Summary:
River Valley Local in Ohio serves about 1,821 students across four schools: two elementary schools (Heritage Elementary School, grades K–5, and Liberty Elementary School, grades PK–5), one middle school (River Valley Middle School, grades 6–8), and one high school (River Valley High School, grades 9–12). The district as a whole ranks 327 of 773 Ohio districts, at the 58th percentile with 3 stars — a middling rating that hides large differences among its individual schools.
Heritage Elementary School is the district's academic anchor and its only 4-star school, ranking at the 71st percentile among Ohio elementary schools. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.2%, well under the district's 11.2%, and its 5th-grade ELA score of 87.1% is the highest single test result in the district. Liberty Elementary School, by contrast, is the lowest-ranked school (49th percentile, 2 stars) yet also the most improved, with average proficiency up roughly 6.3 points and its percentile rising from 39 to 49. Even so, Heritage outperformed Liberty in six of seven elementary tests, often by double digits, including a 21.9-point gap in 4th-grade ELA.
River Valley Middle School is split by subject: 8th-grade Science (76.0%) and Algebra I (75.0%) are above the state, while 7th- and 8th-grade math and ELA fall below it. River Valley High School reports a 100.0% graduation rate and strong results in American Government (85.0%), American History (86.9%), Biology (76.2%), and English II (72.0%), but Algebra I is a clear weak spot at 51.4%, below both district and state. The high school also has the district's highest absenteeism at 17.0%, 5.8 points above the district. Note that free/reduced lunch data is unavailable for all four schools, and spending figures date to 2018–2019.
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