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Edwin Joel Brown Middle School

31 Willowwood Drive, Dayton, OH 45405 · (937) 542-5740 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Ohio public middle schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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 middle schools

Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 715247%
Grade 817353%
Grade 910%
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
3110%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
227%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
25578%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
186%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
18657%
Female
14043%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
4.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -12.9pp since 2021
Math
2.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -6.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 13 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-254.3%2.7%
2023-244.7%5.0%
2022-2312.0%8.0%
2021-2217.1%8.9%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Edwin Joel Brown Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Montgomery County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
2.7%#636 of 637
▼ 4
#22 of 22
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
4.3%#637 of 637
no change
#22 of 22
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
326#457 of 654#19 of 22
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#35 of 577#3 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.2%#229 of 579#15 of 22
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.5%#76 of 169#4 of 9
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. 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 2024-25
Enrollment
326
-131 (-29%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253262612.5:1N/A
2023-242972611.4:1N/A
2022-233613310.9:1N/A
2020-214572518.3:1N/A
2017-182952014.8:1N/A
2015-164333213.5:1100% (433)
2010-115112718.9:182% (418)
2000-013162711.7:193% (294)
1990-914462716.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin Joel Brown Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (295 to 326); teachers up 30% (20 to 26).

About Edwin Joel Brown Middle School

Edwin Joel Brown Middle School is a small middle-grades school serving families in Dayton, Ohio. Total enrollment is 326 students, and the grades served are 7 through 9. By comparison, middle schools in Ohio enroll about 482 students on average.

The Dayton City system has 26 schools and 12,118 students.

Of every 100 students at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, about 78 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 10% White, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the Black share is about 20%. The diversity index for Edwin Joel Brown Middle School is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 12.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, which has 26. The school's 12.5:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for middle schools in Ohio.

On the allk12 Grade, Edwin Joel Brown Middle School lands at F, ahead of 0% of Ohio public middle schools.

Montgomery County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,139, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 160 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,487, Edwin Joel Brown Middle School among them.

Edwin Joel Brown Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Gem City Career Prep High School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Edwin Joel Brown Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 131 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 18.3:1 in 2020-21 and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School
District
Dayton City
Address
31 Willowwood Drive, Dayton, OH 45405
Phone
(937) 542-5740
County
Montgomery County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–09
Total enrollment
326
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
390438400826
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Edwin Joel Brown Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School?
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does Edwin Joel Brown Middle School serve?
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School?
Student demographics at Edwin Joel Brown Middle School are roughly 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 78% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Edwin Joel Brown Middle School in?
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School is part of Dayton City.
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