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Alumni: what's one memory from Licking Valley High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
589
High
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LICKING VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390480103078
Licking Valley High School
100 Hainsview Dr, Newark, OH 43055 · (740) 763-3721 · Licking County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
213 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Licking Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
42.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
589
-8 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.4:1
% White
94%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Licking Valley High School
As a moderately sized secondary school in Newark, Ohio, Licking Valley High School hosts 589 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Licking Valley Local.
Across the 4 schools in Licking Valley Local (2,035 students total), Licking Valley High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Licking Valley High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Licking Valley High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 75.2%; this one comes in at 59.7%, -15.5 points off the demographic line.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Licking County shows median household income runs about $84,426, 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 Licking Valley High School is one.
The closest other public school is Licking Valley Online Learning School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Licking Valley High School operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Licking Valley High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 589).
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 Valley Local
- Licking Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Licking Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Licking Valley Online Learning SchoolHigh · 10 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Licking Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Career and Technology Educational CentersHigh · 789 students
- Licking Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Legend ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Licking Valley Online Learning School0.0 mi · 10
- Licking Valley Middle School0.2 mi · 523
- Licking Valley Elementary School0.4 mi · 913
- Headstart Eastland4.2 mi · 16
- Heritage Middle School4.8 mi · 416
- Carson Elementary School5.1 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Licking Valley High SchoolHow large is Licking Valley High School?
Licking Valley High School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Licking Valley High School serve?
Licking Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Licking Valley High School have?
Licking Valley High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Licking Valley High School?
Student demographics at Licking Valley High School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Licking Valley High School in?
Licking Valley High School is part of Licking Valley Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.