Summary:
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School is the only middle school serving the Upper Scioto Valley Local district in Mc Guffey, Ohio, enrolling 54 students in grades 7–8 with a 2-star rating and a rank of 517 of 773 districts, or the 33rd percentile statewide.
On the 2025–26 Ohio State Tests, results were mostly below state averages: 8th grade science was 28.6% proficient versus 61.2% statewide, 8th grade ELA was 42.9% versus 58.3%, 7th grade ELA was 51.9% versus 62.7%, and 8th grade math was 46.4% versus 52.0%. The bright spot was 7th grade math at 48.1%, essentially matching the state's 48.6%. Year over year, 7th grade math improved sharply from 36% to 48.1%, while 8th grade science fell from 53.8% to 28.6% — a 25.2-point drop and the clearest warning sign. Seventh grade ELA slipped from 72% (which had beaten the state by 9.1 points) to 51.9%, and 8th grade ELA dipped from 46.2% to 42.9%. Across the five tested subjects, the school averaged about 43.6% proficient in 2025–26, roughly 13 points below the state, after averaging about 50.8% the prior year.
Rank history shows stability but not strength: 2 stars in each of 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26, with percentile easing from 44 to 33. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–26 was 15.6% at the school versus 16.1% in the district, a relative positive. Free/reduced lunch is not reported in this extract, and per-student spending of $8,350 is only available for 2018–19. The reported student-teacher ratio of 54 may reflect a data anomaly rather than a literal count. With only 54 students, a handful of students can shift percentages dramatically, so single-year changes should be read cautiously.
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