Hilliard Darby High School

Hilliard Darby High School is the second high school in the Hilliard City School District in Hilliard, Ohio, United States. It is one of three high schools in the district, along with Hilliard Davidson High School and Hilliard Bradley High School. The school is located at 4200 Leppert Road, just north of Hilliard Heritage Middle School. Its mascot is the Panther and the school's colors are Carolina blue, black, and white.

Hilliard Darby High School
Address
4200 Leppert Road Hilliard , Ohio 43026 United States
Coordinates	40°2′7″N 83°10′5″W
Information
Type	Public, coeducational high school
Opened	1997
School district	Hilliard City Schools
Superintendent	David Stewart[1]
Principal	Matt Middleton[1]
Staff	97.32 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,634 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.79[2]
Color(s)	Black, Carolina blue   [3]
Athletics conference	Ohio Capital Conference[4]
Nickname	Panthers[3]
Rival	Hilliard Davidson High School, Hilliard Bradley High School
USNWR ranking	45 of 1,453 Ohio high schools [5]
Website	School website

The current principal is Matt Midleton. He is Hilliard Darby's fifth principal, following Jeffrey R. Reinhard, David J. Stewart, Ryan McClure, and Joyce Brickley. Stewart moved to Hilliard Bradley High School upon its opening, and is now the superintendent for the Hilliard City School District.^[6] Former principal Joyce Brickley moved to Hilliard Davidson High School to fill in for Aaron Cookson.

Darby opened in the 1997-1998 school year, and despite a reputed capacity of 1,900, it held over 2,200 students during the 2008-2009 school year.^[7] The enrollment is once again below capacity due to the opening of Bradley, the district's third high school, in the fall of 2009.

Athletics

State championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Girls' Tennis singles - 1998 ^[8]
• Softball - 2000 ^[9]
• Boys' volleyball - 2013, 2015 ^[9]
• Hilliard Darby Golf Team - 2018, 2022

Notable alumni

• Jeremy Ebert – retired wide receiver of the NFL
• Blake Horvath – college football quarterback for the Navy Midshipmen^[10]
• Taylor Price – wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL
• Cory Michael Smith - actor, star of the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge and the FOX series Gotham^[11][12]
• Ethan Tracy - professional golfer

See also

• Hilliard City School District
• Hilliard Memorial Middle School
• Hilliard Weaver Middle School
• Hilliard Heritage Middle School