Enrollment
204
Middle
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON SD 8·NCES 410399000228
Dayton Jr High School
801 Ferry St, Dayton, OR 97114 · (503) 864-2246 · Yamhill County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Oregon 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 Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
111%
226 students
DISTRICT 130% · STATE 76%
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 6 | 68 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 37% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dayton Jr High School→Dayton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dayton SD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
19.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
8.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 11.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dayton Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Yamhill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #191 of 200 ▼ 4 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #193 of 201 no change | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #180 of 208 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #109 of 180 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #63 of 180 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 111% | #2 of 194 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #70 of 141 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
204
-39 (-16%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
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 | 204 | 10.8 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 11.3 | 19.7:1 | 79% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 12.7 | 18.1:1 | 74% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 13 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 12.7 | 18.5:1 | 66% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 66% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 66% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 44% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (234 to 204); teachers down 15% (12.7 to 10.8).
About Dayton Jr High School
Dayton Jr High School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Dayton, Oregon. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 204 students. Enrollment is 59% lower than the average for middle schools in Oregon, which is about 494.
Dayton SD 8 serves 834 students across 3 schools.
White students are the majority at Dayton Jr High School, with 50% of enrollment. Other groups include 42% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. Dayton Jr High School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 18.9:1 comes from the school's 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1.
allk12 grades Dayton Jr High School an F. The grade compares the school only with Oregon public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Yamhill County has about 108,734 residents, and the median household income is $90,063, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Yamhill County has 34 public schools and roughly 14,724 students.
The school nearest to Dayton Jr High School is Dayton High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Dayton Jr High School is Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Dayton Jr High School dropped 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 243 to 204 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Yamhill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,734
Census ACS
Median income
$90,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dayton SD 8
- Dayton Grade SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 310 students
Other schools in Dayton
- Dayton Grade SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton High School0.0 mi · 310
- Dayton Grade School0.4 mi · 320
- Wascher Elementary School2.4 mi · 371
- Patton Middle School4.9 mi · 646
- Grandhaven Elementary School5.1 mi · 446
- St Paul Elementary School5.2 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Dayton Jr High School?
Dayton Jr High School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dayton Jr High School serve?
Dayton Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dayton Jr High School is approximately 18.9:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dayton Jr High School?
At Dayton Jr High School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 42% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Dayton Jr High School public or private?
Dayton Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dayton SD 8.
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