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Enrollment
1,278
Middle
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE CITY·NCES 390438704530
John C Dempsey Middle School
599 Pennsylvania Ave, Delaware, OH 43015 · (740) 833-1800 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,278 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
479 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 6 | 434 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 423 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 421 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
John C Dempsey Middle School→Rutherford B Hayes High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Delaware City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
74.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 74.3% |
| 2022-23 | 64.2% | 74.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 72.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 John C Dempsey Middle School
John C Dempsey Middle School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John C Dempsey Middle School this school | 1,278 | 37.5% | 69.0% |
| North Royalton Middle School North Royalton | 1,205 | 34.2% | 80.1% |
| North Ridgeville Academic Center North Ridgeville | 1,855 | 31.8% | 69.3% |
| Lebanon Junior High Lebanon | 869 | 32.6% | 69.6% |
| Berry Intermediate School Lebanon | 774 | 32.8% | 73.2% |
| Brunswick Middle School Brunswick | 1,375 | 29.5% | 70.9% |
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 John C Dempsey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #200 of 316 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #208 of 637 ▲ 2 | #10 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #319 of 637 ▼ 39 | #12 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #304 of 629 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,278 | #10 of 654 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #383 of 577 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #221 of 579 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #172 of 319 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #410 of 410 | #9 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,278
+33 (+3%) vs 2020
+78% since 2010-11, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,278 | 71.2 | 17.9:1 | 37% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 1,259 | 75.5 | 16.7:1 | 37% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 1,247 | 66 | 18.9:1 | 30% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 1,245 | 75 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,279 | 73 | 17.5:1 | 34% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 48 | 17.7:1 | 31% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 32% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John C Dempsey Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,279 to 1,278); teachers down 2% (73 to 71.2).
About John C Dempsey Middle School
This page covers John C Dempsey Middle School, a large middle school in Delaware, Ohio. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,278 students. That compares with an average of about 482 students for middle schools in Ohio.
The district, Delaware City, operates 7 schools serving 5,650 students.
Federal enrollment data show John C Dempsey Middle School is 77% White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Black. In Delaware County overall, the White share is about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, John C Dempsey Middle School has a ratio of 17.9:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Income data for the school show 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 20% average for public schools in Delaware County, the school's rate is higher.
John C Dempsey Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Ohio public middle schools.
John C Dempsey Middle School scores 69.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 74.7%.
Delaware County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County's 59 public schools enroll about 44,100 students and include John C Dempsey Middle School.
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School is the nearest public school to John C Dempsey Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. John C Dempsey Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. John C Dempsey Middle School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 1,278 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.6:1 to 17.9:1.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Delaware City
- Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Laura Woodward Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Ervin Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- James Conger Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- David Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other schools in Delaware
- Olentangy Berlin High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolHigh · 1,612 students
- Olentangy Berlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Laura Woodward Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Buckeye Valley Local Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Ervin Carlisle Elementary School0.4 mi · 533
- Rutherford B Hayes High School0.4 mi · 1,612
- David Smith Elementary School0.8 mi · 376
- Robert F Schultz Elementary School1.1 mi · 777
- Laura Woodward Elementary School1.6 mi · 621
- James Conger Elementary School2.0 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About John C Dempsey Middle SchoolHow many students attend John C Dempsey Middle School?
John C Dempsey Middle School enrolls approximately 1,278 students in grades 06-08.
Is John C Dempsey Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John C Dempsey Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does John C Dempsey Middle School have?
John C Dempsey Middle School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at John C Dempsey Middle School?
Student demographics at John C Dempsey Middle School are roughly 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is John C Dempsey Middle School in?
John C Dempsey Middle School is part of Delaware City.
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