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How has Licking Valley Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
523
Middle
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LICKING VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390480103077
Licking Valley Middle School
1379 Licking Valley Rd, Newark, OH 43055 · (740) 763-3396 · Licking County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Ohio public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
190 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 6 | 185 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Licking Valley Middle School→Licking Valley High School
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
52.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
67.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 65.5% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 59.4% |
| 2021-22 | 46.2% | 60.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
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 →
Schools most like Licking Valley Middle School
Licking Valley Middle School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Valley Middle School this school | 523 | 36.3% | 59.9% |
| Eastern Elementary School Lexington | 504 | 33.5% | 81.9% |
| Greeneview Middle School Jamestown | 440 | 40.2% | 69.8% |
| Benjamin Logan Middle School Bellefontaine | 496 | 41.9% | 73.8% |
| Berkshire Middle School Burton | 388 | 37.4% | 66.7% |
| Tri-Valley Middle School Dresden | 475 | 41.7% | 68.1% |
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 Licking Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #273 of 316 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #325 of 637 ▲ 16 | #10 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #484 of 637 ▲ 17 | #12 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #150 of 629 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #246 of 654 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #537 of 577 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #499 of 579 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #179 of 319 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #70 of 169 | #3 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
523
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 36% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 38% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 25 | 20.9:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 27.6 | 17.0:1 | 40% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 37% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 10% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Licking Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (469 to 523); teachers down 13% (27.6 to 24).
About Licking Valley Middle School
Licking Valley Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle school in Newark, Ohio. The school reports 523 students in grades 6 through 8.
Licking Valley Local has a total of 4 schools and 2,035 students, Licking Valley Middle School among them.
About 94% of the student body at Licking Valley Middle School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 24 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 21.8:1. That is 4.7 students per teacher above the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Licking Valley Middle School is 36%.
The allk12 Grade for Licking Valley Middle School is C. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 75.1%. Licking Valley Middle School posts 59.9%, 15.2 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Licking County this way: the median household income is $84,426, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Licking Valley Middle School, Licking County has 62 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Licking Valley Online Learning School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 6 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Licking Valley Middle School's enrollment grew 3%, to 523. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 18.7:1 to 21.8:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. 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 Valley Local
- Licking Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Licking Valley High SchoolHigh · 589 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 High SchoolHigh · 589 students
- Legend ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Licking Valley Online Learning School0.2 mi · 10
- Licking Valley High School0.2 mi · 589
- Licking Valley Elementary School0.3 mi · 913
- Headstart Eastland4.1 mi · 16
- Heritage Middle School4.7 mi · 416
- Carson Elementary School5.0 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Licking Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Licking Valley Middle School?
Licking Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Licking Valley Middle School serve?
Licking Valley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Licking Valley Middle School have?
Licking Valley Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Licking Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Licking Valley Middle School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Licking Valley Middle School in?
Licking Valley Middle School is part of Licking Valley Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.