Emerson Academy of Dayton

Beautiful historic building south of downtown Dayton in the middle of stable, supportive neighborhood.

Serves the entire Dayton metropolitan area

Three wings - K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 grades

College Prep

Special Education

Computers in every classroom and a Technology Center where all students receive technology instruction as an integral part of their curriculum.

Chess, Journalism and Photography

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Public Charter School open to all students throughout the greater Dayton metropolitan area with first priority to students in the Dayton Public School District.

Challenging each child to achieve, better educating more children and preparing students for college and beyond.

National Heritage Academies (NHA) and Emerson Academy of Dayton are guided by a few key principles: first, we believe that a school environment with high academic and social expectations is necessary for students to thrive; second, NHA and Emerson believes that parents have the ultimate responsibility for their children's education and, thus, will choose what is best for their children; third, we believe that a school should support and reinforce the moral guidance a child receives at home; and lastly, we believe that a child's self-esteem is developed through diligence and achievement.

National Heritage Academies (NHA) purchased the 5th - 8th Grade Dayton Christian School Building in the spring of 2004. Emerson School was named after Ralph Waldo Emerson, a famous poet and writer. Dayton Public Schools built Emerson as a K-8 building in 1924 to replace the original school building. The original building, built in 1864, stood in the parking lot west of the current school building. NHA, in keeping with local tradition, named the school Emerson Academy of Dayton.