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Powhatan Elementary School

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Powhatan Elementary School ranks 1070 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1070^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Powhatan Elementary School is a small PK–8 school with about 200 students in Powhatan Point, Ohio, part of the Switzerland of Ohio Local district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1,070th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 31st percentile with 2 stars — while its district ranked 493rd of 773, in the 36th percentile with 2 stars. Powhatan is the lowest-ranked school among nearby comparisons, below same-district peers Woodsfield Elementary School (51st percentile), Beallsville Elementary School (48th), and River Elementary School (44th), though it has improved from the bottom 8–14% in the mid-2010s.

Chronic absenteeism is a distinctive challenge: 33.7% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, above the district's 30.0% and higher than nearly every nearby school — Woodsfield 26.9%, Beallsville 19.2%, St Clairsville Elementary School 10.7%. Test results are uneven: 3rd grade math (77.3%) and ELA (72.7%) exceed state averages, and 8th grade science (60.0%) is close, but 4th grade math (50.0%) and ELA (38.9%), 5th grade math (35.0%), and 6th grade ELA (28.0%) are well below district and state. Across 14 reported tests, an unweighted average is roughly 47% proficient, versus about 58% districtwide and 60% statewide.

Subgroup effectiveness rankings also diverge: female students rank at the 8th percentile with 0 stars, male students at the 31st, and low-income students at the 23rd. Resources do not appear to be the limiting factor. Powhatan spends $14,983 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 11.7 — more favorable than several higher-ranked neighbors such as St Clairsville ($7,990, 80th percentile) and Bellaire Elementary School, which has a 99.39% free/reduced lunch rate yet ranks at the 67th percentile. With 73% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, poverty is high but not unique locally, pointing to attendance and instructional factors as the most promising areas for improvement.

200

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,401

Per pupil spending ?

73.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

54685 Mount Victory Rd
Powhatan Point, OH 43942-9754

(740) 795-5665

District: Switzerland of Ohio Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Pacific Islander:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 60% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg58%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,070^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

745^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	36.7	1070 of 1560	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1141 of 1558	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1075 of 1577	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1067 of 1596	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	992 of 1588	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1073 of 1610	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1290 of 1676	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1257 of 1636	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	1513 of 1651	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1439 of 1678	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1511 of 1684	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.5	1261 of 1687	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.0	1218 of 1701	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.4	1059 of 1709	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	1222 of 1686	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	1284 of 1662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	1310 of 1610	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	1353 of 1582	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	1342 of 1609	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	1320 of 1504	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.0	1382 of 1501	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	36.1	1089 of 1471	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	1342 of 1452	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1104 of 1452	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	951 of 1466	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	645 of 1483	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	960 of 1488	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1124 of 1467	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	1138 of 1473	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1009 of 1484	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	825 of 1447	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	620 of 1419	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	945 of 1404	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1026 of 1465	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	1012 of 1467	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1113 of 1466	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1324 of 1485	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1160 of 1498	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1150 of 1518	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	1035 of 1181	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1093 of 1175	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1056 of 1190	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1049 of 1215	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	958 of 1242	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1077 of 1249	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1180 of 1271	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1203 of 1309	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	745 of 1046	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	681 of 1036	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	742 of 1046	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	820 of 1048	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.6	466 of 1017	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	675 of 1037	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	834 of 1050	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	713 of 1010	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	876 of 1038	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	780 of 1050	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.3	795 of 1035	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.8	745 of 1008	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.4	720 of 1001	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.1	658 of 989	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.8	748 of 925	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	705 of 895	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	703 of 858	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.6	638 of 835	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	601 of 837	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.2	519 of 732	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	613 of 692	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	387 of 938	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	610 of 917	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	675 of 897	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	697 of 996	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	636 of 983	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	699 of 989	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	787 of 974	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.3	344 of 947	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	725 of 945	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	641 of 924	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	784 of 955	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	767 of 954	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	831 of 958	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.8	175 of 916	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	717 of 790	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	682 of 777	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	730 of 795	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	757 of 805	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	481 of 809	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	679 of 781	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	757 of 796	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	674 of 781	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)59th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science55%-7 vs state

English Language Arts46%-16 vs state

Mathematics45%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

This school just all around sucks! I went to this school, my mother and aunts and uncles went to this school, I even believe one of my grand parents we to this school. This structure itself is in horrible shape and the teachers are way under par. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4895 Jefferson Ave	Shadyside	43947	Belmont County	Shadyside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 676-9669	224	14	16.0	50.9%	210 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)															98.2%	1.8%	$12,884
Leona Ave Middle School	Public	3-6	3795 Leona Ave	Shadyside	43947	Belmont County	Shadyside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 676-9220	190	14	13.4	92.1%	179 (94.2%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.6	468^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.0%		79.6	327^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.0%	141	76.9		57.9	80.4	76.9	62.2			77.2	71.4	89.7	70.3					$13,410
Bellaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53299 Pike St	Bellaire	43906	Belmont County	Bellaire Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 676-1272	489	26	18.8	—	403 (82.4%)	13 (2.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.5%)	70.7	522^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.2	510^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.3%	12			93.4	75.0					83.5	53.1					92.6%	2.1%	$7,400
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	100%	0%	$25,591
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	55707 Industrial Dr	Bridgeport	43912	Belmont County	Bridgeport Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 635-0853	338	16	21.1	—	286 (84.6%)	28 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	82.1	239^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.7%		80.5	294^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.1%	55			79.1	88.5					86.0	75.4					89.6%	4.5%	$12,130
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	90.9%	9.1%	$22,694
St Clairsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Norris St	Saint Clairsville	43950	Belmont County	St Clairsville-Richland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 695-0783	621	35	17.7	37.8%	529 (85.2%)	8 (1.3%)	34 (5.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.6	312^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.0%		81.4	267^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.9%	45			74.1	81.9					85.2	79.0					93.8%	2.1%	$11,408
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5002 Ayers Lime Stone Rd	Martins Ferry	43935	Belmont County	Martins Ferry City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 633-1732	492	21	23.4	65.4%	398 (80.9%)	32 (6.5%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	62.1	691^st of 1560 public elementary schools	55.7%		57.1	780^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.9%	89			77.5	66.0					74.6	56.7					95%	5%	$12,817
Union Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	66699 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 782-1384	562	37	15.1	33.1%	535 (95.2%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	50.3	889^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.5	1031^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%	142	50.0		78.5	53.2	60.0				67.1	51.9	65.6				92.7%	1.2%	$12,447

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What district is Powhatan Elementary School in?

Switzerland of Ohio Local

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What is the racial makeup of Powhatan Elementary School?

Students at Powhatan Elementary School are 98% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Powhatan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Powhatan Elementary School.

Is Powhatan Elementary School a good school?

Powhatan Elementary School ranks 1070^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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