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Schools in Dayton

Dayton’s public schools

Southeast Valley Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dayton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 9% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
IA 14.1
Schools in town
1
854 students on the public path
In brief

Dayton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dayton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Dayton Center places highest (better than 79%); Southeast Valley Middle School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dayton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Dayton CenterSoutheast Valley Community School DistrictA−
5–8Southeast Valley Middle Schoolin BurnsideC+
9–12Southeast Valley High Schoolin GowrieNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southeast Valley Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southeast Valley Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,077 students, down 2% since 2023–24 · 14.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,919IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 69.7% · 398 students tested
Math54%
State average 63.8% · 398 students tested

Dayton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Dayton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dayton—Southeast Valley

Every school in Dayton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Daytonby address
Dayton Center
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
200 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Daytonin other towns
Southeast Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Burnside
C+
314 students13:1Rate it →
Southeast Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gowrie
340 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Dayton’s schools

Are Dayton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dayton. Southeast Valley Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dayton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dayton in?

Southeast Valley Community School District.

Where do Dayton kids go to high school?

Southeast Valley High School.

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What Dayton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.