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Olentangy Orange Middle School

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Olentangy Orange Middle School ranks 133 rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Olentangy Orange Middle School is a public middle school located in Lewis Center, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,042 students. It is part of the highly-rated Olentangy Local School District, which is ranked 47th out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olentangy Orange Middle School consistently performs exceptionally well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better in core subjects like Math, English Language Arts, and Science. The school's performance often exceeds the state and district averages, indicating strong academic achievement. Additionally, the school demonstrates impressive performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, ranking highly within the state for these subgroups.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Worthington City and Westerville City school districts, the performance gap is significant, with Olentangy Orange Middle School outperforming these schools across various academic measures. The school's spending per student ($7,669 in 2018-2019) is comparable to the nearby Olentangy Local School District schools, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.4 to 19.9 over the past few years, indicating a favorable learning environment with smaller class sizes.

1,056

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,742

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2680 E Orange Rd
Lewis Center, OH 43035-9300

(740) 657-5300

District: Olentangy Local

Students who attend Olentangy Orange Middle School usually attend:

High:

Orange High School

Feeder schools for Olentangy Orange Middle School:

Elementary:	Freedom Trail Elementary
	Oak Creek Elementary School
	Olentangy Meadows Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Asian:

19.1%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (81% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Olentangy Local's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg84%

Ohio avg54%

133^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	83.6	133 of 1036	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	96 of 1046	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	76 of 1048	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	96 of 1017	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	81 of 1037	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	90 of 1050	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	97 of 1010	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	135 of 1038	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	105 of 1050	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	89.0	50 of 1035	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	80.8	108 of 1008	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	93 of 1001	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.1	130 of 989	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	112 of 925	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	146 of 895	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	120 of 858	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	134 of 835	84.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	154 of 837	81.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	153 of 732	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	66.7	242 of 692	65.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	24 of 442	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	8 of 429	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	27 of 436	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	11 of 413	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	15 of 385	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	38 of 405	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	12 of 384	96.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	6 of 69	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	12 of 76	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	2 of 67	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	7 of 67	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	12 of 69	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	13 of 66	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	23 of 73	68.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	89.2	17 of 565	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	51 of 576	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	42 of 658	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	36 of 643	94.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	8 of 142	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	13 of 110	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	23 of 134	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	33 of 127	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	35 of 107	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	104 of 938	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	88 of 942	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	71 of 943	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	65 of 925	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	72 of 910	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	103 of 917	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	123 of 897	86.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	56.4	287 of 521	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	72 of 262	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	42 of 239	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	18 of 249	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	33 of 247	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	57 of 228	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	27 of 222	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	30 of 192	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	309 of 983	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	129 of 989	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	116 of 974	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	119 of 947	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	175 of 923	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	233 of 945	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	121 of 924	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	155 of 954	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	87 of 958	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	61 of 963	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	112 of 946	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	80 of 924	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	57 of 933	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	68 of 916	92.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	67 of 263	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	45 of 254	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	31 of 245	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	23 of 239	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	23 of 219	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	25 of 206	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	9 of 205	95.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	86 of 572	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	59 of 563	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	39 of 590	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	82 of 777	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	95 of 795	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	68 of 805	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	117 of 809	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	55 of 781	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	73 of 796	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	112 of 781	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)45th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I97%+38 vs state

Science82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts81%+24 vs state

Mathematics69%+19 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 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 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
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
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
Blendon Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Otterbein Ave	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6400	609	39	15.6	44.7%	319 (52.4%)	150 (24.6%)	46 (7.6%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.8%)	78.1	216^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%		78.7	212^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.7%	4	83.9	100.0	62.4	65.0	59.7	70.7	78.2	69.2	100.0		100.0	$13,155
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%)	69.5	339^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.3%		67.7	370^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.6%	31	70.2	100.0	66.9	65.7	40.2	69.0	69.7	63.2			100.0	$14,870
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
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
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
Worthingway Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Guyer St	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4300	640	43	14.8	31.4%	369 (57.7%)	105 (16.4%)	79 (12.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.5%)	71.1	309^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.2%		70.9	312^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.2%	3	68.2		61.1	52.2	74.0	62.7	70.2	65.6		100.0		$14,249

Frequently Asked Questions about Olentangy Orange Middle School

How many students attend Olentangy Orange Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,056 students attended Olentangy Orange Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Olentangy Orange Middle School?

Students at Olentangy Orange Middle School are 52% White, 19% Asian, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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

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

What district is Olentangy Orange Middle School in?

Olentangy Local

Is Olentangy Orange Middle School a good school?

Olentangy Orange Middle School ranks 133^rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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