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Southwest Licking Local Schools
Southwest Licking Local is a public school district in Ohio, based in Licking County (Pataskala). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Southwest Licking Local on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Southwest Licking Local
6 of 7 schools in Southwest Licking Local carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 5
Best schools in Southwest Licking Local
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Etna Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Kirkersville Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Watkins Intermediate School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Watkins Memorial High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Watkins Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Pataskala Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Southwest Licking Local
High schools (1)
- B+ Watkins Memorial High School, Pataskala
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B+ Watkins Intermediate School, Pataskala
- B- Watkins Middle School, Etna
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A Etna Elementary, Etna
- B+ Kirkersville Elementary School, Etna
- B- Pataskala Elementary School, Pataskala
- Southwest Licking Early Learning Center, Etna
Where Southwest Licking Local schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Licking County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,924 students with 244 full-time-equivalent teachers and 617 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904804
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Licking Heights Local (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Pickerington Local (16 schools, 7 mi)
- Reynoldsburg City (10 schools, 8 mi)
- Liberty Union-Thurston Local (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Granville Exempted Village (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Gahanna-Jefferson City (12 schools, 11 mi)
- New Albany-Plain Local (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Lakewood Local (4 schools, 12 mi)
Questions about Southwest Licking Local
How many schools are in Southwest Licking Local?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Southwest Licking Local, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Southwest Licking Local serve?
The largest by graded schools: Etna, Pataskala.
How good are the schools in Southwest Licking Local?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 73.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58.8%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Southwest Licking Local?
4,924 students were enrolled in Southwest Licking Local in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Southwest Licking Local?
Southwest Licking Local is in Ohio, based in Licking County, with its district office in Pataskala. Its boundary covers about 65.1 sq mi.