Olentangy Berlin Middle School

As a well-populated middle-grades school in Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy Berlin Middle School educates 886 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Olentangy Local. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 84% larger than typical.

Across the 29 schools in Olentangy Local (24,133 students total), Olentangy Berlin Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Olentangy Berlin Middle School lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 24% Asian, 6% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, Olentangy Berlin Middle School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Olentangy Berlin Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 20%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Olentangy Berlin Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.4%; this one delivers 86.3%.

Across the wider county, Delaware County reports that the typical household earns roughly $133,540 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Olentangy Berlin Middle School is one of 59 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 44,100 students).

Cheshire Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Olentangy Berlin Middle School. On composite proficiency, Olentangy Berlin Middle School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 86.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

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