Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARMSTRONG SD·NCES 420259000569
Dayton Elementary School
175 E. Grant Avenue, Dayton, PA 16222 · (814) 257-8816 · Armstrong County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
194 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
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 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 63.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Elementary School
Dayton Elementary School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Elementary School this school | 194 | 100.0% | 61.5% |
| Redbank Valley Primary School New Bethlehem | 218 | 97.2% | N/A |
| Commodore Perry School Hadley | 223 | 97.3% | 55.9% |
| Montgomery Elementary School Mercersburg | 212 | 96.7% | 48.7% |
| Cairnbrook Elementary School Cairnbrook | 180 | 94.4% | 39.5% |
| Strodes Mills Elementary School McVeytown | 254 | 98.8% | 52.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #543 of 1,396 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #586 of 1,511 ▼ 187 | #4 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #607 of 1,511 ▼ 3 | #4 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #1,543 of 1,638 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #299 of 1,600 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #313 of 1,045 | #3 of 7 |
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
194
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 194 | 17.1 | 11.4:1 | 100% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 16.1 | 12.1:1 | 100% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 17.2 | 11.7:1 | 100% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 19 | 10.6:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 52% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 51% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 53% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dayton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (240 to 194); teachers down 19% (21 to 17.1).
About Dayton Elementary School
Dayton Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Dayton, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 194 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Armstrong SD enrolls 4,240 students in 8 schools, including Dayton Elementary School.
White students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Among Armstrong County residents, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
The school had 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. The school's 11.4:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. That is 10 points above the 90% average for public schools in Armstrong County.
Dayton Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
In Pennsylvania, Dayton Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.5% compared with a predicted 34.7%.
In Armstrong County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $65,008 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,972, Dayton Elementary School among them.
West Shamokin JSHS, about 6.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Dayton Elementary School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Dayton Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 8 students, from 202 to 194.
On allk12, people connected to Dayton Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Armstrong SD
- Armstrong JSHSHigh · 1,374 students
- Lenape Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- West Shamokin JSHSHigh · 526 students
- West Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- West Hills Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- Shannock Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
Other Dayton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Dayton Elementary. Dayton Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Dayton ElementaryDAYTON, MN · 556 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, NV · 451 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, IN · 390 students
- Dayton ElementarySan Leandro, CA · 340 students
- Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, WA · 185 students
Nearby schools
- West Shamokin JSHS6.4 mi · 526
- Shannock Valley Elementary School7.1 mi · 310
- Redbank Valley High School9.4 mi · 539
- Redbank Valley Primary School9.8 mi · 218
- Redbank Valley Intrmd School10.0 mi · 200
- W.A. McCreery Elementary School12.3 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Dayton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dayton Elementary School?
Dayton Elementary School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dayton Elementary School serve?
Dayton Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dayton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dayton Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dayton Elementary School?
Dayton Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dayton Elementary School?
Dayton Elementary School is overseen by Armstrong SD in Armstrong County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.