Best Public Schools in Bowerston, OH

Bowerston, Ohio has two public schools — Conotton Valley Elementary (PK–5) and Conotton Valley High School (6–12) — both in the Conotton Valley Union Local district. Together they enroll 517 students on one shared campus at 7205 Cumberland Rd SW. There is no separate middle school or alternative school, so grades 6–8 are served inside the high school. The district sits at the 75th percentile statewide, ranked 196th of 773 with 4 stars.

Both schools are standouts that have improved over the past three years. Conotton Valley Elementary ranks 423rd of 1,560 (73rd percentile, 4 stars), up from the 67th percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024. Its strongest results are in science and reading: 5th Grade Science hit 90.7% proficient versus 62.7% statewide, and 4th and 5th Grade ELA both reached 88.4%. Every listed elementary test score was above the state average. Chronic absenteeism is low at 3.5%, though free/reduced lunch participation is higher here (53.61%) than at the high school, and its student/teacher ratio is 20.7 with $13,045 spent per student in 2018–2019.

Conotton Valley High School ranks 222nd of 795 (72nd percentile, 4 stars), up from the 63rd percentile, and posts a 95.0% graduation rate. Algebra I stands out at 87.5% versus 61.6% state, along with 7th Grade Math at 75.7% versus 48.6% and American Government at 83.9%. The one below-state result is 6th Grade ELA at 53.8% versus 56.0%, a drop from 71.1% the prior year. Its main watch item is chronic absenteeism at 11.4% — more than three times the elementary rate. It spends $19,875 per student with a student/teacher ratio of 11.8.