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Schools in Yellow Springs · Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District

Yellow Springs’s public schools outscore 64% of Ohio districts

On the state reading tests, 75% of Yellow Springs’s students scored proficient, above the Ohio average (60%). The grade covers the public school district serving Yellow Springs, 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.

#528of 993 Ohio townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Ohio state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
75%
▲ 16 pts vs OH 60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
▲ 6 pts vs OH 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs OH 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 12% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
609 students on the public path
In brief

Yellow Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1289 Ohio towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yellow Springs’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 75% and math 58% in spring 2022, against 60% and 52% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,622 per student, against $16,610 across Ohio (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Yellow Springs/McKinney High School. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Yellow Springs’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 64% of Ohio school districts, #528 of 993 Ohio towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Ohio average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Ohio school districts we grade (910)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Ohio towns with similar household incomes (1289)Better than 43%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 361 test results and a graduating class of 62 could put Yellow Springs anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Yellow Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (359 in math, 363 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Mills Lawn Elementary SchoolYellow Springs Exempted Village School DistrictB+
7–12Yellow Springs/McKinney High SchoolYellow Springs Exempted Village School DistrictB

Yellow Springs’s public schools are run by Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District, which also serves Miami. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Yellow Springs Exempted Village School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 609 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$18,622OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 59.5% · 363 students tested
Math58%
State average 52.2% · 359 students tested

Yellow Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yellow SpringsBYellow Springs Exempted Village

Every school in Yellow Springs

2 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 Springsin other towns
Mills Lawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
282 students17:1Rate it →
Yellow Springs/McKinney High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
327 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Yellow Springs’s schools

Are Yellow Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Ohio: the public schools Yellow Springs children attend outscore 64% of Ohio’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #528 of 993 Ohio towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yellow Springs in?

Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 609 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Yellow Springs’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District graduated in four years, against 86% across Ohio.

How much does Yellow Springs spend per student?

$18,622 in Yellow Springs Exempted Village 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.