David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

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David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Dayton, Ohio, with a student population of 762. The school is part of the Dayton City School District, which is ranked 702 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 75.98% African American, significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is well below the state average across all subject areas, with only 3.2% of students proficient or better in Geometry, compared to the state average of 39.8%. While the school's four-year graduation rate has improved, reaching 93.1% in 2023-2024, it is still below the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 49.4%, indicating a significant challenge in student engagement and attendance.

Interestingly, the nearby Dayton Digital Academy, also part of the Dayton City School District, has an even lower academic performance and graduation rate than David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center, suggesting that the challenges faced by the district as a whole are significant. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 15.8 over the past few years, could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention to students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 741 Washington St
       Dayton, OH  45402-8446


(937) 542-7180

District: Dayton City

SchoolDigger Rank:
733rd of 864 Ohio High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  762

Racial breakdown:

African American:
76.0%
White:
10.8%
Hispanic:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.2% Help


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Compare Details David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center ranks worse than 84.8% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.04. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center:

SchoolDigger ranks David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center 733rd of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center in the ranking list.)

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Dayton City:

SchoolDigger ranks Dayton City 702nd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

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Rank History for all students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 1.74 662nd 681 2.8%
2005 0.56 673rd 689 2.3%
2006 1.76 676th 696 2.9%
2007 8.35 707th 756 6.5%
2008 9.80 711th 767 7.3%
2009 18.80 702nd 791 11.3%
2010 19.77 716th 819 12.6%
2011 21.39 705th 818 13.8%
2012 28.97 693rd 832 16.7%
2013 22.31 675th 767 12.0%
2014 20.85 680th 769 11.6%
2015 9.26 712th 778 8.5%
2016 13.06 700th 784 10.7%
2017 5.27 733rd 773 5.2%
2018 15.40 670th 800 16.3%
2019 16.28 685th 836 18.1%
2021 10.23 707th 819 13.7%
2022 11.28 707th 836 15.4%
2023 11.36 733rd 867 15.5%
2024 10.04 733rd 864 15.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.85 194th 201 3.5%
2021 11.07 196th 211 7.1%
2022 37.31 148th 222 33.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.05 77th 100 23.0%
2019 28.64 83rd 112 25.9%
2021 28.35 89th 119 25.2%
2022 26.40 85th 111 23.4%
2023 28.62 78th 107 27.1%
2024 21.75 97th 111 12.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.29 406th 614 33.9%
2024 33.33 383rd 598 36.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.95 618th 758 18.5%
2019 20.14 652nd 779 16.3%
2021 14.02 657th 763 13.9%
2022 17.03 642nd 773 16.9%
2023 15.19 678th 805 15.8%
2024 13.33 699th 822 15.0%
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Rank History for Female students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.86 666th 751 11.3%
2019 9.52 702nd 781 10.1%
2021 5.11 714th 775 7.9%
2022 7.99 707th 794 11.0%
2023 7.73 718th 813 11.7%
2024 8.88 709th 798 11.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.27 284th 550 48.4%
2019 45.83 313th 628 50.2%
2021 15.47 536th 596 10.1%
2022 33.19 385th 606 36.5%
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Rank History for Male students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.43 653rd 763 14.4%
2019 14.21 680th 792 14.1%
2021 12.11 675th 778 13.2%
2022 11.81 691st 808 14.5%
2023 10.01 711th 819 13.2%
2024 7.71 726th 816 11.0%
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Rank History for African American students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.03 159th 279 43.0%
2019 32.53 207th 303 31.7%
2021 29.20 189th 284 33.5%
2022 27.88 210th 306 31.4%
2023 26.71 224th 323 30.7%
2024 26.61 224th 318 29.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.07 197th 207 4.8%
2021 24.82 191st 239 20.1%
2022 26.89 196th 260 24.6%
2023 16.16 235th 270 13.0%
2024 14.60 240th 273 12.1%
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Rank History for White students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.70 639th 718 11.0%
2019 23.80 624th 739 15.6%
2021 27.60 573rd 727 21.2%
2022 11.96 664th 749 11.3%
2023 15.22 660th 756 12.7%
2024 11.93 666th 754 11.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 390 1174 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1568
1989 423 1230 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1658
1990 414 1052 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1468
1991 461 1031 3 1 2 n/a n/a 0 1498
1992 453 881 5 1 2 n/a n/a 0 1342
1993 498 944 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1447
1994 497 1018 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1519
1995 317 906 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1226
1996 317 906 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1226
1997 305 818 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1128
1998 311 963 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 1281
1999 233 887 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1125
2000 220 902 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1126
2001 185 815 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1003
2002 62 322 0 0 0 n/a n/a 3 387
2003 62 322 0 0 0 n/a n/a 3 387
2004 43 288 1 0 0 n/a n/a 2 334
2005 39 341 1 1 0 n/a n/a 6 388
2006 36 355 1 1 0 n/a n/a 5 398
2007 35 366 0 2 0 n/a n/a 5 408
2008 43 379 0 2 0 n/a n/a 3 427
2009 38 303 0 4 0 n/a n/a 3 348
2010 61 446 1 9 0 n/a n/a 4 521
2011 95 498 3 15 0 0 15 0 626
2012 105 550 5 17 0 0 24 0 701
2013 94 619 4 19 1 0 36 0 773
2014 106 630 4 25 1 0 33 0 799
2015 106 653 7 25 0 1 32 0 824
2016 92 645 4 22 0 0 33 0 796
2017 100 592 5 22 0 0 30 0 749
2018 85 618 4 30 0 0 26 0 763
2019 88 621 6 38 0 1 20 0 774
2020 82 624 3 49 0 1 25 0 784
2021 76 627 2 52 0 1 34 0 792
2022 79 575 2 65 0 1 32 0 754
2023 82 579 2 70 0 0 29 0 762

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1568 91.0 17.2 0
1989 1658 100.0 16.5 n/a
1990 1468 98.1 14.9 n/a
1991 1498 103.0 14.5 n/a
1992 1342 104.0 12.9 30.8
1993 1447 108.5 13.3 43.3
1994 1519 113.0 13.4 37.5
1995 1226 89.0 13.8 0
1996 1226 89.0 13.8 0
1997 1128 88.0 12.8 64.8
1998 1281 103.0 12.4 54
1999 1125 124.7 9.0 75.9
2000 1126 99.0 11.4 58.6
2001 1003 74.2 13.5 50
2002 387 69.0 5.6 56.8
2003 387 69.0 5.6 56.8
2004 334 44.0 7.6 56
2005 388 35.0 11.1 56.3
2006 398 36.0 11.1 63.1
2007 408 35.0 11.7 61.3
2008 427 34.0 12.6 n/a
2009 348 29.0 12.0 68.1
2010 521 42.5 12.2 78.7
2011 626 43.0 14.5 76.4
2012 701 43.0 16.3 78.5
2013 773 44.0 17.5 78.8
2014 799 55.0 14.5 72.7
2015 824 n/a n/a 70.5
2016 796 66.0 12.0 92.2
2017 749 60.0 12.4 n/a
2018 763 58.0 13.1 n/a
2019 774 54.0 14.3 n/a
2020 784 53.0 14.7 n/a
2021 792 50.0 15.8 n/a
2022 754 50.0 15.0 n/a
2023 762 54.0 14.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1568 91.0 17.2 0
1989 1658 100.0 16.5 n/a
1990 1468 98.1 14.9 n/a
1991 1498 103.0 14.5 n/a
1992 1342 104.0 12.9 30.8
1993 1447 108.5 13.3 43.3
1994 1519 113.0 13.4 37.5
1995 1226 89.0 13.8 0
1996 1226 89.0 13.8 0
1997 1128 88.0 12.8 64.8
1998 1281 103.0 12.4 54
1999 1125 124.7 9.0 75.9
2000 1126 99.0 11.4 58.6
2001 1003 74.2 13.5 50
2002 387 69.0 5.6 56.8
2003 387 69.0 5.6 56.8
2004 334 44.0 7.6 56
2005 388 35.0 11.1 56.3
2006 398 36.0 11.1 63.1
2007 408 35.0 11.7 61.3
2008 427 34.0 12.6 n/a
2009 348 29.0 12.0 68.1
2010 521 42.5 12.2 78.7
2011 626 43.0 14.5 76.4
2012 701 43.0 16.3 78.5
2013 773 44.0 17.5 78.8
2014 799 55.0 14.5 72.7
2015 824 n/a n/a 70.5
2016 796 66.0 12.0 92.2
2017 749 60.0 12.4 n/a
2018 763 58.0 13.1 n/a
2019 774 54.0 14.3 n/a
2020 784 53.0 14.7 n/a
2021 792 50.0 15.8 n/a
2022 754 50.0 15.0 n/a
2023 762 54.0 14.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,133
2022 $15,847
2023 $15,717

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 685th of 836 High schoolsRanks 733rd of 867 High schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center)65.534.7
 30.8%
   End of Course American Government (Dayton City)58.444.1
 14.3%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center)39.243.7
 4.5%
   End of Course American History (Dayton City)40.343.1
 2.8%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center)57.742.3
 15.4%
   End of Course Biology (Dayton City)4527.1
 17.9%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center)48.226.8
 21.4%
   End of Course English II (Dayton City)38.225.1
 13.1%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center)21.29.7
 11.5%
   End of Course Geometry (Dayton City)21.714.1
 7.6%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center)1311.7
 1.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dayton City)19.814.1
 5.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students774762
 1.6%
African American621579
 6.8%
American Indian00
Asian62
 66.7%
Hispanic3870
 84.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White8882
 6.8%
Two or More Races2029
 45%


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Students at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center are 76% African American, 11% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Ohio high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 762 students attended David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center.


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