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Schools in South Salem

South Salem’s public schools

Greenfield Exempted Village School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 4% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,888 students on the public path
In brief

South Salem’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of South Salem’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Greenfield Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); McClain High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve South Salem, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: McClain 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 South Salem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–8Greenfield Middle Schoolin GreenfieldB−
9–12McClain High Schoolin GreenfieldC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Greenfield Exempted Village 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.

Greenfield Exempted Village School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,888 students · 15.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$16,019OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 59.5% · 978 students tested
Math55%
State average 52.2% · 956 students tested

South Salem vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Salem—Greenfield Exempted Village

Every school in South Salem

5 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 South Salemin other towns
Greenfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenfield
B+
562 students22:1Rate it →
Rainsboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bainbridge
B
221 students14:1Rate it →
Buckskin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
202 students13:1Rate it →
Greenfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenfield
B−
407 students15:1Rate it →
McClain High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenfield
C+
496 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about South Salem’s schools

Are South Salem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Salem. Greenfield Exempted Village School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Salem in?

Greenfield Exempted Village School District.

Where do South Salem kids go to high school?

McClain High School.

Parents talk

What South Salem 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.