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Mills Lawn Elementary School

Q: Is Mills Lawn Elementary School a good school?

Mills Lawn Elementary School ranks 408 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Mills Lawn Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 189 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mills Lawn Elementary consistently performs well on Ohio state tests, with high proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 90.7% proficiency in 4th grade math, 85.7% proficiency in 5th grade English Language Arts, and 76.2% proficiency in 5th grade science. These scores are significantly above the state averages in many areas, such as 4th grade math (90.7% vs. 69.1% statewide) and 5th grade English Language Arts (85.7% vs. 67.7% statewide). The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking highly compared to other Ohio elementary schools.

While Mills Lawn Elementary outperforms many nearby schools in academic metrics, its ranking for gifted and talented students is relatively lower, placing 54 out of 78 Ohio elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while decreasing over time, remains significantly higher than the state average, ranging from 21.5% to 30.2% in recent school years. This is an area that the school and district may want to focus on to improve student attendance and engagement.

282

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,222

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 S Walnut St
Yellow Springs, OH 45387-1804

(937) 767-7217

District: Yellow Springs Exempted Village

Students who attend Mills Lawn Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Yellow Springs/McKinney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Two or more races:

9.6%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Ohio avg61%

408^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

189^th of 828Yellow Springs Exempted Village among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	408 of 1558	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	300 of 1577	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	390 of 1596	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	535 of 1588	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	461 of 1610	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	398 of 1676	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	414 of 1636	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.2	301 of 1651	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	599 of 1678	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.0	404 of 1684	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.1	473 of 1687	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	551 of 1701	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.2	521 of 1709	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.3	386 of 1686	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	342 of 1662	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	564 of 1610	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.9	303 of 1582	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	280 of 1609	82.6%	★★★★☆
2006	74.1	361 of 1504	76.0%	★★★★☆
2005	78.0	264 of 1501	82.4%	★★★★☆
2004	63.2	606 of 1471	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	78.9	124 of 956	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	216 of 1021	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	431 of 1452	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	330 of 1466	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	441 of 1483	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	649 of 1488	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	525 of 1467	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	503 of 1502	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	649 of 1518	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	54 of 78	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.3	150 of 759	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	370 of 1473	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	259 of 1484	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	187 of 1447	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	908 of 1419	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	675 of 1465	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	559 of 1465	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	311 of 1466	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	271 of 1485	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	308 of 1498	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	364 of 1518	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	360 of 1499	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	271 of 1535	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	170 of 1536	88.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	53.1	76 of 154	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	361 of 1175	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	310 of 1190	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	456 of 1215	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	529 of 1242	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	471 of 1249	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	281 of 1271	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	295 of 1309	77.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)87th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)51st percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)31st percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+19 vs state

Science76%+13 vs state

English Language Arts73%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Mills Lawn Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 S Walnut St	Yellow Springs	45387	Greene County	Yellow Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 767-7217	282	17	16.5	35.8%	209 (74.1%)	22 (7.8%)	22 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.6%)	76.2	408^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.8%		80.8	300^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.0%	108	76.2	60.9	90.7	90.2	76.3	67.4	81.4	85.7	56.8	$16,222
Greenon Elementary School	Public	K-6	510 S Xenia Dr	Enon	45323	Clark County	Greenon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 864-7348	897	42	21.3	49.7%	795 (88.6%)	18 (2.0%)	38 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	58.8	752^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	51.7%		61.3	729^th of 1577 public elementary schools	53.8%	23	70.7	66.7	65.9	61.9	56.6	76.1	56.3	68.7	43.4	$9,648
Cedarville Elementary School	Public	K-5	194 Walnut St	Cedarville	45314	Greene County	Cedar Cliff Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 766-3811	252	16	15.7		217 (86.1%)	11 (4.4%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	85.5	160^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.2	174^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.0%	14	89.1	86.1	88.9	69.6		83.3	86.7	91.3		$12,889
Tecumseh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1058 Old Springfield Pike	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-3321	293	16	18.3		211 (72.0%)	33 (11.3%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.2%)	68.1	564^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.8%		65.7	642^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	59.3%	78	69.6	72.0	84.8	64.3		66.0	66.7	75.0		$12,631
Fairborn Intermediate School	Public	2-5	1020 S Maple Ave	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 878-3969	1,047	51	20.6		750 (71.6%)	108 (10.3%)	54 (5.2%)	20 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	107 (10.2%)	58.7	753^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	51.7%		51.8	894^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.3%	141	65.6	56.3	69.7	45.8	98.0	58.7	66.7	69.2		$9,435
Fairborn Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	63 W Funderburg Rd	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 878-3961	1,261	71	17.8		866 (68.7%)	154 (12.2%)	68 (5.4%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	147 (11.7%)								(n/a)										$10,060
Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1841 E Possum Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Clark-Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 717-2403	983	55	17.8	53.2%	757 (77.0%)	67 (6.8%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.4%)	61.4	711^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%		59.5	763^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	51.6%	52	59.2	67.2	78.3	68.0	59.0	80.0	62.0	60.0	48.8	$10,721
Perrin Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	431 W John St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4310	383	25	15.3		55 (14.4%)	218 (56.9%)	49 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	55 (14.4%)	8.3	1437^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.8	1454^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.8%	17	7.1	32.6	28.2	4.8	9.6	34.9	35.9	28.6	23.1	$12,855
Shawnee Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 E Ankeney Mill Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-6461	476	22	22.1		350 (73.5%)	44 (9.2%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.4%)	62.8	674^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.7%		49.1	939^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.5%	265	62.0	74.4	63.9	65.8		64.8	68.9	73.4		$12,037
Donnelsville Elementary School	Public	2-5	150 E. Main St	Donnelsville	45319	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 845-4540	333	18	18.5		274 (82.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	70.2	527^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.2%		67.6	594^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.3%	67	79.5	62.0	76.7	74.7		69.6	66.3	83.1		$10,387

Frequently Asked Questions about Mills Lawn Elementary School

Is Mills Lawn Elementary School a good school?

Mills Lawn Elementary School ranks 408^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mills Lawn Elementary School?

Students at Mills Lawn Elementary School are 74% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Mills Lawn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Mills Lawn Elementary School.

What district is Mills Lawn Elementary School in?

Yellow Springs Exempted Village

What schools do graduates of Mills Lawn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mills Lawn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Yellow Springs/McKinney High School

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