Photo: Delawareohiohistory · CC BY-SA 3.0Troy Township’s public schools outscore 63% of Ohio districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Troy Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 59% of students in Troy Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Ohio average (52%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.
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.
Troy Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1172 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Troy Township’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 66% and math 59% across both districts in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Delaware City spends $14,070 per student and Buckeye Valley Local $17,078, 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.
What’s behind Troy Township’s grade
B: better than 63% of Ohio school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Ohio average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Troy Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Troy Township · depends on your address
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 648 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Ostrander
Laura Woodward Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 621 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 441 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Ashley
5th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 612 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
6th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 612 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
7th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 612 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
8th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 612 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
9th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local High School
Grades 9–12 · 597 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
10th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local High School
Grades 9–12 · 597 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
11th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local High School
Grades 9–12 · 597 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
12th grade in Troy Township
Buckeye Valley Local High School
Grades 9–12 · 597 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Delaware
Troy Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Delaware City School District). From grade PK, students attend the Buckeye Valley Local School District, shared with Ashley, Brown, Concord, Kingston, Marlboro, Ostrander, Oxford, Peru, Radnor, Scioto, Thompson and Westfield. Its elementary school is in Delaware. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Troy Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Troy Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Troy Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | B | Delaware City PK–12 · Buckeye Valley Local PK–12 |
| Delaware | A | Delaware City PK–12 · Olentangy Local PK–12 |
| Marlboro | — | Buckeye Valley Local |
| Delaware Township | B | Delaware City |
| Radnor | A− | Buckeye Valley Local |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Delaware City with Troy Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Troy Township
9 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).
Questions about Troy Township’s schools
Are Troy Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Ohio: the public schools Troy Township children attend outscore 63% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Troy Township in?
Two districts: Delaware City School District runs grades PK–12, and Buckeye Valley Local School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Ashley, Brown, Concord, Kingston, Marlboro, Ostrander, Oxford, Peru, Radnor, Scioto, Thompson and Westfield.
Where do Troy Township kids go to high school?
Buckeye Valley Local High School in Delaware, with 597 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Troy Township’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Delaware City School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.
How much does Troy Township spend per student?
$14,070 in Delaware City School District and $17,078 in Buckeye Valley Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Troy 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.