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South Brunswick Township 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.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Dayton’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of Dayton’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Monmouth Junction Elementary School places highest (better than 95%); Greenbrook Elementary School lowest (67%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Dayton, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: South Brunswick High School. 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 Dayton, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Dayton · depends on your address
Crossroads North Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
Crossroads South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
7th grade in Dayton · depends on your address
Crossroads North Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
Crossroads South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
8th grade in Dayton · depends on your address
Crossroads North Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
Crossroads South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
9th grade in Dayton
South Brunswick High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,666 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
10th grade in Dayton
South Brunswick High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,666 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Monmouth Junction
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Brunswick Township 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.
Well above the state in reading
Dayton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Dayton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton | — | South Brunswick Township |
Every school in Dayton
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dayton’s schools
Are Dayton’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Dayton. South Brunswick Township 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, 10 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Dayton in?
South Brunswick Township School District.
Where do Dayton kids go to high school?
South Brunswick High School.
Parents talk
What Dayton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dayton → They have their own page.
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.