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Yellow Springs Elementary is a public elementary school in Frederick, Maryland, serving 588 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Frederick County Public Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Yellow Springs Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 44.9% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 32.1% for the district and 24.1% for the state. In ELA, 62.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to 60% for the district and 48.4% for the state. The school's diverse student population, with 45.07% White, 26.02% African American, 15.65% Hispanic, and 5.78% Asian, is higher than many nearby schools, such as Butterfly Ridge Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary, which tend to have more homogeneous student populations.
Yellow Springs Elementary performs exceptionally well in supporting the academic achievement of its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking 69th and 83rd out of 504 and 347 Maryland elementary schools, respectively, in the 2020-2021 school year. However, the school's performance for its White student subgroup is relatively lower, ranking 269th out of 528 Maryland elementary schools in the same year. The school's higher per-student spending of $12,498 in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to the district average of $11,498, may contribute to its strong academic outcomes, suggesting the importance of adequate funding and resources for schools.
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