Levi Foss House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Dayton’s public schools outscore 71% of Maine districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Dayton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dayton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 119 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dayton’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 87% and math 87% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $9,518 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Dayton’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Maine school districts. Test scores are above the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dayton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Dayton
Dayton Consolidated School
Grades PK–5 · 128 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Dayton
Dayton Consolidated School
Grades PK–5 · 128 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Dayton
Dayton Consolidated School
Grades PK–5 · 128 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Dayton
Dayton Consolidated School
Grades PK–5 · 128 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Dayton’s public schools are run by Dayton Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Dayton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Dayton’s borders.
Every school in Dayton
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dayton’s schools
Are Dayton’s schools good?
By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dayton children attend outscore 71% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Dayton in?
Dayton Public Schools, which runs grades PK–5 and enrolls 128 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Dayton spend per student?
$9,518 in Dayton Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.