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Olentangy Shanahan Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Olentangy Shanahan Middle School is a highly-rated public middle school located in Lewis Center, Ohio, serving 1,001 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Olentangy Local School District, which is ranked 47th out of 828 districts in Ohio, Olentangy Shanahan Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 22-55 over the past 10 years.

The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. Olentangy Shanahan Middle School also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for its performance with female, male, Asian, African American, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased slightly in recent years, it remains relatively low, ranging from 10.5% to 15.6%, lower than the state average.

Compared to other middle schools in the Olentangy Local district, Olentangy Shanahan Middle School generally outperforms its peers on state assessments and other key metrics. The school's exceptional academic performance, combined with its ability to effectively serve students from various backgrounds, make it a standout among middle schools in Ohio.

1,029

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,311

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

814 Shanahan Rd
Lewis Center, OH 43035-9078

(740) 657-4300

District: Olentangy Local

Students who attend Olentangy Shanahan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Olentangy High School

Feeder schools for Olentangy Shanahan Middle School:

Elementary:	Glen Oak Elementary School
	Heritage Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Asian:

24.9%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (89% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg84%

Ohio avg54%

33^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Olentangy Local

47^th of 828Olentangy Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	33 of 1036	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	44 of 1046	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	27 of 1048	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	22 of 1017	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	55 of 1037	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	31 of 1050	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	27 of 1010	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	49 of 1038	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	39 of 1050	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	91.0	23 of 1035	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	26 of 1008	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	41 of 1001	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	82.8	73 of 989	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	48 of 925	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.0	63 of 895	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	33 of 858	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	67 of 835	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	82.7	80 of 837	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	78.7	119 of 732	83.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.9	136 of 692	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	71.2	123 of 400	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	14 of 442	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	7 of 429	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	8 of 436	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	9 of 413	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	6 of 385	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	3 of 384	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	1 of 69	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	7 of 76	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	13 of 67	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	17 of 67	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	9 of 69	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	2 of 66	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	9 of 73	87.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	98.1	1 of 565	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	14 of 576	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	5 of 658	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	11 of 643	98.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	7 of 142	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	7 of 123	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	7 of 134	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	14 of 127	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	22 of 938	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	44 of 942	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	13 of 943	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	21 of 925	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	54 of 910	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	13 of 917	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	32 of 897	96.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	64.0	96 of 274	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	278 of 521	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	29 of 262	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	30 of 239	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	38 of 249	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	54 of 247	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	31 of 228	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	60 of 222	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	40 of 192	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	116 of 983	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	116 of 989	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	101 of 974	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	57 of 947	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	59 of 923	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	69 of 945	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	88 of 924	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	31 of 954	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	33 of 958	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	19 of 963	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	16 of 946	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	52 of 924	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	27 of 933	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	30 of 916	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	21 of 263	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	16 of 254	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	9 of 245	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	3 of 239	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	3 of 219	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	5 of 206	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	12 of 205	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	7 of 572	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	8 of 563	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	6 of 590	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	22 of 777	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	33 of 795	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	14 of 805	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	16 of 809	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	61 of 781	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	37 of 796	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	34 of 781	95.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)65th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I99%+40 vs state

Science90%+27 vs state

English Language Arts88%+31 vs state

Mathematics81%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
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%)	91.8	33^rd of 1036 public middle schools	96.8%		91.2	44^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.8%	11	90.2		81.9	84.3	77.0	86.8	89.2	88.2	100.0		99.1	$14,311
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%)	91.1	39^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.2%		91.1	47^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.5%	8	93.6		82.7	85.5	70.1	83.8	89.1	85.3	100.0		99.3	$14,025
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%)	83.6	133^rd of 1036 public middle schools	87.2%		86.9	96^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.8%	37	81.6		81.3	73.3	52.8	82.8	80.9	79.2	100.0		97.3	$13,742
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%)	93.9	17^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.4%		94.4	13^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.8%	4	92.5		88.0	92.4	84.4	85.7	93.9	86.3	100.0		100.0	$14,908
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%)	90	51^st of 1036 public middle schools	95.1%		91	50^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.2%	1	84.2		87.9	84.3	67.1	85.8	87.6	86.4	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%)	91.6	35^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.6%		91.2	43^rd of 1046 public middle schools	95.9%	8	92.1		83.3	80.8	80.8	84.4	86.4	87.0			100.0	$15,201
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%)	81.9	155^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.0%		84.4	133^rd of 1046 public middle schools	87.3%	22	83.0	100.0	71.7	73.7	59.0	72.8	82.3	71.0			100.0	$14,397
Mccord Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hard Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4000	636	42	15.0	26.1%	466 (73.3%)	37 (5.8%)	58 (9.1%)	20 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.5%)	81.6	161^st of 1036 public middle schools	84.5%		83.2	147^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.9%	14	78.4		70.1	60.0	72.3	71.8	82.4	77.0		98.4		$14,813
Ann Simpson Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Sutter Pkwy	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 761-5820	890	62	14.2	44.5%	456 (51.2%)	89 (10.0%)	161 (18.1%)	105 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (8.7%)	63	422^nd of 1036 public middle schools	59.3%		69.6	339^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.6%	83	66.5		53.1	39.1	58.3	61.5	70.7	61.9	100.0		97.8	$15,057
Phoenix Middle School	Public	7-8	2341 Snouffer Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4100	154	14	10.6		124 (80.5%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.2%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.1%)	88	76^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.7%		89.1	68^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.5%	8	82.5			75.9	91.0		88.2	72.8		100.0		$21,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Olentangy Shanahan Middle School

How many students attend Olentangy Shanahan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,029 students attended Olentangy Shanahan Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Olentangy Shanahan Middle School?

Students at Olentangy Shanahan Middle School are 56% White, 25% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Olentangy Shanahan Middle School attend?

Students who attend Olentangy Shanahan Middle School usually go on to attend Olentangy High School

What district is Olentangy Shanahan Middle School in?

Olentangy Local

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Yes! Olentangy Shanahan Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 33^rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools.

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