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Southwestern Elementary School

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Southwestern Elementary School ranks 640 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Southwestern Elementary School in Patriot, OH, is a PK–5 school serving 160 students in the rural Gallia County Local district, making it the smallest school in its local comparison group. Its latest state rank is 640th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, placing it in the 59th percentile with 3 stars. That is well above its district’s 32nd percentile and 2-star standing, and it is the highest rank among same-district peers: Addaville Elementary School is at the 55th percentile, Vinton Elementary School at the 43rd, and Hannan Trace Elementary School at the 28th.

Academically, the school’s standout results are in 5th grade science and math. In 2025-2026, 94.1% of 5th graders were proficient in science and 82.4% in math—both the highest among nearby schools and far above district and state averages. By contrast, 3rd grade math (51.9%) and 3rd grade ELA (59.3%) are below both district and state, and 3rd grade ELA has declined over the past four reported years. 4th grade math and ELA are above district and state but mid-pack locally. Some nearby schools, including Bloom-Vernon Elementary School, Green Elementary School, and Symmes Valley Elementary School, have stronger overall ranks and broader ELA results, so the school is solidly above average regionally but not the top performer overall.

Attendance is a major strength: the latest chronic absenteeism rate is 9.1%, lower than every nearby school and far below the district’s 22.3%. The school also stands out for its effectiveness with low-income students; that subgroup has ranked at the 80th–81st percentile with 4 stars for three straight years, stronger than the school’s overall rank. With 160 students, class sizes are relatively small—its 2024-2025 student-teacher ratio is 14.4, and its 2018-2019 per-pupil spending of $10,676 is the highest among the nearby schools shown. Families should note that small grade-level cohorts can cause large year-to-year swings in test scores. The clearest opportunities are in 3rd grade math and ELA and in building more consistent results across other student groups.

160

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,457

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4834 State Route 325
Patriot, OH 45658-8960

(740) 379-2532

District: Gallia County Local

Students who attend Southwestern Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2019 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Gallia County Local

✓Above the Ohio median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2019) to 59th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg61%

Ohio avg64%

640^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Gallia County Local

528^th of 773Gallia County 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	64.8	640 of 1560	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	627 of 1558	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	685 of 1577	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	557 of 1596	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	688 of 1588	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	1012 of 1610	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.8	422 of 1676	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	735 of 1636	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	1045 of 1651	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	1176 of 1678	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	1169 of 1684	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.0	928 of 1687	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	74.1	460 of 1701	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	522 of 1709	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	729 of 1686	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	829 of 1662	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	634 of 1610	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.9	1035 of 1582	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	1203 of 1609	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.2	1006 of 1504	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.4	1213 of 1501	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.2	1045 of 1471	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	793 of 1452	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.3	549 of 1452	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	363 of 1466	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	391 of 1483	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	586 of 1488	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	300 of 1467	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	287 of 1473	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	289 of 1484	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	129 of 1447	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	207 of 1419	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	651 of 1404	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.3	60 of 1465	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	305 of 1465	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	829 of 1467	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.8	710 of 1466	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	888 of 1485	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	612 of 1498	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	675 of 1518	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	1093 of 1499	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.4	671 of 1535	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	634 of 1181	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	652 of 1175	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	693 of 1190	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	610 of 1215	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	787 of 1242	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1027 of 1249	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	523 of 1271	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	882 of 1309	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)80th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science94%+31 vs state

Mathematics69%+6 vs state

English Language Arts67%~ state avg

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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)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Southwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4834 State Route 325	Patriot	45658	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 379-2532	160	11	14.4	78.8%	151 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	64.8	640^th of 1560 public elementary schools	59.0%		64.9	627^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.8%	13	94.1		51.9	72.4	82.4				59.3	65.5	76.5					$15,457
Rio Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	439 Lake Drive	Rio Grande	45674	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 245-5333	235	14	16.7	57.5%	223 (94.9%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	55	817^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.6%		53.9	830^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.7%	13	62.1		52.9	46.7	51.7				76.5	66.7	82.8					$11,535
Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	113 Centenary Church Rd	Gallipolis	45631	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 446-3236	320	16	20.0	50.9%	307 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	77.7	363^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	76.7%		71.1	511^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.2%	148	79.6		68.6	83.7	63.3				84.3	79.1	89.8					$10,866
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Evans St	Oak Hill	45656	Jackson County	Oak Hill Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 682-7096	538	41	13.1	82.9%	523 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	60.6	720^th of 1560 public elementary schools	53.8%		66.4	598^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.6%	122	62.1		61.7	90.1	77.3				46.9	69.1	69.7					$12,548
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 4th Ave	Gallipolis	45631	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 446-3213	401	24	16.4	72.2%	331 (82.5%)	12 (3.0%)	13 (3.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.7%)	60.9	713^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.3%		50.2	892^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	42.7%	179	76.8		69.1	46.0	66.1				73.2	57.1	80.4					$11,110
Vinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Keystone Rd	Vinton	45686	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 388-8261	334	20	16.5	89.8%	302 (90.4%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	50.6	884^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.3%		49	910^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.6%	26	56.0		53.8	80.5	54.0				61.5	61.0	62.0					$12,758
Hannan Trace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9345 State Route 218	Crown City	45623	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 256-6468	244	15	16.3	78.5%	237 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	30.6	1124^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.9%		32.7	1095^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.7%	29	53.8		63.6	35.3	38.5				51.5	44.1	50.0					$12,620
Addaville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Brick School Rd	Gallipolis	45631	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 367-7283	315	21	15.1	77.4%	300 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	61.6	698^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.3%		56.5	791^st of 1558 public elementary schools	49.2%	93	50.0		76.2	70.3	47.9				88.1	59.5	81.3					$13,022
Symmes Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	14860 State Route 141	Willow Wood	45696	Lawrence County	Symmes Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 643-0022	546	38	14.3	69.1%	536 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	77.4	368^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.4%		75.2	429^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.5%	61	75.4	74.1	84.1	85.7	73.4	75.0	76.7	65.5	88.6	71.4	73.8	62.7	74.4	53.7	100.0	$11,777
Jackson Southview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13842 State Route 93	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 286-1831	349	26	13.4	50.1%	331 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	66	616^th of 1560 public elementary schools	60.5%		72.1	487^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.7%	129	68.2		60.0	60.0	80.3				80.4	65.0	80.3					$11,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwestern Elementary School

How many students attend Southwestern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Southwestern Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Southwestern Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Southwestern Elementary School a good school?

Southwestern Elementary School ranks 640^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southwestern Elementary School?

Students at Southwestern Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Southwestern Elementary School in?

Gallia County Local

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