Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School

Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School, a low-enrollment primary school in McGuffey, Ohio, operated by Upper Scioto Valley Local, educates 257 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School sits 36% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Upper Scioto Valley Local (470 students total), Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for Hardin County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,484 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 4,050 students).

Nearest neighbor: Upper Scioto Valley High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School has increased 5%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 257 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 93% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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