Summary:
Bidwell, Ohio, is served by two schools — River Valley Middle School (grades 6–8, 337 students) and River Valley High School (grades 9–12, 392 students) — both part of the Gallia County Local district, which ranks 528 of 773 schools statewide (32nd percentile, 2 stars). Together the two schools enroll 729 students. Note that free/reduced lunch percentages are blank for both schools, and the spending figures available are from 2018–2019, so they are old.
River Valley Middle School is the stronger of the two, earning 3 stars in each of the last three school years and currently sitting at the 52nd percentile (it peaked at 62nd in 2024–2025). It outperformed the district in every listed test in both years. Math is its standout: 7th grade math at 64.8% proficient is 16.2 points above the state, and Algebra I was 93.9% proficient (100% the prior year), though that Algebra I result likely reflects an advanced, selective middle-school cohort rather than all students. Its weaker spots are 6th grade English language arts at 44.1%, nearly 12 points below the state and down 11.3 points from the prior year, along with 6th grade math and 8th grade science slightly below state averages.
River Valley High School is at the opposite extreme: 1 star in each of the last three years, with its percentile slipping from 27 to 19, and every listed End-of-Course test below the state average. Geometry is weakest at 27.8%, though several subjects improved year over year — Algebra I rose from 18.4% to 43.9%, Biology from 52.4% to 61.7%, and English II from 47.5% to 55.4%. Chronic absenteeism is the biggest red flag at 40.6%, nearly double the district rate of 22.3% and well above the middle school's 23.9%. One bright spot: the graduation rate is 94.9%, above the district's 92.6%. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical (18.1 high school, 18.4 middle school), so they do not explain the gap.
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