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Schools in Canaan Township

Canaan Township’s public schools

Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District and River Valley Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canaan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 21% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · River Valley Local
Students per teacher
15.9
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,796 students on the public path
In brief

Canaan Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Canaan Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Heritage Elementary School places highest (better than 73%); Mt Gilead High School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Canaan Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: River Valley High School and Mt Gilead High School. 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 Canaan Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District.

Two districts serve Canaan Township

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

Mount Gilead Exempted Village School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 975 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,050OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
River Valley Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,821 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$13,040OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District53%
State average 59.5% · 548 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District45%
State average 52.2% · 543 students tested
Reading · PK–12, River Valley Local School District63%
State average 59.5% · 1060 students tested
Math · PK–12, River Valley Local School District57%
State average 52.2% · 1046 students tested

Canaan Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Canaan Township—Mount Gilead Exempted Village PK–12 · River Valley Local PK–12
Tully—River Valley Local
ClaridonB+River Valley Local
CardingtonBCardington-Lincoln Local
GileadC+Mount Gilead Exempted Village

2 of the 4 neighbors share River Valley Local with Canaan Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Canaan Township

7 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 Canaan Townshipin other towns
Park Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Gilead
B−
475 students15:1Rate it →
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
B
402 students17:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B+
483 students19:1Rate it →
River Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Caledonia
B
481 students18:1Rate it →
Mt Gilead Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Gilead
C+
226 students13:1Rate it →
River Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Caledonia
B−
455 students18:1Rate it →
Mt Gilead High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Gilead
C+
274 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Canaan Township’s schools

Are Canaan Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Canaan Township. Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District and River Valley Local School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canaan Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Canaan Township in?

Mount Gilead Exempted Village School District and River Valley Local School District.

Where do Canaan Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: River Valley High School and Mt Gilead High School.

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What Canaan Township families are saying about 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.