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Valley View Elementary School

Q: Is Valley View Elementary School a good school?

Valley View Elementary School ranks 372 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wadsworth, Ohio, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Wadsworth City School District, which is ranked 126 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Valley View Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with its students performing significantly better than the state average on Ohio State Tests in both Mathematics and English Language Arts across grades 3 and 4. The school's performance on state tests is also consistently higher than the Wadsworth City School District average, indicating it is a strong performer within its own district. Additionally, Valley View Elementary School performs exceptionally well in serving its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of Ohio elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

While Valley View Elementary School generally outperforms the other elementary schools in the Wadsworth City School District, including Franklin, Lincoln, Isham Memorial, and Overlook Elementary Schools, the nearby Sharon Elementary School, which is part of the Highland Local School District, is a particularly high-performing school, ranking in the top 3% of Ohio elementary schools and significantly outpacing Valley View and the Wadsworth City School District on state assessments.

319

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,781

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Orchard St
Wadsworth, OH 44281

(330) 335-1430

District: Wadsworth City

Students who attend Valley View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Intermediate School
	Wadsworth Middle School
High:	Wadsworth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 70th percentile in 2022 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2025) from a 70th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Wadsworth City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

372^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Wadsworth City

126^th of 828Wadsworth City 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	372 of 1558	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	311 of 1577	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	371 of 1596	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	475 of 1588	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	318 of 1610	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	291 of 1676	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	481 of 1636	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	296 of 1651	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	278 of 1678	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.0	168 of 1684	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	78.3	288 of 1687	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	773 of 1701	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	516 of 1709	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.3	788 of 1686	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	729 of 1662	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	676 of 1610	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	562 of 1582	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	660 of 1609	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.8	445 of 1504	70.4%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	284 of 1501	81.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.2	265 of 1471	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	342 of 1452	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	351 of 1466	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	281 of 1483	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	444 of 1488	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	404 of 1467	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	183 of 1502	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	274 of 1518	81.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	50.2	555 of 759	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	272 of 1473	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	179 of 1484	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	111 of 1447	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	288 of 1466	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	186 of 1485	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	432 of 1498	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	422 of 1518	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	207 of 1499	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	252 of 1535	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	542 of 1536	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	139 of 935	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	349 of 900	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	177 of 856	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	440 of 1175	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	368 of 1190	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	467 of 1215	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	541 of 1242	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	362 of 1249	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	264 of 1271	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	497 of 1309	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)27th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+13 vs state

English Language Arts78%+16 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
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-4	625 Orchard St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1430	319	23	13.8	33.9%	278 (87.1%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	77.6	372^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	76.1%		80.3	311^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.3%	61		76.4	83.3		79.2	75.8		$12,781
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	280 N Lyman St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1460	195	11	17.0	48.7%	178 (91.3%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	72.7	477^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.4%		45.2	974^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.2%	497		80.0	81.8		73.3	66.7		$16,327
Isham Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	325 Sunset Blvd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1440	342	20	17.4	43.0%	288 (84.2%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	79.6	322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	79.3%		78.8	348^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.9%	26		72.7	93.6		80.3	76.9		$14,027
Grizzly Academy	Public	K-5	524 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 336-3571	28	4	6.5		23 (82.1%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.3%)								(n/a)								$18,121
Overlook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1420	390	22	17.7	23.6%	346 (88.7%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	85.2	166^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.1	259^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.6%	93		81.4	94.1		80.3	86.3		$11,482
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 Takacs Dr	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1470	245	15	16.3	26.1%	217 (88.6%)	4 (1.6%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	78.5	355^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.2	477^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.8%	122		84.0	76.5		90.0	70.6		$13,545
Sharon Elementary School	Public	K-5	6216 Ridge Rd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 239-1901	627	32	19.5	8.9%	558 (89.0%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	90.9	47^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.0%		89.5	61^st of 1577 public elementary schools	96.1%	14	88.9	93.9	91.8	88.9	93.1	88.2	94.4	$12,261
Norton Elementary School	Public	1-4	3390 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-3828	564	38	14.8		505 (89.5%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	80.8	283^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.8%		80.9	295^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.3%	12		75.2	91.7		76.6	83.4		$9,808
Norton Primary Elementary School	Public	PK-K	3163 Greenwich Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-5133	220	16	14.1		200 (90.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)								$10,860
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	165 Brooklyn Ave	Doylestown	44230	Wayne County	Chippewa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 658-2522	312	16	19.5	33.0%	294 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$11,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary School

How many students attend Valley View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Valley View Elementary School.

Is Valley View Elementary School a good school?

Valley View Elementary School ranks 372^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Valley View Elementary School in?

Wadsworth City

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Intermediate School
Middle : Wadsworth Middle School
High : Wadsworth High School

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary School?

Students at Valley View Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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