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If you had an hour of school board time for Pickerington Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKERINGTON LOCAL·NCES 390468902689
Pickerington Elementary School
775 Long Rd, Pickerington, OH 43147 · (614) 833-2115 · Fairfield County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- ·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
19.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (122).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
73.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 73.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 56.4% |
| 2021-22 | 64.8% | 73.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pickerington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fairfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #574 of 1,569 ▼ 36 | #9 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #660 of 1,569 ▲ 141 | #8 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #917 of 1,514 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #298 of 1,808 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,186 of 1,582 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #83 of 1,590 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.6% | #127 of 561 | #4 of 10 |
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
585
+160 (+38%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 585 | 30.1 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 23.4 | 25.0:1 | 37% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 18.5 | 28.4:1 | 39% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 21 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 20.4 | 22.3:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 18 | 23.4:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 26% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | 37 | 23.0:1 | 3% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 702 | 31 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pickerington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (455 to 585); teachers up 48% (20.4 to 30.1).
About Pickerington Elementary School
Pickerington Elementary School sits in Pickerington, Ohio, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolls 585 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4. The school is 45% above the average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Pickerington Local is responsible for 16 schools, Pickerington Elementary School included, with 11,729 students in all.
Black students account for 42% of enrollment at Pickerington Elementary School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 28% White, 16% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Fairfield County, the Black share is about 9%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pickerington Elementary School scores 71%.
Pickerington Elementary School reported 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.4:1. Elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Pickerington Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 60% of Ohio public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Fairfield County, median household income comes to about $90,966, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 47, with about 26,447 students.
Diley Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Pickerington Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pickerington Elementary School had a net gain of 160 students, or 38%.
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Fairfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,453
Census ACS
Median income
$90,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,447 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickerington Local
- Pickerington High School NorthHigh · 1,761 students
- Pickerington High School CentralHigh · 1,711 students
- Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Toll Gate ElementaryElementary · 948 students
- Pickerington Lakeview Junior HighMiddle · 922 students
- Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Other schools in Pickerington
- Pickerington High School NorthHigh · 1,761 students
- Pickerington High School CentralHigh · 1,711 students
- Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Toll Gate ElementaryElementary · 948 students
- Pickerington Lakeview Junior HighMiddle · 922 students
- Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Diley Middle School0.6 mi · 587
- Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School1.1 mi · 948
- Pickerington High School Central1.4 mi · 1,711
- Heritage Elementary School1.4 mi · 396
- Pickerington Academy1.4 mi · 87
- Sycamore Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Pickerington Elementary SchoolHow large is Pickerington Elementary School?
Pickerington Elementary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-04.
Is Pickerington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pickerington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Pickerington Elementary School have?
Pickerington Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pickerington Elementary School?
At Pickerington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 7% Hispanic, 42% Black, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pickerington Elementary School in?
Pickerington Elementary School is part of Pickerington Local.
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