7,865
Dayton High School	Public	9-12	3200 N Cleveland	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2510	1,674	92	18.1	70.5%	624 (37.3%)	107 (6.4%)	891 (53.2%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (2.3%)	36.7	1318^th of 2009 public high schools	34.4%		37.5	1225^th of 1974 public high schools	37.9%	93					43.7	65.1	46.4	52.2	54.9														$8,733
Wilson J H	Public	6-8	309 S Hwy 146	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2309	1,295	77	16.7	73.4%	483 (37.3%)	99 (7.6%)	665 (51.4%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.7%)	24.5	1916^th of 2335 public middle schools	17.9%		27.7	1808^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.9%	108					73.5								35.5	45.3	45.9				22.1	11.2	31.7	12.5	$7,660
Richter Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Cherry Creek Rd	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-7126	895	56	16.0	61.3%	528 (59.0%)	77 (8.6%)	251 (28.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	28.4	3537^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.6%		30.2	3412^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%	125		45.5		0.0						40.7	46.0	51.8				17.9	40.3	30.6					$7,750
Kimmie M Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brown Rd	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 257-2796	804	53	15.0	75.5%	323 (40.2%)	37 (4.6%)	409 (50.9%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	23.6	3838^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.1%		20.6	3996^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	158	16.7									37.5	41.0	48.7				24.6	31.0	32.1					$7,534
Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center	Public	11-12	302 S Cleveland St	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 257-4100	5	1	5.1		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$10,149

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Liberty Independent School District (Isd)	5.67 mi	5	759^th
Texas Works	6.08 mi	44	935^th
Premier High Schools	6.11 mi	51	860^th
Anahuac Independent School District (Isd)	7.45 mi	6	718^th
Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	7.46 mi	14

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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