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Schools in South Dayton

South Dayton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.9K
▼ 14% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
518 students on the public path
In brief

South Dayton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of South Dayton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 36%); Pine Valley Elementary School lowest (16%). 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 South Dayton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pine Valley Elementary SchoolPine Valley Central School DistrictC−
7–12Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High SchoolPine Valley Central School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pine Valley Central 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.

Pine Valley Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 518 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$29,915NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.9% · 240 students tested
Math31%
State average 46.5% · 231 students tested

South Dayton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share South Dayton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Dayton—Pine Valley Central

Every school in South Dayton

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

Also serving South Daytonin other towns
Pine Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
319 students11:1Rate it →
Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
199 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about South Dayton’s schools

Are South Dayton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Dayton. Pine Valley Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Dayton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Dayton in?

Pine Valley Central School District.

Where do South Dayton kids go to high school?

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School.

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What South 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 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.