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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST LICKING LOCAL·NCES 390480403095
Kirkersville Elementary School
215 N 5th St, Kirkersville, OH 43033 · (740) 927-7281 · Licking County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
175 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 | 108 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%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
73.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
77.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 77.7% |
| 2022-23 | 73.3% | 74.1% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 76.5% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 →
Schools most like Kirkersville Elementary School
Kirkersville Elementary School's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkersville Elementary School this school | 483 | 36.2% | 77.0% |
| South Lebanon Elementary School Maineville | 523 | 35.0% | 84.6% |
| Clough Pike Elementary School Cincinnati | 471 | 35.7% | 80.1% |
| Muraski Elementary School Strongsville | 522 | 28.0% | 85.9% |
| Monroe Primary School Monroe | 448 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Shaw Elementary School Beavercreek | 607 | 29.7% | 73.4% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kirkersville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #312 of 673 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #446 of 1,569 ▼ 29 | #7 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #483 of 1,569 ▼ 116 | #9 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #841 of 1,514 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #537 of 1,808 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #716 of 1,582 | #16 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #676 of 1,590 | #9 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #442 of 767 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #195 of 992 | #7 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
483
-202 (-29%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 36% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 36 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 32% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 32% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 14% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kirkersville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (625 to 483); teachers down 18% (34 to 28).
About Kirkersville Elementary School
Kirkersville Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Kirkersville, Ohio. It enrolled 483 students in kindergarten through 3 for the 2024-25 school year.
Southwest Licking Local is responsible for 8 schools, Kirkersville Elementary School included, with 5,039 students in all.
A majority of students at Kirkersville Elementary School, 75%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 86%. By the diversity index, Kirkersville Elementary School comes in at 42%.
Kirkersville Elementary School counts 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.3 students for each one. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kirkersville Elementary School would score about 75.1%. It scores 77.0%, 1.9 points above that figure.
In Licking County (population about 181,837), median household income is about $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%. Kirkersville Elementary School is one of 63 public schools in Licking County, which together enroll about 29,815 students.
The nearest public school is Watkins Middle School, at about 2.7 miles. Kirkersville Elementary School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 72.5% proficiency; Kirkersville Elementary School posts 77.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The number of students dropped from 685 to 483 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.0 to 17.3 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Kirkersville Elementary School. 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 Southwest Licking Local
- Watkins Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Watkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,147 students
- Watkins Intermediate SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Etna ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Pataskala Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Southwest Licking Early Learning CenterElementary · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Watkins Middle School2.7 mi · 1,147
- Watkins Intermediate School3.4 mi · 801
- Watkins Memorial High School3.4 mi · 1,397
- Southwest Licking Early Learning Center4.3 mi · 168
- SWL Digital Academy4.5 mi · 75
- Pataskala Elementary School4.7 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Kirkersville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kirkersville Elementary School?
Kirkersville Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Kirkersville Elementary School serve?
Kirkersville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Kirkersville Elementary School have?
Kirkersville Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is Kirkersville Elementary School?
Kirkersville Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Kirkersville Elementary School in?
Kirkersville Elementary School is part of Southwest Licking Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.