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Enrollment
801
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST LICKING LOCAL·NCES 390480403094
Watkins Intermediate School
2020 Warrior Way, Pataskala, OH 43062 · (740) 963-3460 · Licking County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
362 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 4 | 385 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 410 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
75.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
79.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.1% | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.9% | 73.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 71.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Watkins Intermediate School
Watkins Intermediate School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Intermediate School this school | 801 | 45.2% | 76.0% |
| Hopewell Early Childhood School West Chester | 727 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Tallmadge Elementary School Tallmadge | 1,088 | 35.5% | 67.1% |
| Etna Elementary Etna | 511 | 48.1% | 75.3% |
| Pataskala Elementary School Pataskala | 457 | 50.5% | 67.4% |
| Union Elementary School West Chester | 682 | 41.9% | 75.7% |
Matched among Ohio elementary 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 Watkins Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #334 of 673 | #6 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #409 of 1,569 ▲ 117 | #5 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #433 of 1,569 ▲ 7 | #7 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #720 of 1,514 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #82 of 1,808 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,391 of 1,582 | #26 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #549 of 1,590 | #8 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #332 of 767 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #163 of 561 | N/A |
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
801
+122 (+18%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 801 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 45% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 34 | 22.6:1 | 42% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 32 | 22.0:1 | 34% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 31 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 33 | 19.8:1 | 30% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 29% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 27% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 9% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 23 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watkins Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (654 to 801); teachers up 15% (33 to 38).
About Watkins Intermediate School
Watkins Intermediate School is an elementary school in Pataskala, Ohio, reachable at (740) 963-3460. It is open to students in grades 3 through 6 and enrolls 801 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Ohio enroll about 404 students on average.
Across its 8 schools, Southwest Licking Local enrolls 5,039 students. Watkins Intermediate School is one of those schools.
The student body at Watkins Intermediate School is 68% White. It is also 17% Asian, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Licking County's residents are about 86% White, 18 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Watkins Intermediate School are from different groups.
Watkins Intermediate School lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.1 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1. About 45% of students at Watkins Intermediate School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Licking County is close, at 43%.
Watkins Intermediate School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 76.0% and a predicted 71.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Licking County show that median household income comes to about $84,426, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Licking County counts 63 public schools with about 29,815 students.
The closest school to Watkins Intermediate School is Watkins Memorial High School, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Watkins Intermediate School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Watkins Intermediate School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Watkins Intermediate 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.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 801, from 679 in 2020-21.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Southwest Licking Local
- Watkins Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Watkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,147 students
- Etna ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Kirkersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Pataskala Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Southwest Licking Early Learning CenterElementary · 168 students
Other schools in Pataskala
- Licking Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Watkins Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Summit Station IntermediateMiddle · 836 students
- Licking Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Lima Ridge ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Broad Peak ElementaryElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Watkins Memorial High School0.1 mi · 1,397
- Watkins Middle School0.8 mi · 1,147
- Southwest Licking Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 168
- SWL Digital Academy1.6 mi · 75
- Etna Elementary1.7 mi · 511
- Pataskala Elementary School2.4 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Watkins Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Watkins Intermediate School?
Watkins Intermediate School enrolls approximately 801 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Watkins Intermediate School serve?
Watkins Intermediate School serves grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Watkins Intermediate School have?
Watkins Intermediate School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Watkins Intermediate School?
At Watkins Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Watkins Intermediate School in?
Watkins Intermediate School is part of Southwest Licking Local.
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