Summary:
Medina City School District serves about 5,696 students across 8 schools: five elementary schools (K–5), two middle schools (6–8), and one high school (9–12), with no alternative schools listed. Overall, the district ranks 133 out of 773 Ohio schools, which puts it in the 83rd percentile with 4 stars. Enrollment varies widely, from 1,767 students at Medina High School — roughly 31% of the district total — down to 466 at the smallest elementary school.
The district's standout is A. I. Root Middle School, the only 5-star school here, ranked 100 of 1,046 middle schools (90th percentile) with very high 8th-grade science, math, and ELA scores and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 19.28%. Ralph E. Waite Elementary is another bright spot at the 88th percentile with 4 stars, posting the district's lowest chronic absenteeism (5.6%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (11.8%). Ella Canavan Elementary School records the district's top 5th-grade science (89.6%) and 5th-grade math (82.6%) scores, and Medina High School's 98.0% graduation rate matches the district rate.
At the other end, Eliza Northrop Elementary is the lowest-ranked school at 623 of 1,560 (60th percentile, 3 stars), with the weakest overall test average, including 5th-grade math at 54.8% and science at 61.3%. H G Blake Elementary School has been the most volatile, moving from the 87th to the 62nd to the 71st percentile, and has the district's highest free/reduced lunch rate (36.6%). Sidney Fenn Elementary School slipped from 5 stars to 4. Medina High School has the highest chronic absenteeism (24.6%) and a rank decline, and math is a relative weak spot across the district compared with ELA and science.
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