Summary:
Sandy Valley Local is a three-school Ohio district serving roughly 1,254 students: Sandy Valley Elementary School for grades PK–5 (577 students), Sandy Valley Middle School for grades 6–8 (263 students), and Sandy Valley High School for grades 9–12 (414 students), with no alternative school. The district overall ranks 405th of 773 Ohio districts — the 48th percentile with 2 stars — a rating that hides large differences among the three buildings.
Sandy Valley Middle School is the strongest performer: 63rd percentile with 3 stars and a stable rank history (62nd, 60th, then 63rd). Math is its standout — 7th-grade math at 67.4% proficient versus 48.6% statewide, 8th-grade math at 68.4% versus 52.0%, and Algebra I at 86.7% versus 61.6%. Its weak spot is 8th-grade science at 45.1% versus 61.2% statewide, a 16.6-point one-year drop. Sandy Valley Elementary School sits at the 55th percentile with 3 stars, down from the 74th percentile three years ago. Its 4th-grade math is excellent at 82.1% versus 67.3% statewide, but 5th-grade math, 3rd-grade ELA, and 5th-grade ELA all fall below state averages, and several subjects declined sharply year over year.
Sandy Valley High School is the weakest school, at the 35th percentile with 2 stars, down from the 46th percentile. Its chronic absenteeism is 33.5% — far above the middle school's 15.8% and the elementary school's 13.9%. Math is the clearest problem: Geometry is 32.3% proficient versus 43.3% statewide after a drop of 18.7 points, and Algebra I is 42.9% versus 61.6%. Bright spots include English II at 71.8% versus 62.7% statewide, American Government at 77.6% versus 71.6%, and a 97.0% graduation rate. Note that free/reduced-lunch data are unavailable for all three schools, and spending figures are from 2018–19.
Thank you for your feedback!