Enrollment
187
Elementary
STATE 404
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Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy
1350 Granville Rd, Newark, OH 43055 · (740) 344-7279 · Licking County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 180% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.1pp since 2021
Math
55.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.1% | 65.3% |
| 2022-23 | 79.3% | 70.2% |
| 2021-22 | 70.7% | 57.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #994 of 1,569 ▼ 230 | #20 of 26 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #802 of 1,569 ▼ 294 | #19 of 26 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #191 of 1,514 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #1,609 of 1,808 | #28 of 30 |
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
187
-77 (-29%) vs 2020
+39% since 2010-11, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 187 | 13.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 8.4 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 9.4 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 13 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 11 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 135 | 8 | 16.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (146 to 187); teachers up 23% (11 to 13.5).
About Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy
Located in Newark, Ohio, Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school has 187 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students, which makes this school 54% below average.
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy operates as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy is White: 69%. Other groups make up 18% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Licking County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy scores 48%.
The school lists 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio, 17.9:1, is higher.
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Ohio public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Licking County show that the median household earns about $84,426 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Licking County has 63 public schools with about 29,815 students, including Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy.
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy's closest public school neighbor is Little Learners Preschool, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Small. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 264 (2020-21) to 187 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.3:1 to 13.8:1.
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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
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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
- Licking Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Legend ElementaryElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Little Learners Preschool0.2 mi · 202
- NCS Digital0.2 mi · 249
- Cherry Valley Elementary School1.0 mi · 346
- Wilson Middle School1.1 mi · 389
- McGuffey Elementary School1.1 mi · 415
- Liberty Middle School1.3 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM AcademyHow many students attend Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy?
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy enrolls approximately 187 students in grades KG-06.
Is Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy is approximately 13.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy?
At Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy, the student body is approximately 69% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy public or private?
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy.
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