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Schools in Alger

Alger’s public schools

Upper Scioto Valley Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alger. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 2% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
470 students on the public path
In brief

Alger’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Alger’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School places highest (better than 36%); Upper Scioto Valley Middle School lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alger, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Upper Scioto Valley Elementary Schoolin McGuffeyC+
7–8Upper Scioto Valley Middle Schoolin Mc GuffeyC−
9–12Upper Scioto Valley High Schoolin McGuffeyC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Upper Scioto Valley Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 470 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,345OH $16,610 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 59.5% · 260 students tested
Math36%
State average 52.2% · 260 students tested

Alger vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Alger’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alger—Upper Scioto Valley Local

Every school in Alger

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Algerin other towns
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · McGuffey
C+
257 students15:1Rate it →
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mc Guffey
C−
54 studentsRate it →
Upper Scioto Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McGuffey
C
159 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Alger’s schools

Are Alger’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alger. Upper Scioto Valley Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alger. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alger in?

Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.

Where do Alger kids go to high school?

Upper Scioto Valley High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.