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River Valley High School

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River Valley High School ranks 637 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio high schools

Summary

River Valley High School is a public high school located in Bidwell, Ohio, serving 402 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Gallia County Local District, which is ranked 525 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, River Valley High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with lower graduation rates ranging from 82.2% to 91.9% in recent years, compared to the state average and the higher rates of nearby schools like Wellston High School (94.8%) and South Gallia High School (89.8%). River Valley High School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.5% to 41.7%, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools. Additionally, the school's performance on Ohio state tests is consistently below the state and local district averages across various subjects and grade levels.

Interestingly, River Valley High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly low for its special education and gifted and talented student populations compared to other Ohio high schools. The school's per-student spending of $10,631 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the state average and the spending of some nearby schools, such as Wellston High School ($14,080) and Meigs High School ($10,289), suggesting that the school may be underfunded compared to its peers.

392

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,931

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8785 State Route 160
Bidwell, OH 45614-9106

(740) 446-2926

District: Gallia County Local

Feeder schools for River Valley High School:

Elementary:	Addaville Elementary School
	Southwestern Elementary School
	Vinton Elementary School
Middle:	River Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (46% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 41 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Ohio avg62%

637^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Gallia County Local

525^th of 828Gallia 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
2025	28.1	637 of 855	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	631 of 864	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	672 of 867	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	609 of 836	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	621 of 819	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	588 of 836	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	582 of 800	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	619 of 773	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	589 of 784	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.8	557 of 778	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	69.0	225 of 769	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	58.5	419 of 767	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.3	479 of 832	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	527 of 818	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.8	468 of 819	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	551 of 791	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.8	457 of 767	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	438 of 756	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.5	359 of 696	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.0	578 of 689	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	604 of 681	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	521 of 606	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	562 of 596	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	422 of 628	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	324 of 550	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	649 of 809	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	620 of 798	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	655 of 813	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	571 of 794	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	560 of 775	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	603 of 781	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	580 of 751	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	149 of 244	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	232 of 280	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	297 of 308	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	282 of 312	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	341 of 349	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	231 of 272	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	399 of 538	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	583 of 815	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	570 of 822	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	614 of 805	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	495 of 773	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	545 of 763	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	443 of 779	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	328 of 758	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	599 of 817	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	629 of 816	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	684 of 819	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	641 of 808	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	651 of 778	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	568 of 792	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	459 of 763	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	560 of 617	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	479 of 598	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	369 of 614	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	633 of 748	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	635 of 754	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	688 of 756	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	629 of 749	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	645 of 727	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	608 of 739	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	561 of 718	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)39th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2023)17th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government64%-8 vs state

American History59%-12 vs state

Biology52%-13 vs state

English II48%-13 vs state

Geometry35%-8 vs state

Algebra I18%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
River Valley High School	Public	9-12	8785 State Route 160	Bidwell	45614	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 446-2926	392	22	18.1		361 (92.1%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	28.1	637^th of 855 public high schools	25.5%		27.1	631^st of 864 public high schools	27.0%	6		64.2	59.2							52.4	47.5	34.7	18.4	$14,931
Buckeye Hills Career Center	Public	7-12	351 Buckeye Hills Road	Rio Grande	45674	Gallia County	Gallia-Jackson-Vinton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 245-5334	564	50	11.2		540 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Gallia Academy High School	Public	9-12	2855 Centenary Rd	Gallipolis	45631	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 446-3212	489	31	15.7		431 (88.1%)	17 (3.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	24.4	651^st of 855 public high schools	23.9%		35.2	588^th of 864 public high schools	31.9%	63		56.5	53.4							46.7	57.3	22.0	30.9	$12,905
Oak Hill Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5063 State Route 93	Oak Hill	45656	Jackson County	Oak Hill Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 682-7055	572	35	16.3		565 (98.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39.4	567^th of 855 public high schools	33.7%		40.2	546^th of 864 public high schools	36.8%	21	54.7	57.8	72.7	38.5	57.6	48.4	55.2	59.3	45.3	64.0	56.4	23.5	60.0	$11,771
Meigs High School	Public	9-12	42091 Pomeroy Pike	Pomeroy	45769	Meigs County	Meigs Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 992-2158	542	38	14.2		511 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	18.4	680^th of 855 public high schools	20.5%		15.6	692^nd of 864 public high schools	19.9%	12		46.6	40.2							49.0	53.2	9.7	36.6	$12,658
South Gallia High School	Public	9-12	55 Rebel Dr	Crown City	45623	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 256-1054	137	16	8.3		137 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.4	585^th of 855 public high schools	31.6%		39.2	556^th of 864 public high schools	35.6%	29		57.1	72.0							45.7	62.9	40.6	48.3	$22,212
Wellston High School	Public	9-12	200 Golden Rocket Drive	Wellston	45692	Jackson County	Wellston City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 384-2162	342	20	17.3		332 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	35.9	600^th of 855 public high schools	29.8%		34.3	595^th of 864 public high schools	31.1%	5		73.8	72.3							58.1	40.2	18.9	50.7	$12,697

Frequently Asked Questions about River Valley High School

How many students attend River Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended River Valley High School.

Is River Valley High School a good school?

River Valley High School ranks 637^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into River Valley High School?

River Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Addaville Elementary School
Elementary : Southwestern Elementary School
Elementary : Vinton Elementary School
Middle : River Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of River Valley High School?

Students at River Valley High School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is River Valley High School in?

Gallia County Local

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