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Buckeye Valley East Elementary School

Q: Is Buckeye Valley East Elementary School a good school?

Buckeye Valley East Elementary School ranks 539 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Buckeye Valley East Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 414 students in grades PK-5 in Ashley, Ohio, which is part of the Buckeye Valley Local School District. This school consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests across grade levels and subjects, with particularly strong results in Math and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 76.7% of 3rd graders, 84.6% of 4th graders, and 62.1% of 5th graders at Buckeye Valley East Elementary were proficient or better in Math, exceeding the state averages.

While the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 37.44% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, it still manages to perform well academically. This suggests the school has effective strategies in place to support these students. Compared to nearby schools, Buckeye Valley East Elementary outperforms many of them, such as Park Avenue Elementary School and Laura Woodward Elementary School, in test scores and other metrics.

Buckeye Valley East Elementary School has also shown a consistent trend of improvement, moving from a 2-star rating in 2015-2016 to a 3-star rating in recent years, indicating the school's commitment to continuous improvement and the effectiveness of its strategies. Overall, this school is a strong-performing elementary school that provides a quality education for its students, despite the challenges it may face.

441

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,752

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

522 E High St
Ashley, OH 43003-9748

(740) 363-2253

District: Buckeye Valley Local

Students who attend Buckeye Valley East Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Buckeye Valley Local Middle School
High:	Buckeye Valley Local High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg80%

Ohio avg64%

539^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Buckeye Valley Local

129^th of 828Buckeye Valley Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	539 of 1558	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	636 of 1577	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	606 of 1596	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	964 of 1588	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	847 of 1610	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	961 of 1676	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	993 of 1636	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	1077 of 1651	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	1201 of 1678	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.6	1067 of 1684	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.1	584 of 1687	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	451 of 1701	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	598 of 1709	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.0	1013 of 1686	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.6	830 of 1662	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.4	1164 of 1610	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	56.4	888 of 1582	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.9	809 of 1609	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.2	1007 of 1504	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.2	943 of 1501	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.7	1183 of 1471	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	653 of 824	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	513 of 765	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	611 of 1021	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	448 of 1452	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	586 of 1466	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	597 of 1483	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	838 of 1488	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	819 of 1467	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	711 of 1502	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	814 of 1518	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	167 of 219	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	675 of 759	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	737 of 1473	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	678 of 1484	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	591 of 1447	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.0	1083 of 1419	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	876 of 1404	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1067 of 1465	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1111 of 1465	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	595 of 1466	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	615 of 1485	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	563 of 1498	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	1012 of 1518	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	776 of 1499	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	989 of 1535	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1055 of 1536	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	480 of 935	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	487 of 900	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	450 of 856	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	540 of 1175	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	683 of 1190	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	686 of 1215	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1006 of 1242	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	888 of 1249	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	946 of 1271	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	986 of 1309	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)24th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+11 vs state

English Language Arts71%+8 vs state

Science71%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Buckeye Valley East Elementary School

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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 East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	522 E High St	Ashley	43003	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 363-2253	441	29	15.2	33.8%	406 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	69.6	539^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.4%		65.9	636^th of 1577 public elementary schools	59.7%	97	71.1	76.7	84.6	62.1	83.6	67.8	62.2	$13,752
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Nichols St	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Cardington-Lincoln Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 864-6692	392	22	17.8		358 (91.3%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	34.3	1074^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.1%		43.2	1003^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	36.4%	71		55.1	55.1		49.3	50.0		$10,794
James Conger Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Channing St	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 833-1300	453	22	20.5	43.3%	338 (74.6%)	26 (5.7%)	45 (9.9%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	50.7	886^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.1%		43.3	1000^th of 1577 public elementary schools	36.6%	114	57.1	48.6	67.2	42.4	59.5	74.2	70.8	$12,633
David Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	355 N Liberty St	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 833-1350	376	20	18.8	39.4%	311 (82.7%)	14 (3.7%)	19 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	64.7	631^st of 1558 public elementary schools	59.5%		64.7	666^th of 1577 public elementary schools	57.8%	35	79.7	64.8	67.3	59.3	69.0	64.3	79.7	$13,522
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	Public	K-5	746 St Rt 37 W	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 833-1450	533	27	19.7	31.0%	435 (81.6%)	26 (4.9%)	25 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	79.3	334^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.6%		70.2	531^st of 1577 public elementary schools	66.3%	197	85.1	74.7	85.0	65.3	84.0	82.2	79.7	$12,289
Laura Woodward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 S Washington St	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 833-1600	621	31	20.0	50.7%	420 (67.6%)	57 (9.2%)	73 (11.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (9.3%)	47	940^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.7%		54.8	857^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.7%	83	60.3	52.3	79.2	43.3	52.3	60.4	60.3	$10,331
Prairie Run Elementary School	Public	K-4	701 N Miller Dr	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 965-7850	352	20	17.6	21.9%	315 (89.5%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)		80.6			74.0			$7,942
Robert F Schultz Elementary School	Public	K-5	499 Applegate Ln	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 833-1400	777	35	22.2	30.4%	570 (73.4%)	66 (8.5%)	63 (8.1%)	29 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.0%)	65	626^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.8%		72.4	492^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	68.8%	134	74.3	72.4	67.0	59.1	66.4	69.6	74.3	$10,624
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	335 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 946-5736	475	32	14.8	50.9%	432 (90.9%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	31.3	1105^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.1%		31.4	1119^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.0%	14	38.5	43.7	74.6	27.7	45.1	50.8	53.8	$12,131
Cheshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2681 Gregory Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5750	508	31	16.5	11.6%	260 (51.2%)	38 (7.5%)	21 (4.1%)	148 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	86.7	125^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.0%		89	71^st of 1577 public elementary schools	95.5%	54	81.7	90.5	91.4	83.1	85.1	81.5	88.7	$16,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye Valley East Elementary School

How many students attend Buckeye Valley East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Buckeye Valley East Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Buckeye Valley East Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Buckeye Valley East Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buckeye Valley Local Middle School
High : Buckeye Valley Local High School

Is Buckeye Valley East Elementary School a good school?

Buckeye Valley East Elementary School ranks 539^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Buckeye Valley East Elementary School?

Students at Buckeye Valley East Elementary School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Buckeye Valley East Elementary School in?

Buckeye Valley Local

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