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Enrollment
587
Middle
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKERINGTON LOCAL·NCES 390468903554
Diley Middle School
750 Preston Trails Dr, Pickerington, OH 43147 · (614) 833-3630 · Fairfield County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 313 | 53% |
| Grade 6 | 274 | 47% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
72.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.6% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 70.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.3% | 69.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 68.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Diley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fairfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #241 of 637 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #101 of 637 | #2 of 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #276 of 629 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #203 of 654 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #482 of 577 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #32 of 579 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #326 of 410 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
587
-30 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.4:1
% White
36%
was 59%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
39%
was 24%
% Asian
10%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 587 | 29.5 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 25.5 | 22.1:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 24 | 24.3:1 | 35% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 27.5 | 22.4:1 | 24% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diley Middle School.
About Diley Middle School
Located in Pickerington, Ohio, Diley Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 587 students. By comparison, middle schools in Ohio enroll about 482 students on average.
Diley Middle School is a school in Pickerington Local. The district has 16 schools and 11,729 students.
The biggest share of students at Diley Middle School, 39%, is Black. The remaining shares are 36% White, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Fairfield County's population at about 9%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Diley Middle School has 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.9:1. Middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1, 2.9 fewer students per teacher than here.
Looking at the county, Fairfield County, median household income comes to about $90,966, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 47, with about 26,447 students.
Diley Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Pickerington Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 7 years, from 617 in 2017-18 to 587 in 2024-25. The White share was 59% in 2017-18 and 36% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.4:1 to 19.9:1.
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Fairfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,453
Census ACS
Median income
$90,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,447 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickerington Local
- Pickerington High School NorthHigh · 1,761 students
- Pickerington High School CentralHigh · 1,711 students
- Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Toll Gate ElementaryElementary · 948 students
- Pickerington Lakeview Junior HighMiddle · 922 students
- Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Other schools in Pickerington
- Pickerington High School NorthHigh · 1,761 students
- Pickerington High School CentralHigh · 1,711 students
- Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Toll Gate ElementaryElementary · 948 students
- Pickerington Lakeview Junior HighMiddle · 922 students
- Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Pickerington Elementary School0.6 mi · 585
- Pickerington Ridgeview Junior High School0.9 mi · 948
- Pickerington High School Central1.0 mi · 1,711
- Sycamore Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 652
- Pickerington Academy1.4 mi · 87
- Heritage Elementary School1.4 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Diley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Diley Middle School?
Diley Middle School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 05-06.
Is Diley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Diley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Diley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Diley Middle School is approximately 19.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Diley Middle School?
At Diley Middle School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 7% Hispanic, 39% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Diley Middle School?
Diley Middle School is overseen by Pickerington Local in Fairfield County.
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