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Genoa Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 221 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 33% |
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 76.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.4% | 81.8% |
| 2022-23 | 76.8% | 75.5% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 74.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa Middle School this school | 702 | 33.8% | 81.0% |
| Worthingway Middle School Worthington | 640 | 31.4% | 68.7% |
| Hilliard Memorial Middle School Hilliard | 797 | 37.5% | 72.0% |
| Mayfield Middle School Cleveland | 896 | 33.8% | 74.0% |
| Walnut Springs Middle School Westerville | 613 | 40.1% | 67.5% |
| Blendon Middle School Westerville | 609 | 44.7% | 78.0% |
Where Genoa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 702 | 49.1 | 14.3:1 | 34% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 47.7 | 14.9:1 | 33% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 50.4 | 14.9:1 | 25% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 805 | 49 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 50.5 | 17.3:1 | 16% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 46 | 19.8:1 | 16% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 1,048 | 55 | 19.1:1 | 20% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 4% (30) |
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.
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