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Cherry Valley Elementary School

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Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks 898 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Cherry Valley Elementary School is a K–5 school in Newark, OH, serving 346 students in Newark City Schools. Its 2025–26 rank is 898th of 1,560 elementary schools (42nd percentile, 2 stars), slightly above Newark City’s district rank (36th percentile) but below the state midpoint. It trails nearby Hillview Elementary School (76%/4 stars) and Legend Elementary (74%/4 stars), is similar to Carson Elementary School and John Clem Elementary School (both 44%/2 stars), and outperforms McGuffey Elementary School (30%/2 stars). It also trails cross-district Stevenson Elementary School and Granville Elementary School.

In 2025–26, Grade 3 math and ELA were bright spots: Grade 3 math was 69.8% proficient, above district and state, and Grade 3 ELA was near district and slightly above state. Upper grades were weaker: Grade 4 math was 52.5%, Grade 5 math 51.1%, Grade 4 ELA 55.0%, Grade 5 ELA 66.7%, and Grade 5 science 62.2%. Overall average was around 60.2% versus district 64.4% and state 63.8%. Chronic absenteeism improved from 41.9% in 2021–22 to 18.5% in 2025–26, well below the district’s 28.0%, though some neighbors like Legend Elementary (13.9%), John Clem Elementary School (13.6%), and Granville Elementary School (7.9%) are lower.

Subgroup results are uneven: special education students are a standout at 72nd percentile/4 stars, and low-income students at 59th/3 stars. Other subgroup results are lower, so ask how the school targets support. Resource context: 2018–19 per-pupil spending was $8,728, lowest among Newark City elementary peers shown, and the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 16.7, higher than Legend Elementary, John Clem Elementary School, Ben Franklin Elementary School, and McGuffey Elementary School but lower than Hillview Elementary School. Because spending data is old, treat cautiously, but the pattern is worth discussing with the school.

346

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,673

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1040 W Main St
Newark, OH 43055-2556

(740) 670-7330

District: Newark City Schools

Students who attend Cherry Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle School
High:	Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Two or more races:

12.4%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

898^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Newark City Schools

497^th of 773Newark City Schools 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
2026	49.6	898 of 1560	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.7	767 of 1558	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	771 of 1577	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	596 of 1596	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	823 of 1588	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	803 of 1610	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	1016 of 1676	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	714 of 1636	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	753 of 1651	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	663 of 1678	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.3	596 of 1684	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.7	982 of 1687	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.6	553 of 1701	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	787 of 1709	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.3	817 of 1686	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	711 of 1662	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	831 of 1610	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.0	894 of 1582	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.4	934 of 1609	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.4	1117 of 1504	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.3	867 of 1501	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.9	832 of 1471	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	519 of 824	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	483 of 765	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	470 of 956	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	287 of 1021	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	930 of 1452	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.8	633 of 1452	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	794 of 1466	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	490 of 1483	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	858 of 1488	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	830 of 1467	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	950 of 1502	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.1	514 of 1518	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	58.9	387 of 759	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	597 of 1467	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	443 of 1473	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	525 of 1484	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.4	201 of 1447	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	310 of 1419	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	438 of 1404	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	697 of 1465	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	375 of 1465	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	786 of 1467	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	773 of 1466	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	628 of 1485	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	633 of 1498	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	767 of 1518	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	747 of 1499	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	891 of 1535	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	778 of 1536	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	252 of 914	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	45.4	441 of 935	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	189 of 900	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	372 of 856	56.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	971 of 1181	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	814 of 1175	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	794 of 1190	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	639 of 1215	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	859 of 1242	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	816 of 1249	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	934 of 1271	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	716 of 1309	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)49th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science62%~ state avg

English Language Arts62%-3 vs state

Mathematics58%-5 vs state

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

We are looking at a house for sale near Cherry valley school and I am wondering how the school is? I just need to know if its a good school, my daughter will be going into the first grade:) feedback plz thank you Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 W Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7330	346	21	16.7	58.4%	275 (79.5%)	12 (3.5%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)	49.6	898^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.4%		57.7	767^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.8%	131	62.2	69.8	52.5	51.1		64.2	55.0	66.7		$12,673
McGuffey Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Green Wave Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7140	415	29	14.1	71.1%	351 (84.6%)	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	34.7	1086^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.4%		44.9	969^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.8%	117	66.1	50.0	46.2	37.1		54.8	42.4	61.3		$11,643
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	3-5	152 Cynthia St	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 522-8442	388	20	19.4	—	320 (82.5%)	16 (4.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	73.3	478^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.4%		73.6	463^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	70.3%	15	65.1	71.8	82.1	67.4		85.4	71.0	81.7		$12,265
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	84.5%	129 (69.0%)	13 (7.0%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	34 (18.2%)	42.9	995^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.2%		56.4	792^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	49.2%	203	64.5	68.8	40.6	58.1	46.7	62.5	31.3	77.4	26.7	$12,425
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	—	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
John Clem Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Jefferson Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7130	386	26	14.9	56.7%	296 (76.7%)	21 (5.4%)	17 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.4%)	51	873^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.1	1061^st of 1558 public elementary schools	31.9%	188	75.0	67.3	59.4	41.7		65.5	53.1	66.7		$11,699
Legend Elementary	Public	K-5	1075 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7100	475	30	15.8	42.1%	362 (76.2%)	18 (3.8%)	25 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)	76.1	408^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.8%		78.2	361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	76.8%	47	76.8	72.3	70.1	82.6		78.3	75.3	85.5		$12,785
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 Beacon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7340	265	18	14.3	83.8%	198 (74.7%)	24 (9.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	46.8	938^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.5	1056^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.2%	118	57.1	42.5	63.2	51.4		70.0	55.3	68.6		$14,312
Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 E Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7300	414	26	16.0	72.0%	334 (80.7%)	16 (3.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.1%)	51.4	868^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.4%		42.2	1001^st of 1558 public elementary schools	35.8%	133	79.6	53.7	51.4	65.3		56.7	53.4	73.5		$12,207
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	—	606 (89.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)								(n/a)		88.8				85.1				$14,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherry Valley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cherry Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cherry Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle School
High : Newark High School

What district is Cherry Valley Elementary School in?

Newark City Schools

Is Cherry Valley Elementary School a good school?

Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks 898^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherry Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Cherry Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cherry Valley Elementary School?

Students at Cherry Valley Elementary School are 79% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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