Summary:
ZIP code 45681 in South Salem, Ohio contains exactly one public school — Buckskin Elementary School — a K–5 building with 202 students and about 13.4 students per teacher, part of the Greenfield Exempted Village district. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP, and state testing covers only grades 3–5, so no achievement data exists for the K–2 grades. The district itself ranks 413 of 773 Ohio districts (47th percentile, 2 stars).
Buckskin's clearest strengths sit in 5th grade and 3rd grade. Fifth grade English language arts is the school's highest reported figure at 76.5% proficient — 6.1 points above the state and a 14.0-point jump from the prior year — while 5th grade science at 67.6% beats the state by 4.9 points for a second straight year. Third grade is the only grade where the school is above its district in both subjects, with math and ELA both at 62.9% and sharp year-over-year gains (+14.3 math, +11.5 ELA). Chronic absenteeism is another bright spot: 11.7% at the school versus 12.7% in the district.
The standout concern is 5th grade mathematics at 38.2% proficient — 24.3 points below the district and 20.9 points below the state, following a 22.4-point district gap the year before. Notably, the same grade posts the school's best ELA and science results, suggesting a subject-specific issue rather than a struggling class. Fourth grade fell in both subjects (−13.9 math, −10.4 ELA) and is the only grade below both district and state in both. Overall, the school's seven-metric average slipped only slightly against the state (58.3 vs. 63.8), and it has held 2 stars for three straight years. Two caveats for parents: free/reduced-lunch status is entirely unreported, and the only spending figure ($10,820 per student) dates to 2018–19.
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