Olentangy Local School District

The Olentangy Local School District is a large, rapidly growing school district centered in southern Delaware County, with a small, southern portion (one cul-de-sac) in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The Olentangy Local School District comprises 95 square miles (250 km²) and serves students from all or parts of numerous municipalities, including the unincorporated community of Lewis Center and the cities of Columbus, Delaware, Powell, and Westerville. The district also serves students from Berkshire, Berlin, Concord, Genoa, Liberty, and Orange townships in Delaware County.

As of December 2025, it operates 17 elementary schools, six middle schools, and four high schools. There is also an Olentangy Academy building that is home to the district's STEM Academy, Teacher Academy, and Academy for Community Transition (ACT). In addition, OASIS is offered as an online school for select students.

Olentangy is the largest district in Delaware County. In 1998, the district had an enrollment of 4,812. By winter of 2025, it has grown to over 24,000 students - the fourth largest district in Ohio, behind only Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati.^[3] In Fall 2025, Olentangy reported that it is experiencing rapid and accelerating enrollment growth— which is not new to the district. Climbing enrollment has historically seen classroom additions and new buildings to meet growth. Preschool enrollment has increased 57% over the past decade, and elementary schools have added the equivalent of seven classrooms of students each year for the past ten years. For the 2025-26 school year, the current enrollment in grades 5–8 now exceeds grades 9–12. With new homes and roads already underway across the District, pressure on our schools will only continue to grow. Fall 2025 enrollment projections demonstrate a 16% increase over the next two years, with student enrollment surpassing 28,300 by the 2035-36 school year.

The no new millage bond passed in November 2025 will build an 18th elementary school and a 5th high school.

Olentangy Schools earned a five-star overall rating on the 2024–25 Ohio School Report Card for the third consecutive year, making it the largest district in Ohio to achieve this distinction.  The district received five stars in Achievement, Gap Closing, and Graduation, and four stars in Progress and Early Literacy.

• Achievement: The district’s Performance Index (PI) rose from 103.1 to 103.9, ranking 32nd of 607 districts statewide and 4th in Central Ohio. Olentangy ranks first in the state among districts with enrollments over 10,000. In Central Ohio, the three districts with higher ratings each enroll fewer than 5,000 students, while Olentangy’s enrollment exceeds 24,000. All 27 schools are exceeding or significantly exceeding state standards in achievement.
• Gap Closing: Olentangy also recorded the fourth highest gap-closing percentage in the state at 90.3%, with all subgroups meeting achievement goals in both English Language Arts and math.  
• Progress: Olentangy Schools has the fifth highest growth index in the state at 24.72. With a score far above the benchmark of 2, this demonstrates exceptionally strong evidence that students are exceeding expected growth. The Ohio Growth Index measures a student group’s academic progress over time relative to expected growth, emphasizing advancement from year to year rather than current achievement levels.
• Subgroup Metrics: Students with Disabilities and English Learners met state achievement goals and exceeded expected growth in both math and English Language Arts (ELA). Additionally, English Learners significantly surpassed the state benchmark for English language acquisition, as measured by the Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment. Gifted learners achieved their state achievement goal with a Performance Index (PI) of 118.153 and earned five stars for growth, demonstrating strong evidence of exceeding expected growth at a high magnitude.

The U.S. News and World Report 2025 school rankings had Olentangy's four high schools in the top 12 across central Ohio, and in the top 5% in the state. The five eligible middle schools ranked in the top 3% in the state, and the 16 eligible elementary schools ranked in the top 7% in the state.

In June 2025, The Columbus Dispatch published an article on Olentangy's high schools string of state titles, following the multiple state championships across various sports in the 2024-25 school year. The district's success is attributed to population growth, involved parents, and a culture of competitiveness. During the 2024-25 school year, Olentangy teams won the following OHSAA Division 1 state titles:

• Olentangy High School: boys baseball
• Olentangy Liberty High School: football, girls lacrosse (second consecutive year)
• Olentangy Orange High School: boys basketball, girls wrestling (second consecutive year)
• Olentangy Berlin High School: competitive cheer

In fall of the 2025-26 school year, Olentangy Schools added three individual state champions in girls cross country, girls tennis, and girls golf to the list, and the Olentangy Orange football team made school history with a 15-0 state championship season.

An investment in education is one for the future of our community, and Olentangy Schools prides itself in providing an exceptional value by being efficient and financially responsible without sacrificing academic excellence. The district has won the following financial excellence awards for strong financial planning, accountability, and transparency: ^[4]

• Ohio Auditor of State Award - 12th year
• Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global AAA credit rating
• Highest bond rating Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) - 24th consecutive year

Olentangy Schools has historically shared their battle for fair state funding. Based on the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) 2024-25 Foundation Payment Final and the 2024-25 ODEW Preliminary District EMIS Data, Olentangy Schools receives $1,574 in state funding support per pupil. Olentangy's cost to education per pupil is reported at $17,264 - leaving a state funding gap of $15,690 to be paid by local taxpayers. Olentangy Schools has the 28th-lowest formula funding per pupil in the state of Ohio.^[5]

• Alum Creek Elementary School (ACES)
• Arrowhead Elementary School (AES)
• Cheshire Elementary School (CES)
• Freedom Trail Elementary School (FTES)
• Glen Oak Elementary School (GOES)
• Heritage Elementary School (HES)
• Indian Springs Elementary School (ISES)
• Johnnycake Elementary School (JCES)
• Liberty Tree Elementary School (LTES)
• Oak Creek Elementary School (OCES)
• Olentangy Meadows Elementary School (OMES)
• Peachblow Crossing Elementary School (PCES)
• Scioto Ridge Elementary School (SRES)
• Shale Meadows Elementary School (SMES)
• Tyler Run Elementary School (TRES)
• Walnut Creek Elementary School (WCES)
• Wyandot Run Elementary School (WRES)

Grades: K-5

• Olentangy Berkshire Middle School (OBMS)
• Olentangy Hyatts Middle School (OHMS)
• Olentangy Liberty Middle School (OLMS)
• Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS)
• Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS)
• Olentangy Berlin Middle School (OBLMS)

Grades: 6-8

• Olentangy Berlin High School
• Olentangy Liberty High School
• Olentangy Orange High School
• Olentangy High School

Grades: 9-12

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