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Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-6

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 189 students in grades K-6 in Newark, Ohio. The school is part of the Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy district, which is ranked 433 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Par Excellence Academy consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio state tests across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 85% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 67.7%. The school also excels in 5th grade science, with 80% proficiency compared to the state's 63.4%. Additionally, the school shows strong performance for specific student subgroups, with male students ranking 67th out of 1,498 Ohio elementary schools for mathematics in 2022-2023, and low-income students ranking 97th out of 1,447 schools in the same year.

While Par Excellence Academy has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, its most recent rate of 35.3% in 2024-2025 is still lower than the nearby Carson Elementary (31.9%) and Ben Franklin Elementary (31.9%). When compared to other nearby public schools, such as Granville Elementary and Stevenson Elementary, Par Excellence Academy generally outperforms them in test scores, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts.

187

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,425

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 Granville Rd
Newark, OH 43055-3906

(740) 344-7279

District: Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Two or more races:

18.2%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2023) to 49th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

Ohio avg61%

792^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 26 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

433^rd of 828Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy 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	56.4	792 of 1558	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.2	576 of 1577	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	448 of 1596	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	729 of 1588	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	893 of 1610	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1289 of 1676	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	72.8	121 of 765	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1054 of 1452	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.3	597 of 1466	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	554 of 1483	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	844 of 1488	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	781 of 1467	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1263 of 1502	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	499 of 1473	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	196 of 1484	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	97 of 1447	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	217 of 1419	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	339 of 1404	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	972 of 1465	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	578 of 1466	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.2	209 of 1485	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	67 of 1498	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	409 of 1518	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	922 of 1499	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1186 of 1535	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	858 of 1175	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	74.8	307 of 1190	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	546 of 1215	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	594 of 1242	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	892 of 1249	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1184 of 1271	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)84th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+17 vs state

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics55%-5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Granville Elementary School	Public	K-3	310 N Granger St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 587-8102	679	39	17.4	6.6%	606 (89.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)								(n/a)		85.5				80.3				$14,495
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

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Students at Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy are 69% White, 18% Two or more races, 7% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy ranks 792^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy.

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