Best Public Schools in Galloway, OH

Galloway, Ohio has four public schools — two K–4 elementary schools (Darby Woods Elementary School and Alton Hall Elementary School), one grades 5–6 school (Galloway Ridge Intermediate School), and one grades 9–12 school (Westland High School) — all part of the South-Western City district, which ranks 508 of 773 Ohio districts at the 34th percentile with 2 stars. Total enrollment is 3,616 students, with grades 7–8 not represented in this list.

Darby Woods Elementary School has the strongest current profile: the best 2025–26 rank (38th percentile, 2 stars), the lowest chronic absenteeism at 19.3%, and 4th grade ELA at 62.5% and math at 67%, above district in both cases. Alton Hall Elementary School has improved its rank steadily from 23% to 31% and moved from 1 star to 2 stars, with 4th grade math up to 59.1% and 3rd grade ELA up to 54.6%, though 4th grade ELA sits at 46.2%. Galloway Ridge Intermediate School improved in all five tested subjects year over year, but every subject remains below district and state averages. Westland High School is the largest school at 1,853 students and faces the biggest challenges: 20th percentile rank, 1 star, 49.5% chronic absenteeism against the district's 32.1%, an 89.7% graduation rate below the district's 91.8%, and below-district scores in all six End-of-Course subjects.

Across the four schools, average chronic absenteeism is 30.5%, slightly below the district's 32.1%, but weighting by enrollment pushes it to about 37.2% because Westland is so large. Free/reduced lunch ranges from 61.51% to 83.12%, and per-student spending (2018–19 data) ranges from $8,140 to $9,936. Poverty and spending do not map neatly onto outcomes here, and the dated spending figures mean resource comparisons should be treated cautiously.