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The highest-poverty public schools in Licking County, Ohio

Across Licking County, Ohio, 37 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Northridge Middle School leads the list at 93.0%, against a median of 46.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Licking County, Ohio

Top % FRL

93.0%

Median % FRL

46.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LICKING COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Northridge Middle School	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	Middle	270	93.0%
2	Utica Middle School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	Middle	349	92.6%
3	Taylor Road Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	419	71.1%
4	Summit Road Elementary	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	405	66.9%
5	Slate Ridge Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	582	66.8%
6	Summit Station Intermediate	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Middle	836	64.1%
7	Licking Heights Middle School	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Middle	820	57.3%
8	Broad Peak Elementary	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Elementary	550	54.7%
9	Utica Elementary School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	Elementary	358	53.4%
10	Lakewood Elementary School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	Elementary	421	53.0%
11	Lima Ridge Elementary	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Elementary	745	52.6%
12	Jackson Intermediate	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	Elementary	380	51.6%
13	Licking Heights High School	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	High	1,428	51.2%
14	Pataskala Elementary School	Pataskala, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	457	50.5%
15	Lakewood Middle School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	Middle	394	50.3%
16	Etna Elementary	Etna, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	511	48.1%
17	Newton Elementary School	Newark, OH	North Fork Local	Elementary	347	46.7%
18	Lakewood High School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	High	450	46.7%
19	Garfield Elementary School	Heath, OH	Heath City	Elementary	331	46.2%
20	Watkins Intermediate School	Pataskala, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	801	45.2%
21	Heath Middle School	Heath, OH	Heath City	Middle	394	43.9%
22	Stevenson Elementary School	Heath, OH	Heath City	Elementary	388	41.2%
23	Watkins Middle School	Etna, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Middle	1,147	40.5%
24	Licking Valley Elementary School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	Elementary	913	39.9%
25	Heath High School	Heath, OH	Heath City	High	447	39.6%
26	Licking Valley Middle School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	Middle	523	36.3%
27	Kirkersville Elementary School	Kirkersville, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	483	36.2%
28	Licking Valley High School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	High	589	36.2%
29	Northridge Elementary	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	Elementary	546	34.1%
30	JOHNSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	Elementary	273	30.4%
31	Watkins Memorial High School	Pataskala, OH	Southwest Licking Local	High	1,397	30.4%
32	Johnstown Elementary School	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	Elementary	483	25.5%
33	Johnstown Middle School	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	Middle	412	23.5%
34	Johnstown High School	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	High	488	19.7%
35	Granville High School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	High	845	12.9%
36	Granville Intermediate School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	Middle	580	8.4%
37	Granville Elementary School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	Elementary	679	6.6%

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