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Licking Heights Local School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 729 students in Licking Heights Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Licking Heights Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,279 Schools
# Students
5,073 Students
573,334 Students
# Teachers
252 Teachers
33,106 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Licking Heights Local School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 927 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#483 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
63%
Graduation Rate
92%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.72
0.57
# American Indian Students
8 Students
815 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1,246 Students
11,845 Students
% Asian Students
25%
2%
# Hispanic Students
253 Students
45,443 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
8%
# Black Students
1,591 Students
129,096 Students
% Black Students
31%
23%
# White Students
1,796 Students
350,612 Students
% White Students
35%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
594 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
173 Students
34,929 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
126
3,025
# Students in K Grade:
397
15,463
# Students in 1st Grade:
418
15,145
# Students in 2nd Grade:
399
13,450
# Students in 3rd Grade:
395
14,820
# Students in 4th Grade:
408
16,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
407
30,775
# Students in 6th Grade:
405
87,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
371
124,192
# Students in 8th Grade:
358
128,202
# Students in 9th Grade:
392
30,514
# Students in 10th Grade:
385
29,300
# Students in 11th Grade:
323
32,851
# Students in 12th Grade:
289
31,736
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,663 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,216. The school district revenue/student has declined by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,554 is less than the state median of $17,164. The school district spending/student has declined by 34% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$69 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$69 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,663
$17,216
Spending / Student
$13,554
$17,164
Best Licking Heights Local School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Licking Heights Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
4000 Mink St Sw
Pataskala, OH 43062
(740) 927-9046
Pataskala, OH 43062
(740) 927-9046
Grades: 7-8
| 729 students
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