THE JOURNEY
Metrics Matter
In many cases, Greater Dayton School students are achieving at 2–3 times the rate of their peers.
96%
daily attendance rate
Only 9% of students are chronically absent, compared to 44% of their peers in Dayton Public Schools.
73%
of GDS students ended the school year at or above the national average in reading.
64%
of GDS students ended the school year at or above the national average in math.
Greater Schools students spend
39%
more time in school than students in surrounding districts.
80%
of GDS students grew reading skills faster than the national average during the 2025-26 school year, averaging the 75th percentile in achievement.
For four consecutive years,
3 out of 4
3 out of 4
students have finished at or above grade level in reading — despite starting below the national average — and more than half are now a full year ahead.
3 out of 4
students whose entire education has been at GDS are above the national average in math.
81%
are above the national average in reading.
73%
of GDS students ended the school year at or above the national average in reading.
64%
of GDS students ended the school year at or above the national average in math.
Greater Schools students spend
39%
more time in school than students in surrounding districts.
80%
of GDS students grew reading skills faster than the national average during the 2025–26 school year, averaging the 75th percentile in achievement.
For four consecutive years,
3 out of 4
students have finished at or above grade level in reading — despite starting below the national average — and more than half are now a full year ahead.
96%
daily attendance rate
3 out of 4
Only 9% of students are chronically absent, compared to 44% of their peers in Dayton Public Schools.
3 out of 4
students whose entire education has been at GDS are above the national average in math.
81%
are above the national average in reading.
