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Olentangy High School

675 Lewis Center Rd, Lewis Center, OH, 43035-9049 -

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Definition of Terms

Olentangy High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Delaware County, OH

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1276 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

78 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 372 students

Grade 10 - 326 students

Grade 11 - 313 students

Grade 12 - 265 students

This School

(OH) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(OH) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	2%
% Black	6%	15%
% White	85%	74%
% Unknown	4 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(OH) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(OH) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Olentangy Local Sd School District

This School's Agency

(OH) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	15	4
Number of Students Managed	10,801 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$101,289,000	$15,639,000
District Expenditure	$114,311,000	$15,279,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,378	$8,886
District Expenditure / Student	$10,583	$8,681
District Graduation Rates	98%	93%

Sports briefs (This Week Olentangy)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:40:26 pm
Indiana State senior Katlin Owens, an Olentangy graduate, was the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week in women's soccer for the week of Oct. 18. In a 2-1 win over Evansville on Oct. 14 and a 2-1 win over Northern Iowa on Oct. 17, Owens tallied three goals. Against Northern Iowa, she scored with five minutes left in regulation to send the game in overtime, then scored the ...
OHS presenting 'Romeo and Juliet' (This Week Olentangy)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 08:50:14 pm
The Olentangy High School theater group will present "Romeo and Juliet" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in the high school's new theater, 675 Lewis Center Road, Lewis Center.
Event (This Week Olentangy)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 07:10:08 pm
The Olentangy High School Keynotes will hold a one-day workshop for grades 2-8 with registration beginning 7:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in the new Olentangy High School theater, 675 Lewis Center Road, Lewis Center.
County OKs two fall levies for siren system (This Week Sunbury)
posted on August 23, 2009 at 12:55:38 am
Delaware County voters will be asked to approve two levies on the Nov. 3 ballot that would fund and maintain a countywide emergency siren system.
County OKs two fall levies for siren system (This Week Olentangy)
posted on August 19, 2009 at 09:46:07 pm
Delaware County voters will be asked to approve two levies on the Nov. 3 ballot that would fund and maintain a countywide emergency siren system.

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Olentangy High School is a public comprehensive secondary school located in Lewis Center, Ohio. Operated by the Olentangy Local School District, the school was recently ranked as the 197th best high school in the U.S. by Newsweek.. Last year, the high school was rated "Excellent with Distinction" by the state of Ohio, putting Olentangy in the top 12% of high schools in the state.
Overview
Olentangy High School opened in 1990 on Lewis Center Road for students in grades 9-12. Since 1990 the district has experienced significant enrollment growth and has opened twelve elementary schools, two additional high schools, Olentangy Liberty High School and Olentangy Orange High School, and a fourth middle school.
The school offers a wide array of standard courses in secondary education, including a number of classes in music, visual arts and theater. Advanced placement courses in language, science, mathematics, art, music, and social studies are also available. The school has met Ohio and federal standards for student achievement for each of the last three years. Current enrollment is approximately 1,900 with a student-teacher ratio of 16-to-1.
The school principal is Tom McDonnell, and among the school's most notable alumni are Libertarian politician Mark M. Noble, Gary LeVox, the lead singer for the band Rascal Flatts and photographer Joseph L. Harris. The nickname for the school's athletic teams is the Braves.
History
In the early 1900s one room school houses scattered among the landscape made up the local education system in Delaware County. Beginning in 1911, those schools consolidated into four K-12 facilities throughout the county. The Powell school was the first to open in 1911 followed by Hyatts in 1914, Berlin in 1915 and Orange in 1916. These were the only schools in the area until 1952 when construction began on one consolidated school located on Shanahan Road. The new school, Olentangy High School, allowed students in grades 1-8 to remain at their original school then come together for grades 9-12.
In 1961 Liberty Union Elementary School was built as a junior high school for kindergarten, seventh and eighth grade students. The new school was built as a neighbor to the Olentangy High School on Shanahan Road and was open to students in 1963.
In 1969 some major changes began when the Orange school closed and the Shanahan Road complex housed students in grades K-12 for the first time. In 1973, Berlin, Hyatts and Powell schools also closed bringing all of the students in the area to one general location on Shanahan Road. The connection between the Liberty Union Elementary School and Olentangy High School was completed allowing room for all students in one general campus. The district continued operating this way until 1990 when the current Olentangy High School was opened on Lewis Center Road. On March 4, 2008, the Olentangy school district passed its levy and bond that was proposed by Superintendint Dr. Scott Davis.
Athletics
Olentangy High School offers a comprehensive athletic program which is Title IX compliant. The school screens for drug use in all sports, with 100% of student-athletes chosen at the start of each season for drug testing. A member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, Olentangy won a division AA state championship in girls' cross country in 1982. In 2001, the boys baseball team won the first OCC Championship. The boys lacrosse team won the OCC Title in both 2007 and 2008. In 2006 Olentangy became state champion runner-up in boys' baseball, second to Strongsville. The football team is led by Ed Terwilliger who is in his 19th season as the Braves head caoch. Their chief rivals are the Big Walnut Golden Eagles, Olentangy Liberty Patriots and Olentangy Orange High School Pioneers.
See also
Olentangy Liberty High School
Olentangy Orange High School
External links
Statistical information on Olentangy High School
Olentangy High School 2006-2007 profile for college admissions officers

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About This Zip Code (43035)

School Zip (43035)

(OH) State Average

Population (Approximate)

11,261 people

11,069,487 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

58%

21%

Population Average Age

31 years old

36 years old

Average Household size

2.6 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$71,870

$41,460

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.5 rooms

5.7 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

12 years old

47 years old

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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (43035)

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% Owning / % Renting

74% / 26%

67% / 33%

Nearby Schools:

1. Third Middle School Middle School - 753 students - 2.1 mi. away - view location
2. Delaware Area Career Center South Campus - n/a - 2.4 mi. away - view location
3. Delaware South Campus Vocatio High School - 196 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
4. Olentangy Liberty High School - 1185 students - 4.2 mi. away - view location
5. Worthington Kilbourne High School - 1566 students - 6.0 mi. away - view location

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