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.
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