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Buckeye Valley East Elementary School

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Buckeye Valley East Elementary School ranks 270 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Buckeye Valley East Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 441 students in the small community of Ashley, Ohio, part of Buckeye Valley Local Schools, a district ranked 91st of 773 Ohio districts. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 270th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 83rd percentile, or top 17%, with 4 stars.

The most striking part of the story is the turnaround. In 2015–2016, Buckeye Valley East sat in the 28th percentile with 1 star; by 2021–2022 it was still at the 39th percentile with 2 stars. It has risen every year since: 62nd percentile in 2022–2023, 65th in 2024–2025, and 83rd in 2025–2026 — a 44-point gain in four years. Among nearby schools, only Cheshire Elementary (Olentangy Local, 91st percentile) ranks higher. Buckeye Valley East is ahead of Ervin Carlisle (75th), Robert F Schultz (64th), David Smith (59th), Laura Woodward (44th), James Conger (41st), Park Avenue (35th), and Cardington-Lincoln (30th). It reaches these results while serving a more economically mixed population than Cheshire, which has far lower poverty rates.

Results are strong but uneven. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade math was 81% proficient and 3rd grade ELA 83.1%, both above district and state; 4th grade was above state but below district in both subjects; and 5th grade math reached 100%, the highest among nearby schools, though it was 62.1% the year before, so it may reflect one strong cohort rather than a lasting shift. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest weakness at 15.0%, above the district's 13.9% and higher than most nearby high-performing schools. Effectiveness varies by group as well: female students rank in the 84th percentile and male students 73rd, while low-income students (63rd) and special education students (58th) trail the school's overall 83rd percentile. A favorable 15.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio is a plus. Overall, this is a strong, steadily improving school with real momentum; the main opportunities are attendance, consistency across grades and subjects, and support for lower-income and special education students.

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 Schools

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 — 28th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 55 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

Ohio avg63%

270^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 54 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

91^st of 773Buckeye Valley Local Schools 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
2026	80.9	270 of 1560	82.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	81.2	229 of 1452	84.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.8	536 of 1467	63.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	75.0	398 of 1467	72.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	49.7	386 of 914	57.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	70.9	379 of 1181	67.9%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-25 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics86%+23 vs state

English Language Arts78%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Mathematics 6th 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 Schools	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%)	80.9	270^th of 1560 public elementary schools	82.7%		69.6	539^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.4%	269		81.0	75.6	100.0		83.1	73.3		$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%)	33.9	1090^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.1%		34.3	1074^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.1%	16		60.7	44.4			54.8	45.9		$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%)	47.4	927^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.6%		50.7	886^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.1%	41	60.0	50.6	57.5	58.2		57.1	61.6	68.1	$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%)	65.1	633^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	59.4%		64.7	631^st of 1558 public elementary schools	59.5%	2	66.1	67.2	77.3	46.4		83.6	69.7	75.8	$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%)	76.8	383^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	75.4%		79.3	334^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.6%	49	82.5	63.3	72.3	64.8	100.0	81.0	84.8	82.8	$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%)	50.7	880^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.6%		47	940^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.7%	60	71.4	61.2	60.3	48.9		59.2	54.8	71.4	$10,331
Prairie Run Elementary School	Public	K-3	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)		82.0				77.5			$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%)	68.6	559^th of 1560 public elementary schools	64.2%		65	626^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.8%	67	71.3	72.6	72.8	62.5	100.0	69.6	69.5	67.8	$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%)	41.2	1016^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.9%		31.3	1105^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.1%	89	54.8	50.8	70.1	37.1		45.3	55.2	71.0	$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%)	86.2	137^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.2%		86.7	125^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.0%	12	79.6	88.8	94.7	76.3		87.6	86.7	87.1	$16,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye Valley East Elementary School

What district is Buckeye Valley East Elementary School in?

Buckeye Valley Local Schools

How many students attend Buckeye Valley East Elementary School?

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

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.

Is Buckeye Valley East Elementary School a good school?

Buckeye Valley East Elementary School ranks 270^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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