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Riverside Elementary School

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Riverside Elementary School ranks 614 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Elementary School in De Graff, Ohio, is the PK–6 campus of Riverside Local, serving 327 students in a small rural Logan County community. It is a single-building elementary covering the district's entire tested grade span, and in 2025–26 it ranked 614 of 1,560 elementary schools (61st percentile, 3 stars) — notably above its own district, which sits at 431 of 773 (44th percentile, 2 stars). The most recent poverty data (2022–23) shows 86.71% of students economically disadvantaged. Spending was $10,161 per student (2018–19), and the student–teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 to 18.1:1 over two years. Chronic absenteeism is 12.7%.

Riverside beat the state in eight of nine tested areas in 2025–26. Math proficiency ran roughly 12 points above state across grades, and ELA in grades 3–5 was above state too. The glaring exception is sixth-grade ELA — the only below-state result, at 42.2 versus 56.0 for the state — and it has fallen four straight years. Notably, those same sixth graders scored 64.4 in math, about 8 points above state. After sliding to the 53rd–54th percentile in 2023–24, the school climbed back to 61st, while absenteeism dropped from 19.0% (2022–23) to 12.7%.

Economically disadvantaged students are a standout strength, ranking in the 83rd percentile with 4 stars — above the school's overall standing and improving. Male students also rose to the 65th percentile, and special education students improved to the 55th–57th range. Riverside spends more per student than Jackson Center Elementary School ($8,381) and West Liberty-Salem Elementary School ($8,678), yet both rank higher. Jackson Center is the closest peer — same PK–6 span, nearly identical enrollment (330 students), 10.4 miles away — but sits at the 99th percentile with 5 stars and just 3.7% chronic absenteeism. Indian Lake Elementary School (81st percentile) and Fairlawn Elementary School (77th) also outperform Riverside, while Graham Elementary School, Bellefontaine Intermediate School, and Northwood Intermediate School trail it.

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: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Ohio avg62%

614^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

431^st of 773Riverside 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
2026	66.2	614 of 1560	60.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.6	645 of 1452	55.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	78.1	243 of 1467	83.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.1	517 of 1467	64.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.0	631 of 1181	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)83rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2026)47th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+12 vs state

Science68%+5 vs state

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

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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	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%)	66.2	614^th of 1560 public elementary schools	60.6%		61.4	712^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.3%	98	67.7	77.1	80.6	71.0	64.4	71.4	69.4	74.2	42.2	$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%)	80.4	289^th of 1560 public elementary schools	81.5%		78.7	344^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.9%	55		79.4	84.5			94.8	68.9			$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%)	77.8	359^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.0%		82.3	248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.1%	111	88.1	88.9	97.4	90.5		63.9	61.5	81.0		$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%)	49.8	895^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.6%		49.3	905^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.9%	10	59.7	55.9	62.8	67.6		62.5	50.0	67.1		$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%)	93.5	17^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.9%		89.6	63^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%	46	95.7	97.1	100.0	100.0	93.6	100.0	90.5	91.3	80.9	$12,256
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	7208 US Highway 68 N	West Liberty	43357	Logan 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%)	81.6	256^th of 1560 public elementary schools	83.6%		83.1	220^th of 1558 public elementary schools	85.9%	36	80.2	89.0	83.3	86.0		79.3	78.9	77.9		$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%)	25.9	1185^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.0%		29.1	1126^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%	59		48.8	51.6			45.4	41.1			$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%)	61.3	704^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.9%		64.9	628^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.7%	76	70.9	55.9	79.2	57.3		73.7	68.3	67.0		$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

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 614^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverside Elementary School in?

Riverside Local

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 is the racial makeup of Riverside Elementary School?

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

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