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River Elementary School

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River Elementary School ranks 875 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

875^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

River Elementary School in Hannibal, OH, is a public PK–8 school serving 289 students in the rural Switzerland of Ohio Local district, where it is one of five elementary schools and the second-largest by enrollment.

River’s 2025–26 state rank is 875th of 1,560 Ohio schools (44th percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranks 493rd of 773 (36th percentile, 2 stars). The school’s results are uneven: it beats the state in only 5 of 14 tested grade-level cells but beats its own district in 8 of 14, so it looks stronger locally than statewide. Its clearest strength is third grade, where math proficiency was 97.1% and ELA was 88.6%. That early advantage fades in the middle grades, especially sixth grade, where ELA proficiency was 25.6%—30 points below the state and 18 points below the district—and math was 39.5%. Fourth- through seventh-grade ELA all fell below both district and state. By eighth grade, results improve: science (67.6%) beats the state and ELA (59.5%) edges the state, suggesting some middle-grade struggles ease by the end of middle school.

Compared with nearby schools, River sits mid-pack: ahead of Powhatan (31st percentile) and Matamoras (27th), roughly level with Beallsville (48th), and behind Skyvue and Woodsfield (both 51st). River’s chronic absenteeism is 27.7%, the second-highest among its district peers, and it has risen 4.2 points in two years—though it remains below the district’s 30.0%. Its free/reduced-price lunch rate is 53.29%, far lower than Woodsfield (72.7%), Powhatan (73.0%) and Beallsville (86.8%), and close to Skyvue (54.9%). River spends $12,669 per student (2018–19), the second-lowest among the six schools, and its student–teacher ratio is 12.2:1. After peaking at the 60th percentile in 2021–22, River has slipped to 44th. The most actionable signals for parents and staff are the persistent middle-grade ELA slide—especially sixth grade—and the recent rise in chronic absenteeism.

289

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,694

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52558 River High School Road
Hannibal, OH 43931

(740) 483-1358

District: Switzerland of Ohio Local

Students who attend River Elementary School usually attend:

High:

River High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2022) to 44th (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Switzerland of Ohio Local's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

875^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

632^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Switzerland of Ohio Local

493^rd of 773Switzerland of Ohio 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	875 of 1560	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.0	759 of 1558	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	803 of 1577	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	745 of 1596	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	640 of 1588	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	825 of 1610	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	974 of 1676	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	958 of 1636	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	1038 of 1651	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	1196 of 1678	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.3	1259 of 1684	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.5	1235 of 1687	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	63.5	818 of 1701	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.2	1012 of 1709	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.0	926 of 1686	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	69.1	596 of 1662	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	758 of 1610	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.8	374 of 1582	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	526 of 1609	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.8	631 of 1504	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	592 of 1501	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.0	982 of 1471	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	849 of 1452	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.1	554 of 1452	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	650 of 1466	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	560 of 1483	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	719 of 1488	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	810 of 1467	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	917 of 1502	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	841 of 1518	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	210 of 219	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	119 of 126	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	743 of 759	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	838 of 1467	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	1069 of 1473	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.4	734 of 1484	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	536 of 1447	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	464 of 1419	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	526 of 1404	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	986 of 1465	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	896 of 1465	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	885 of 1467	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	877 of 1466	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	857 of 1485	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	827 of 1498	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.9	497 of 1518	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	770 of 1499	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	933 of 1535	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1026 of 1536	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	649 of 935	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	962 of 1181	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.0	777 of 1175	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	790 of 1190	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	810 of 1215	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	697 of 1242	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	855 of 1249	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1055 of 1271	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1006 of 1309	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	632 of 1046	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.1	431 of 1036	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	464 of 1046	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	499 of 1048	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	619 of 1017	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	639 of 1037	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	508 of 1050	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	608 of 1010	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.1	576 of 1038	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	691 of 1050	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	680 of 1035	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.5	614 of 1008	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.5	518 of 1001	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.6	674 of 989	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.4	631 of 925	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	523 of 895	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.2	352 of 858	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	472 of 835	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.1	626 of 837	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	603 of 732	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	627 of 692	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	511 of 947	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.0	419 of 938	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	466 of 942	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	466 of 943	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	617 of 925	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	535 of 910	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	544 of 917	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	513 of 897	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	168 of 194	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	175 of 196	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	223 of 241	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	251 of 274	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	156 of 164	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	507 of 521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	700 of 996	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.0	466 of 983	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	451 of 989	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	443 of 974	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	533 of 947	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	551 of 923	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	370 of 945	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	443 of 924	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	664 of 955	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	408 of 954	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	419 of 958	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	472 of 963	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	573 of 946	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	598 of 924	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	484 of 933	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	613 of 916	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	601 of 790	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	453 of 777	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	494 of 795	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	510 of 805	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	629 of 809	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	622 of 781	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	567 of 796	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	611 of 781	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)20th percentile-39 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science63%~ state avg

Mathematics59%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%-7 vs state

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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 Science 8th 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	52558 River High School Road	Hannibal	43931	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 483-1358	289	24	12.2	53.3%	274 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	50.9	875^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.9%		58	759^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.3%	116	58.8	67.6	97.1	75.0	52.9	39.5	45.5	46.7	88.6	44.0	60.6	25.6	51.5	59.5	$22,694
Powhatan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54685 Mount Victory Rd	Powhatan Point	43942	Belmont County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 795-5665	200	17	11.7	73.0%	195 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	36.7	1070^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.4%		28.1	1141^st of 1558 public elementary schools	26.8%	71	50.0	60.0	77.3	50.0	35.0	40.0	29.4	38.9	72.7	38.9	55.0	28.0	47.1	35.0	$19,401
Beallsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	43822 State Route 556	Beallsville	43716	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 926-1302	136	16	8.5	86.8%	129 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	54.9	818^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.1	937^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.9%	119	46.2	60.0	93.3	72.2	38.5	26.3	20.0	40.0	86.7	72.2	69.2	47.4	30.0	50.0	$25,591
Matamoras Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Stover Dr	New Matamoras	45767	Washington County	Frontier Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 865-3422	102	8	13.0		101 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	1141^st of 1560 public elementary schools	26.9%		43	993^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	36.3%	148	57.1		50.0	33.3	42.9	26.7			70.0	38.9	57.1	20.0			$16,120
Woodsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	473 Lewisville Rd	Woodsfield	43793	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 472-0953	363	29	12.4	72.7%	350 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	58.1	760^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.3%		63.7	648^th of 1558 public elementary schools	58.4%	112	66.7	69.0	65.2	60.6	40.5	64.3	56.1	55.0	91.3	48.5	73.8	61.9	65.9	61.9	$21,868
Skyvue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33329 Hartshorn Ridge Rd	Graysville	45734	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 567-3312	237	21	11.2	54.9%	234 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57.8	767^th of 1560 public elementary schools	50.8%		59.2	746^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.1%	21	36.7	55.0	95.2	60.0	46.7	66.7	51.7	29.4	85.7	60.0	69.0	55.6	69.0	65.0	$20,204

Frequently Asked Questions about River Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of River Elementary School?

Students at River Elementary School are 95% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is River Elementary School a good school?

River Elementary School ranks 875^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is River Elementary School in?

Switzerland of Ohio Local

What schools do graduates of River Elementary School attend?

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

High : River High School

How many students attend River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended River Elementary School.

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