Best Dayton Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 669 students in Dayton, VA.

The top-ranked public middle school in Dayton, VA is Wilbur S. Pence Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Dayton, VA public middle school have an average math proficiency score of 65% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 65%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 70% statewide average). Middle schools in Dayton have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Virginia public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).