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Schools in Dalton

Dalton’s public schools

Leyton Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.1K
▲ 93% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
178 students on the public path
In brief

Dalton’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dalton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Leyton High School places highest (better than 96%); Leyton Elementary/Junior High School lowest (75%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Leyton Elementary/Junior High Schoolin GurleyA−
9–12Leyton High SchoolLeyton Public SchoolsA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leyton Public Schools.

The district

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

Leyton Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 178 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$30,122NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 73 students tested
Math57%
State average 46% · 73 students tested

Dalton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Dalton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dalton—Leyton

Every school in Dalton

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

District schools in Daltonby address
Leyton High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
53 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Daltonin other towns
Leyton Elementary/Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gurley
A−
125 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dalton’s schools

Are Dalton’s schools good?

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

What school district is Dalton in?

Leyton Public Schools.

Where do Dalton kids go to high school?

Leyton High School.

Parents talk

What Dalton 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 2023) 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.