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Toll Gate Elementary

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Toll Gate Elementary ranks 164 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Toll Gate Elementary is a public elementary school in Pickerington, Ohio, serving around 900 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Pickerington Local School District, which is ranked 257 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Toll Gate Elementary consistently outperforms the Pickerington Local district and the state of Ohio in academic proficiency, with 84.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics compared to 75.8% for the district and 64.4% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 10-15% of elementary schools in Ohio, and it excels in the performance of specific student subgroups. For instance, the school's African American students consistently rank among the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools. Toll Gate Elementary also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.7% to 18.5% in recent years, which is lower than the district and state averages.

While Toll Gate Elementary outperforms the other Pickerington Local elementary schools in most academic metrics, the nearby Sycamore Creek Elementary School also stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools. This suggests that the Pickerington Local district as a whole has a strong focus on academic excellence. Overall, Toll Gate Elementary is a highly successful and well-regarded elementary school that consistently delivers exceptional academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

948

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,740

Per pupil spending ?

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12183 Tollgate Rd
Pickerington, OH 43147-7863

(614) 833-2110

District: Pickerington Local

Students who attend Toll Gate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pickerington Lakeview Junior High
	Toll Gate Middle School
High:	Pickerington High School North

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.2%

African American:

19.9%

Asian:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (86% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pickerington Local

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg73%

Ohio avg63%

164^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Pickerington Local

257^th of 828Pickerington Local 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	85.3	164 of 1558	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	89 of 1577	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	63 of 1596	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	112 of 1588	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	161 of 1610	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	115 of 1676	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	126 of 1636	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	84.1	165 of 1651	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	85.9	141 of 1678	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	82.8	188 of 1684	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	386 of 1687	77.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	129 of 1701	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	95 of 1709	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	91 of 1686	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	6 of 615	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	1 of 603	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	6 of 610	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	21 of 601	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	19 of 533	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	11 of 605	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	70 of 598	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	67 of 89	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.9	34 of 81	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	59.9	240 of 824	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	231 of 765	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	136 of 956	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	164 of 1021	83.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	38 of 281	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	168 of 1452	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	122 of 1466	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	111 of 1483	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	175 of 1488	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	205 of 1467	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	97 of 1518	93.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	65.9	180 of 759	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	34 of 1473	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	159 of 1484	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	65 of 1447	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	152 of 1419	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	122 of 1404	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	105 of 1465	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	64.8	537 of 1465	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	219 of 1466	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	167 of 1485	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	172 of 1498	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	104 of 1518	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	211 of 1499	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	147 of 1535	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	146 of 1536	90.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	33 of 218	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	25 of 202	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	29 of 183	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	223 of 935	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	66 of 900	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	141 of 856	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	171 of 1175	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	100 of 1190	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	133 of 1215	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	124 of 1242	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	166 of 1249	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	59 of 1271	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	114 of 1309	91.3%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)76th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics93%+29 vs state

English Language Arts77%+16 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	Total
Toll Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	12183 Tollgate Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	948	49	19.4		523 (55.2%)	189 (19.9%)	54 (5.7%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)	85.3	164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.6	89^th of 1577 public elementary schools	94.4%	75		84.7	93.1	100.0		75.4	79.2		$9,740
Violet Elementary School	Public	K-4	8855 Education Dr	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2130	514	26	19.7		206 (40.1%)	193 (37.5%)	22 (4.3%)	43 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)	72.6	480^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.2%		69	560^th of 1577 public elementary schools	64.5%	80		73.7	74.4	100.0		65.8	71.1		$10,040
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 N East St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-6385	396	22	18.0		180 (45.5%)	116 (29.3%)	23 (5.8%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	70.4	524^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.4%		66.7	613^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.1%	89		74.0	72.6	100.0		59.7	72.9		$12,130
Fairfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	13000 Coventry Ave	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 866-1225	502	28	18.0		220 (43.8%)	132 (26.3%)	63 (12.5%)	47 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	62.6	681^st of 1558 public elementary schools	56.3%		73.3	473^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	70.0%	208		79.6	73.0			55.8	68.8		$11,597
Pickerington Elementary School	Public	K-4	775 Long Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2115	585	30	19.4		163 (27.9%)	248 (42.4%)	38 (6.5%)	92 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.2%)	65.3	617^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.4%		62.4	704^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.4%	87		73.7	72.4			66.7	68.9		$10,526
Etna Elementary	Public	K-3	8500 Columbia Rd SW	Etna	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-5906	511	31	16.4	48.1%	306 (59.9%)	33 (6.5%)	36 (7.0%)	107 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)								(n/a)		84.7				79.4			$9,676
Slate Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10466 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Licking County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-5500	582	28	21.1	66.8%	65 (11.2%)	314 (54.0%)	59 (10.1%)	77 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.3%)	37.5	1041^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%		34.2	1093^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	30.7%	52	55.2	51.9	54.7	43.3		43.4	51.6	65.7	$11,892
Sycamore Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Sycamore Creek St	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 833-2110	652	41	15.8		305 (46.8%)	186 (28.5%)	38 (5.8%)	67 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.1%)	85.1	169^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.5	114^th of 1577 public elementary schools	92.8%	55		82.2	92.2	100.0		72.6	86.0		$9,757
Watkins Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2020 Warrior Way	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 963-3460	801	38	21.0	45.2%	544 (67.9%)	53 (6.6%)	28 (3.5%)	139 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.4%)	76.9	390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.0%		73	482^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	69.4%	92	75.7		77.8	66.8	93.3		72.5	77.9	$9,437
Summit Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8591 Summit Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Licking County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 501-1037	405	23	17.6	66.9%	60 (14.8%)	106 (26.2%)	25 (6.2%)	167 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.6%)	52	860^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.8%		57.2	807^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.8%	53	50.0	52.3	78.1	50.0		63.1	71.9	61.7	$14,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Toll Gate Elementary

What district is Toll Gate Elementary in?

Pickerington Local

Is Toll Gate Elementary a good school?

Toll Gate Elementary ranks 164^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Toll Gate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Toll Gate Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Toll Gate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Toll Gate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pickerington Lakeview Junior High
Middle : Toll Gate Middle School
High : Pickerington High School North

What is the racial makeup of Toll Gate Elementary?

Students at Toll Gate Elementary are 55% White, 20% African American, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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