Olentangy Orange Middle School

Olentangy Orange Middle School, an expansive middle school in Lewis Center, Ohio, part of Olentangy Local, educates 1,056 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 119% above typical.

Olentangy Local comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 24,133 students; Olentangy Orange Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Olentangy Orange Middle School reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 19% Asian, 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Delaware County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Olentangy Orange Middle School has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Olentangy Orange Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.1%; this one delivers 80.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Delaware County put median household earnings sit near $133,540, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Delaware County runs 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,100 students), of which Olentangy Orange Middle School is one.

Orange High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olentangy Orange Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 82.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 1,011 students in 2018 compared to 1,056 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Olentangy Orange Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.