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Carson Elementary School

Q: Is Carson Elementary School a good school?

Carson Elementary School ranks 1001 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Carson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 392 students in grades K-5 in Newark, Ohio. The school is part of the Newark City School District, which is ranked 481 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carson Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 919 and 1184 out of around 1,600 schools. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 31.9% to 36.0% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Legend Elementary and Hillview Elementary. Additionally, Carson Elementary students generally perform below the Newark City and Ohio state averages on the Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subjects.

However, the school's special education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 30% of Ohio elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. This indicates that the school may be providing effective support for its special education population. While Carson Elementary faces significant challenges, addressing the root causes of these issues will be crucial for improving the school's performance and outcomes for its students.

414

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,207

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

549 E Main St
Newark, OH 43055-6619

(740) 670-7300

District: Newark City

Students who attend Carson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Two or more races:

12.1%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (54% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg63%

Ohio avg64%

1,001^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Newark City

481^st of 828Newark City 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	42.2	1001 of 1558	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	990 of 1577	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	928 of 1596	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1016 of 1588	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	981 of 1610	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1184 of 1676	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	1058 of 1636	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	1081 of 1651	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	1090 of 1678	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.4	919 of 1684	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.1	961 of 1687	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.3	920 of 1701	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	1115 of 1709	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	1190 of 1686	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.5	1252 of 1662	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	458 of 824	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	351 of 765	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	505 of 956	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	291 of 1021	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	982 of 1452	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	975 of 1466	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	836 of 1483	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	930 of 1488	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	970 of 1467	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1086 of 1502	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1030 of 1518	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	790 of 1473	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	748 of 1484	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	541 of 1447	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	748 of 1419	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	646 of 1404	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	983 of 1465	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	878 of 1465	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	930 of 1466	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	939 of 1485	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	945 of 1498	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1029 of 1518	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	909 of 1499	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1095 of 1535	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	991 of 1536	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	121 of 218	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	274 of 935	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	31.9	613 of 900	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	483 of 856	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1008 of 1175	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1023 of 1190	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1017 of 1215	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1079 of 1242	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	984 of 1249	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1107 of 1271	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1083 of 1309	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-6 vs state

Mathematics53%-10 vs state

Science48%-15 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
Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 E Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7300	414	26	16.0		334 (80.7%)	16 (3.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.1%)	42.2	1001^st of 1558 public elementary schools	35.8%		43.9	990^th of 1577 public elementary schools	37.2%	11	48.1	64.3	67.9	27.8		65.7	55.4	51.9		$12,207
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 Beacon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7340	265	18	14.3		198 (74.7%)	24 (9.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	36.5	1056^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.3	1082^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	31.4%	26	52.7	52.4	50.0	45.5		48.8	46.9	65.5		$14,312
John Clem Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Jefferson Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7130	386	26	14.9		296 (76.7%)	21 (5.4%)	17 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.4%)	36.1	1061^st of 1558 public elementary schools	31.9%		38	1056^th of 1577 public elementary schools	33.0%	5	65.0	52.4	50.8	45.0		42.9	37.7	65.0		$11,699
McGuffey Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Green Wave Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7140	415	29	14.1		351 (84.6%)	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	44.9	969^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.8%		44.6	982^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	37.7%	13	68.4	56.1	59.1	49.1		48.5	42.4	75.4		$11,643
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 W Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7330	346	21	16.7		275 (79.5%)	12 (3.5%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)	57.7	767^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.8%		59.2	771^st of 1577 public elementary schools	51.1%	4	62.0	65.3	70.0	62.0		53.1	66.0	74.0		$12,673
Legend Elementary	Public	K-5	1075 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7100	475	30	15.8		362 (76.2%)	18 (3.8%)	25 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)	78.2	361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	76.8%		62.1	708^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.1%	347	76.5	69.2	79.4	71.6		87.2	82.4	84.0		$12,785
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-2	680 S 30th St	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 522-4810	331	21	15.7	46.2%	279 (84.3%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)										$12,413
Hillview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1927 Horns Hill Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7310	407	23	18.0		327 (80.3%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	76.6	399^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.4%		69.7	545^th of 1577 public elementary schools	65.4%	146	94.3	73.2	71.7	92.5		71.8	66.7	86.8		$11,912
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1350 Granville Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 344-7279	187	14	13.8		129 (69.0%)	13 (7.0%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	34 (18.2%)	56.4	792^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	49.2%		68.2	576^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.5%	216	80.0	50.0	66.7	65.0	40.0	46.4	63.0	85.0	60.0	$12,425
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	2-5	152 Cynthia St	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 522-8442	388	20	19.4	41.2%	320 (82.5%)	16 (4.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	73.6	463^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	70.3%		75.5	418^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.5%	45	75.6	83.1	73.7	65.6		78.2	64.8	84.3		$12,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Carson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Carson Elementary School?

Students at Carson Elementary School are 81% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Carson Elementary School in?

Newark City

Is Carson Elementary School a good school?

Carson Elementary School ranks 1001^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Carson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Newark High School

How many students attend Carson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Carson Elementary School.

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