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What's one thing Sycamore Creek Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKERINGTON LOCAL·NCES 390468905550
Sycamore Creek Elementary School
500 Sycamore Creek St, Pickerington, OH 43147 · (614) 833-2110 · Fairfield County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Ohio public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.9:1
41 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 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (142).
Student demographics
68%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
79.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.5pp since 2021
Math
91.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 85.3% | 90.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.6% | 80.1% |
| 2021-22 | 77.8% | 88.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sycamore Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fairfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #56 of 1,569 ▲ 4 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #283 of 1,569 ▼ 104 | #2 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #814 of 1,514 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #203 of 1,808 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #423 of 1,582 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #158 of 1,590 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #289 of 561 | #6 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
652
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 652 | 41 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 35 | 21.0:1 | 22% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 29 | 25.8:1 | 21% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 25 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 30.9 | 19.1:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 14% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 10% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (590 to 652); teachers up 33% (30.9 to 41).
About Sycamore Creek Elementary School
In Pickerington, Ohio, part of Fairfield County, Sycamore Creek Elementary School is an elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 652 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Ohio enroll about 404 students on average.
The 16 schools in Pickerington Local enroll 11,729 students altogether, Sycamore Creek Elementary School among them.
No group is above 50% at Sycamore Creek Elementary School; the largest is White, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 29% Black, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Fairfield County, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Sycamore Creek Elementary School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1.
Sycamore Creek Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Ohio public elementary schools.
In 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%. Fairfield County counts 47 public schools with about 26,447 students.
Pickerington High School Central is the nearest public school to Sycamore Creek Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Sycamore Creek Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 664 to 652, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 15.9 students per teacher, compared with 26.6 in 2020-21.
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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
- Tussing Elementary SchoolElementary · 647 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
- Harmon Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
Other Sycamore Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sycamore Creek Elementary. Sycamore Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sycamore Creek ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 778 students
Nearby schools
- Pickerington High School Central1.0 mi · 1,711
- Diley Middle School1.2 mi · 587
- Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School1.3 mi · 948
- Pickerington Academy1.7 mi · 87
- Heritage Elementary School1.7 mi · 396
- Pickerington Elementary School1.8 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Sycamore Creek Elementary School?
Sycamore Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Sycamore Creek Elementary School serve?
Sycamore Creek Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sycamore Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sycamore Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sycamore Creek Elementary School?
At Sycamore Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 6% Hispanic, 29% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sycamore Creek Elementary School in?
Sycamore Creek Elementary School is part of Pickerington Local.
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