📍 130 Green Wave Dr, Newark, Licking County, 43055
McGuffey Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Licking County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark City school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
McGuffey Elementary School enrolls 452 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.7% Two or more races and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 385 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 452 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 qualify for free lunch and 58 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McGuffey Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 71.
McGuffey Elementary School is one of 14 schools in Newark City, based in Newark, Ohio. The district serves 5,789 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 452 students, McGuffey Elementary School is close to the district average of about 414 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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