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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 43062

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At a glance

Schools

8,767

Students

Districts

Top rankedWatkins Intermediate School329^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Broad Peak Elementary up 64 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Etna Elementary 16.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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1★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 43062, covering Pataskala and Etna, Ohio, has 11 schools: 5 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools, split between Southwest Licking Local and Licking Heights Local districts. Total enrollment is 8,767 students. The largest school is Licking Heights High School (1,428 students); the smallest is SWL Digital Academy (75).

Both comprehensive high schools perform well. Watkins Memorial High School and Licking Heights High School beat state averages in most end-of-course tests and have graduation rates near 98%. However, both report chronic absenteeism around 27%, far above their district rates. At the elementary level, Watkins Intermediate School and Etna Elementary are standouts: the former scores above state in all subjects and has 9.6% absenteeism; the latter has the ZIP’s highest 3rd grade math (81.7%) and ELA (83.7%) plus the lowest student-teacher ratio (16.4). Summit Station Intermediate shows 97.5% proficiency in 7th grade ELA, though its regular 5th/6th grade scores are mixed. Schools needing attention include Licking Heights Middle School (7th grade math 27.4% vs. 48.6% state), Broad Peak Elementary (4th grade math and ELA below state), and SWL Digital Academy, which has 66.5% chronic absenteeism, 88.9% graduation rate, and 0% Geometry proficiency.

Chronic absenteeism varies widely: elementary and middle schools are mostly below their district rates, while high schools are around 27% and SWL Digital Academy is extreme at 66.5%. Lima Ridge Elementary has the lowest rate at 5.7%. Free/reduced lunch rates range from 30.35% at Watkins Memorial High School to 64.11% at Summit Station Intermediate. Student-teacher ratios range from 16.4 at Etna Elementary to 22.1 at Watkins Memorial High School. Watkins Middle School ranks in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, and some 100% advanced-course scores likely reflect small accelerated cohorts, not whole-school performance. Overall, ZIP 43062 offers two similarly sized districts with strong comprehensive high schools, several strong elementary and middle programs, and a few clear priorities for improvement.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	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 English II 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 High School	Public	9-12	4101 Summit Rd SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 964-9005	1,428	68	21.0	51.2%	496 (34.7%)	533 (37.3%)	91 (6.4%)	267 (18.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	64.8	221^st of 795 public high schools	72.2%		63.9	279^th of 855 public high schools	67.4%	58			82.2	86.7													77.8	74.6	52.8		74.7	$11,787
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%)	49	579^th of 1046 public middle schools	44.6%		44.9	608^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.3%	29		50.8							27.4	61.9					60.1	57.0			100.0		100.0	$9,766
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
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)	70.3						58.8	61.8		91.7			72.1	52.1	97.5							$9,622
Lima Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	3693 Summit Rd SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-6926	745	43	17.3	52.6%	262 (35.2%)	128 (17.2%)	28 (3.8%)	295 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	63.9	656^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.9%		67.6	575^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.1%	81					73.2	66.9					68.3	68.9										$8,003
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
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
Watkins Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1954 Warrior Way	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-3846	1,397	63	22.1	30.4%	1,100 (78.7%)	60 (4.3%)	56 (4.0%)	118 (8.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.3%)	63.2	237^th of 795 public high schools	70.2%		72.3	155^th of 855 public high schools	81.9%	82			87.7	90.5													84.7	77.8	55.4	0.0	79.2	$10,151
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%)	72.2	294^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.9%		71.3	305^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.6%	11		80.8						63.1	55.9	72.8				61.3	71.6	62.6			100.0		100.0	$9,485
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
SWL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	10653 Hazelton Etna Rd NW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 964-3459	75	0			63 (84.0%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.3%)	25.4	620^th of 795 public high schools	22.0%		21.5	664^th of 855 public high schools	22.3%	44			72.7																0.0			$2,004
Pataskala BRIDGE Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	395 S High St	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(740) 964-3357	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 43062

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Etna	0.8 mi	4	230^th
Pataskala	0.8 mi	10	379^th
Reynoldsburg	4.72 mi	11	565^th
Kirkersville	5.08 mi	1
Blacklick	5.6 mi	2	289^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.