Summary:
Licking Valley Middle School is the only middle school in the Licking Valley Local district, serving grades 6–8 to 523 students in Newark, Ohio. Because it is the sole middle school in the area, all results below describe this one school rather than a comparison among schools.
Math is the school's most dependable strength. Across grades 6, 7, and 8, proficiency exceeded statewide results in both years tracked. Eighth grade math stood at 63.2% in 2025–2026 versus 52% statewide, and 60.3% in 2024–2025 versus 47.6%. Algebra I End of Course results are the most striking number in the data: 100% proficient in both years, far above the district's 65.9% and 66.7% and the state's 61.6% and 59.4%. Families should read this carefully, since middle school Algebra I typically enrolls a select group of advanced students rather than all eighth graders. English Language Arts is the clearest gap, especially in grades 7 and 8. In 2025–2026, 7th grade ELA was 55.4% versus 62.7% statewide and 8th grade ELA was 52.8% versus 58.3%; 6th grade ELA was slightly above state at 58.4% versus 56%. Eighth grade science swung sharply, from 68.1% in 2024–2025 (above the state's 63%) to 50.6% in 2025–2026 (below the state's 61.2%), mirroring a district-wide drop from 67.7% to 50.3%.
On accountability, the school earned 3 stars in 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, up from 2 stars in 2023–2024, and ranks 505th of 1,046 schools (52nd percentile) in 2025–2026 — a gain over 2023–2024's 535th of 1,046 (49th percentile), though slightly below the prior year's 55th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, modestly above the district's 15.5%, and worth watching given its link to ELA and science performance. About 36.33% of students receive free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 21.7. Per-student spending of $8,699 dates from 2018–2019 and is too old to reflect current resources.
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