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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43004

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1,374

Students

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Top rankedBlacklick Elementary School449^th of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Everest Elementary School up 227 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 43004 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: West Elementary School and Blacklick Elementary School. Based on the available data, Blacklick Elementary School stands out as the higher-performing school in the area, with a stronger academic record, lower chronic absenteeism, and a higher statewide ranking compared to West Elementary.

Blacklick Elementary School is ranked 449 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools, while West Elementary is ranked 668. Blacklick also has a higher 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to West Elementary's 3-star rating. Blacklick students consistently outperform the district and state averages on Ohio State Tests across multiple grade levels and subjects, including mathematics, English language arts, and science. Additionally, Blacklick Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 17.2% compared to West Elementary's 13.5%.

The data suggests that the significant difference in free and reduced-price lunch rates between the two schools (63.52% at West Elementary vs. 14.73% at Blacklick Elementary) may contribute to the performance gap. Blacklick Elementary also spends more per student at $9,954, compared to West Elementary's $7,318 per student, which could be a factor in the school's better academic results.

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Blacklick Elementary School	Public	K-5	6540 Havens Corners Rd	Blacklick	43004	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 759-5100	692	33	20.9	25.1%	383 (55.3%)	168 (24.3%)	40 (5.8%)	57 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	74.1	449^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.2%		69.9	537^th of 1577 public elementary schools	65.9%	88	78.6	66.3	78.6	69.2	72.3	81.0	82.1	$10,948
Everest Elementary School	Public	K-4	1490 Climbing Fig Dr.	Blacklick	43004	Franklin County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-9089	682	34	20.0	54.4%	129 (18.9%)	327 (47.9%)	25 (3.7%)	171 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	62.9	668^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.1%		51.8	895^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.2%	227		69.8	72.5		68.5	65.0		$10,299

Cities Near Zip Code 43004

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blacklick	0.82 mi	2	289^th
Gahanna	2.24 mi	12	244^th
Reynoldsburg	2.63 mi	11	565^th
Pataskala	3.27 mi	10	379^th
Columbus	3.64 mi	238	610^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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