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How has Cherry Valley Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK CITY·NCES 390444501373
Cherry Valley Elementary School
1040 W Main St, Newark, OH 43055 · (740) 670-7330 · Licking County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
65.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.2% | 67.4% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 62.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #780 of 1,569 ▼ 9 | #15 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #773 of 1,569 ▲ 6 | #18 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #626 of 1,514 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,081 of 1,808 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #602 of 1,582 | #13 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #814 of 1,590 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #133 of 992 | #4 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
346
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 346 | 20.7 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 25.2 | 15.1:1 | 64% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 24.7 | 16.3:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 23.4 | 20.3:1 | 59% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 52% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 57% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 30% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (474 to 346); teachers down 12% (23.4 to 20.7).
About Cherry Valley Elementary School
Cherry Valley Elementary School is an elementary school in Newark, Ohio, reachable at (740) 670-7330. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 346 students enrolled.
Newark City includes 14 schools. Together they enroll 5,805 students.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cherry Valley Elementary School combined. It is also 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Cherry Valley Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Teachers at Cherry Valley Elementary School total 20.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.
allk12 grades Cherry Valley Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Licking County show that median household income is about $84,426, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 63 public schools operate in Licking County, serving about 29,815 students.
McGuffey Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Cherry Valley Elementary School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 346, 9% below the 380 of 2020-21.
Community posts for Cherry Valley Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Licking County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,837
Census ACS
Median income
$84,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
29,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark City
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Legend ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 416 students
- McGuffey Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Licking Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Career and Technology Educational CentersHigh · 789 students
- Licking Valley High SchoolHigh · 589 students
- Licking Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Legend ElementaryElementary · 475 students
Other Cherry Valley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cherry Valley Elementary. Cherry Valley Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 676 students
- Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolDuvall, WA · 445 students
- Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolFRANKTOWN, CO · 25 students
Nearby schools
- McGuffey Elementary School0.5 mi · 415
- Wilson Middle School0.7 mi · 389
- Stevenson Elementary School0.9 mi · 388
- Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy1.0 mi · 187
- Little Learners Preschool1.0 mi · 202
- NCS Digital1.0 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cherry Valley Elementary School?
Cherry Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cherry Valley Elementary School serve?
Cherry Valley Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cherry Valley Elementary School have?
Cherry Valley Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherry Valley Elementary School?
At Cherry Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Cherry Valley Elementary School in?
Cherry Valley Elementary School is part of Newark City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.