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Schools in Roaming Shores · Jefferson Area Local School District, Grand Valley Local School District

Roaming Shores’s public schools score below 52% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Roaming Shores, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 46% of Roaming Shores’s students scored proficient, below the Ohio average (52%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 0 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 7 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 32% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Jefferson Area Local
Students per teacher
18.1
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,493 students on the public path
In brief

Roaming Shores’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1176 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Roaming Shores’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Jefferson Area Local spends $11,273 per student and Grand Valley Local $17,235, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Roaming Shores’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Ohio school districts. Graduation is above the Ohio average; test scores are below it.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1176)Better than 13%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,429 test results and a graduating class of 156 could put Roaming Shores anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Roaming Shores’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,427 in math, 1,431 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Roaming Shores, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Roaming Shores runs its own schools through grade 12 (Jefferson Area Local School District). From grade K, students attend the Grand Valley Local School District, shared with Colebrook, Hartsgrove, Orwell, Orwell, Rome and Windsor. Its school is in Jefferson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Roaming Shores

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

Jefferson Area Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,685 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 20.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$11,273OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Grand Valley Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 814 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$17,235OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Jefferson Area Local School District59%
State average 59.5% · 927 students tested
Math · K–12, Jefferson Area Local School District47%
State average 52.2% · 921 students tested
Reading · K–12, Grand Valley Local School District61%
State average 59.5% · 504 students tested
Math · K–12, Grand Valley Local School District43%
State average 52.2% · 506 students tested

Roaming Shores vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Roaming ShoresB−Jefferson Area Local K–12 · Grand Valley Local K–12
MorganB−Jefferson Area Local
RomeB−Grand Valley Local
Rock Creek—Jefferson Area Local

2 of the 3 neighbors share Jefferson Area Local with Roaming Shores for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Roaming Shores

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 Roaming Shoresin other towns
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Jefferson
B−
654 students19:1Rate it →
Grand Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Orwell
B
369 students17:1Rate it →
Rock Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rock Creek
B−
313 students22:1Rate it →
Grand Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orwell
C
172 students13:1Rate it →
Jefferson Area Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Jefferson
B−
285 students26:1Rate it →
Jefferson Area Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson
B
427 students22:1Rate it →
Grand Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orwell
C
273 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Roaming Shores’s schools

Are Roaming Shores’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Roaming Shores children attend score below 52% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Roaming Shores in?

Two districts: Jefferson Area Local School District runs grades K–12, and Grand Valley Local School District runs grades K–12, shared with Colebrook, Hartsgrove, Orwell, Orwell, Rome and Windsor.

Where do Roaming Shores kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Jefferson Area Sr High School and Grand Valley High School.

What is Roaming Shores’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson Area Local School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Roaming Shores spend per student?

$11,273 in Jefferson Area Local School District and $17,235 in Grand Valley Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.