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Buckeye Valley West Elementary School

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

Buckeye Valley West Elementary School ranks 190 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Buckeye Valley West Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ostrander, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 660 students. The school is part of the Buckeye Valley Local District, which is ranked 129 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buckeye Valley West Elementary School consistently performs well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in subjects like Science, Mathematics, and English Language Arts across grades 3-5. The school's performance is significantly above the state average and often exceeds the Buckeye Valley Local District average as well. The school particularly excels for female and white students, ranking in the top 20-30% of Ohio elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school's performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students is more average, ranking in the middle to lower half of Ohio elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Buckeye Valley West Elementary School outperforms many in academic metrics, such as having a 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 76.5% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the 57.1% rate at Laura Woodward Elementary (Delaware City) and the 62.2% rate at Indian Springs Elementary (Olentangy Local). The school has also shown a consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 439th out of 1,684 Ohio elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 190th out of 1,558 in 2024-2025, indicating a commitment to continuous improvement.

648

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,371

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4340 State Route 257 S
Ostrander, OH 43061-9413

(740) 666-2731

District: Buckeye Valley Local Schools

Students who attend Buckeye Valley West Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

Ohio avg64%

190^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Buckeye Valley Local Schools

129^th of 828Buckeye 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
2025	84.0	190 of 1558	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	249 of 1577	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	285 of 1596	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	246 of 1588	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	258 of 1610	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	65 of 1676	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	189 of 1636	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.5	153 of 1651	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	83.8	190 of 1678	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	439 of 1684	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	537 of 1687	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.4	357 of 1701	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	524 of 1709	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.4	261 of 1686	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	157 of 1662	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	78.3	258 of 1610	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	250 of 1582	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	210 of 1609	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	85.7	55 of 1504	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	83.5	131 of 1501	91.3%	★★★★★
2004	49.9	863 of 1471	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	255 of 824	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	251 of 765	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	127 of 1452	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	105 of 1466	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	318 of 1483	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	278 of 1488	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	215 of 1467	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	155 of 1518	89.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	73.7	17 of 219	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	62.8	274 of 759	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	317 of 1473	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	514 of 1484	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	836 of 1447	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	811 of 1419	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	421 of 1465	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	205 of 1466	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	337 of 1485	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	192 of 1498	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	203 of 1518	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	299 of 1499	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	88 of 1535	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	216 of 1536	85.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	446 of 935	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	434 of 900	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	445 of 856	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	168 of 1175	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	269 of 1190	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	298 of 1215	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	257 of 1242	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	272 of 1249	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	23 of 1271	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	240 of 1309	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2021)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+22 vs state

English Language Arts84%+20 vs state

Science76%+13 vs state

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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 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 West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4340 State Route 257 S	Ostrander	43061	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 666-2731	648	35	18.5	13.3%	573 (88.4%)	10 (1.5%)	29 (4.5%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	84	190^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.8%		82.3	249^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	76.5	83.3	88.6	83.3		82.4	85.8	84.0	$14,371
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
Indian Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	3828 Home Rd	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4950	721	36	19.7	9.2%	410 (56.9%)	21 (2.9%)	44 (6.1%)	195 (27.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.8%)	85.6	154^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.1%		87.8	108^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.2%	46	82.2	88.1	93.1	74.1		85.3	86.2	85.2	$12,942
Liberty Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6877 Sawmill Parkway	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5600	727	34	21.3	10.2%	384 (52.8%)	35 (4.8%)	33 (4.5%)	227 (31.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	86.1	141^st of 1558 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.5	113^th of 1577 public elementary schools	92.8%	28	85.3	87.5	90.1	81.3		79.6	85.2	89.1	$13,214
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
Abraham Depp Elementary	Public	K-5	9001 Gardenia Drive	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 718-8642	902	47	19.1	3.7%	510 (56.5%)	28 (3.1%)	27 (3.0%)	282 (31.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	86.4	133^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	91.5%		87.2	122^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	92.3%	11	81.9	84.1	89.2	78.7	100.0	79.9	87.5	87.5	$13,070
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
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
Wyandot Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Carriage Rd	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4850	733	35	21.1	5.9%	590 (80.5%)	11 (1.5%)	24 (3.3%)	56 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	86.4	135^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.8	80^th of 1577 public elementary schools	94.9%	55	88.2	89.0	87.6	79.4		82.7	86.7	86.4	$12,828
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye Valley West Elementary School

Is Buckeye Valley West Elementary School a good school?

Buckeye Valley West Elementary School ranks 190^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Buckeye Valley West Elementary School in?

Buckeye Valley Local Schools

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

Students at Buckeye Valley West Elementary School are 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Buckeye Valley West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Buckeye Valley West Elementary School.

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

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

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

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