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River Valley High School

Public Grades 9-12

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 19% of Ohio high schools

Summary

River Valley High School is a public high school in the small rural community of Bidwell, Ohio, serving about 392 students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Gallia County Local district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 645th of 795 Ohio high schools — the 19th percentile with 1 star — while its own district ranked 528th of 773, in the 32nd percentile with 2 stars. That means the school is performing below its district's overall standing. River Valley has earned 1 star in every year shown, and its 2025–2026 percentile is the lowest in that history.

Test scores are below the state average in all six End-of-Course subjects reported. The brightest spots are Biology at 61.7% proficient, which is above the district and close to the state average, and English II at 55.4%, also above the district. Math is the clearest weakness: Geometry sits at 27.8%, and Algebra I at 43.9%, though Algebra I jumped up from 18.4% the year before. Social studies slipped in 2025–2026, with American Government falling from 64.2% to 54.3%. Compared with nearby schools, Oak Hill Middle/High School is the regional standout at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars, and South Gallia High School, in the same district, ranks higher at the 28th percentile. River Valley sits just above Gallia Academy High School and Meigs High School.

Graduation is a relative strength at 94.9%, above the district's 92.6% and higher than Oak Hill, Gallia Academy, and Meigs. Yet chronic absenteeism is 40.6%, far above the district rate of 22.3% and second-highest among nearby schools — so many students finish school while still missing a lot of instructional time. River Valley's student-teacher ratio of 18.1 is the highest among nearby traditional high schools. Subgroup results also show uneven support: special education students rank in the 3rd percentile, low-income students in the 23rd, and gifted students fell from the 39th percentile to the 13th.

392

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,931

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

Ohio avg63%

645^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	22.3	645 of 795	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.1	646 of 763	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.6	246 of 283	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.9	589 of 761	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.3	599 of 765	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.1	559 of 575	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.5	648 of 709	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2023)17th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology62%-5 vs state

American History57%-16 vs state

English II55%-7 vs state

American Government54%-17 vs state

Algebra I44%-18 vs state

Geometry28%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (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	Directly certified (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 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	51.3%	361 (92.1%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	22.3	645^th of 795 public high schools	18.9%		28.1	637^th of 855 public high schools	25.5%	8		54.3	56.8							61.7	55.4	27.8	43.9	$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	48.9%	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	42.9%	431 (88.1%)	17 (3.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	21.9	649^th of 795 public high schools	18.4%		24.4	651^st of 855 public high schools	23.9%	2		58.0	58.3							55.3	58.7	29.7	34.5	$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	55.4%	565 (98.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.1	380^th of 795 public high schools	52.2%		39.4	567^th of 855 public high schools	33.7%	187	53.8	64.0	83.3	44.0	55.3	56.0	47.6	64.9	41.8	78.2	81.3	32.9	70.6	$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	50.0%	511 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	16.9	665^th of 795 public high schools	16.4%		18.4	680^th of 855 public high schools	20.5%	15		50.0	55.7							54.9	58.8	14.2	27.8	$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	44.5%	137 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.8	576^th of 795 public high schools	27.5%		37.4	585^th of 855 public high schools	31.6%	9		80.0	68.8							47.1	55.0	29.3	54.5	$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	60.8%	332 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	36.4	549^th of 795 public high schools	30.9%		35.9	600^th of 855 public high schools	29.8%	51		70.7	76.5							61.5	59.3	30.7	50.0	$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 in the bottom 18.9% of Ohio high schools.

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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