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Riverside Elementary School

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Riverside Elementary School ranks 712 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in De Graff, Ohio, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 307 students. The school is part of the Riverside Local District, which is ranked 359 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Ohio State Tests across various grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 69.6%, compared to the state average of 63.4%. The school's performance is also strong in supporting its student subgroups, with rankings for female students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school has experienced a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 16.5% in 2023-2024 to 19.2% in 2024-2025, which may impact student learning and achievement if not addressed.

Compared to nearby schools, Riverside Elementary outperforms many of them in terms of academic achievement and overall school ranking. For example, West Liberty-Salem Elementary School, located about 11 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts compared to the state averages. In contrast, schools within the Sidney City district, such as Northwood Intermediate School and Emerson Primary School, have lower rankings and academic performance compared to Riverside Elementary.

327

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,612

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2096 County Road 24 S
De Graff, OH 43318-9406

(937) 585-5981

District: Riverside Local

Students who attend Riverside Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Riverside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 73rd percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 73rd-percentile peak (2021) to 54th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Ohio avg61%

712^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

359^th of 828Riverside 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	61.4	712 of 1558	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	728 of 1577	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	570 of 1596	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	437 of 1588	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	430 of 1610	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	542 of 1676	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	765 of 1636	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	863 of 1651	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.0	776 of 1678	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	984 of 1684	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.4	972 of 1687	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.5	881 of 1701	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	993 of 1709	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	950 of 1686	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.7	940 of 1662	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	1003 of 1610	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.1	1164 of 1582	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.9	1256 of 1609	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	1163 of 1504	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.3	1083 of 1501	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.8	1081 of 1471	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	644 of 1452	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	630 of 1466	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	382 of 1483	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	490 of 1488	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	323 of 1467	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	575 of 1502	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	698 of 1518	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	369 of 1473	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	353 of 1484	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	203 of 1447	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	154 of 1419	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	96 of 1404	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	154 of 1465	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	523 of 1465	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	699 of 1466	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	747 of 1485	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	727 of 1498	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	651 of 1518	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	531 of 1499	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	443 of 1535	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	794 of 1536	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	418 of 935	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	384 of 900	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	525 of 856	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	771 of 1175	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	756 of 1190	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	598 of 1215	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	442 of 1242	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	423 of 1249	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	551 of 1271	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	793 of 1309	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+6 vs state

English Language Arts65%+4 vs state

Mathematics62%~ state avg

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Schools Near Riverside 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 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2096 County Road 24 S	De Graff	43318	Logan County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 585-5981	327	18	18.1		293 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.4%)	61.4	712^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.3%		61.4	728^th of 1577 public elementary schools	53.8%	16	69.6	70.3	73.5	50.0	52.4	70.3	73.5	69.6	47.6	$12,612
Indian Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8770 Co Rd 91	Lewistown	43333	Logan County	Indian Lake Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 686-7323	530	33	16.0	62.5%	477 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.4%)	78.7	344^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.9%		75.2	425^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.1%	81		79.0	85.0			87.0	69.4			$10,997
Fairlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18800 Johnston Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Fairlawn Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 492-5930	268	10	26.8		250 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	82.3	248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.1%		86.4	135^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.4%	113	81.1	95.0	97.4	83.8		75.0	71.1	78.4		$15,529
Bellefontaine Intermediate School	Public	3-5	509 N Park St	Bellefontaine	43311	Logan County	Bellefontaine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 592-5646	505	25	20.2	57.4%	392 (77.6%)	14 (2.8%)	36 (7.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.1%)	49.3	905^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.9%		50.7	919^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.7%	14	56.2	62.8	73.0	59.5		52.2	57.0	58.2		$9,013
Bellefontaine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1001 Ludlow Rd	Bellefontaine	43311	Logan County	Bellefontaine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 599-4331	616	30	20.5	53.7%	456 (74.0%)	19 (3.1%)	46 (7.5%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (13.3%)								(n/a)										$8,668
Jackson Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 S Linden St	Jackson Center	45334	Shelby County	Jackson Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 596-6053	330	16	20.6		313 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	89.6	63^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%		89.5	63^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.9	92.9	100.0	95.9	85.0	92.9	89.4	85.7	62.5	$12,256
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	7208 US Highway 68 N	West Liberty	43357	Champaign County	West Liberty-Salem Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 465-1060	480	28	17.4	75.6%	453 (94.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	83.1	220^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.9%		84.2	212^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.6%	8	83.3	85.1	85.2	89.3		73.9	79.5	85.7		$14,081
Northwood Intermediate School	Public	3-4	1152 Saint Marys Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2231	438	28	15.6	74.4%	320 (73.1%)	30 (6.8%)	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.3%)	29.1	1126^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%		39.9	1036^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.3%	90		41.6	67.9			36.8	47.2			$11,797
Graham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9464 US Highway 36	Saint Paris	43072	Champaign County	Graham Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 663-4449	735	35	21.0	44.2%	670 (91.2%)	5 (0.7%)	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	64.9	628^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.7%		60.7	745^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.8%	117	72.9	63.3	85.0	58.8		77.1	60.7	68.2		$10,451
Emerson Primary School	Public	K-2	901 Campbell Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2261	340	17	20.0	64.4%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	18 (5.3%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.4%)								(n/a)										$11,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary School?

Students at Riverside Elementary School are 90% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Riverside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Riverside Elementary School.

Is Riverside Elementary School a good school?

Riverside Elementary School ranks 712^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Riverside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Riverside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Riverside High School

What district is Riverside Elementary School in?

Riverside Local

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