Summary:
ZIP code 45686 covers Vinton, Ohio, and contains exactly one school — Vinton Elementary School, a PK–5 elementary serving 334 students in the Gallia County Local district — so families here have a single option, and the most useful comparison is between this school and its district and state averages.
Academically, the picture is mixed, with one clear standout: fourth-grade math, where 80.5% of students scored proficient in 2025-26 — 13.2 points above Ohio's 67.3% and 15.0 points above the district's 65.5%, and an improvement over the prior year's 76.0%. Across grades, math is the school's stronger subject, matching the state average (62.8 vs. 62.8), while English language arts trails the state by 3.7 points (61.5 vs. 65.2). Third-grade results swung sharply in opposite directions: ELA climbed 15.8 points to 61.5%, while math fell 13.6 points to 53.8%. Fifth-grade science remains the most persistent gap, at 56.0% versus the state's 62.7%, though it improved by 3.2 points year over year.
Two things stand out beyond test scores. Chronic absenteeism is 17.0%, well below the district's 22.3% — roughly a quarter lower — which matters because students who attend regularly tend to score better. The school has also held a steady 2-star rating, with percentile rank moving 47, then 42, then 43 over three years, while average proficiency rose 2.0 points, faster than both the district and the state. Keep in mind that free/reduced-lunch information is not reported for this school, and spending figures date back to 2018-19, so those contexts are unavailable. Overall, this is a stable, mid-tier school performing near its district's level, with genuine strengths in fourth-grade math and attendance.
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