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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Etna Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST LICKING LOCAL·NCES 390480406137
Etna Elementary
8500 Columbia Rd SW, Etna, OH 43062 · (740) 927-5906 · Licking County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
246 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 26% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
79.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
84.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.4% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 66.9% |
| 2022-23 | 78.2% | 72.3% |
| 2021-22 | 74.3% | 75.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Etna Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #351 of 673 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #234 of 1,569 | #2 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #281 of 1,569 | #4 of 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #409 of 1,514 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #453 of 1,808 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #549 of 1,582 | #11 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #399 of 1,590 | #6 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #292 of 767 | #10 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 48% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 37% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Etna Elementary.
About Etna Elementary
Federal records list Etna Elementary as an elementary school in Etna, Ohio. It educates 511 students in kindergarten through 3. The school's enrollment is 26% above the 404 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Southwest Licking Local is responsible for 8 schools, Etna Elementary included, with 5,039 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Etna Elementary, at 60%. Other students are 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Licking County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 31 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.5:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Etna Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.3%; the prediction is 70.6%.
Census estimates describe Licking County this way: the median household income is $84,426, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Etna Elementary is one of 63 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Southwest Licking Early Learning Center, is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Etna Elementary is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Southwest Licking Local
- Watkins Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Watkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,147 students
- Watkins Intermediate SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Kirkersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Pataskala Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Southwest Licking Early Learning CenterElementary · 168 students
Other schools in Etna
- Watkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,147 students
- Southwest Licking Early Learning CenterElementary · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Licking Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 168
- Watkins Intermediate School1.7 mi · 801
- Watkins Memorial High School1.8 mi · 1,397
- SWL Digital Academy2.0 mi · 75
- Pataskala Elementary School2.2 mi · 457
- Watkins Middle School2.5 mi · 1,147
Frequently asked questions
About Etna ElementaryHow large is Etna Elementary?
Etna Elementary enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Etna Elementary serve?
Etna Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Etna Elementary have?
Etna Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Etna Elementary?
Student demographics at Etna Elementary are roughly 60% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Etna Elementary in?
Etna Elementary is part of Southwest Licking Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.