Enrollment
356
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 767
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000386
Dayton Intermediate School
315 Dayton Valley Road, Dayton, NV 89403 · (775) 246-6250 · Lyon County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 22.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
356 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 170 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 52% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
NV avg 35.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 22.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nevada's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Dayton Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #58 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #54 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #67 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #90 of 113 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #49 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #60 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #64 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #49 of 68 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-75 (-17%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 18.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 356 | 16.5 | 21.6:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 17.5 | 20.9:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 18.7 | 20.1:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 34% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 50% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 19 | 19.0:1 | 51% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 41% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 38% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 13 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton Intermediate School.
About Dayton Intermediate School
Dayton Intermediate School is the name of a small middle-grades school in Dayton, Nevada. The school had 356 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Nevada) has about 767 students.
Dayton Intermediate School reports to Lyon, which has 19 schools and 9,169 students.
Dayton Intermediate School is 62% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Lyon County, the White share is about 74%. Dayton Intermediate School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 16.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.6:1. That is lower than the 22.4:1 average for middle schools in Nevada. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Lyon County average 100%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dayton Intermediate School is 8.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.7% actual, 32.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nevada.
Across Lyon County, the median household income is $80,812, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lyon County has 20 public schools and roughly 9,169 students.
The closest public school, Dayton High School, is about 0.2 miles from Dayton Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.2%; Dayton Intermediate School's is 23.7%, ranking 6th of 7.
Dayton Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment decrease, from 431 in 2020-21 to 356 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.7:1 to 21.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Dayton Intermediate School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,680
Census ACS
Median income
$80,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyon
- Fernley High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Silverland Middle SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Fernley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Dayton
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Sutro Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton High School0.2 mi · 748
- Dayton Elementary School0.2 mi · 451
- Sutro Elementary School2.4 mi · 426
- Riverview Elementary School5.6 mi · 452
- Virginia City High School5.9 mi · 131
- Hugh Gallagher Elementary School6.1 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton Intermediate SchoolHow large is Dayton Intermediate School?
Dayton Intermediate School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 07-08.
Is Dayton Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dayton Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Dayton Intermediate School?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Dayton Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dayton Intermediate School?
At Dayton Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dayton Intermediate School public or private?
Dayton Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lyon.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.