Everest Elementary School

Everest Elementary School is a primary school of big scale in Blacklick, Ohio, one of the schools within Licking Heights Local, hosting 682 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 69% larger than typical.

Across the 7 schools in Licking Heights Local (5,232 students total), Everest Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Everest Elementary School logs that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 25% Asian, 19% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Everest Elementary School records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Franklin County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Everest Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.3%; this one delivers 65.4%.

In the surrounding community, Franklin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), of which Everest Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Pathfinders Preschool, roughly 2.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Everest Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Everest Elementary School has edged down 24%, going from 896 students in 2018 to 682 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 51% to 19%.

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