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Sinking Spring, Ohio looking south on Main Street (Ohio Highway 41).Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Sinking Spring

Sinking Spring’s public schools

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sinking Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 2% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
3,081 students on the public path
In brief

Sinking Spring’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sinking Spring’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. North Adams High School places highest (better than 51%); West Union High School lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Sinking Spring, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: North Adams High School, West Union High School and Peebles 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 Sinking Spring, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Adams County/Ohio 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.

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,435 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,313OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 59.5% · 1818 students tested
Math52%
State average 52.2% · 1795 students tested

Sinking Spring vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sinking Spring—Adams County/Ohio Valley Local

Every school in Sinking Spring

6 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 Sinking Springin other towns
West Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Union
B−
656 students18:1Rate it →
North Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Seaman
B−
629 students17:1Rate it →
Peebles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Peebles
B−
552 students17:1Rate it →
North Adams High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Seaman
B−
462 students17:1Rate it →
West Union High School
High · Grades 7–12 · West Union
C
435 students15:1Rate it →
Peebles High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Peebles
C+
347 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sinking Spring’s schools

Are Sinking Spring’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sinking Spring. Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sinking Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sinking Spring in?

Adams County/Ohio Valley Local School District.

Where do Sinking Spring kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: North Adams High School, West Union High School and Peebles High School.

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What Sinking Spring 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.