Two More Publications Rank Olentangy’s High Schools Among Top in the Nation

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Just weeks after all three Olentangy high schools were ranked among the top in the country by U.S. News & World Report, two more publications have released their own studies with similar results.

Newsweek lists the three schools in the top five for central Ohio, the top 14 in the state and the top 300 in the nation. Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) is ranked second in central Ohio, ninth in the state and 185th in the nation with a Newsweek score of .77. Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) is ranked third in central Ohio, 11th in the state and 233rd in the nation with a Newsweek score of .71. Olentangy High School (OHS) is ranked fifth in central Ohio, 14th in the state and 289th in the nation with a Newsweek score of .64.

The Newsweek scores are a weighted representation of data provided to the magazine by school districts. The data includes the four-year on-time graduation rate, the percent of 2011 graduates accepted to college, the number of Advanced Placement (AP) tests taken per student, and the average SAT or ACT score. More information on the methodology of the study can be found online.

The Washington Post study ranks schools based on their Challenge Index scores, which are determined by dividing the number of Advanced Placement (AP) or other college-level tests students take by the total number of graduating seniors.

The Washington Post ranks the three Olentangy schools in the top four for central Ohio, the top eight in the state and the top 300 in the nation. Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) is ranked as second in central Ohio, sixth in the state and 261st in the nation with a Challenge Index of 3.5. Olentangy High School (OHS) is ranked third in central Ohio, seventh in the state and 275th in the nation with a Challenge Index of 3.41. Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) is ranked fourth in central Ohio, eighth in the state and 290th in the nation with a Challenge Index of 3.336.

“The rankings are something the entire community can take pride in,” said Superintendent Wade Lucas, Ed.D. “We have great students and teachers at the high schools, but this type of success wouldn’t be possible without supportive families and talented teachers in the preschool, elementary and middle school levels too.”