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Licking Heights Middle School

Q: Is Licking Heights Middle School a good school?

Licking Heights Middle School ranks 608 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Licking Heights Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Pataskala, Ohio, with 785 students. The school is part of the Licking Heights Local School District, which is ranked 379 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Licking Heights Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Ohio middle schools, typically ranking between 500-600 out of around 1,000 schools. The school's performance on state tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from around 30-60% across different subjects and grade levels. However, the school performs relatively well in certain areas, such as Geometry and Algebra I, where its proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state average. The school's diverse student population, with strong representation of African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, is a unique aspect compared to many of the nearby schools, and the school's performance for these subgroups is generally better than the overall school performance.

Licking Heights Middle School faces some challenges, including a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from around 17% in 2022-2023 to over 21% in 2023-2024. This is significantly higher than the state average and could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance. Compared to nearby schools, Licking Heights Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Licking Heights Central Intermediate School and schools in the Reynoldsburg City and Gahanna-Jefferson City districts, but lags behind the high-performing New Albany middle schools.

820

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,766

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Mink St SW
Pataskala, OH 43062-8767

(740) 927-9046

District: Licking Heights Local

Students who attend Licking Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Licking Heights High School

Feeder schools for Licking Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Broad Peak Elementary
	Everest Elementary School
	Lima Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.7%

White:

30.7%

Asian:

26.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (63% vs 54% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg55%

Ohio avg54%

608^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

379^th of 828Licking Heights 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	44.9	608 of 1036	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	625 of 1046	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	570 of 1048	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	505 of 1017	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	603 of 1037	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	504 of 1050	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	548 of 1010	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	561 of 1038	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.7	350 of 1050	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.5	198 of 1035	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.5	258 of 1008	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	67.9	421 of 1001	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.3	394 of 989	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.7	403 of 925	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.7	438 of 895	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.8	468 of 858	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	110 of 442	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	115 of 429	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	100 of 436	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	69 of 413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	81 of 385	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	58 of 405	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	85 of 384	77.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	60 of 76	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	63 of 73	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	409 of 565	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	354 of 576	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	324 of 658	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	494 of 643	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	91 of 142	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	43 of 113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	58 of 110	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	89 of 134	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	60 of 127	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	53 of 107	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	581 of 938	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	607 of 942	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	510 of 943	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	493 of 925	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	605 of 910	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	508 of 917	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	542 of 897	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	55.5	113 of 196	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	153 of 241	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	135 of 274	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	19 of 164	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	328 of 521	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	170 of 262	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	91 of 239	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	74 of 249	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	94 of 247	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	102 of 228	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	49 of 222	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	94 of 192	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	620 of 983	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	570 of 989	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	407 of 974	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	399 of 947	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	508 of 923	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	399 of 945	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	593 of 924	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	619 of 954	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	593 of 958	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	570 of 963	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	483 of 946	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	569 of 924	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	428 of 933	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	505 of 916	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	52 of 263	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	39.7	156 of 254	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	138 of 245	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	92 of 219	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	91 of 206	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	96 of 205	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	456 of 572	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	497 of 563	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	313 of 590	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	478 of 777	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	583 of 795	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	409 of 805	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	437 of 809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	565 of 781	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	427 of 796	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	407 of 781	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

English Language Arts53%-6 vs state

Science51%-12 vs state

Mathematics42%-7 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)					Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Licking Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	4000 Mink St SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-9046	820	42	19.3	57.3%	252 (30.7%)	276 (33.7%)	46 (5.6%)	217 (26.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	44.9	608^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.3%		44.8	625^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.2%	17		50.6				30.5	53.2				58.7	47.3		100.0		100.0	$9,766
Summit Station Intermediate	Public	5-6	6565 Summit Rd SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-3365	836	48	17.6	64.1%	232 (27.8%)	277 (33.1%)	44 (5.3%)	264 (31.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)								(n/a)	77.0			46.9	48.4	90.5	90.9		65.8	58.3	100.0						$9,622
Waggoner Road Junior High	Public	6-8	360 Waggoner Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 501-5700	924	55	16.8	67.3%	183 (19.8%)	350 (37.9%)	100 (10.8%)	213 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (8.3%)	36.3	680^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.4%		39.9	661^st of 1046 public middle schools	36.8%	19		62.0			25.6	26.9	24.4			42.4	55.4	49.2			79.6		$11,917
New Albany Middle School	Public	7-8	6600 E Dublin Granville Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8500	768	46	16.6		454 (59.1%)	106 (13.8%)	45 (5.9%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.6%)	88.8	63^rd of 1036 public middle schools	93.9%		88.3	78^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.5%	15		85.9				73.3	84.4				87.6	79.9	100.0	100.0		99.1	$13,723
New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,134	64	17.7	14.9%	708 (62.4%)	116 (10.2%)	85 (7.5%)	107 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.0%)								(n/a)	86.2		92.9	83.9	82.2	100.0		85.5	89.8	80.3							$12,920
Gahanna South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Shady Spring Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 337-3730	653	34	19.3	33.1%	288 (44.1%)	246 (37.7%)	49 (7.5%)	54 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	71	314^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.7%		75.5	251^st of 1046 public middle schools	76.0%	63		72.4			57.1	60.1	56.0			67.9	73.0	63.1		100.0		100.0	$12,330
Gahanna East Middle School	Public	6-8	730 Clotts Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5550	660	36	18.5	20.6%	455 (68.9%)	112 (17.0%)	39 (5.9%)	25 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	87.8	82^nd of 1036 public middle schools	92.1%		86.5	103^rd of 1046 public middle schools	90.2%	21		82.4			77.4	77.0	73.2			78.8	87.0	81.0		100.0		100.0	$13,058
Watkins Middle School	Public	6-8	8868 Watkins Rd SW	Etna	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-5767	1,147	58	19.7	40.5%	812 (70.8%)	61 (5.3%)	43 (3.7%)	149 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.0%)	71.3	305^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.6%		73.8	274^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.8%	31		80.9			71.0	60.2	53.2			57.9	73.1	58.5		96.8		100.0	$9,485
Baldwin Road Junior High School	Public	6-8	2300 Baldwin Pl	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 367-1600	781	44	17.8	71.2%	156 (20.0%)	345 (44.2%)	99 (12.7%)	106 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.6%)	27.8	750^th of 1036 public middle schools	27.6%		28.7	736^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.6%	14		52.3			22.4	24.4	25.0			28.5	50.0	43.4			100.0		$11,859
Pickerington Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	12445 Ault Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 830-2200	922	50	18.4		432 (46.9%)	274 (29.7%)	71 (7.7%)	75 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.5%)	75.3	260^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.9%		75.8	244^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.7%	16		74.1				62.8	58.5				75.6	71.7		100.0		100.0	$10,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Licking Heights Middle School

Is Licking Heights Middle School a good school?

Licking Heights Middle School ranks 608^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Licking Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Licking Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Licking Heights High School

What district is Licking Heights Middle School in?

Licking Heights Local

How many students attend Licking Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 820 students attended Licking Heights Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Licking Heights Middle School?

Students at Licking Heights Middle School are 34% African American, 31% White, 26% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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