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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Licking County, Ohio

Across Licking County, Ohio, 50 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Granville High School leads the list at 93.1%, against a median of 66.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Licking County, Ohio

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

66.2%

BEST IN READING · LICKING COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Granville High School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	High	845	93.1%
2	Granville Intermediate School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	Middle	580	90.5%
3	Granville Middle School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	Middle	413	86.7%
4	Legend Elementary	Newark, OH	Newark City	Elementary	475	84.5%
5	Heath High School	Heath, OH	Heath City	High	447	82.1%
6	JOHNSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	Elementary	273	81.5%
7	Granville Elementary School	Granville, OH	Granville Exempted Village	Elementary	679	80.3%
8	Etna Elementary	Etna, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	511	79.4%
9	Johnstown Elementary School	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	Elementary	483	78.7%
10	Stevenson Elementary School	Heath, OH	Heath City	Elementary	388	75.8%
11	Watkins Intermediate School	Pataskala, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	801	75.2%
12	Hillview Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Elementary	407	75.1%
13	Summit Station Intermediate	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Middle	836	74.7%
14	Kirkersville Elementary School	Kirkersville, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	483	73.5%
15	Licking Valley Elementary School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	Elementary	913	73.4%
16	Watkins Memorial High School	Pataskala, OH	Southwest Licking Local	High	1,397	73.0%
17	Johnstown Middle School	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	Middle	412	72.3%
18	Lima Ridge Elementary	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Elementary	745	72.1%
19	Johnstown High School	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe Local	High	488	72.0%
20	Heath Middle School	Heath, OH	Heath City	Middle	394	71.2%
21	Licking Valley High School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	High	589	68.7%
22	Northridge High School	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	High	351	67.8%
23	Utica Elementary School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	Elementary	358	67.7%
24	Northridge Elementary	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	Elementary	546	67.6%
25	Licking Heights High School	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	High	1,428	66.4%
26	Taylor Road Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	419	65.9%
27	Summit Road Elementary	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	405	65.6%
28	Pataskala Elementary School	Pataskala, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Elementary	457	65.0%
29	Jackson Intermediate	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	Elementary	380	64.9%
30	Cherry Valley Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Elementary	346	64.4%
31	Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Newark, OH	Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Elementary	187	63.6%
32	Northridge Middle School	Johnstown, OH	Northridge Local	Middle	270	63.2%
33	Watkins Middle School	Etna, OH	Southwest Licking Local	Middle	1,147	63.2%
34	Utica Middle School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	Middle	349	62.3%
35	Liberty Middle School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Middle	456	61.9%
36	Broad Peak Elementary	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Elementary	550	60.5%
37	Newton Elementary School	Newark, OH	North Fork Local	Elementary	347	59.1%
38	Newark High School	Newark, OH	Newark City	High	1,369	58.6%
39	Utica High School	Utica, OH	North Fork Local	High	400	58.2%
40	Carson Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Elementary	414	57.7%
41	Lakewood High School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	High	450	56.9%
42	McGuffey Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Elementary	415	55.4%
43	Ben Franklin Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Elementary	265	53.7%
44	Slate Ridge Elementary School	Reynoldsburg, OH	Reynoldsburg City	Elementary	582	53.6%
45	Lakewood Middle School	Hebron, OH	Lakewood Local	Middle	394	53.5%
46	Licking Heights Middle School	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	Middle	820	53.0%
47	Licking Valley Middle School	Newark, OH	Licking Valley Local	Middle	523	52.0%
48	John Clem Elementary School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Elementary	386	48.5%
49	Wilson Middle School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Middle	389	48.2%
50	Heritage Middle School	Newark, OH	Newark City	Middle	416	42.1%

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