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What's the one class at LICKING HEIGHTS CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
836
Middle
DISTRICT 828 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LICKING HEIGHTS LOCAL·NCES 390480005322
Summit Station Intermediate
6565 Summit Rd SW, Pataskala, OH 43062 · (740) 927-3365 · Licking County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
536 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 417 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 419 | 50% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Licking Heights Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +13.9pp since 2021
Math
69.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +26.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 59.5% |
| 2022-23 | 70.2% | 53.9% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 43.2% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Summit Station Intermediate
Summit Station Intermediate's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Station Intermediate this school | 836 | 64.1% | 70.8% |
| Licking Heights Middle School Pataskala | 820 | 57.3% | 55.9% |
| Waggoner Road Junior High Reynoldsburg | 924 | 67.3% | 47.5% |
| Baldwin Road Junior High School Reynoldsburg | 781 | 71.2% | 43.5% |
| John Sells Middle School Dublin | 715 | 51.0% | 64.2% |
| Crossroads Middle School Fairfield | 1,111 | 54.4% | 61.3% |
Matched among Ohio middle 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 Summit Station Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #179 of 316 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #296 of 637 ▲ 129 | #9 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #166 of 637 ▼ 19 | #3 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.9pp | #4 of 629 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #66 of 654 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #356 of 577 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #24 of 579 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #35 of 319 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +101.9% | #3 of 169 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
836
+157 (+23%) vs 2020
+99% since 2010-11, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 836 | 47.5 | 17.6:1 | 64% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 41.6 | 19.8:1 | 70% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 43.1 | 18.9:1 | 51% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 26 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 44% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 13 | 25.1:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 41% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Station Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 102% (414 to 836); teachers up 98% (24 to 47.5).
About Summit Station Intermediate
Located in Pataskala, Ohio, Summit Station Intermediate is a high-enrollment middle school. School enrollment was 836 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 6. The average among middle schools in Ohio is roughly 482 students; this school is 73% bigger than that.
District-wide, Licking Heights Local has 7 schools and 5,232 students.
At Summit Station Intermediate, the largest share of students is Black, at 33%. After that, the student body is 32% Asian, 28% White, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Licking County is about 4% Black. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Summit Station Intermediate total 47.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.6:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The school counts 536 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 64%. The average for public schools in Licking County is 43%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.6%.
Licking County census figures show that the median household income is $84,426, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Licking County is home to 63 public schools and about 29,815 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Broad Peak Elementary, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Summit Station Intermediate is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 836 students in 2024-25, 157 more than the 679 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.1:1 to 17.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Summit Station Intermediate covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Licking Heights Local
- Licking Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Licking Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Lima Ridge ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Everest Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Broad Peak ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Pathfinders PreschoolElementary · 171 students
Other schools in Pataskala
- Licking Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Watkins Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Licking Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Watkins Intermediate SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Lima Ridge ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Broad Peak ElementaryElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Broad Peak Elementary0.1 mi · 550
- Pathfinders Preschool0.1 mi · 171
- Summit Road Elementary1.8 mi · 405
- Taylor Road Elementary School2.0 mi · 419
- Everest Elementary School2.1 mi · 682
- Waggoner Road Junior High2.1 mi · 924
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Station IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Summit Station Intermediate?
Summit Station Intermediate enrolls approximately 836 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Summit Station Intermediate serve?
Summit Station Intermediate serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Station Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Summit Station Intermediate is approximately 17.6:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summit Station Intermediate?
At Summit Station Intermediate, the student body is approximately 28% White, 5% Hispanic, 33% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Summit Station Intermediate in?
Summit Station Intermediate is part of Licking Heights Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.