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Enrollment
1,147
Middle
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST LICKING LOCAL·NCES 390480403098
Watkins Middle School
8868 Watkins Rd SW, Etna, OH 43062 · (740) 927-5767 · Licking County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,147 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
464 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 390 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 339 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 418 | 36% |
Student demographics
47%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Watkins Middle School→Watkins Memorial High School
Based on grade levels within Southwest Licking Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
76.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +16.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.2% | 76.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 76.1% |
| 2022-23 | 65.4% | 67.8% |
| 2021-22 | 60.9% | 59.8% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Middle School
Watkins Middle School's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Middle School this school | 1,147 | 40.5% | 70.0% |
| Strongsville Middle School Strongsville | 1,327 | 27.8% | 79.4% |
| North Royalton Middle School North Royalton | 1,205 | 34.2% | 80.1% |
| Hadley E Watts Middle School Dayton | 777 | 26.3% | 74.3% |
| Tallmadge Middle School Tallmadge | 614 | 31.6% | 70.5% |
| Kimpton Middle School Munroe Falls | 773 | 33.5% | 71.8% |
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 Watkins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #188 of 316 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #181 of 637 ▲ 3 | #5 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #344 of 637 ▼ 28 | #7 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #69 of 629 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,147 | #12 of 654 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #475 of 577 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #176 of 579 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #160 of 319 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #34 of 169 | #2 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
1,147
+99 (+9%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 1,147 | 58 | 19.8:1 | 40% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 1,069 | 54 | 19.8:1 | 40% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 1,065 | 56 | 19.0:1 | 32% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 1,048 | 54 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 935 | 48 | 19.5:1 | 26% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 965 | 48 | 20.1:1 | 26% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 35% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 12% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watkins Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (935 to 1,147); teachers up 21% (48 to 58).
About Watkins Middle School
Families in Etna, Ohio, are served by Watkins Middle School, a large middle school. Its enrollment is 1,147 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 138% above average.
Southwest Licking Local has 8 schools; together they serve 5,039 students.
More than half of enrollment at Watkins Middle School is White: 71%. Other groups include 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Watkins Middle School scores 47%.
Classroom staffing at Watkins Middle School totals 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 40% of students (464) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 73.5%.
In Licking County, median household income comes to about $84,426, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Licking County counts 63 public schools with about 29,815 students.
Watkins Intermediate School sits about 0.8 miles from Watkins Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Watkins Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Watkins Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Watkins Middle School enrolled 1,048 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,147.
The Watkins Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 801 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 Etna
- Etna ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Southwest Licking Early Learning CenterElementary · 168 students
Other Watkins Middle schools
One other US public school is named Watkins Middle. Watkins Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Watkins Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,283 students
Nearby schools
- Watkins Intermediate School0.8 mi · 801
- Watkins Memorial High School0.8 mi · 1,397
- Southwest Licking Early Learning Center1.7 mi · 168
- SWL Digital Academy2.2 mi · 75
- Etna Elementary2.5 mi · 511
- Pataskala Elementary School2.6 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Watkins Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Watkins Middle School?
Watkins Middle School enrolls approximately 1,147 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Watkins Middle School serve?
Watkins Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Watkins Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Watkins Middle School is approximately 19.8:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Watkins Middle School?
Student demographics at Watkins Middle School are roughly 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Watkins Middle School in?
Watkins Middle School is part of Southwest Licking Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.