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Watkins Intermediate School

Q: Is Watkins Intermediate School a good school?

Watkins Intermediate School ranks 329 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Watkins Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Watkins Intermediate School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Watkins Intermediate School?

Students at Watkins Intermediate School are 68% White, 17% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Watkins Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Watkins Intermediate School usually go on to attend: High : Watkins Memorial High School

Public Grades 4-5

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Watkins Intermediate School is a 4th–5th grade elementary school in Pataskala, Ohio, serving 801 students as part of Southwest Licking Local. It is one of the larger schools in its local comparison group, and the closest nearby schools are Etna Elementary (about 1.74 miles away), Pataskala South Fork Elementary (2.46 miles), and Kirkersville Elementary (3.38 miles).

Achievement here is broad and improving. In 2025–2026, Watkins ranked 329th of 1,560 Ohio schools — the 79th percentile with 4 stars, up from the 69th percentile in 2023–2024 and well above the district's overall 60th percentile. Fourth- and fifth-grade results sit at or slightly above district averages and above state averages in every tested subject, with 5th-grade science at 78.8 and 5th-grade English language arts at 83.3 standing out. The 6th-grade math result of 100% is exceptional, but should be treated cautiously since the school is listed as serving grades 4–5. Compared with nearby schools, Watkins outperforms Taylor Road Elementary, Slate Ridge Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, and Broad Peak Elementary in overlapping grades, though Toll Gate Elementary remains the local benchmark at the 92nd percentile.

Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength: 9.6% at Watkins versus 16.2% for the district, and lower than most nearby schools. At the same time, economic need is rising — the free/reduced-lunch rate went from 33.71% to 45.19% over two years — while the student-teacher ratio is 21:1 and 2018–2019 spending was $8,078 per student, both less favorable than most neighbors. The school shows particularly strong results for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, while its low-income subgroup has slipped from the 81st to the 68th percentile.

801

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,437

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2020 Warrior Way
Pataskala, OH 43062-9278

(740) 963-3460

District: Southwest Licking Local

Students who attend Watkins Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Watkins Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Watkins Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Kirkersville Elementary School
	Pataskala South Fork Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Asian:

17.4%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (80% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school80%

District avg74%

Ohio avg63%

329^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

308^th of 773Southwest Licking 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
2026	78.9	329 of 1560	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	390 of 1558	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	482 of 1577	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	446 of 1596	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	421 of 1588	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	488 of 1610	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	627 of 1676	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	518 of 1636	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.5	398 of 1651	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.4	440 of 1678	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	54.7	957 of 1684	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.7	665 of 1687	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	813 of 1701	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.9	813 of 1709	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	897 of 1686	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.7	648 of 1662	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	769 of 1610	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	941 of 1582	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	947 of 1609	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	886 of 1504	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.1	496 of 1501	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.1	344 of 1471	76.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	18 of 631	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	79.4	72 of 615	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	28 of 603	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	90 of 601	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	67 of 89	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	60 of 80	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	352 of 824	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	134 of 765	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	411 of 956	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	423 of 1021	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	59 of 318	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	58 of 281	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	51 of 258	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	76 of 239	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	54 of 213	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	98 of 183	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	350 of 1452	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	389 of 1452	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	442 of 1466	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	498 of 1483	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	418 of 1488	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	484 of 1467	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	460 of 1502	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	461 of 1518	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	58.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	66.2	58 of 219	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	102 of 126	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	666 of 759	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	21 of 315	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	78.2	38 of 259	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	22 of 234	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	56.2	77 of 216	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	34 of 228	85.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	88.7	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	67.6	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	463 of 1467	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	469 of 1473	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	277 of 1484	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	252 of 1447	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	216 of 1419	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	386 of 1404	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	594 of 1465	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	461 of 1465	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	390 of 1467	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	481 of 1466	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	435 of 1485	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	355 of 1498	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	390 of 1518	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	447 of 1499	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	642 of 1535	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	519 of 1536	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	49 of 220	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	67 of 218	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	70 of 202	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	59 of 183	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	50 of 162	69.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	36 of 139	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	43 of 154	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	26 of 166	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	189 of 914	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	263 of 935	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	295 of 900	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	460 of 856	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	417 of 1181	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.1	362 of 1175	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	484 of 1190	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	429 of 1215	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	372 of 1242	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	487 of 1249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	658 of 1271	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	578 of 1309	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)97th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2022)92nd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)74th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-54 vs school

Foster Care (2025)<1st percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+22 vs state

Science79%+16 vs state

English Language Arts77%+11 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 (2025)	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	Total
Watkins Intermediate School	Public	4-5	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%)	78.9	329^th of 1560 public elementary schools	78.9%		76.9	390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.0%	61	78.8		78.9	69.5	100.0		71.2	83.3	$9,437
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)		81.7				83.7			$9,676
Pataskala South Fork Elementary School	Public	K-3	8750 Watkins Rd SW	Etna	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 927-3861	457	27	16.9	50.5%	291 (63.7%)	31 (6.8%)	16 (3.5%)	82 (17.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)								(n/a)		72.0				73.4			$11,828
Kirkersville Elementary School	Public	K-3	215 N 5th St	Kirkersville	43033	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 927-7281	483	28	17.2	36.2%	360 (74.5%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.3%)	59 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)								(n/a)		67.7				68.5			$10,679
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%)	86.4	131^st of 1560 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.3	164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.5%	33		89.4	88.1	100.0		79.5	80.1		$9,740
Summit Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8591 Summit Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin 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%)	62.9	678^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.5%		52	860^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.8%	182	71.0	57.6	75.8	45.2		71.2	66.7	90.3	$14,258
Broad Peak Elementary	Public	K-4	6623 Summit Rd SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 964-1674	550	30	18.3	54.7%	150 (27.3%)	156 (28.4%)	43 (7.8%)	165 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	54	834^th of 1560 public elementary schools	46.5%		49.8	898^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.4%	64		67.9	58.5			71.4	56.2		$11,576
Taylor Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	8200 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 367-2930	419	31	13.3	71.1%	61 (14.6%)	132 (31.5%)	26 (6.2%)	180 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	47.4	928^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.5%		53.6	838^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.2%	90	53.8	50.8	60.3	42.5		75.4	57.1	70.0	$12,359
Slate Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10466 Taylor Rd SW	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin 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%)	28.5	1151^st of 1560 public elementary schools	26.2%		37.5	1041^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%	110	54.3	40.3	49.4	31.4		49.3	42.4	61.4	$11,892
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%)	70.6	523^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	66.5%		72.6	480^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.2%	43		66.7	72.8	100.0		68.5	70.2		$10,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Watkins Intermediate School

What district is Watkins Intermediate School in?

Southwest Licking Local

What schools do graduates of Watkins Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Watkins Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

High : Watkins Memorial High School

What is the racial makeup of Watkins Intermediate School?

Students at Watkins Intermediate School are 68% White, 17% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Watkins Intermediate School a good school?

Watkins Intermediate School ranks 329^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Watkins Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Watkins Intermediate School.

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