Best Public Schools in Ostrander, OH

Summary:

The city of Ostrander, Ohio is home to a single standout elementary school, Buckeye Valley West Elementary School, which serves students from grades K-5. This school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 3 years, with a ranking of 190 out of 1,558 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Buckeye Valley West Elementary School is part of the Buckeye Valley Local District, which is ranked 129 out of 828 districts in Ohio and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Buckeye Valley West Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with test scores significantly higher than the state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 76.5% compared to the state average of 63.4%. The school also manages its resources efficiently, spending $9,081 per student, which is lower than the state average, yet it is still able to achieve these exceptional results.

While the school's performance is impressive, there is room for improvement in the area of chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 13.8% in the 2024-2025 school year. Overall, Buckeye Valley West Elementary School appears to be a high-performing and well-managed school that is providing a quality education to its students, and could serve as a model for other schools in the region.

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4340 State Route 257 S	Ostrander	43061	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 666-2731	648	35	18.5	13.3%	573 (88.4%)	10 (1.5%)	29 (4.5%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	84	190^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.8%		82.3	249^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	76.5	83.3	88.6	83.3	82.4	85.8	84.0	$14,371

Cities Near Ostrander

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Delaware	5.75 mi	14	203^rd
Plain City	6.92 mi	7	79^th
Powell	8.03 mi	11	54^th
Marysville	8.2 mi	8	183^rd
Dublin	8.97 mi	21	164^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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