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Genoa Middle School

5948 S Old 3c Hwy, Westerville, OH 43082 · (614) 797-6500 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
Enrollment
702
Middle
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
237 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 622131%
Grade 724935%
Grade 823233%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
42460%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
7010%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
13820%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
264%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
436%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
35350%
Female
34950%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
75.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
76.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.4%76.1%
2023-2475.4%81.8%
2022-2376.8%75.5%
2021-2273.0%74.5%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Genoa Middle School

Genoa Middle School's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Genoa Middle School this school70233.8%81.0%
Worthingway Middle School
Worthington
64031.4%68.7%
Hilliard Memorial Middle School
Hilliard
79737.5%72.0%
Mayfield Middle School
Cleveland
89633.8%74.0%
Walnut Springs Middle School
Westerville
61340.1%67.5%
Blendon Middle School
Westerville
60944.7%78.0%
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Genoa Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Delaware County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#79 of 316#7 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
76.1%#186 of 637
▼ 80
#9 of 12
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.4%#157 of 637
▼ 21
#9 of 12
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.0pp#338 of 629#7 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
702#126 of 654#9 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.3:1#128 of 577#2 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.1%#117 of 579#5 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.8%#192 of 319#3 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.7%#79 of 410#3 of 9
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
702
-103 (-13%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2570249.114.3:134% (237)
2023-2471247.714.9:133% (233)
2022-2375250.414.9:125% (191)
2020-218054916.4:1N/A
2017-1887450.517.3:116% (141)
2015-169104619.8:116% (145)
2010-111,0485519.1:120% (206)
2000-017344915.0:14% (30)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Genoa Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (874 to 702); teachers down 3% (50.5 to 49.1).

About Genoa Middle School

A mid-sized middle school in Westerville, Ohio, Genoa Middle School is part of Westerville City. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 702 students. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 46% bigger than average.

Westerville City counts 24 schools and 14,589 students, including Genoa Middle School.

About 60% of the student body at Genoa Middle School is White. Other groups make up 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 80% of Delaware County residents are White. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Genoa Middle School are from different groups.

Genoa Middle School has 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1. At Genoa Middle School, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 14 points above the 20% average for public schools in Delaware County.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Genoa Middle School is 4.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 81.0% actual, 76.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.

In the surrounding county, Delaware County, median household income comes to about $133,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 59, with about 44,100 students.

About 0.2 miles separate Genoa Middle School from the closest public school, Fouse Elementary School. The five-mile area around Genoa Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Genoa Middle School's average proficiency of 81.0% compares with 77.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

From 805 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 702 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.

The Genoa Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Delaware County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
226,834
Census ACS
Median income
$133,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
44,100 students

Quick facts

School name
Genoa Middle School
District
Westerville City
Address
5948 S Old 3c Hwy, Westerville, OH 43082
Phone
(614) 797-6500
County
Delaware County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
702
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
237 (34%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390450401362
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Genoa Middle School
How large is Genoa Middle School?
Genoa Middle School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Genoa Middle School serve?
Genoa Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Genoa Middle School have?
Genoa Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Genoa Middle School?
Genoa Middle School reports a student body of 60% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Genoa Middle School public or private?
Genoa Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westerville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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