Symmes Valley Elementary School

Symmes Valley Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in Willow Wood, Ohio, operated by Symmes Valley Local, with 546 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 35% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Symmes Valley Local runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 741 students. Symmes Valley Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Symmes Valley Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lawrence County put the typical household earns roughly $58,325 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Symmes Valley Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 8,980 students).

The closest other public school is Symmes Valley High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 546 students in 2018 compared to 546 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Symmes Valley Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.