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Symmes Valley Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 572 students in Symmes Valley Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Symmes Valley Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 67% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,279 Schools
# Students
741 Students
573,334 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
33,106 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Symmes Valley Local School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 927 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#362 out of 929 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.57
# American Indian Students
n/a
815 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
11,845 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
10 Students
45,443 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
8%
# Black Students
n/a
129,096 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
720 Students
350,612 Students
% White Students
97%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
594 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
34,929 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
58
3,025
# Students in K Grade:
56
15,463
# Students in 1st Grade:
58
15,145
# Students in 2nd Grade:
61
13,450
# Students in 3rd Grade:
57
14,820
# Students in 4th Grade:
49
16,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
54
30,775
# Students in 6th Grade:
48
87,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
68
124,192
# Students in 8th Grade:
62
128,202
# Students in 9th Grade:
60
30,514
# Students in 10th Grade:
61
29,300
# Students in 11th Grade:
20
32,851
# Students in 12th Grade:
29
31,736
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,483 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,216. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,877 is less than the state median of $17,164. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,483
$17,216
Spending / Student
$16,877
$17,164
Best Symmes Valley Local School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Symmes Valley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
14860 State Route 141
Willow Wood, OH 45696
(740) 643-0022
Willow Wood, OH 45696
(740) 643-0022
Grades: PK-9
| 572 students
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