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Paint Valley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Paint Valley Elementary is a PK–5 school in Bainbridge, OH, serving 371 students in Paint Valley Local, a high-poverty rural district ranked 600th of 773 Ohio districts (22nd percentile, 1 star). In 2025–2026, the school ranked 1,183rd of 1,560 schools (24th percentile, 1 star), with proficiency below the state in every tested subject and grade. Economic need is very high: 93.24% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2023–2024, up from 76.53% in 2022–2023; the 2024–2025 figure was not reported. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 21.8, and per-student spending was $9,645 in 2018–2019.

The school is often at or near the bottom among nearby schools on state tests. In 2025–2026, grade 5 science was 44% vs. the state’s 62.7%, grade 3 math 38.3% vs. 62.1%, grade 4 math 43.8% vs. 67.3%, and grade 5 ELA 50% vs. 70.4%. Grade 3 ELA is a relative bright spot at 58.3%, above Waverly Intermediate School, Greenfield Elementary School, Adena Elementary School, Western Elementary School, and Huntington Elementary School, but grade 4 ELA, grade 5 ELA, and grade 3 math were the lowest among comparable nearby schools. Its 24th percentile rank is the lowest in that peer group, behind Rainsboro Elementary School (65th), Greenfield Elementary School (43rd), Huntington Elementary School (41st), Buckskin Elementary School (40th), Waverly Intermediate School (38th), Adena Elementary School (36th), and Western Elementary School (27th).

Ranking declined from the 44th percentile in 2022–2023 to 24th in 2025–2026, while grade 5 science fell from 71.4% to 44%, grade 4 math from 74.5% to 43.8%, and grade 5 ELA from 69.4% to 50%. Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism improved to 14.2% in 2025–2026 from 27.4%, better than Paint Valley Local’s 20.1%. Subgroup results are uniformly below the state median—female students 24th percentile, male students 22nd, low-income students 28th—so no group reaches the 50th percentile. Staffing is mid-range: the 21.8 student–teacher ratio is higher than Waverly Primary School (16.6) and Waverly Intermediate School (17.0), but lower than Adena Elementary School (24.9) and Western Primary (31.6). Small cohorts mean year-to-year figures can swing, but the multi-year pattern is consistent.

371

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,389

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7454 Us Highway 50 W
Bainbridge, OH 45612-9708

(740) 634-3454

District: Paint Valley Local

Students who attend Paint Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paint Valley Middle School
High:	Paint Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

American Indian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (45% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Ohio avg64%

1,183^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

600^th of 773Paint 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
2026	26.1	1183 of 1560	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	1070 of 1558	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	987 of 1577	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	895 of 1596	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	943 of 1588	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	957 of 1610	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1172 of 1676	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1160 of 1636	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	1190 of 1651	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	1278 of 1678	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1404 of 1684	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	1160 of 1687	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.3	1064 of 1701	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	1066 of 1709	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.8	993 of 1686	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.1	1110 of 1662	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	1108 of 1610	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	1089 of 1582	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	1169 of 1609	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	1349 of 1504	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	1285 of 1501	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.3	1072 of 1471	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	32.7	658 of 956	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	653 of 1021	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1104 of 1452	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	1081 of 1452	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	966 of 1466	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	892 of 1483	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	885 of 1488	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	887 of 1467	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1056 of 1502	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1095 of 1518	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	1054 of 1467	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.7	925 of 1473	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	897 of 1484	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.1	447 of 1447	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	556 of 1419	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	523 of 1404	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	847 of 1465	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	875 of 1465	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	1149 of 1467	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.0	975 of 1466	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	932 of 1485	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	771 of 1498	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	945 of 1518	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	957 of 1499	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1110 of 1535	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1124 of 1536	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1121 of 1181	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1077 of 1175	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1001 of 1190	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	902 of 1215	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	991 of 1242	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1014 of 1249	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1138 of 1271	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1162 of 1309	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-15 vs state

Science44%-19 vs state

Mathematics41%-21 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 (2016)	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
Paint Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 634-3454	371	17	21.8	99.2%	354 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	26.1	1183^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	24.2%		35	1070^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.3%	113	44.0	38.3	43.8	42.0		58.3	41.7	50.0		$13,389
Buckskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	4297 Broadway St	South Salem	45681	Ross County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-2673	202	15	13.4	62.8%	195 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	47	935^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.1%		46.2	955^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.7%	20	67.6	62.9	52.8	38.2		62.9	47.2	76.5		$14,502
Huntington Elementary School	Public	K-4	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-2191	404	28	14.4	0.0%	382 (94.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	48	920^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.0%		47.8	929^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.4%	9		67.5	77.0			51.8	47.1			$14,509
Western Elementary School	Public	3-6	7959 State Route 124	Latham	45646	Pike County	Western Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 493-2881	170	8	21.2	100.0%	166 (97.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	29.9	1138^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.1%		29.6	1122^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	28.0%	16	49.0	56.0	43.6	30.6	35.3	50.0	43.6	59.2	42.3	$18,062
Western Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	7959 State Route 124	Latham	45646	Pike County	Western Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 493-3113	253	8	31.6	0.0%	249 (98.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$15,597
Rainsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12916 Barrett Mill Rd	Bainbridge	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 365-1271	221	16	13.8	62.6%	193 (87.3%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	69.8	542^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	65.3%		43.7	987^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.6%	445	83.3	77.8	65.6	77.8		77.8	53.1	80.6		$13,664
Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-3241	562	26	21.6	99.4%	521 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	50.2	890^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.9%		55.8	807^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.2%	83	67.1	56.6	55.9	67.1		54.2	50.5	75.3		$8,596
Adena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 998-5293	524	21	24.9	85.0%	478 (91.2%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	42.1	1005^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.6%		52.9	850^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.4%	155	45.9	47.0	73.9	52.7		53.0	58.7	60.8		$12,140
Chillicothe Primary School	Public	K-2	235 Cherry St	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-2638	572	27	21.1	100.0%	407 (71.2%)	34 (5.9%)	37 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (16.3%)								(n/a)										$13,980
Waverly Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	7 Tiger Drive	Waverly	45690	Pike County	Waverly City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 947-2813	415	25	16.6	69.1%	397 (95.7%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)										$12,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Paint Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Paint Valley Elementary?

Students at Paint Valley Elementary are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Paint Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Paint Valley Elementary.

What district is Paint Valley Elementary in?

Paint Valley Local

What schools do graduates of Paint Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paint Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paint Valley Middle School
High : Paint Valley High School

Is Paint Valley Elementary a good school?

Paint Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

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