DAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dayton El Sch is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Armstrong SD school district, located in Dayton, PA with about 240 students offering grade levels from Kindergarten to 6th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 21 teachers, Dayton El Sch has a student/teacher ratio of about 11:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
Dayton Elementary School, located at 175 E. Grant Avenue in Dayton, Pennsylvania, serves as a primary educational facility within the Armstrong School District. As a community-focused institution, the school is dedicated to fostering the academic and social development of its students, typically catering to the foundational learning years in a rural, close-knit setting.
The school emphasizes a structured curriculum designed to build essential literacy and numeracy skills while providing a supportive environment for children to thrive. By leveraging the resources of the larger Armstrong School District, Dayton Elementary integrates standard educational practices with a commitment to local student engagement, ensuring that families in the Dayton area have access to quality public instruction focused on preparing students for future academic success.
For more information, contact Dayton El Sch at (814) 257-8816 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Dayton, PA 16222-0148
(814) 257-8816
http://des.asd.k12.pa.us
DAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Dayton, PA with about 240 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Pennsylvania
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Armstrong SD
- Total Students:
- 240
- Teachers:
- 21.02
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide eligible-Title I targeted assistance program
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 240 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending DAYTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly White, representing about 97% of the student body.
- White
- 96.7%
- Black or African American
- 1.3%
- Asian
- 0.8%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 0.8%
- Two or more races
- 0.4%
- Female
- 50.0%
- Male
- 50.0%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.