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Pickerington Packs Them In
Pickerington is experiencing a population surge, and the Pickerington Local School District deserves at least part of the credit.
“We have a quality school system,” says Robert Thiede, district superintendent. “You ask people why they move into the area, and the schools are one of the primary reasons.”
The quality of education here is reflected in the prestigious “A” rating handed down by the Ohio Department of Education. On the State Report Card, Pickerington Schools received a performance index score of 101.1 based on student test results in math, writing, reading, science and social studies.
The school district also was given a “Gold Medal” designation by Expansion Management magazine, which ranks more than 2,800 school districts across the country on the basis of how well they prepare students for the workforce after graduation.
While it is easy to see why new residents with school-age children are attracted to the area, the influx of new students has caused some crowding in Pickerington’s classrooms.
“We’ve had an average growth of 425 students a year for the last five years,” Thiede says.
In 2006, the district passed a bond issue to build three new schools, capable of accommodating a total of 750 students.
One elementary school will sit on 16 acres in the Sycamore Creek subdivision. Another elementary school and a middle school will share 60 acres near the corner of Refugee and Toll Gate roads, with room for another school there in the future.
The three new schools are scheduled to open in fall 2009.
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