Summary:
Ripley, Ohio, a small Ohio River town in Brown County, is served by two schools in the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local district — Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School (grades K–6, 410 students) and Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Junior/Senior High School (grades 7–12, 192 students), together enrolling 602 students across all grades K–12.
The two schools are performing at very different levels. Neither carries its own star rating — both show the same district-level rating of 2 stars, 32nd percentile of 773 Ohio districts — so that figure tells parents little about either building. Judged against their own peer schools, the elementary sits at the 56th percentile with 3 stars in each of the last three years, averaging 66.9% proficient in 2025-26 versus a 62.1% state average, with standout 5th grade results (math 78.9% vs. 59.1% state, ELA 81.6% vs. 70.4%). The junior/senior high sits at the 24th percentile with 1 star, below the state in 9 of 11 measures and averaging 50.6% versus 60.2% state. Its weakest results are all math: 8th grade math (21.6% vs. 52.0%), Geometry (22.4% vs. 43.3%), and Algebra I (51.7% vs. 61.6%). The elementary's percentile has held steady (54 → 53 → 56) while the high school's has fallen (35 → 26 → 24).
Attendance splits the two buildings sharply: chronic absenteeism is 18.4% at the elementary (below the 25.1% district rate) but 35.2% at the junior/senior high — nearly double. One striking contradiction stands out at the high school: a 97.1% graduation rate alongside mostly below-state proficiency. Recent gains there are real — End-of-Course results rose from 45.4% to 54.0% on the six subjects reported both years — but with only about 32 students per grade, those numbers can swing on a handful of students. Parents should also note that free/reduced-price lunch data is not reported for either school, and spending figures date to 2018-19.
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