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Schools in Kirkersville

Kirkersville’s public schools

Southwest Licking Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kirkersville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 30% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.7
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,995 students on the public path
In brief

Kirkersville’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Kirkersville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Pataskala Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Watkins Middle School lowest (50%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Kirkersville, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Watkins Memorial High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Kirkersville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–8Watkins Middle Schoolin EtnaB−
9–12Watkins Memorial High Schoolin PataskalaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southwest Licking Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southwest Licking Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,039 students, up 8% since 2021–22 · 19.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$11,684OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 59.5% · 2491 students tested
Math61%
State average 52.2% · 2470 students tested

Kirkersville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Kirkersville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kirkersville—Southwest Licking Local

Every school in Kirkersville

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Kirkersvillein other towns
Etna Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Etna
511 students16:1Rate it →
Kirkersville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3
483 students17:1Rate it →
Pataskala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Pataskala
A−
457 students17:1Rate it →
Watkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Etna
B−
1,147 students20:1Rate it →
Watkins Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pataskala
B
1,397 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Kirkersville’s schools

Are Kirkersville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kirkersville. Southwest Licking Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kirkersville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kirkersville in?

Southwest Licking Local School District.

Where do Kirkersville kids go to high school?

Watkins Memorial High School.

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What Kirkersville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.