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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LICKING HEIGHTS LOCAL·NCES 390480003073
Everest Elementary School
1490 Climbing Fig Dr., Blacklick, OH 43004 · (614) 864-9089 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
371 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 169 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (169).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Everest Elementary School→Summit Station Intermediate→Licking Heights Middle School→Licking Heights High School
Based on grade levels within Licking Heights Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.0pp since 2021
Math
71.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.8% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.2% | 68.3% |
| 2021-22 | 67.8% | 62.5% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Everest Elementary School
Everest Elementary School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Elementary School this school | 682 | 54.4% | 65.4% |
| Minerva France Elementary School Columbus | 559 | 68.2% | 64.3% |
| Broad Peak Elementary Pataskala | 550 | 54.7% | 65.8% |
| Waggoner Road Elementary Reynoldsburg | 691 | 67.3% | 48.9% |
| Slate Ridge Elementary School Reynoldsburg | 582 | 66.8% | 51.0% |
| Goshen Lane Elementary School Gahanna | 464 | 51.9% | 60.3% |
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 Everest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #535 of 673 | #56 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #624 of 1,569 ▲ 253 | #48 of 199 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #697 of 1,569 ▲ 183 | #55 of 199 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #686 of 1,514 | #102 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #163 of 1,808 | #18 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,282 of 1,582 | #143 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #183 of 1,590 | #52 of 193 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #193 of 767 | #27 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #179 of 992 | #32 of 135 |
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
682
-173 (-20%) vs 2020
+269% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 682 | 34 | 20.1:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 64% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 48% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 45 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 43 | 20.8:1 | 39% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 43 | 22.5:1 | 34% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 33% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 8% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 8 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Everest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (896 to 682); teachers down 21% (43 to 34).
About Everest Elementary School
Everest Elementary School is a large elementary school serving families in Blacklick, Ohio. It enrolled 682 students in kindergarten through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 69% higher than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.
Everest Elementary School is in Licking Heights Local, a district with 5,232 students across 7 schools.
The most common group at Everest Elementary School is Black students, at 48%. Other groups include 25% Asian, 19% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 23% Black. Everest Elementary School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Everest Elementary School's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 20.1:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 54% of enrollment. Among public schools in Franklin County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
The model predicts 68.3% for a school in Ohio with Everest Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Everest Elementary School posts 65.4%.
In Franklin County (population about 1,333,048), the median household income is $75,176, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 402 public schools in Franklin County, enrolling about 195,359 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Pathfinders Preschool is the closest, at about 2.0 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Everest Elementary School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Everest Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Everest Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 173 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 19.0 to 20.1 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Licking Heights Local
- Licking Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Summit Station IntermediateMiddle · 836 students
- Licking Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Lima Ridge ElementaryElementary · 745 students
- Broad Peak ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Pathfinders PreschoolElementary · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Pathfinders Preschool2.0 mi · 171
- Summit Station Intermediate2.1 mi · 836
- Blacklick Elementary School2.1 mi · 692
- Broad Peak Elementary2.1 mi · 550
- Licking Heights High School2.2 mi · 1,428
- Lima Ridge Elementary2.4 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Everest Elementary SchoolHow large is Everest Elementary School?
Everest Elementary School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades KG-04.
Is Everest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Everest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Everest Elementary School have?
Everest Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Everest Elementary School?
At Everest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 4% Hispanic, 48% Black, 25% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Everest Elementary School?
Everest Elementary School is overseen by Licking Heights Local in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.