Summary:
ZIP code 45661 covers Piketon, Ohio, where three schools serve roughly 1,572 students across two districts, Scioto Valley Local and Pike County Area. Piketon Junior/Senior High School is a combined grades 5–12 building with 641 students, Jasper Elementary School serves PK–4 with 486 students, and Vern Riffe Career Technology C is a career-technical center for grades 7–12 with 445 students in a separate district. There is no standalone middle school, so the 5–12 building fills that role, and because the career center draws students regionally, some of its 445 may also be counted at Piketon.
Between the two rated schools, Jasper Elementary is the stronger performer: 2 stars, 38th percentile, holding steady for three years, with 24.6% of students chronically absent. Piketon Jr/Sr High earns 1 star, sits at the 26th percentile, and has slipped from the 38th to the 26th percentile in two years, with chronic absenteeism of 33.7% — about one in three students. Yet Piketon reports a 95.5% graduation rate, the only one in the ZIP. That mix of strong graduation with weak proficiency and heavy absenteeism is worth asking the school about directly.
On tests, only 2 of 16 reported results at Piketon beat the state. Its clear strengths are American Government (83.5% vs. 71.6% statewide) and 5th grade science (74.4% vs. 62.7%). Math is the deepest gap: Geometry 20.2% vs. 43.3%, 7th grade math 28.2%, and 6th grade math 36.6%. Jasper's standout is 3rd grade ELA at 75.6% vs. 63.4%, though its 4th grade fell well below state in both reading and math. Vern Riffe reports no test scores, ranking, or absenteeism, so it cannot be compared, and free/reduced-lunch rates are not reported for any school here.
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