Summit Station Intermediate

Set in Pataskala, Ohio, Summit Station Intermediate is a big middle-grades school, overseen by Licking Heights Local. It hosts 836 students across grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 73% bigger than typical.

Licking Heights Local runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 5,232 students. Summit Station Intermediate is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Summit Station Intermediate records that the most-represented group is Black (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 32% Asian, 28% White, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 4%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 64% of students at Summit Station Intermediate qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Licking County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Station Intermediate tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Licking County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,426 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Licking County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), of which Summit Station Intermediate is one.

Broad Peak Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Summit Station Intermediate. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Summit Station Intermediate ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 59.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Summit Station Intermediate's enrollment has ticked up 102% since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 836). White enrollment moved from 56% to 28% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.