The top reported proficiency rate is 92% in Social studies. The lowest is 76% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Dalton Elementary School
Dalton Elementary School is a small public school serving kindergarten through fourth grade in the village of Dalton, a quiet residential community in Wayne County, Ohio. The school sits on a consolidated campus with the district's middle and high schools, within walking distance of downtown Dalton's modest village center. The enrollment is small, reflecting the size of the surrounding community.
The school's academic performance is solid across the subjects tested. In math, proficiency stands well above the county midpoint. English language arts proficiency is lower but still respectable. The only available social studies data comes from 2017 and is not recent enough to characterize current performance. All students tested participate fully in state assessments.
The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic population and even smaller numbers of Black and multiracial students. Asian enrollment is minimal. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates, rates for students with individualized education plans, or English learner counts, so a parent cannot determine from available data what proportion of students are economically disadvantaged or receiving special services. Whether this reflects missing data or an actual absence of these populations at the school is unclear.
Dalton itself is a small, walkable village of about 1,500 residents, bordered by farmland and the Lincoln Highway corridor. The town has a tree-lined downtown with local shops and civic spaces but no bar scene or nightlife. It is home to P. Graham Dunn, an employee-owned wood-crafts manufacturer with a large retail gallery, and sits within commuting distance of the J.M. Smucker headquarters in Orrville, about five miles away. The Sippo Valley Trail, a regional recreational attraction, begins at the village green park near the school. Population growth has been gradual, and housing values have edged up modestly. The broader housing market in the ZIP code is moderately priced relative to Ohio's state average.
Among the school districts in Wayne County, Dalton Elementary's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile. The school's grade band means no graduation rate data applies, and chronic absenteeism information was not available.
One-year trend data showed no change in math or ELA proficiency from the current school year, though only a single year of data is available so long-term direction cannot be determined. Parents interested in understanding special education or English learner services, staffing depth, or detailed program offerings may want to contact the school directly, as these details were not captured in publicly available reporting.
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