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Heritage Elementary School

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Heritage Elementary School ranks 484 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marion, Ohio, serving 498 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the River Valley Local School District, which is ranked 343 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.3% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 74.8% for the River Valley Local district and 63.4% for the state of Ohio. The school's performance in Mathematics is particularly strong, with 83.1% of 4th-grade students and 64.5% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, outperforming the district and state averages. In English Language Arts, Heritage Elementary also excels, with 74.4% of 3rd-grade, 73% of 4th-grade, and 78.5% of 5th-grade students proficient or better.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Liberty Elementary and Ridgedale Elementary, Heritage Elementary consistently outperforms these schools in academic metrics, including state test proficiency rates and student subgroup performance. The school's ability to sustain strong academic achievement across various subjects and student subgroups is a testament to its effective teaching practices and educational programs.

483

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,976

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Columbus Sandusky Rd S
Marion, OH 43302-8910

(740) 725-5500

District: River Valley Local

Students who attend Heritage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	River Valley Middle School
High:	River Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg67%

Ohio avg64%

484^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

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	72.4	484 of 1558	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	525 of 1577	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	502 of 1596	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	668 of 1588	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	470 of 1610	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	656 of 1676	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	460 of 1636	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	66.8	678 of 1651	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.7	524 of 1678	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.6	560 of 1684	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.2	615 of 1687	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	692 of 1701	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	783 of 1709	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	913 of 1686	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	936 of 1662	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.4	855 of 1610	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.5	909 of 1582	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	892 of 1609	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.5	875 of 1504	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.9	947 of 1501	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.7	971 of 1471	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	456 of 1452	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	436 of 1466	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	569 of 1483	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	665 of 1488	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	539 of 1467	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	470 of 1502	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	289 of 1518	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	143 of 1473	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	61.3	609 of 1484	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	298 of 1447	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	595 of 1419	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	353 of 1404	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	884 of 1465	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.1	323 of 1465	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	433 of 1466	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	552 of 1485	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	425 of 1498	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	666 of 1518	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	377 of 1499	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	689 of 1535	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	538 of 1536	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	413 of 935	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	517 of 1175	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	594 of 1190	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	565 of 1215	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	693 of 1242	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	480 of 1249	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	627 of 1271	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	438 of 1309	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+12 vs state

English Language Arts75%+12 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Columbus Sandusky Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5500	483	26	18.5		431 (89.2%)	10 (2.1%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	72.4	484^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.9%		70.6	525^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.7%	41	75.3	68.6	83.1	64.5		74.4	73.0	78.5		$12,976
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-3883	452	28	16.1		309 (68.4%)	15 (3.3%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (19.0%)	21.5	1238^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.5	1287^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.4%	49	37.8	47.3	36.5	32.4		48.0	25.0	54.1		$10,775
Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	151	14	10.5		102 (67.5%)	32 (21.2%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	12	1367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.3%		6.1	1490^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.5%	123		41.7	18.2		6.7	41.7	0.0		33.3	$7,456
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brightwood Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4999	361	21	17.1		245 (67.9%)	15 (4.2%)	37 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.2%)	41.6	1004^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.9	1024^th of 1577 public elementary schools	35.1%	20	34.9	49.1	64.9	46.9		52.8	65.5	65.1		$12,965
William H. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Robinson St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4500	377	22	17.1		242 (64.2%)	33 (8.8%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (18.0%)	21.7	1235^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.7%		15.4	1318^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.4%	83	19.2	52.5	54.0	15.4		52.5	48.0	25.0		$12,928
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1932 Whetstone River Rd N	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5600	402	23	17.4		353 (87.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.7%)	46.9	944^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.4%		64.8	661^st of 1577 public elementary schools	58.1%	283	74.1	44.4	68.3	44.8		46.0	54.0	75.9		$13,885
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	230	18	12.7		178 (77.4%)	10 (4.3%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	32.9	1092^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.9%		20.5	1250^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.7%	158	44.8	42.9	58.8	20.7		50.0	64.7	55.2		$12,109
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	444	25	17.7		332 (74.8%)	18 (4.1%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	10.9	1390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.8	1389^th of 1577 public elementary schools	11.9%	1	22.5	42.9	34.5	15.5		33.3	29.3	35.2		$11,330
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	343	26	13.1		247 (72.0%)	19 (5.5%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.0%)	18.8	1276^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.1%		12.2	1367^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.3%	91	28.9	35.4	40.8	35.6		41.7	36.0	52.2		$11,103
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-4	1105 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 389-4815	480	32	15.0	44.2%	422 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	61.5	710^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%		66	631^st of 1577 public elementary schools	60.0%	79		67.0	78.0			68.0	60.4			$11,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary School?

Students at Heritage Elementary School are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : River Valley Middle School
High : River Valley High School

What district is Heritage Elementary School in?

River Valley Local

How many students attend Heritage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Heritage Elementary School.

Is Heritage Elementary School a good school?

Heritage Elementary School ranks 484^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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