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Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School

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Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School ranks 606 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Andover, Ohio, with 455 students. The school consistently outperforms the state average in both math and English language arts proficiency across grades 3 and 4, with 84.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math compared to the state average of 64.4% in 2024-2025. Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School has ranked in the top 50% of Ohio elementary schools for the past 10 years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, including female students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, Kingsville Elementary School and Austinburg Elementary School, Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School outperforms them in terms of test scores and overall school rankings. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has been higher than the state average in recent years, though it has shown improvement, declining from 28.2% in 2023-2024 to 26.4% in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 21.6 to 25.3 students per teacher, which is higher than the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 13.6 to 19.1 students per teacher.

Despite these challenges, Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School's strong academic performance, high rankings, and exceptional performance for certain student subgroups suggest that it is a well-managed and effective educational institution. The school's relatively low spending per student of $8,467 in 2018-2019, compared to the nearby schools' range of $7,160 to $11,005 per student, further highlights the school's efficiency and value. Overall, Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School appears to be a strong choice for parents in the Andover, Ohio area, particularly for those with students in the grades it serves.

459

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,117

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5571 State Route 6
Andover, OH 44003-1180

(440) 293-6206

District: Pymatuning Valley Local School District

Students who attend Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pymatuning Valley Middle School
High:	Pymatuning Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Ohio avg64%

606^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

417^th of 828Pymatuning Valley Local School District among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	606 of 1558	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	472 of 1577	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	560 of 1596	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	705 of 1588	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	725 of 1610	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	595 of 1676	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	883 of 1636	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.0	621 of 1651	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.3	498 of 1678	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	663 of 1684	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.2	469 of 1687	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	66.3	738 of 1701	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.8	460 of 1709	73.1%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	699 of 1686	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.3	1065 of 1662	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.8	1067 of 1610	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.5	951 of 1582	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.2	778 of 1609	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.5	1088 of 1504	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	55.2	289 of 824	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	182 of 765	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	35.8	681 of 1021	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	238 of 1452	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	258 of 1466	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	517 of 1483	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	548 of 1488	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	603 of 1467	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	650 of 1502	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	859 of 1518	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	47.3	592 of 759	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	277 of 1473	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	98 of 1484	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	217 of 1447	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	314 of 1419	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	466 of 1404	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	349 of 1465	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	711 of 1465	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	803 of 1466	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	585 of 1485	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	505 of 1498	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	758 of 1518	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	783 of 1499	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	536 of 1535	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	800 of 1536	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	214 of 935	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	243 of 900	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	297 of 856	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	638 of 1175	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	525 of 1190	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	603 of 1215	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	685 of 1242	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	730 of 1249	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	735 of 1271	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	856 of 1309	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)84th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)22nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics83%+16 vs state

English Language Arts61%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5571 State Route 6	Andover	44003	Ashtabula County	Pymatuning Valley Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 293-6206	459	24	19.1		421 (91.7%)	6 (1.3%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	65.9	606^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.1%		73.4	472^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	70.1%	134		84.1	81.5			66.7	55.6			$10,117
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	204 W Mulberry St	Jefferson	44047	Ashtabula County	Jefferson Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 576-9180	654	35	18.9	54.4%	590 (90.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	62.4	687^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.9%		58.6	782^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	50.4%	95	65.7	71.1	74.7	53.9	47.9	72.3	70.5	68.6	56.7	$9,446
Badger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7119 State Route 7	Kinsman	44428	Trumbull County	Joseph Badger Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 876-2860	250	13	19.2		233 (93.2%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	63.3	658^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.8%		54.8	852^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	46.0%	194		58.3	76.0			75.0	68.0			$12,372
Rock Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	3134 N Main St	Rock Creek	44084	Ashtabula County	Jefferson Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 563-3820	313	15	21.5	47.0%	276 (88.2%)	4 (1.3%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	57.6	772^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	50.4%		61.3	731^st of 1577 public elementary schools	53.6%	41	71.4	38.3	76.7	67.4	50.0	42.6	72.7	85.7	54.3	$10,092
Grand Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Grand Valley Ave West	Orwell	44076	Ashtabula County	Grand Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 805-4545	369	22	16.7	68.0%	361 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	55	815^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.7%		44.9	978^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.0%	163	70.7	59.7	68.2	58.6		62.9	66.7	55.2		$13,381
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	K-6	4174 Greenville Rd	Cortland	44410	Trumbull County	Maplewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 924-2431	356	24	14.8		341 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	83.8	195^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.5%		84.5	203^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	87.1%	8	85.1	84.9	94.2	78.3	76.1	74.1	90.4	74.5	77.8	$11,672
Austinburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 State Route 307	Austinburg	44010	Ashtabula County	Geneva Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 466-4831	216	16	13.6		198 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	76.2	409^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.7%		73.6	466^th of 1577 public elementary schools	70.5%	57	70.6	79.3	85.2	67.6		75.9	77.8	79.4		$11,865
Kingsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	5875 State Route 193	Kingsville	44048	Ashtabula County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 224-0281	394	23	17.1		336 (85.3%)	13 (3.3%)	22 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	63.5	652^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	58.2%		55.4	841^st of 1577 public elementary schools	46.7%	189	64.4	75.9	85.3	78.0		65.5	58.8	57.6		$9,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pymatuning Valley Middle School
High : Pymatuning Valley High School

Is Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School a good school?

Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School ranks 606^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School?

Students at Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School.

What district is Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School in?

Pymatuning Valley Local School District

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