The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in Science. The lowest is 59% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on River View Intermediate School
River View Intermediate School serves grades three through six in Warsaw, a small rural village in western Coshocton County. The school sits on a separated rural campus on State Route 60, away from the village's compact downtown core. It is the intermediate building for the River View Local School District, which consolidated its elementary program here at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, closing two smaller buildings in neighboring communities to reduce costs and respond to long-term enrollment decline.
The school's enrollment is small but stable, with roughly equal numbers in each of the four grades it serves. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting economic conditions in the rural county. The student body is predominantly white, with very small numbers of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. Data on special education and English learner populations were not available.
In state testing for the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates across mathematics, English language arts, and science all clustered in a similar range. Math proficiency was in the mid-to-upper range; English language arts was lower; science fell in between. Students across all grades participated fully in state assessments. On a proficiency index that averages proficiency rates across tested subjects, River View Intermediate ranks in the top quartile relative to districts in Coshocton County, a positioning that reflects solid middle-grade performance in a county context.
Only one year of state testing data is available, so long-term trends cannot be assessed. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies. Information about discipline, attendance, course access, and staffing was not available.
The housing market around Warsaw is affordable relative to state and national medians. Home values have risen modestly, and rent-to-income ratios are favorable. However, the district itself is navigating economic pressures that families should understand. The closure of the AEP coal plant in nearby Conesville in 2020 eliminated a major source of property tax revenue. Two attempts to replace that revenue with an income tax levy failed in 2019 and 2020. The district then consolidated buildings and closed two elementary schools to reduce costs. A renewal operating levy narrowly passed in November 2024, followed by a second renewal levy in May 2025, locking in funding through the next renewal cycle. For parents, this means current programming is funded but on a thin margin and subject to future renewal votes. The district's budget is roughly half supported by these property and income taxes and half by state and federal funds, making it particularly dependent on local voter approval.
Warsaw itself is a small, walkable village with a compact downtown centered on Main Street and the Village Park, but little in-village growth. The surrounding area is rural, and new housing development takes the form of country homes on multi-acre lots rather than in-village construction. The River View Local School District, headquartered in Warsaw, is a significant local employer and anchor. Larger employment centers and services are located in the City of Coshocton, roughly a short drive away.
River View Intermediate is a regular public school that draws from a rural, economically modest area with stable but modest state test performance and a school district working to sustain operations through a cycle of tight funding and voter approval. For families choosing between schools in the area, it represents the consolidated middle-grade option in a small rural district.
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