📍 6623 Summit Rd SW, Pataskala, Licking County, 43062
South Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pataskala, Licking County. The school has 777 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Licking Heights Local school district. It serves grades 1–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Elementary enrolls 777 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 28% Asian and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 35% |
| Asian | 221 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 202 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 777 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 71 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.
South Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
South Elementary is one of 7 schools in Licking Heights Local, based in Pataskala, Ohio. The district serves 5,232 students district-wide and employs 255 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 777 students, South Elementary is close to the district average of about 747 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large