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Best Middle Schools in Delaware County, OH

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Schools

11,197

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedOlentangy Liberty Middle School11^th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Buckeye Valley Local Middle School up 74 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Heritage Middle School 13.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
John C Dempsey Middle School	Public	6-8	599 Pennsylvania Ave	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 833-1800	1,278	71	17.9	37.5%	988 (77.3%)	84 (6.6%)	100 (7.8%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (7.3%)	67.6	356^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.0%		69.7	332^nd of 1036 public middle schools	68.0%	24		77.5				41.2	58.7	78.6			57.7	65.0	69.0	100.0	100.0	$12,645
Genoa Middle School	Public	6-8	5948 S Old 3c Hwy	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6500	702	49	14.2	33.8%	424 (60.4%)	138 (19.7%)	70 (10.0%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	81.2	166^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.1%		81.9	155^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.0%	11		80.7	100.0			73.1	68.9	59.8			76.1	80.9	77.2	100.0	99.0	$14,397
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	390 N Spring Rd	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6600	592	43	13.6	45.3%	292 (49.3%)	152 (25.7%)	57 (9.6%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.5%)	66.5	371^st of 1046 public middle schools	64.5%		69.5	339^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.3%	32		66.0	100.0			68.9	55.9	46.8			61.8	69.9	67.5		97.2	$14,870
Big Walnut Middle School	Public	5-8	555 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3006	973	58	16.8	20.3%	834 (85.7%)	14 (1.4%)	48 (4.9%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	85.3	109^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.6%		85.4	107^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.7%	2		79.9				81.7	68.2	68.1			81.7	84.6	80.8		98.6	$11,512
Big Walnut Intermediate School	Public	4-6	777 Cheshire Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-7800	663	32	20.7	21.4%	578 (87.2%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)								(n/a)	74.7			78.3	74.8				74.2	82.2						$11,412
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School	Public	5-8	683 Coover Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 363-6626	612	34	18.1	24.2%	557 (91.0%)	6 (1.0%)	25 (4.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	79.7	185^th of 1046 public middle schools	82.3%		75.3	259^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.0%	74	82.0	75.9			66.4	75.3	60.7	72.5		87.0	73.9	82.1	67.0		100.0	$12,792
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	Public	6-8	814 Shanahan Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4300	1,029	49	20.9	13.9%	574 (55.8%)	75 (7.3%)	56 (5.4%)	256 (24.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.0%)	89.2	59^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.4%		91.8	33^rd of 1036 public middle schools	96.8%	26		86.1				78.3	85.0	71.3			82.2	88.7	87.1	100.0	98.3	$14,311
Olentangy Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7940 Liberty Rd N	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4400	1,005	46	21.9	6.4%	757 (75.3%)	19 (1.9%)	37 (3.7%)	137 (13.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.3%)	94	11^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.9%		93.9	17^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.4%	6		95.1				85.1	89.3	89.9			89.0	92.0	91.1	100.0	100.0	$14,908
Olentangy Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	2680 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5300	1,056	63	16.7	23.0%	549 (52.0%)	125 (11.8%)	94 (8.9%)	202 (19.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (7.4%)	84.1	129^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.7%		83.6	133^rd of 1036 public middle schools	87.2%	4		80.8				80.1	83.3	52.4			81.0	88.8	79.9	100.0	98.6	$13,742
Hyatts Middle School	Public	6-8	6885 Sawmill Parkway	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5400	835	48	17.3	9.9%	513 (61.4%)	29 (3.5%)	40 (4.8%)	211 (25.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.6%)	89.9	47^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.5%		90	51^st of 1036 public middle schools	95.1%	4		85.9				83.7	85.5	73.3			82.8	89.9	83.5	100.0	100.0	$15,546
Berkshire Middle School	Public	6-8	2869 S. Three B's & K Road	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5200	883	51	17.2	11.0%	598 (67.7%)	57 (6.5%)	37 (4.2%)	126 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	89.7	51^st of 1046 public middle schools	95.1%		91.6	35^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.6%	16		89.1				82.9	83.0	73.9			79.4	91.0	81.8	100.0	100.0	$15,201
Olentangy Berlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Piatt Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(740) 657-4050	886	44	20.0	11.6%	511 (57.7%)	57 (6.4%)	52 (5.9%)	214 (24.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	90.7	37^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.5%		91.1	39^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.2%	2		92.3				88.4	81.0	73.3			85.9	88.1	83.2		98.0	$14,025
Willard Grizzell Middle School	Public	6-8	8705 Avery Rd	Dublin	43017	Delaware County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 798-3569	683	42	16.2	5.3%	515 (75.4%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	93 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	90.4	42^nd of 1046 public middle schools	96.0%		92.6	24^th of 1036 public middle schools	97.7%	18		87.7				86.0	65.3	89.8			86.7	93.1	85.6	100.0	100.0	$16,334

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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