Enrollment
745
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LICKING HEIGHTS LOCAL·NCES 390480005891
Lima Ridge Elementary
3693 Summit Rd SW, Pataskala, OH 43062 · (740) 927-6926 · Licking County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
392 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (158).
Student demographics
69%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
Lima Ridge Elementary→Summit Station Intermediate→Licking Heights Middle School→Licking Heights High School
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
72.1%
OH avg 59.8%
Math
71.5%
OH avg 56.1%
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56.
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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Lima Ridge Elementary
Lima Ridge Elementary's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Ridge Elementary this school | 745 | 52.6% | 71.8% |
| Broad Peak Elementary Pataskala | 550 | 54.7% | 65.8% |
| Summit Road Elementary Reynoldsburg | 405 | 66.9% | 62.0% |
| Olentangy Meadows Elementary School Lewis | 574 | 28.2% | 80.3% |
| Taylor Road Elementary School Reynoldsburg | 419 | 71.1% | 59.8% |
| Etna Elementary Etna | 511 | 48.1% | 75.3% |
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 Lima Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #424 of 673 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #614 of 1,569 | #13 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #530 of 1,569 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #110 of 1,808 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #737 of 1,582 | #17 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #137 of 1,590 | #4 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #219 of 767 | #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
745
+334 (+81%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 82.2:1
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 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 53% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 63% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 18.9 | 21.0:1 | 48% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 5 | 82.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lima Ridge Elementary.
About Lima Ridge Elementary
The public elementary school Lima Ridge Elementary is located in Pataskala, Ohio. The school enrolls 745 students, from kindergarten through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Ohio) has about 404 students.
Licking Heights Local oversees Lima Ridge Elementary and 6 other schools, with 5,232 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Lima Ridge Elementary is Asian (40%). Other groups make up 35% White, 17% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Licking County as a whole is about 4% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Lima Ridge Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1 at Lima Ridge Elementary, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 53%. For comparison, public schools in Licking County average 43%.
Lima Ridge Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.9%. Lima Ridge Elementary scores 71.8%.
Within Licking County, median household income is about $84,426, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 63 public schools in Licking County, with a combined enrollment of about 29,815.
Licking Heights High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Lima Ridge Elementary places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 411 to 745. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio falling from 82.2:1 to 17.3:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Summit Station IntermediateMiddle · 836 students
- Licking Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 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
- Summit Station IntermediateMiddle · 836 students
- Licking Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Watkins Intermediate SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Broad Peak ElementaryElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Licking Heights High School0.3 mi · 1,428
- Licking Heights Middle School0.6 mi · 820
- Everest Elementary School2.4 mi · 682
- Pathfinders Preschool2.6 mi · 171
- Summit Station Intermediate2.7 mi · 836
- Broad Peak Elementary2.8 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Lima Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Lima Ridge Elementary?
Lima Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 745 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Lima Ridge Elementary serve?
Lima Ridge Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Lima Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Lima Ridge Elementary.
How diverse is Lima Ridge Elementary?
Lima Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 4% Hispanic, 17% Black, 40% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lima Ridge Elementary in?
Lima Ridge Elementary is part of Licking Heights Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.