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Vinton Elementary School

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Vinton Elementary School ranks 910 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

910^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Vinton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 350 students in grades PK-5 in Vinton, Ohio. The school is part of the Gallia County Local school district, which is ranked 525 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vinton Elementary School faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 26.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Addaville Elementary (25.5%) and Southwestern Elementary (25.5%). The school's test scores are also generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with its 5th grade science proficiency (52.8%) lower than the state average (63.4%) and the Gallia County Local district average (52.2%).

While Vinton Elementary School is part of the Gallia County Local district, it performs worse than some of the other elementary schools in the district, such as Addaville Elementary and Southwestern Elementary, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 2-star rating in recent years, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic outcomes.

334

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,758

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Keystone Rd
Vinton, OH 45686-9074

(740) 388-8261

District: Gallia County Local

Students who attend Vinton Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

Ohio avg64%

910^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary 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	49.0	910 of 1558	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	842 of 1577	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	904 of 1596	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	939 of 1588	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	1085 of 1610	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1039 of 1676	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	1012 of 1636	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.4	1006 of 1651	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.7	725 of 1678	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	819 of 1684	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.0	1021 of 1687	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.7	951 of 1701	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	1144 of 1709	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	1021 of 1686	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	993 of 1662	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.1	809 of 1610	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	1091 of 1582	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.2	1138 of 1609	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.5	1050 of 1504	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.6	1183 of 1501	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	73.4	378 of 1471	74.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.5	474 of 824	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	652 of 765	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	334 of 956	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	204 of 1021	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	843 of 1452	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	726 of 1466	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	757 of 1483	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	759 of 1488	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1048 of 1467	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	993 of 1502	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	997 of 1518	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	34.6	104 of 126	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	749 of 759	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	633 of 1473	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	452 of 1484	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	461 of 1447	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	513 of 1419	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	777 of 1404	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	624 of 1465	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	617 of 1465	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	905 of 1466	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	841 of 1485	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	948 of 1498	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	986 of 1518	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1031 of 1499	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	895 of 1535	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	919 of 1536	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	639 of 935	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.7	146 of 900	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	364 of 856	57.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	951 of 1175	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	870 of 1190	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	937 of 1215	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	993 of 1242	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1090 of 1249	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1007 of 1271	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	991 of 1309	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)17th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%~ state avg

English Language Arts57%-7 vs state

Science53%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Total
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		302 (90.4%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	49	910^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.6%		55.4	842^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	46.6%	68	52.8	67.4	76.0	49.1	45.7	64.0	60.4	$12,758
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		223 (94.9%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	53.9	830^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.7%		58	795^th of 1577 public elementary schools	49.6%	35	56.8	57.8	57.1	43.2	75.6	75.0	67.6	$11,535
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		300 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	56.5	791^st of 1558 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.1	986^th of 1577 public elementary schools	37.5%	195	45.7	66.7	78.3	57.1	53.8	67.4	77.1	$13,022
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		151 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	64.9	627^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.8%		63.5	685^th of 1577 public elementary schools	56.6%	58	68.4	63.3	77.8	57.9	61.3	83.3	73.7	$15,457
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		523 (97.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	66.4	598^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.6%		71	519^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.1%	79	68.4	73.4	88.7	63.3	56.3	67.6	75.9	$12,548
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		307 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	71.1	511^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.2%		73.9	461^st of 1577 public elementary schools	70.8%	50	75.6	73.9	74.0	56.1	67.4	78.0	87.8	$10,866
Meigs Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	36871 State Route 124	Middleport	45760	Meigs County	Meigs Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 742-3000	360	21	17.1		347 (96.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)								(n/a)								$13,738
Meigs Intermediate School	Public	2-5	36871 State Route 124	Middleport	45760	Meigs County	Meigs Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 742-2666	334	21	15.9		315 (94.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	30.4	1114^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.5%		21.3	1241^st of 1577 public elementary schools	21.3%	127	46.9	61.5	36.9	29.0	59.4	41.5	51.5	$13,192
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		331 (82.5%)	12 (3.0%)	13 (3.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.7%)	50.2	892^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	42.7%		49.8	932^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	40.9%	40	75.0	49.3	59.3	62.5	56.3	51.9	69.9	$11,110
Bundy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	527 S Missouri Ave	Wellston	45692	Jackson County	Wellston City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 384-6245	349	19	18.8		327 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)								$12,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Vinton Elementary School

What district is Vinton Elementary School in?

Gallia County Local

What schools do graduates of Vinton Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Vinton Elementary School a good school?

Vinton Elementary School ranks 910^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vinton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Vinton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Vinton Elementary School?

Students at Vinton Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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