Enrollment
188
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY DAYTON DOWNTOWN·NCES 390138305625
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown
121 S Monmouth St, Dayton, OH 45403 · (937) 281-1980 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Ohio public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- A-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 69% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
62%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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.3pp since 2021
Math
14.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 13.4% |
| 2022-23 | 24.8% | 6.4% |
| 2021-22 | 18.8% | 3.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #1,497 of 1,569 ▼ 22 | #70 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,426 of 1,569 ▲ 6 | #64 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #258 of 1,514 | #8 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #1,607 of 1,808 | #77 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #399 of 992 | #13 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
188
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 188 | 11 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 14 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 15 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 88% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 130 | 7 | 18.6:1 | 98% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (223 to 188); teachers down 35% (17 to 11).
About Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is a low-enrollment elementary school in Ohio, located in Dayton. It educates 188 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is Black (47%). Other groups make up 38% White, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Montgomery County as a whole is about 20% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1 at Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1.
allk12 grades Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown a D. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is located in Montgomery County, where median household income is about $66,139, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 74,487 students.
The school nearest to Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is Wright Brothers Middle School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size. Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is one of the charter schools in Ohio.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 187 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 188. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.1:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Science Academy Dayton DowntownWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown?
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown enrolls approximately 188 students in grades KG-08.
Is Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown?
At Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown, the student body is approximately 38% White, 5% Hispanic, 47% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown in?
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown is part of Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown.
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