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Schools in Waldo

Waldo’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 21% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.2
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,821 students on the public path
In brief

Waldo’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Waldo’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Heritage Elementary School places highest (better than 73%); River Valley High School lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Waldo, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: River Valley 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 Waldo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–8River Valley Middle Schoolin CaledoniaB
9–12River Valley High Schoolin CaledoniaB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the River 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.

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

Above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 59.5% · 1060 students tested
Math57%
State average 52.2% · 1046 students tested

Waldo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waldo—River Valley Local

Every school in Waldo

4 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 Waldoin other towns
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 →
River Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Caledonia
B−
455 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Waldo’s schools

Are Waldo’s schools good?

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

What school district is Waldo in?

River Valley Local School District.

Where do Waldo kids go to high school?

River 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.