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River Valley Middle School

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River Valley Middle School ranks 442 nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

River Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Caledonia, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 479 students. The school is part of the River Valley Local District, which is ranked 343 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Valley Middle School consistently performs above the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 77.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. In Algebra I, the school had an impressive 87.2% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the state average of 59.4%. However, the school has experienced fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% to 17.3% in recent years, and has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 39.74% in 2022-2023 to 46.97% in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Buckeye Valley Local Middle School and William Crawford Intermediate Schools outperform River Valley Middle School in some areas, such as test scores and overall school rankings. However, River Valley Middle School generally performs better than lower-ranked schools, such as Bucyrus Middle School and Elgin Middle School. The school's spending per student of $8,917 in 2018-2019 is on the lower end compared to some of the nearby schools, which may be an area to consider for improvement.

481

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,259

Per pupil spending ?

47%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4334 Marion Mount Gilead Rd
Caledonia, OH 43314-9456

(740) 725-5700

District: River Valley Local

Students who attend River Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

River Valley High School

Feeder schools for River Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Heritage Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

Ohio avg55%

442^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

343^rd of 828River 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	61.5	442 of 1036	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	426 of 1046	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	262 of 1048	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	352 of 1017	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	361 of 1037	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	334 of 1050	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	296 of 1010	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	273 of 1038	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	279 of 1050	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	63.6	426 of 1035	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	387 of 1008	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	493 of 1001	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	508 of 989	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.8	427 of 925	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	439 of 895	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	416 of 858	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	402 of 835	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	329 of 837	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.9	325 of 732	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.0	457 of 692	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.5	286 of 400	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	51.8	210 of 576	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	228 of 658	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	256 of 643	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	406 of 938	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	398 of 942	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	287 of 943	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	310 of 925	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	275 of 910	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	275 of 917	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	222 of 897	75.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	166 of 241	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	366 of 521	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	229 of 983	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	402 of 989	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	227 of 974	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	318 of 947	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	330 of 923	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	275 of 945	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	327 of 924	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	445 of 954	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	427 of 958	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	189 of 963	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	377 of 946	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	426 of 924	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	348 of 933	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	331 of 916	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	151 of 263	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	121 of 254	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	352 of 572	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	310 of 563	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	160 of 590	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	436 of 777	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	432 of 795	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.7	269 of 805	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	380 of 809	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	420 of 781	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	342 of 796	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	304 of 781	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)77th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2021)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)31st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I87%+28 vs state

Science77%+14 vs state

English Language Arts60%+3 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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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)				Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4334 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5700	481	26	18.5		419 (87.1%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	61.5	442^nd of 1036 public middle schools	57.3%		62.9	426^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.3%	16		77.2		60.4	43.3	43.4		55.0	63.3	63.1		87.2	$13,259
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	420 Presidential Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4402	917	67	13.6		670 (73.1%)	53 (5.8%)	85 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (11.7%)	23.1	784^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.3%		21.6	798^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.7%	14		46.4		29.0	25.5	10.5		29.5	41.6	38.6		73.3	$13,219
Pleasant Middle School	Public	5-8	1115 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-5167	438	14	31.2	42.5%	389 (88.8%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	61.7	436^th of 1036 public middle schools	57.9%		67	382^nd of 1046 public middle schools	63.5%	54	67.6	75.0	62.4	43.4	41.8	60.0	79.4	60.6	64.7	60.6		100.0	$7,576
Cardington-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	349 Chesterville Ave	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Cardington-Lincoln Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 864-2691	283	19	14.8		269 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	40.4	654^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.9%		57.5	505^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.7%	149	55.6	50.0	36.2	47.1	47.8	46.3	63.9	33.3	44.9	43.3		100.0	$11,867
Mt Gilead Middle School	Public	6-8	324 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 947-9517	226	18	12.6	48.7%	201 (88.9%)	5 (2.2%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	49.1	575^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.5%		63.6	415^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.3%	160		63.9		49.3	45.7	31.1		48.0	49.4	61.7		100.0	$13,186
Elgin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 223-4300	257	18	14.2	59.1%	237 (92.2%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	47.4	587^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.3%		42.5	640^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.8%	53		72.5		31.7	56.4	40.3		34.6	61.3	45.7		66.7	$13,818
Galion Middle School	Public	6-8	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2		311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	52.1	547^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.2%		54.2	540^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.4%	7		77.8		38.7	24.5	61.9		50.0	52.1	57.3	100.0	100.0	$10,652
Bucyrus Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Redman Way	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Bucyrus City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 562-0003	256	13	19.6		225 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	50.3	562^nd of 1036 public middle schools	45.8%		41.1	651^st of 1046 public middle schools	37.8%	89		61.6		28.6	46.3	52.9		39.7	58.0	67.1			$3,468
William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	19.9	27.8%	230 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	81.4	166^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.0%		83.6	143^rd of 1046 public middle schools	86.3%	23		80.5		67.1	63.6	60.3		76.7	85.9	77.0		100.0	$11,368
Wynford Middle School	Public	6-8	3288 Holmes Center Rd	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Wynford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7828	252	15	17.1		249 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57.5	483^rd of 1036 public middle schools	53.4%		60.6	461^st of 1046 public middle schools	55.9%	22		59.2		40.7	54.5	63.2		55.8	63.6	51.3		100.0	$7,889

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley Middle School

What high school do graduates of River Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend River Valley Middle School usually go on to attend River Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of River Valley Middle School?

Students at River Valley Middle School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is River Valley Middle School in?

River Valley Local

Is River Valley Middle School a good school?

River Valley Middle School ranks 442^nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend River Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended River Valley Middle School.

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