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C+
Schools in Yellow Creek Township · Southern Local School District, Wellsville Local School District

Yellow Creek Township’s public schools score below 61% of Ohio districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Yellow Creek Township’s districts is 38%, below the Ohio average (52%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Yellow Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Ohio, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.

Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 13 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 14 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 9–14 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.2K
▲ 21% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · Southern Local
Students per teacher
15.3
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,232 students on the public path
In brief

Yellow Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1388 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yellow Creek Township’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 60% and 52% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio (the state reports Yellow Creek Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Southern Local spends $20,155 per student and Wellsville Local $20,367, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Yellow Creek Township’s grade

C Test scoresB+ Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Ohio school districts. Graduation is above the Ohio average; test scores are below it.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1388)Better than 9%
Towns in Columbiana County (18)Better than 6%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 757 test results and a graduating class of 65 could put Yellow Creek Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Yellow Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (754 in math, 760 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yellow Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Yellow Creek Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Southern Local School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wellsville Local School District, shared with Wellsville. Its elementary school is in Salineville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Yellow Creek Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southern Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 790 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 16.6 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$20,155OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
Wellsville Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 655 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$20,367OH $16,610 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southern Local School District46%
State average 59.5% · 421 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southern Local School District31%
State average 52.2% · 415 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wellsville Local School District47%
State average 59.5% · 339 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wellsville Local School District47%
State average 52.2% · 339 students tested

Yellow Creek Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Yellow Creek Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yellow Creek TownshipC+Southern Local PK–12 · Wellsville Local PK–12
MadisonA−Beaver Local
WellsvilleC+Wellsville Local
WashingtonC+Southern Local
SalineBEdison Local
LiverpoolCEast Liverpool City

Every school in Yellow Creek Township

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 Yellow Creek Townshipin other towns
Southern Local Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salineville
C
389 students16:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wellsville
C−
206 students26:1Rate it →
Southern Local Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Salineville
C
391 students18:1Rate it →
Wellsville Jr. Sr. High
High · Grades 7–12 · Wellsville
C
246 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Yellow Creek Township’s schools

Are Yellow Creek Township’s schools good?

On Ohio’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Yellow Creek Township children attend score below 61% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yellow Creek Township in?

Two districts: Southern Local School District runs grades PK–12, and Wellsville Local School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Wellsville.

What is Yellow Creek Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Southern Local School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Yellow Creek Township spend per student?

$20,155 in Southern Local School District and $20,367 in Wellsville Local School District (FY2024), against $16,610 across Ohio. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.