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Enrollment
1,005
Middle
DISTRICT 949 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLENTANGY LOCAL·NCES 390467604598
Olentangy Liberty Middle School
7940 Liberty Rd N, Powell, OH 43065 · (740) 657-4400 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,005 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Ohio public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
21.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
64 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 328 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 352 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 32% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
88.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
93.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.6% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.8% | 92.6% |
| 2022-23 | 89.1% | 91.9% |
| 2021-22 | 84.8% | 86.0% |
% 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
90.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Olentangy Liberty Middle School
Olentangy Liberty Middle School's state test result (90.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olentangy Liberty Middle School this school | 1,005 | 6.4% | 90.5% |
| Willard Grizzell Middle School Dublin | 683 | 5.3% | 88.7% |
| Berkshire Middle School Galena | 883 | 11.0% | 86.2% |
| Harmon Middle School Aurora | 689 | 8.6% | 87.6% |
| Hudson Middle School Hudson | 1,027 | 9.2% | 90.5% |
| Revere Middle School Akron | 593 | 11.5% | 83.8% |
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 Olentangy Liberty Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #11 of 316 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #12 of 637 ▲ 1 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #23 of 637 ▼ 14 | #2 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #183 of 629 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,005 | #25 of 654 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #538 of 577 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #206 of 579 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #315 of 319 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #398 of 410 | #8 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
1,005
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 1,005 | 45.8 | 21.9:1 | 6% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 1,023 | 43 | 23.8:1 | 7% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 1,004 | 42.3 | 23.7:1 | 2% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 54 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,017 | 53.8 | 18.9:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 47 | 17.2:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 4% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olentangy Liberty Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,017 to 1,005); teachers down 15% (53.8 to 45.8).
About Olentangy Liberty Middle School
Olentangy Liberty Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Ohio, located in Powell. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,005 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students.
Olentangy Liberty Middle School is a school in Olentangy Local. The district has 29 schools and 24,133 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Olentangy Liberty Middle School combined. Other students are 14% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Olentangy Liberty Middle School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Olentangy Liberty Middle School operates with 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1. About 6% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is below the 20% average among public schools in Delaware County.
Olentangy Liberty Middle School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Olentangy Liberty Middle School scores 90.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 86.4%.
Among Delaware County residents, median household income is about $133,540, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 59 public schools in Delaware County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,100.
The closest public school, Wyandot Run Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles from Olentangy Liberty Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Olentangy Liberty Middle School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Olentangy Liberty Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,005, starting from 988. The school's ratio rose from 18.3:1 to 21.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Olentangy Liberty Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Olentangy Local
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- Olentangy Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Olentangy Berlin High SchoolHigh · 1,823 students
- Olentangy High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Olentangy Orange Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,056 students
- Olentangy Shanahan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,029 students
Other schools in Powell
- Olentangy Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Hyatts Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Wyandot Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Liberty Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Indian Springs ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Scioto Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Wyandot Run Elementary School0.1 mi · 733
- Olentangy Liberty High School1.3 mi · 1,847
- Hyatts Middle School1.4 mi · 835
- Indian Springs Elementary1.5 mi · 721
- Scioto Ridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 642
- Liberty Tree Elementary School1.5 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About Olentangy Liberty Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olentangy Liberty Middle School?
Olentangy Liberty Middle School enrolls approximately 1,005 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Olentangy Liberty Middle School serve?
Olentangy Liberty Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Olentangy Liberty Middle School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Olentangy Liberty Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olentangy Liberty Middle School?
At Olentangy Liberty Middle School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Olentangy Liberty Middle School in?
Olentangy Liberty Middle School is part of Olentangy Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.