Schools in Zip Code 45658

ZIP code 45658 in Gallia County, Ohio contains two schools — Southwestern Elementary School, a PK–5 building in Patriot with 160 students, and Southern Ohio Digital Academy, an alternative online school in Rio Grande serving grades 4–12 with 64 students — both part of the Gallia County Local district, which ranks 528th of 773 districts statewide (2 stars). Notably, the area has no traditional middle or high school, so families here rely on these two buildings plus options outside the ZIP.

Southwestern Elementary School is the clear standout. It holds a 3-star rating (59th percentile) even though its district sits in the 32nd percentile — it is performing well above the district it belongs to. Its fifth-grade science results are the single most striking number in the data: at least 94% of students scored proficient, roughly 31 points above the state and 36 above the district. Fifth-grade math (about 82% proficient) runs 23 points above the state, and chronic absenteeism is 9.1% versus the district's 22.3%. Its ranking has been steady across three years, so this is not a one-year spike. That said, its lead narrowed in 2025-26: third-grade math fell to roughly 52% proficient and now trails the district by about 10 points, and fourth-grade ELA dropped sharply year over year. Because grade cohorts here are small, single-year swings of 15–25 points can be driven by just a few students.

Southern Ohio Digital Academy is a very different case: it reports no test scores and no rank history, so its academics are essentially invisible. Its only academic signal is a 50% graduation rate, against a district rate of 92.6%. Its reported 0% chronic absenteeism is unusual for an alternative school and likely reflects how a fully online program counts attendance. Its listed student-teacher ratio of 320 is almost certainly a staffing-accounting artifact rather than real class conditions. Free and reduced-lunch figures are unavailable for both schools, so results cannot be adjusted for economic context.