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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Dayton Regional STEM School this year?
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Enrollment
801
High
STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON REGIONAL STEM SCHOOL·NCES 390137405564
Dayton Regional STEM School
1724 Woodman Dr, Kettering, OH 45420 · (937) 256-3777 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
140 students
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 12% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
72.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.8% | 75.1% |
| 2022-23 | 88.2% | 74.2% |
| 2021-22 | 90.0% | 75.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →
Schools most like Dayton Regional STEM School
Dayton Regional STEM School's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Regional STEM School this school | 801 | 17.5% | 84.6% |
| Westlake High School Westlake | 989 | 22.0% | 81.4% |
| Orange High School Pepper Pike | 617 | 14.9% | 85.9% |
| New Albany High School New Albany | 1,601 | 22.5% | 85.2% |
| Kings High School Kings Mills | 1,457 | 19.0% | 78.9% |
| Ferguson Hall Freshman School Beavercreek | 633 | 21.8% | 94.4% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dayton Regional STEM School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #49 of 403 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #107 of 776 ▼ 41 | #2 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #59 of 774 ▼ 29 | #2 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #91 of 742 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #205 of 888 | #13 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #599 of 739 | #21 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #131 of 749 | #8 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #393 of 435 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #53 of 198 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
801
+54 (+7%) vs 2020
+317% since 2010-11, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 801 | 40.4 | 19.8:1 | 17% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 772 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 16% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 37 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 34.6 | 19.4:1 | 17% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 20% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 3 | 64.0:1 | 24% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton Regional STEM School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (672 to 801); teachers up 17% (34.6 to 40.4).
About Dayton Regional STEM School
Dayton Regional STEM School is a high school with a street address in Kettering, Ohio. It educates 801 students in grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students.
In federal data, the district for Dayton Regional STEM School is the school itself.
Dayton Regional STEM School is 64% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dayton Regional STEM School's 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.8:1. That is higher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 17%. Among public schools in Montgomery County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Dayton Regional STEM School is A-. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.2% for Dayton Regional STEM School. The school posts 84.6%, 2.4 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $66,139, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Dayton Regional STEM School, Montgomery County has 159 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Dayton Regional STEM School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Greenmont Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Dayton Regional STEM School comes in 1st of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment rise, from 747 in 2020-21 to 801 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Dayton Regional STEM School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kettering
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Kettering Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
- J F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Greenmont Elementary School0.7 mi · 265
- Eastmont Elementary School0.9 mi · 414
- Montgomery Preparatory Academy1.2 mi · 237
- Parkwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 538
- Beavertown Elementary School1.8 mi · 380
- Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)1.9 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton Regional STEM SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dayton Regional STEM School?
Dayton Regional STEM School enrolls approximately 801 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Dayton Regional STEM School serve?
Dayton Regional STEM School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dayton Regional STEM School?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Dayton Regional STEM School.
How diverse is Dayton Regional STEM School?
Dayton Regional STEM School reports a student body of 64% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Dayton Regional STEM School?
Dayton Regional STEM School is overseen by Dayton Regional STEM School in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.