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John Clem Elementary School

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John Clem Elementary School ranks 873 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

John Clem Elementary School is a K–5 school at 475 Jefferson Rd in Newark, Ohio, serving 386 students in Newark City Schools. It ranks 873rd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (44th percentile, 2 stars), modestly above its own district's standing of 497th of 773 districts. About two-thirds of students (68.61% in 2023–24) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so results should be read with that context in mind.

Attendance is John Clem's standout strength. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 13.6% is the lowest among the seven Newark City elementaries and roughly half the district's 28.0%, down from 36.8% in 2021–22 — a sustained improvement rather than a one-year fluke. Class sizes have also tightened, from 16.9 students per teacher in 2022–23 to 14.9 in 2023–24 and 2024–25.

Test results are uneven and "front-loaded." John Clem beats its district in 3rd-grade math (67.3 vs. 61.0) and ELA (65.5 vs. 64.3) and in 5th-grade science (75.0 vs. 72.2, more than 12 points above the state), but trails it in 4th-grade math and ELA and in 5th-grade math (41.7 vs. 58.9) and ELA. Six of seven tested areas improved in 2025–26, with big jumps in 3rd-grade ELA (+22.6), 3rd-grade math (+14.9) and 4th-grade ELA (+15.4); only 5th-grade math slipped. The school also moved from the bottom third to the top third statewide for its special education (21st to 68th percentile) and low-income (27th to 61st percentile) students. Nearby Legend Elementary (1.0 mi, 74th percentile) and Hillview Elementary (2.6 mi, 76th) score higher despite John Clem's smaller classes and better attendance. Granville Elementary and Stevenson Elementary serve far less poverty.

386

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,699

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 Jefferson Rd
Newark, OH 43055-4540

(740) 670-7130

District: Newark City Schools

Students who attend John Clem Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Middle School
High:	Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Two or more races:

12.4%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

873^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	51.0	873 of 1560	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	1061 of 1558	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1056 of 1577	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1017 of 1596	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	894 of 1588	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	762 of 1610	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	754 of 1676	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	863 of 1636	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.0	759 of 1651	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.1	1104 of 1678	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.4	962 of 1684	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.1	803 of 1687	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	827 of 1701	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.2	659 of 1709	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.5	493 of 1686	70.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	576 of 1662	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.1	638 of 1610	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	917 of 1582	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.3	823 of 1609	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.5	739 of 1504	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.1	706 of 1501	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.9	667 of 1471	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	379 of 824	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	388 of 956	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	432 of 1021	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	884 of 1452	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1029 of 1452	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1083 of 1466	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1041 of 1483	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	862 of 1488	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	921 of 1467	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	824 of 1502	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	876 of 1518	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	57.0	50 of 108	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	2 of 126	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	60.8	337 of 759	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	572 of 1467	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	917 of 1473	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1078 of 1484	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	850 of 1447	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	676 of 1419	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	574 of 1404	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	439 of 1465	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	761 of 1465	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	788 of 1467	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	1008 of 1466	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	961 of 1485	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	923 of 1498	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	895 of 1518	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	558 of 1499	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	527 of 1535	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	724 of 1536	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	150 of 220	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	166 of 202	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	142 of 183	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	145 of 162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	109 of 154	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	296 of 914	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.4	661 of 935	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	710 of 900	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	502 of 856	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	888 of 1181	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	1071 of 1175	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1066 of 1190	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	999 of 1215	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	884 of 1242	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	759 of 1249	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	745 of 1271	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	818 of 1309	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)54th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science75%+12 vs state

English Language Arts62%-3 vs state

Mathematics56%-7 vs state

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	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
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	68.6%	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	53.5%	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
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	82.2%	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
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%)	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
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	63.7%	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
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	90.5%	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
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	43.0%	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
Hillview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1927 Horns Hill Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7310	407	23	18.0	66.3%	327 (80.3%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	77.3	370^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.3%		76.6	399^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.4%	29	85.0	69.5	92.5	83.3		66.1	79.1	80.0		$11,912
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	86.2%	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
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	42.7%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Clem Elementary School

How many students attend John Clem Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended John Clem Elementary School.

Is John Clem Elementary School a good school?

John Clem Elementary School ranks 873^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John Clem Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Clem Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle School
High : Newark High School

What district is John Clem Elementary School in?

Newark City Schools

What is the racial makeup of John Clem Elementary School?

Students at John Clem Elementary School are 77% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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