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educational revolution

What happens when under-resourced students are given the resources we all need to thrive? This.

Dream bigger.
Work harder.
Be GREATER.

The Greater Dayton School is Ohio’s first private non-religious school exclusively for under-resourced students. Our model is predicated on personalized instruction, whole-child learning, wraparound services, long-term outcomes, low student-teacher ratios, multi-age classrooms and family involvement.

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Revolutionary results

Closing the achievement gap in a single year.

When students enter GDS, their test scores average in the 35th percentile nationally, highlighting the well-known achievement gap between income levels. Yet, at the end of their first year, these same students score in 57th percentile, more than closing the income achievement gap.

Whole-child outcomes Our ultimate metric is adult success. So we measure everything along the way. See the facts

Our campus

It’s drawn national attention for its uniqueness.
We think it’s the learning environment all kids deserve.

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Core Values

Student-first; student-centered

In too many schools, decisions are made in the interests of adults. We focus relentlessly and unapologetically on the kids.

Dream big; work hard

To be associated with GDS is to set impossibly high goals. No one outperforms their own self image. Might as well dream big!

Ownership by everyone

Every student and adult who steps foot in GDS has a stake in every child’s success. And we hold one another accountable.

Do the right thing

Character and integrity are at the heart of everything we teach, track and model for our students.

The Greater Dayton School

Join the educational revolution

Dream bigger.Work harder.Be GREATER.