Steele High School (Dayton, Ohio)
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Dayton Public Schools is the
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in the U.S. state of Ohio that serves
Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...
. The district covers 49 square miles. Dayton Public Schools (DPS) is the 12th largest PreK-12 district in the state, with a 2017–2018 enrollment of about 12571. DPS has 27 schools, 17 elementary schools, 3 stand-alone middle schools, and 7 high schools.. DPS operates the FM jazz radio station WDPS.


Schools


High schools (9-12 & 7-12)


Elementary and middle schools

* Belle Haven Pre-K-6 School * Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy Pre-K-8 * Cleveland Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Eastmont Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Edison Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Edwin Joel Brown Middle School * Fairview Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Horace Mann Elementary Pre-K-6 School * International School at Residence Park for English Learner Students K-12 * Kemp Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Kiser Elementary Pre-K-6 School – At the site of the former Kiser High School * Louise Troy Elementary Pre-K-6 School * River's Edge Montessori Pre-K-6 School * Roosevelt Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Rosa Parks Early Learning Center Pre-K * Ruskin Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Valerie Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Westwood Elementary Pre-K-6 School * Wogaman Middle School * Wright Brothers Middle School


K-12

* The International School At Residence Park


Former school buildings

The following schools have been closed and, in some cases, demolished.


High schools


Elementary schools

*Allen Elementary School *Belmont Elementary School *Carlson Elementary School *Central Elementary School *Clark Occupational *Cornell Heights Elementary School *Drexel Elementary School *Emerson Elementary School *Fairport Elementary School *Fort McKinley Elementary School *Franklin Montessori School *Gardendale Elementary School *Garfield Elementary School *Gettysburg Elementary School *Grace A. Greene Elementary School (housed 1997-2004 at Fairview) *Hawthorne Elementary School *Hickorydale Elementary School *Highview Elementary School *Huffman Elementary School *Irving Elementary School *Jackson Elementary School *Jackson Primary School *Jane Addams Elementary School *Jefferson Elementary School *Lewton Elementary School *Lincoln Elementary School *Longfellow Elementary School *Loos Elementary School *MacFarlane Elementary School *McGuffey Elementary School *McKinley Occupational *McNary Park Elementary School *Miami Chapel Elementary School *Orville Wright Elementary School *Patterson Kennedy Elementary School *Residence Park Elementary School *Shiloh Elementary School *Shoup Mill Elementary School *U. S. Grant Elementary School *Van Cleve Elementary School *Washington Elementary School *Weaver Elementary School *Webster Elementary School *Westwood Elementary School *Whittier Elementary School *Willard Elementary School


Notable alumni (Closed high schools)


Steele High School

* Margaret Andrew former experimental engineer,
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* Harry P. Jeffrey one-term member of the
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See also

*
List of school districts in Ohio This is a list of school districts in the U.S. state of Ohio, sorted by the name of school district. Districts will often shorten their names; for example, Sandy Valley Local School District is often referred to as Sandy Valley Schools. Distr ...
* Dayton City League


References


External links


Official website
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