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Carson Elementary School

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Carson Elementary School ranks 868 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Carson Elementary School is a K–5 school in Newark, Ohio, part of Newark City Schools, enrolling 414 students in a high-poverty community where 86.22% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2023–24. Overall, Carson Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack, improving school: in 2025–26 it ranked 868th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (44th percentile, 2 stars), the highest percentile in its displayed history after a 1-star, 29th-percentile year in 2018–19.

Compared with nearby schools, Carson Elementary School trails Legend Elementary (74th percentile, 4 stars) and Hillview Elementary School (76th, 4 stars), is roughly similar to John Clem Elementary School (44th), Cherry Valley Elementary School (42nd), and Ben Franklin Elementary School (40th), and is ahead of McGuffey Elementary School (30th). It also trails Licking Valley Elementary School (62nd) and Stevenson Elementary School (69th) but leads Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy (36th). Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, from 50.7% in 2021–22 to 25.9% in 2025–26, now below the district’s 28.0% but still higher than most nearby peers named above.

Academically, Carson Elementary School’s strengths are in 5th grade. In 2025–26, its 5th-grade science score was 79.6%, 5th-grade math 65.3%, and 5th-grade ELA 73.5%, all above district and state averages; the science result topped almost every nearby school. The main concern is 3rd- and 4th-grade math and ELA, where scores fall below district and state averages, suggesting a need for early literacy and math support. Carson Elementary School also shows relative effectiveness with low-income students (61st percentile, 3 stars) and special-education students (69th percentile, 3 stars), both above the state median for those groups. Its student-teacher ratio was 16:1 in 2024–25, and per-student spending was $9,741 in 2018–19; 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch data is unknown.

414

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,207

Per pupil spending ?

72.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

549 E Main St
Newark, OH 43055-6619

(740) 670-7300

District: Newark City Schools

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: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 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 school62%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

868^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	51.4	868 of 1560	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	43.5	914 of 1452	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	62.3	569 of 1467	61.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.4	732 of 1467	50.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.5	284 of 914	68.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	36.8	849 of 1181	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)69th percentile+25 vs school

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

Male (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+17 vs state

English Language Arts61%-4 vs state

Mathematics57%-6 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	68.1%	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carson Elementary School

What district is Carson Elementary School in?

Newark City Schools

Is Carson Elementary School a good school?

Carson Elementary School ranks 868^th of 1560 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

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.

How many students attend Carson Elementary School?

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

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