Olentangy Liberty Middle School

Set in Powell, Ohio, Olentangy Liberty Middle School is a sizable middle school, operated by Olentangy Local. It enrolls 1,005 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 109% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Within Olentangy Local, which oversees 29 schools and 24,133 students, Olentangy Liberty Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Olentangy Liberty Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest is composed of 14% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Olentangy Liberty Middle School lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 6% of students at Olentangy Liberty Middle School qualify 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Olentangy Liberty Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 86.4%; this one delivers 90.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Delaware County put median household income runs about $133,540, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Delaware County's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,100 students), Olentangy Liberty Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wyandot Run Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olentangy Liberty Middle School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 87.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Olentangy Liberty Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,017 (now 1,005). The White share of enrollment declined from 82% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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