Dayton City Elementary

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Dayton, Tennessee·37321
Score
70.7/100
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#53
Among 179 Tennessee K-8 schools
Top 30%
In Tennessee

Score 70.7/100: better than 70% of Tennessee K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% on track or mastered on state tests in Tennessee, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Tennessee schools.

English language arts
46%
Similar Tennessee schools ≈ 37%, better than 79% of them
530 students tested
Math
45%
Similar Tennessee schools ≈ 39%, better than 66% of them
529 students tested
Science
46%
Similar Tennessee schools ≈ 43%, better than 53% of them
530 students tested
All Tennessee schools (ELA / math)
42% / 41%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 25 published results by grade and test

As published by Tennessee Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3TCAP ACH: ELA40.297
English language artsGrade 4TCAP ACH: ELA46.688
English language artsGrade 5TCAP ACH: ELA53.196
English language artsGrade 6TCAP ACH: ELA48.568
English language artsGrade 7TCAP ACH: ELA38.683
English language artsGrade 8TCAP ACH: ELA46.998
English language artsAll gradesTCAP ACH: ELA45.7530
MathGrade 3TCAP ACH: Math3297
MathGrade 4TCAP ACH: Math47.187
MathGrade 5TCAP ACH: Math5096
MathGrade 6TCAP ACH: Math44.168
MathGrade 7TCAP ACH: Math34.983
MathGrade 8TCAP ACH: Math61.298
MathAll gradesTCAP ACH: Math45.2529
ScienceGrade 3TCAP ACH: Science41.297
ScienceGrade 4TCAP ACH: Science36.488
ScienceGrade 5TCAP ACH: Science40.696
ScienceGrade 6TCAP ACH: Science52.968
ScienceGrade 7TCAP ACH: Science51.883
ScienceGrade 8TCAP ACH: Science53.198
ScienceAll gradesTCAP ACH: Science45.7530
Social studiesGrade 6TCAP ACH: Social Studies63.268
Social studiesGrade 7TCAP ACH: Social Studies73.583
Social studiesGrade 8TCAP ACH: Social Studies56.198
Social studiesAll gradesTCAP ACH: Social Studies63.9249

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
863
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
863
Typical K-8 school: 373
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Rhea County

Contact

Address
520 Cherry ST
Dayton, TN 37321

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Tennessee. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Dayton City Elementary at a glance

Dayton City Elementary is a public K-8 school in Dayton, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8. It is part of the Dayton school district. It has about 863 students (a typical Tennessee K-8 school has 373).

In 2025-26 state tests, 46% in English language arts (similar schools: 37%) and 45% in math (similar schools: 39%) reached the state standard (% on track or mastered). On our score, which compares it only with other Tennessee K-8 schools, it scores 70.7 out of 100: better than 70% of them, ranking #53 of 179. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.